{"id":7845,"date":"2010-02-02T23:47:47","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T06:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2013-03-02T22:39:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T05:39:08","slug":"2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders &#8211; 4 Winners at Any Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2FDoug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender.JPG&amp;description=2010+GNRS+AMBR+Contenders+%E2%80%93+4+Winners+at+Any+Show\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" data-text=\"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show\" data-desc=\"We already covered the Grand National Roadster Show's big winner of the coveted America's Most Beautiful Roadster award.\u00a0 The title now belongs to the 33 Ford named, \"Possessed\". So now, I want you to feast your smoke filled eyes on the \"Contenders\".\u00a0 Usually the GNRS has 12 cars running for the\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7846\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Doug Jerger's 2010 AMBR Contender\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender.JPG\" alt=\"Doug Jerger's 2010 AMBR Contender\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender.JPG 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Doug-Jergers-2010-AMBR-Contender-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7859\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod- Squeeg's Kustom1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod- America's Most Beautiful Roadster\" width=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom1-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7860\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod- Squeeg's Kustom3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod- Squeeg's Kustom America's Most Beautiful 2 Roadster\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-Squeegs-Kustom3-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7862\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show hot rod built by Doug Jerger\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger.jpg\" alt=\"grand national Roadster show hot rod- Doug Jerger-America's Most Beautiful Roadster\" width=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/grand-national-Roadster-show-hot-rod-Doug-Jerger-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We already covered the Grand National Roadster Show&#8217;s big winner of the coveted America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster award.\u00a0 The title now belongs to the <a title=\"The AMBR Winner for 2010\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-americas-most-beautiful-roadster\/\" target=\"_blank\">33 Ford named, &#8220;Possessed&#8221;<\/a>. So now, I want you to feast your smoke filled eyes on the &#8220;Contenders&#8221;.\u00a0 Usually the GNRS has 12 cars running for the AMBR, but this year, only 10 made it.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s 4 of them.\u00a0 Which one&#8217;s your favorite?<\/p>\n<p>The bright orange 32 roadster shown here first is my friend Todd Stevens from right here in Arizona.\u00a0 Todd&#8217;s got a gorgeous late 40&#8217;s or 50&#8217;s Mercury convertible he runs to the local Goodguys show, but in stark contrast to that cool cruisers is this nasty injected Hemi Hot Rod! Doug Jerger, the builder and another friend just a flew blocks away, runs Squeeg&#8217;s Kustoms in Mesa, AZ and is no stranger to America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster competition. In 2008, Doug built is own AMBR roadster and we showed his shop and <a title=\"Hot Rod 32 Roadster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-scoop-on-squeegs-kustom\/\" target=\"_blank\">32 Ford in this story<\/a>. I know that just like Doug&#8217;s 32, Todd will drive this car and drive it hard. Shouldn&#8217;t that score points some how with the judges?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7870\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod by Chip Foose\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod by Chip Foose America's Most beautiful roadster\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7847\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Chip Foose built 2010 AMBR Contender\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg\" alt=\"Chip Foose built 2010 AMBR Contender - hot rods, Grand National Roadster Show\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chip-Foose-built-2010-AMBR-Contender-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7873\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod by Chip Foose3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod by Chip Foose America's Most Beautiful Roadster\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-by-Chip-Foose3-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of experience, this is the Foose-built, or more accurately, Foose-finshed roadster that ran for the AMBR.\u00a0 Jerry Magnuson of Magnuson Products Inc built most of this car himself, but at the end wanted to make a run at the America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster award, so he called in Foose.\u00a0\u00a0 Based on the rules for the AMBR, I thought this one was going to win. Damn if it ain&#8217;t beautiful!!<\/p>\n<p>The only reason it might not have won, in my eyes, was the display. Pretty ordinary, overall, and it didn&#8217;t hit the &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221; theme (or slowly rotated and blind you with chrome sparkles) like the Scott&#8217;s Hot Rods entry did.\u00a0 Beyond that, I heard people wondering if this car should be able to run for the award since it was already displayed at SEMA.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have to check into that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Roadster Pickup contender for 2010 AMBR &quot;Goldenrod&quot;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR.jpg\" alt=\"roadster Pickup contender for 2010 AMBR\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/roadster-Pickup-contender-for-2010-AMBR-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7879\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod pickup called Goldenrod\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod pickup America's Most Beautiful Roadster\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7881\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod pickup called Goldenrod2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Roadster Show Hot Rod pickup2 america's most beautiful roadster\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Grand-National-Roadster-Show-Hot-Rod-pickup-called-Goldenrod2-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then check out the only roadster pickup in the crowd, appropriately named, &#8220;Goldenrod&#8221;.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve already read somewhere else where the author said, &#8220;Gold isn&#8217;t my color&#8221;, but it&#8217;s mine! I&#8217;m trying to figure out colors for my Falcon wagon up on the roof and this gold is sweet. The pictures barely do justice to the stunning appearance under the hall lights and the sunshine in California.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7885\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Contender HotRod-Heaven2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2.jpg\" alt=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Contender HotRod-Heaven2 Grand National Roadster Show\" width=\"575\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven2-400x297.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7849\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Contender\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg\" alt=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Contender Grand National Roadster Show\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[7845]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7886\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Contender HotRod-Heaven\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven.jpg\" alt=\"Full-Fendered 32 Roadster 2010 AMBR Grand National Roadster Show\" width=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Full-Fendered-32-Roadster-2010-AMBR-Contender-HotRod-Heaven-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really screwed up on reporting about this car! My apologies to the true builder Wayne Halabura.\u00a0 Wayne&#8217;s out of Saskatoon Saskatchewan and I mistakenly reported that Duane Mayer from Boyd&#8217;s &#8220;American Hot Rod&#8221; TV show.\u00a0 Those guys had NOTHING to do with this car. Sorry Wayne!<\/p>\n<p>So which is your favorite or do you have another?\u00a0 Should one of these have won the America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster title?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"AMBR Award winners from the past\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/americas-most-beautiful-roadster\/\" target=\"_blank\">3\u00a0 Winners from past Grand National Roadster Shows<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=2010+GNRS+AMBR+Contenders+%E2%80%93+4+Winners+at+Any+Show\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" data-text=\"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show\" data-desc=\"We already covered the Grand National Roadster Show's big winner of the coveted America's Most Beautiful Roadster award.\u00a0 The title now belongs to the 33 Ford named, \"Possessed\". So now, I want you to feast your smoke filled eyes on the \"Contenders\".\u00a0 Usually the GNRS has 12 cars running for the\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email We already covered the Grand National Roadster Show&#8217;s big winner of the coveted America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster award.\u00a0 The title now belongs to the 33 Ford named, &#8220;Possessed&#8221;. 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