Autorama

[gracin7]

We just finished 36 Ford that will be showed for the first time this weekend,it is yellow w/ tribal burnt orange 2-D flames,I will post a shop pic in a couple of days,if someone can post any pics from the floor it would be greatly appreciated.Thanks Rich

[jimbo]

This it?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4390005074_c885404bb4.jpg

[coolclassiccars]

thats sweet,good job i'd be proud to say i built that for sure> please post em up,also is that a 9 camaro in the back ground? anyone know or have pics?

[gracin7]

HOLY CRAP!!!! It looks great! I cant take credit for the built,the owner Billy did that,but we put our blood sweat and tears into the paint,that I am proud of.I posted this picture last night but retracted it,I didnt want to show the car before he did.Would love some more shots thanks Rich

[gracin7]

That 69 Camaro looks like Razor!!

[Rod P]

very :thumbsup: nice :hail:

[Swain]

Nice ride.....

[Roger M]

That 69 Camaro looks like Razor!!

I think this is the car in the background. If you look at the display 'fence', this has the same design.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4390005934_697d0f7137_o.jpg

[gracin7]

Not Razor same colors and looked like it from the far shot.

[96z28ss]

Any pics of the truck that Steve's Auto Restoration brought to compete for the riddler?

[Roger M]

Any pics of the truck that Steve's Auto Restoration brought to compete for the riddler?

What kind of truck?

[gracin7]

Are all the riddler contenders disclosed,pics please!!!

[96z28ss]

What kind of truck?

Dodge truck

[ironworks]

That truck can't compete for the ridler. There are pics of it painted on their website.

http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/projects.php?ptype=1&projid=64&cpid=1&next=1&maxrows=119

Rodger

[gracin7]

This was another car I did some years ago,it won a lot of ISCA shows,I think this pic was from Columbus or Cincinatti,anybody remember this one?

[gracin7]

Are you there Rodger,and with anything?

[96z28ss]

That truck can't compete for the ridler. There are pics of it painted on their website.

http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/projects.php?ptype=1&projid=64&cpid=1&next=1&maxrows=119

Rodger

Ahh i thought it just couldn't be finished. Maybe Steve didn't understand that also.

[96z28ss]

when does the Great 8 get announced?

[G-Body]

Cant wait leaving tomorrow morning 4am going up!
Anyone have any idea of any of the heavy hitters there competing for the riddler?
You would swear they were hiding federal secrets from the talliiii-bannnnn
no word out anywhere to whos bringing what.
Great pic of the coupe sweet ride i'll get some pics for you :thumbsup:

[rocketman]

That truck can't compete for the ridler. There are pics of it painted on their website.

http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/projects.php?ptype=1&projid=64&cpid=1&next=1&maxrows=119

Rodger

As long as there is no pictures of it finished it can still compete, just cant be shown finsihed

[z4me69]

heading up in the morning from louisville ky. is the show worth the trip?

[ironworks]

Check em out boys. Who's your pick?

http://www.streetrodderweb.com/events/1002sr_live_updates_from_58th_detroit_autorama/index.html

[bentfab]

Nothing that really says WOW !!!. S.A.R. car is in the great eight? Going to be a lot of politics on that. They've been building that car for a while. It's a bad a$$ car in raw metal. It would have to be my favorite to win.

[Roger M]

Nothing that really says WOW !!

I agree. Last few years there has always been at least one standout...

Doug's B400
Ferrambo
Troys 36 Ford
Several of Chips cars

These are very nice cars this year, but nothing that says WOW..IMHO

[radrambler]

The Packard...


Tom

[Kendall Burleson]

The 34 three window:thumbsup:

[bentfab]

My bigest thing isss. If your going to spend the kind of coin that these guys spend. Why on earth would you build a fiberglass car!! Two of the contenders are glass. They are cool looking but to much invested into glass. Steve's Dodge is bad a$$ !!!

[G-Body]

Wow this field is weak compared to past years theres winners from the 80's and 90's that are nicer than these cars.
Again i agree nothing really stands out and screams attitude other than that Blue 34

[ironworks]

That spearmint 32 is horrible. The car looks to not have one compound curve. The rear fenders look like trailer fenders. The firewall goes to the body on a 90. Come one did an AC sheetmetal guy build the body.

Yeah all I can say is WOW.

[96z28ss]

Nothing that really says WOW !!!. S.A.R. car is in the great eight? Going to be a lot of politics on that. They've been building that car for a while. It's a bad a$$ car in raw metal. It would have to be my favorite to win.

What would the politics be? Painted pic on website? They weren't finished pics.

[hifi875]

:( i see other cars in the background that id rather look at than any of those

[Camaroguy]

That's crazy, did you notice the display for the Packard. I think those are rented poles and chain and a rented piece of carpet. Car is cool, but sad effort on the presentation!

[Garage Dog 65]

Hard to tell with just exterior shots. With this kind of group - you will need to see the details to pick a winner. Burton's 34 has some interesting color combos - while the phaeton has some big names behind it, but too much bling on the outside with the spears imo.... I pick the 34.

[bentfab]

[QUOTE=96z28ss;271925]What would the politics be? Painted pic on website? They weren't finished pics.[/QUOTE

Yeah. I think on the other post I started Eric (HWY NOVA) posted some rules. I think you can show it in metal but no painted pics. I think that truck has been done for a long time. If it's the same truck? I saw it on there website like a year and a half ago. Any how the craftsmanship in that car is rediculse. If it's in the great eight I guess everthinG is OK ?

[Jr]

I like the 33 two door.

[lhkustoms]

...... I think that truck has been done for a long time. If it's the same truck? I saw it on there website like a year and a half ago. Any how the craftsmanship in that car is rediculse. If it's in the great eight I guess everthinG is OK ?

The Dodge was started in 2003 it has been painted for well over a year but was just recently finished. The only original part on the truck is the back window opening and the upper half of the grille shell. Everything else is hand built I have quite few pieces I fabricated on that truck. I worked at SAR for 2.5 yrs and the body work had just begun when I left in NOV 06. There is probably around 30k man hours in the truck. I am glad to see it finished.

[Garage Dog 65]

30,000 hours :wow:

I'm not familiar with the judging rules - do the judges take into account the build process or the amount of custom mods and such, or is it just looks, fit/finish, craftsmanship, engineering, etc. ?

[96z28ss]

30,000 hours :wow:

I'm not familiar with the judging rules - do the judges take into account the build process or the amount of custom mods and such, or is it just looks, fit/finish, craftsmanship, engineering, etc. ?

not sure about 30k hours.
Yes they do they look at everything. Steve has on display the bucks that made the fenders and alot of the hand made bucks for the cast parts on the vehicle.

If you have an hour to kill look at the build photos.
http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/projects.php?projid=15&ptype=1
You'll see Tim from Bruning Auto Design in a few of the pics, only guy i know that wears coveralls.

[Paladin]

Iam not surprised that this year is weak comapred to 2005,2006,2007. The stock market and economy started going down the drain in 2007, which is when you would have had to start your project to compete today. Not too many people felt like spending a million bucks on a ridler contender in 2007. Hopefully succesive years will improve as the economy does and the rebirth of GM and Chrysler. The new technology loooks promising. Ford's new 5.0, and Hotrod mag already featured a 32 rod with their ecoboost twin turbo v6 in it!!

The future still looks bright. can;t wait to see a 66 fastback built with the new 5.0 or ecoboost twin turbo. should be able to get 500 hp easy from that, now just need a 6 speed twinclutch paddleshift. good to go!

ridler 2013 should raise the bar again from troy's "first love' 34 ford

[rocketman]

well at least its not the common marcels bodied cars we seen for years where they all looked the same.

But out of that group I would pick steves truck.

[jimbo]

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc76/HarmsWay1932/Autorama%202010/100_4260.jpg

[gracin7]

Great picture thanks Jimbo

[Al Moreno]

Iam not surprised that this year is weak comapred to 2005,2006,2007. The stock market and economy started going down the drain in 2007, which is when you would have had to start your project to compete today. Not too many people felt like spending a million bucks on a ridler contender in 2007. Hopefully succesive years will improve as the economy does and the rebirth of GM and Chrysler. The new technology loooks promising. Ford's new 5.0, and Hotrod mag already featured a 32 rod with their ecoboost twin turbo v6 in it!!

The future still looks bright. can;t wait to see a 66 fastback built with the new 5.0 or ecoboost twin turbo. should be able to get 500 hp easy from that, now just need a 6 speed twinclutch paddleshift. good to go!

ridler 2013 should raise the bar again from troy's "first love' 34 ford

I agree, other than the Dodge truck, most of the "Great Eight" don't have the WOW factor but I don't think the economy has effected the cost of some of those builds.

Dodge Truck = Probably 7 figures
The Packard = At least $500,000 Plus
32 Roadster = At least $400,000 Plus
Gold 33 Phaeton = At least $400,000 Plus
Black 33 Vicky = $200 - $300,000
Blue 34 ford = $200 - $300,000
Green 33 ford = $175 - $250,000
37 Chevy = $150 - $200,000

These are all guestimates but I think this years build cost is pretty consistent with years hence.

[G-Body]

This 36 was Amazing in every since great work on it dude i took you some photos......Enjoy!

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit286.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit277.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit282.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit280.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit283.jpg

[G-Body]

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit170.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit119.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit241.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit388.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit331.jpg

[G-Body]

And this car didnt make the 8 cut :censored: You have to be kidding me absolute thing of beauty!

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit303-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit313.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit315.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit318.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit317-1.jpg

[lhkustoms]

not sure about 30k hours.

I know for a fact that there is over 20k hours in the build. I worked at SAR for over 2 yrs and there was almost always at least 2 guys working on the truck. The Paint job/bodywork itself there is almost 5k hours in. They paint job is well into the 6 figure range. ;)

[whiplash911]

if i were to be given a vote - there was an amc amx there known as "wicked" .... and it was just that ..... the work and the attn to detail were second to none ...not to mention that I am a closet AMC fan (root for the underdog kinda thing) i am well aware that the 401 engine is a nightmare to work on and mod not to mention there seems to be a very very small list of folks making things out there for these cars and trust me when i say i looked very very hard at this car for almost a half hour and could not find build fault with it ....

it was the one car ( and as always there were very nice cars there ) but it was the one car that as i was driving home was thinking i would have to add it to the money no object - the perfect garage list ( dont laugh we all have one)

i attached a link to the only on-line photo i have seen so far

http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/32433294/1002sr_03_z+2010_detroit_autorama_saturday+.jpg

[G-Body]

The AMX "Wicked" was indeed that,
Heres a few pics of it....

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit265.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit270.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit273.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit275.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit276.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit268.jpg

[bamadale]

That's an awesome AMX!

[pacificustoms]

Does anyone know the reason why the yellow '37 with the orange flames wasn't a great 8? Had it been shown before or didn't run? By the pics it looks like it should be one of the contenders, compared to the ones that are.

[gracin7]

Thanks for the pics G Body,let me clarify something,as much as me and my guys had a big effort in the paint and polish,the owner of the car Billy,who is a car enthusiest but not in this industry, did all the body, chassis and interior mods,fabrication molding.He did some pretty amazing work and saved himself multiple six figures!!!!!!Keep the pics coming and I agree from the outside looking in,that car probably should have made the great eight.

[G-Body]

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit026.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit446.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit164.jpghttp://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit185-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit254.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit245.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit291.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit313.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit311.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit281.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit279.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit285.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit390.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit387.jpg

[michael6372]

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit170.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit119.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit241.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit388.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/Detroit331.jpg



I just heard that the 33 Phaeton won the Ridler award.

[G-Body]

I heard that to shame the intake looked like a 5 year old built it. and te car looks way outta proportion.

[Smittys67]

Just got back. We had the black over green 34 with the hemi in it that was in the great 8. Pics dont do the colors justice. There were alot of nice cars there but you have to see them in person.

23330
It has a 547 inch Hemi in that put 1284 ftlbs on the ground and has a jerico 4-speed. Its was built to be fast and is fully caged.
23331
The reason the yellow and flamed car did not make it is the underside fiberglass was just painted over. The guy did the car all himself in his garage and then had some one paint it. It was a cool car.

[ironworks]

Just got back. We had the black over green 34 with the hemi in it that was in the great 8. Pics dont do the colors justice. There were alot of nice cars there but you have to see them in person.

23330
It has a 547 inch Hemi in that put 1284 ftlbs on the ground and has a jerico 4-speed. Its was built to be fast and is fully caged.
23331
The reason the yellow and flamed car did not make it is the underside fiberglass was just painted over. The guy did the car all himself in his garage and then had some one paint it. It was a cool car.

This car is really growing on me.

[96z28ss]

I thought Steve's truck was going to win the ridler. That car that won must have some really cool stuff that just isn't showing up in pictures.
Also There has never been a truck to win the ridler.

[TwinSting]

Chris
I think your guys car should have one. That car is amazing. That is the car I would want!

We built the wheels, steering wheel and a couple other odd parts on the winners car.

[jimbo]

The body on the winning car is glass. I would think it would have to be all steel,built from scratch, like the truck is.

[COYBILT]

The AMX "Wicked" was indeed that,
Heres a few pics of it....
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit265.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit270.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit273.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit275.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit276.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee87/Fleetline48/Nova/CopyofDetroit268.jpg


That car is simply bad ass and gets major respect from me. You can go into a catalog like you can with a camaro or GTO for that car. If you can its very limited.

[tgvettes]

That AMX is absolutely awesome.

Tonny

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Just got back. We had the black over green 34 with the hemi in it that was in the great 8. Pics dont do the colors justice. There were alot of nice cars there but you have to see them in person.

23330
It has a 547 inch Hemi in that put 1284 ftlbs on the ground and has a jerico 4-speed. Its was built to be fast and is fully caged.
23331
The reason the yellow and flamed car did not make it is the underside fiberglass was just painted over. The guy did the car all himself in his garage and then had some one paint it. It was a cool car.

My favorite of the bunch was the 34 coupe looks good,Colors look great Great job guys.Are they going to take it to Columbus?

[Al Moreno]

The body on the winning car is glass. I would think it would have to be all steel,built from scratch, like the truck is.

At least from the pictures, it appears the truck got ripoff and should have won

[Smittys67]

Tracey,

As long as nothing comes up we will be there and lousville and I think Goodguys in Norwalk will be were I try to break the trans.

[96z28ss]

I think the Firebird and the AMX are real nice cars but i don't think a muscle car would ever win the ridler, unless Foose or Troy bring one.