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zzford · 01-29-2008, 08:39 AM

Frankly, I don't give a damn about this show or any other competion for an award. That scene is so far removed from my part in the hobby. I'll enter my car in local shows, not for a three dollar trophy, but to hang out with friends and to make new ones. Another thing, I will NOT enter any show that the entry fee goes to enrich the promoter. I am happy to throw down a 20 for a benefit show. For a car owner to pay to enter a promoter's show, is like charging ZZ Top to put on a concert. Hell, WE ARE THE SHOW !!!! They don't have a show with out us! I'd like to see every car owner boycott promoters' shows. Please note, I'm not talking about the events aimed at Rodders, I see these shows as entertainment for us (i.e. Streetrod Nationals, Billetproof, Goodguys, etc).

Doodlrodz · 01-29-2008, 09:23 AM

Sadly the old saying holds true " Money talks and bull shit walks " So the only way things are apt to change is if people stop paying to look at these things.

ChevyGirlRox · 01-29-2008, 09:35 AM

I would not normally care about a trophy or an award but come on guys, this is the AMBR award. Probably one of the two most prestigious awards of any for hot rod/custom builders. This is an award that our fathers and grandfathers have lusted over for years. I don't know how it got so out of control but it did. One year a guy must have spent way more than the others and they gave him the award. So began the slippery slope to what we have here today.

I don't know how to fix or even if we can fix it. But we NEED to fix it.

After I saw which 'car' won (with the Ala Kart in the background of the photos) I kept thinking 'Now am I really gonna wanna see this 'car' 50 years from now? No, definitely not.'
Was I happy to see the Ala Kart and the Niekamp roadster? You betcha!
How did we ever go from this

to this?

SinisterCustom · 01-29-2008, 09:43 AM

It's threads like these lately that are really bringing the HAMB down.......

Muttley · 01-29-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greg32

Kirk Jones from Goodguys knows what awards should be and they are doing it.

Who?

KIRK! · 01-29-2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muttley

Who?

Exactly!

**Ryan** · 01-29-2008, 10:31 AM

HAHAHAHA... Kirk, you kill me.

hotrod1940 · 01-29-2008, 10:41 AM

If I was anywhere close, I would be as happy as I could be, going to the GNRS.
I travel a thousand miles a year to go to the Detroit Autorama and I go upstairs and downstairs. I see things I like and things I don't like. I am glad that there is a Autorama. I loved it in 1953, I love it now.

meatball · 01-29-2008, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

I've got my own plan... Details tommorrow.

This should be good...............I found a pic of this car on the uglyest custom thread,perfect place for this crapster !!

**Jeem** · 01-29-2008, 11:59 AM

Cars look there best when they are slinking down the road. Maybe they need a runway segment to the show. ha

**Kevin Lee** · 01-29-2008, 12:16 PM

I can't say anything about the car that hasn't already been said by someone who's opinion I respect. But that display is truly hilarious.

**NoSurf** · 01-29-2008, 01:06 PM

Let them eat cake.

lesabre59 · 01-29-2008, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by royalshifter

I think we need a....

H andbuilt
A mericas
M ost
B eautiful...............roadster, coupe, sedan, custom

I think it should be:

H ey
A sswipes
M ind your own
B usiness

ZomBrian · 01-29-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyGirlRox

I would not normally care about a trophy or an award but come on guys, this is the AMBR award. Probably one of the two most prestigious awards of any for hot rod/custom builders. This is an award that our fathers and grandfathers have lusted over for years. I don't know how it got so out of control but it did. One year a guy must have spent way more than the others and they gave him the award. So began the slippery slope to what we have here today.

I don't know how to fix or even if we can fix it. But we NEED to fix it.

After I saw which 'car' won (with the Ala Kart in the background of the photos) I kept thinking 'Now am I really gonna wanna see this 'car' 50 years from now? No, definitely not.'
Was I happy to see the Ala Kart and the Niekamp roadster? You betcha!
How did we ever go from this

to this?

Seeing it on the giant roulette wheel...yet, wasn't much of a gamble. Irony?

triplexkustoms · 01-29-2008, 02:05 PM

i have seen fred warren driving both of his ambr winners.

Nads · 01-29-2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeem

Cars look there best when they are slinking down the road. Maybe they need a runway segment to the show. ha

I think this one would look really lovely falling off the white cliffs of Dover.

**Plowboy** · 01-29-2008, 02:25 PM

From some of the past winners I thought that you got more points for having fenders, so fendered cars were usually the winners as of late. That 36 is pretty schnazzy AND has fenders......

surf monkey · 01-29-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by triplexkustoms

i have seen fred warren driving both of his ambr winners.

thats a trick i`d pay to see

vintagehotrods · 01-29-2008, 02:34 PM

A Hot Rod is a terrible thing to waste........AMBR 2008

akjim · 01-29-2008, 04:43 PM

The GNRS went to hell with the AlaCart..wasn't that the first purpose built car? To win the GNRS?

01-29-2008, 08:39 AM	#61
zzford Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loxahatchee, Florida Posts: 1,426	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? Frankly, I don't give a damn about this show or any other competion for an award. That scene is so far removed from my part in the hobby. I'll enter my car in local shows, not for a three dollar trophy, but to hang out with friends and to make new ones. Another thing, I will NOT enter any show that the entry fee goes to enrich the promoter. I am happy to throw down a 20 for a benefit show. For a car owner to pay to enter a promoter's show, is like charging ZZ Top to put on a concert. Hell, WE ARE THE SHOW !!!! They don't have a show with out us! I'd like to see every car owner boycott promoters' shows. Please note, I'm not talking about the events aimed at Rodders, I see these shows as entertainment for us (i.e. Streetrod Nationals, Billetproof, Goodguys, etc).

01-29-2008, 09:23 AM	#62
Doodlrodz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UPSTATE N.Y. Posts: 1,031	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? Sadly the old saying holds true " Money talks and bull shit walks " So the only way things are apt to change is if people stop paying to look at these things. __________________ "This nostalgia crap is gettin' old"

01-29-2008, 09:35 AM	#63
ChevyGirlRox Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,560	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? I would not normally care about a trophy or an award but come on guys, this is the AMBR award. Probably one of the two most prestigious awards of any for hot rod/custom builders. This is an award that our fathers and grandfathers have lusted over for years. I don't know how it got so out of control but it did. One year a guy must have spent way more than the others and they gave him the award. So began the slippery slope to what we have here today. I don't know how to fix or even if we can fix it. But we NEED to fix it. After I saw which 'car' won (with the Ala Kart in the background of the photos) I kept thinking 'Now am I really gonna wanna see this 'car' 50 years from now? No, definitely not.' Was I happy to see the Ala Kart and the Niekamp roadster? You betcha! How did we ever go from this to this? __________________ I can fly! Join the HAMB Book Club!

01-29-2008, 09:43 AM	#64
SinisterCustom Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: METHaway, WA Posts: 8,133	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? It's threads like these lately that are really bringing the HAMB down....... __________________ Pinstriping by Josh

01-29-2008, 10:31 AM	#67
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,620	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? HAHAHAHA... Kirk, you kill me. __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

01-29-2008, 10:41 AM	#68
hotrod1940 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 3,931	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? If I was anywhere close, I would be as happy as I could be, going to the GNRS. I travel a thousand miles a year to go to the Detroit Autorama and I go upstairs and downstairs. I see things I like and things I don't like. I am glad that there is a Autorama. I loved it in 1953, I love it now.

01-29-2008, 11:59 AM	#70
Jeem Alliance Vendor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ....in the Valley of the SUN..... Posts: 5,609	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? Cars look there best when they are slinking down the road. Maybe they need a runway segment to the show. ha __________________ Galleria de Smeeth http://www.facebook.com/GalleriaDeSmeeth

01-29-2008, 12:16 PM	#71
Kevin Lee Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KC,MO - The cradle of hot rodding Posts: 7,087	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? I can't say anything about the car that hasn't already been said by someone who's opinion I respect. But that display is truly hilarious. __________________ – Learning the hard way since '72 –

01-29-2008, 01:06 PM	#72
NoSurf Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Abilene Kansas Posts: 3,531	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? Let them eat cake.

01-29-2008, 02:05 PM	#75
triplexkustoms Grenade Inspector Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Pocono Pa Posts: 327	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? i have seen fred warren driving both of his ambr winners. __________________ WANTED: 390 or 428 complete motor, block, heads or any parts.

01-29-2008, 02:25 PM	#77
Plowboy Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cerro Gordo, IL Posts: 4,188	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? From some of the past winners I thought that you got more points for having fenders, so fendered cars were usually the winners as of late. That 36 is pretty schnazzy AND has fenders......

01-29-2008, 02:34 PM	#79
vintagehotrods Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Dakota and now Prescott, AZ USA Posts: 1,894	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? A Hot Rod is a terrible thing to waste........AMBR 2008 __________________ Editor of the Mid-West Deuces "Deuce Gazette"

01-29-2008, 04:43 PM	#80
akjim FNG Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 25	Re: America's MOST BILLET Roadster? The GNRS went to hell with the AlaCart..wasn't that the first purpose built car? To win the GNRS?

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