SMOTY 2011 - Going to be a tough call! [Archive]

Ringbrothers

07-08-2011, 10:09 AM

These are some of the cars up for Street Machine of the Year in Columbus - Good luck to everyone!

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214Chevy

07-08-2011, 10:21 AM

Ringbrothers, Innovator and the burgandy Chevy II are my choices. It will be a tough call between Innovator and Ring Brothers. Maaaan, that front shot of Innovator is sick. The headlights and the grill.....OMG!!!:faint:

Matt@BOS

07-08-2011, 10:22 AM

Wow! Great group of cars this year. I Never thought I'd say it, but Dragon looks surprisingly subtle in that line up. And the RS Nova :wow: It looks a space ship (in the best way possible). No doubt the top five will be one of the best in recent years.

Good luck to all competitors,

Matt

214Chevy

07-08-2011, 10:28 AM

Hey, is that burgandy Chevy II the Runt??

GrabberGT

07-08-2011, 10:37 AM

My top 5:

Ring Brothers
Innovator
RPM's "The Runt"
Pegasus
????

Ringbrothers

07-08-2011, 10:37 AM

Wish I was there!
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wmhjr

07-08-2011, 10:43 AM

Hey, is that burgandy Chevy II the Runt??

I believe the answer to that is YES. Great paint scheme on that car. RPM and Gerry have to be really pleased.

GrabberGT

07-08-2011, 10:44 AM

Just curious here... Is the autocross timed for SMOTY contestants? Does their time carry any weight in competition or is it simply to show that the car is capable? If the time is a factor, the only car known to have any shakedown time is the Ring Brothers.

coolwelder62

07-08-2011, 10:53 AM

WOW!! Those are some real nice car's.Good luck to everyone who has build one of these car's.Thanks for sharing w/those of us who could not atend.:thumbsup:

MarkM66

07-08-2011, 11:35 AM

Al Moreno

07-08-2011, 12:32 PM

Wish I was there!
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This is the 69 I mention on the other thread http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=32467
Some of the highlights:
Billet firewall
One piece billet grill
All corvette suspension reworked in brush nickel
Over $98,000 in brush nickel alone!
Half of the roof is from a 65 Chevy impala
All glass was made for it
Chopped top and pancaked
Indy air jacks
Full bell pan, you can't see anything underneath at all
Headlight and tail light were one off, over $10,000 on them.

The shop is Spitzer Composites http://www.gospitzer.com

They are currently building a 1970 Cuda and Challenger.

The Challenger will have a complete carbon monocoque tub like the Indy cars!

They built a great 8 Ridler roadster a couple of years ago.

Al Moreno

07-08-2011, 12:44 PM

PS, I'm sorry, most importantly, THANKS for posting pics!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Flash68

07-08-2011, 01:29 PM

Wow what an insane group of cars. I am usually not loving more than a handful but this is well beyond that! Would be fun to be there.

That 69 RR is ridiculous! :thumbsup:

nacnac

07-08-2011, 04:43 PM

Ring Brothers mustang.

70rs

07-08-2011, 05:28 PM

Wow what a group!
Thanks for posting..........more please!!! :D

ssick chevelle

07-08-2011, 05:43 PM

wow are theese going to be at the waashington state show? i thik id get a new camera just for theese cars alone.:hail:

toddshotrods

07-08-2011, 05:46 PM

At least someone took pictures, I just drooled. I can't pick a fav yet, need more drool time, but the Runt just does it for me, for some reason...

It's an awesome event this year. Just being there has a special feeling. Probably why I couldn't remember to use my freakin camera! :lol:

96z28ss

07-08-2011, 06:18 PM

wow are theese going to be at the waashington state show? i thik id get a new camera just for theese cars alone.:hail:

None of those cars ever come to WA show.

DriverzInc

07-08-2011, 06:59 PM

Good group of cars. Lots of space shippy looking stuff this year, but not in a bad way, good lookers from the photos. THANK YOU for posting.... I'm sad we're not out there this year... next year.

BaddestBuick

07-08-2011, 07:28 PM

Does the passngr side/roof of that 69 roadrunner look lower than the driver side? Probably just the angle in the pics....

BBC71Nova

07-08-2011, 07:58 PM

I'm a Chevy guy at heart but those Stangs are making a STRONG showing :wow:

214Chevy

07-08-2011, 08:44 PM

Does the passngr side/roof of that 69 roadrunner look lower than the driver side? Probably just the angle in the pics....

I doubt it very seriously on a build of this caliber and a consideration for SMOY. It's just the 3 dimensional look from the front driver's 3/4 view.

SAR Star

07-09-2011, 09:45 AM

Interesting lineup, the bar gets higher every year. I'm going with the RS nova. :thumbsup:

214Chevy

07-09-2011, 10:03 AM

When do we find out who the winner is??

rwhite692

07-09-2011, 10:52 AM

The RS Nova, it would be so cool to see that in a Transformers movie....regular plain-Jane nova, grandma parks it at church....then Whammo!

skatinjay27

07-09-2011, 12:18 PM

between the cars shown here i would say it def. comes down to RB and RS but i think using the Columbus show as the revel also helps ALOT with the judging of the SMOY... imo i think thats what happened with the RB's fairlane last year, it lost alot of hype by already being at sema and toured around (same position as the dragon) but i think RB know that but since the've already got a few smoty belts its no long thier MAIN focus.
that nova looks like some serious future mobile shiz!:unibrow:

Al Moreno

07-09-2011, 01:27 PM

Nice pictures here

http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/Thebentrim/vehicles/76895

http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/mlomaka/vehicles/76893

http://www.motorsportreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91:good-guys-columbus&catid=1:latest-news&fontstyle=f-smaller

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6camaro9

07-09-2011, 02:13 PM

All of these cars are unbelievable, the RR, Ringbrothers, Inovator, and the black trans am are my favorites. The RR really stands out to me because I dont get to see alot of mopars where I live. Wish I would have got to go this year.:thumbsup:

mexMan

07-09-2011, 03:06 PM

OH MY GOD PEGASUS IS PURE AWESOMENESS, and Innovator, dear Lord have mercy, too cool for this world.

Streetwerkz

07-09-2011, 03:20 PM

Gonna be tough, all of the cars are super clean fab & very well styled!!

They are all winners, sadly only one trophy.

All the participating shops & car owners should be proud

zcrz

07-09-2011, 04:02 PM

I saw these cars in person today. Pure badass.
..the white nova is insane .....the black ta is badass as well

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 04:31 PM

SMOY = Innovator!

BaddestBuick

07-09-2011, 05:09 PM

After looking at the pics; innovator is best, i want those side mirrors, guys are those available for purchase :question:

garickman

07-09-2011, 05:12 PM

Does anyone have full 360 degree photos of innovator or more interior pics?

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 05:34 PM

Does anyone have full 360 degree photos of innovator or more interior pics?
I think I do. I still have to get them off my camera's card and resized, might take a little bit but they should be on here tonight. I took a little over a hundred pics today - still had trouble remembering to use the camera along with my eyeballs. They're a coming....

garickman

07-09-2011, 05:38 PM

I think I do. I still have to get them off my camera's card and resized, might take a little bit but they should be on here tonight. I took a little over a hundred pics today - still had trouble remembering to use the camera along with my eyeballs. They're a coming....

Looking forward to the pics. Thanks for updating those of us not fortunate enough to be there.

96z28ss

07-09-2011, 06:55 PM

Was the 69 Camaro that Grenning built not a top 5??

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 07:37 PM

Does anyone have full 360 degree photos of innovator or more interior pics?
Look here. (http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=32712&page=2) Hope that helps.

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 07:40 PM

Was the 69 Camaro that Grenning built not a top 5??
Nope it didn't make Top 5. Darn it! That's something else I usually do - take a pic of the SMOY and SROY line-ups inside the building, at the ceremony. Never crossed my mind this year?! :rolleyes:

Al Moreno

07-09-2011, 07:52 PM

Todd thanks for posting, greet pics :thumbsup:

Do you know who won SROY?

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 07:57 PM

:thumbsup:

garickman

07-09-2011, 08:15 PM

Look here. (http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=32712&page=2) Hope that helps.

Thanks, the pics are awesome. When you see just the front shot of the grill on the Innovator, it kind of makes you wonder. But when you see all the pics of the interior, front and rear and the paint scheme you really see how bad ass it is. It seems the award was well deserved.

Steve1968LS2

07-09-2011, 08:39 PM

Nope it didn't make Top 5. Darn it! That's something else I usually do - take a pic of the SMOY and SROY line-ups inside the building, at the ceremony. Never crossed my mind this year?! :rolleyes:

who the hell was in the top 5???

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 08:44 PM

Thanks, the pics are awesome. When you see just the front shot of the grill on the Innovator, it kind of makes you wonder. But when you see all the pics of the interior, front and rear and the paint scheme you really see how bad ass it is. It seems the award was well deserved.
When you compare, detail for detail, disregarding any personal biases or subjective concerns - it was clearly the leader of the pack. My personal favorite was the Runt, but that's admittedly very subjective. I like 1st gen Novas more; now that I am "old", I like subtle cues and darker shades; etc. Take all that away and just consider the details and Innovator is undeniable. There is more there than you can take in in a few walk-arounds.

Another thing I thought about is the fact that the people at the show probably don't really have the same appreciation for what makes this car so special, because we saw all the metalworking pics. There should have been a video playing next to it showing what we saw. Then people would look at the car to see how certain areas turned out. That's what I, and probably all the Lateral-G members, did.

GoolsbyCustoms

07-09-2011, 08:45 PM

Rpm nova "the Runt"
Roadster shop nova "Innovator"
Ring bros dragon
Anvil mustang
Copper mustang w/ black stripes

Innovator won SMOTY

Congrats to all the guys there it was quite possibly the stiffest competition in years

toddshotrods

07-09-2011, 08:47 PM

who the hell was in the top 5???
You missed my "live", in the field, coverage! :D Innovator (RS), Runt (RPM), Dragon (RB), the Anvil Stang, and the gold Stang. Do those last two cars have names?

56pickup

07-09-2011, 09:15 PM

You missed my "live", in the field, coverage! :D Innovator (RS), Runt (RPM), Dragon (RB), the Anvil Stang, and the gold Stang. Do those last two cars have names?

Was hoping Pegasus was going to make the top 5! Glad to see all the mustangs!

Congrats to the guys at RS! killer job! :thumbsup:

phillym5

07-09-2011, 09:48 PM

Cool to see the Firebird there!!
Im guessing it wont get an award.. but it could possibly be the car there has been the most driven and abused in the past year. I got to keep that car at my house for 2 months here in Socal... put all the break in miles on it... had that junk going 160+ while racing my Camaro.... lol.

Love that car!!!!!!! :captain:

G-Body

07-09-2011, 10:06 PM

Heres some random shots of the top five cars!
From what im hearing this radical Road Runner was puking and sputtering and he didnt even bother bringing the car out on sat.
Amazing show this inNOVAtor! nova was off the chains with the incredible amount of fabrication and details sick sick ride!
Congrats!

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Big-Head

07-10-2011, 12:31 AM

There's just something about that little Nova I like.... cool machine!

ht turbo monaro

07-10-2011, 02:30 AM

DRAGON Ring Bros for sure my call:D :D :D :D

MarkM66

07-10-2011, 05:10 AM

Was the 69 Camaro that Grenning built not a top 5??

What '69 is that?

I thought he just had that '68 Convert in the running.

GregWeld

07-10-2011, 08:18 AM

I want to personally give a huge thumbs up to ALL of the contestants... every single one of these cars are beyond spectacular! They're all WINNERS... :lateral: :cheers: :woot:

N2TRUX

07-10-2011, 08:28 AM

....
That 69 RR is ridiculous!I concur, but I don't think we have the same opinion of what ridiculous is.:goofy:

Congratulations and thanks to the owners and builders for providing us an example of what can be done with an unlimited budget. Hopefully some of the nicer pieces and bits will trickle down to be used on some of our "Joe Touring" cars and trucks.

tooblue

07-10-2011, 09:00 AM

Really nice cars ,, All of them in once place to see and take pics:thumbsup: I will have to attend one of these events where SMOTY is taking place.. Congrats to all of the winners !!

Craig67

07-10-2011, 09:20 AM

Here Here........all very impressive in their own way!!!

214Chevy

07-10-2011, 09:50 AM

...... some of our "Joe Touring" cars and trucks.

Hahahahahaha....that's me...."Joe Touring" to the max. :rofl: :rofl:

HOLOHAN'S HOT ROD SHOP

07-10-2011, 10:35 AM

Congrat's to the Roadster Shop crew on winning the SMotY and a big congrat's to Dave Lane on another SRotY winner......

Nice job to everyone

hifi875

07-10-2011, 02:43 PM

What happened to the greening 69 camaro. I saw it thurs nite at host hotel. It was way out there. Awesome ride. I liked the innovator better though

Al Moreno

07-10-2011, 03:25 PM

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mexMan

07-10-2011, 03:42 PM

I didn't really like that Camaro, it has great quality building, that's for sure, but I don't really like it, anyway, congratulations on the build.

hifi875

07-10-2011, 03:49 PM

What ever came of it. Never saw it at smoy parking or Friday autocross. Or Saturday

toddshotrods

07-10-2011, 04:01 PM

Idk, I saw it roaming around a couple times, then don't remember seeing it anymore. I thought it was a Mopar when I saw it coming at me, then realized it was a Camaro when I could see the sides and back.

MarkM66

07-10-2011, 04:23 PM

G-Body

07-10-2011, 05:01 PM

Anyone get some good photos of the 69 road runner? it was a no show sat.

Musclerodz

07-10-2011, 07:02 PM

RPM HOTRODS

07-10-2011, 08:29 PM

Jesse didn't build that car. I know it was at his shop and he did a ton of work on it, but it was built by Joe Stuben and his son Dale, I believe. The car is a Downs glass body unless I heard wrong.

Musclerodz

07-10-2011, 08:36 PM

Jesse didn't build that car. I know it was at his shop and he did a ton of work on it, but it was built by Joe Stuben and his son Dale, I believe. The car is a Downs glass body unless I heard wrong.That is what the Greening guys told me, it was a Downs body.

tones2SS

07-11-2011, 06:31 PM

Some killer cars.
I like the Ring Bros Mustang, Innovator and that black T/A, which I believe was done by ASP. Those would be my 3 choices.

ironworks

07-12-2011, 08:21 AM

Greening Camaro never made it into the SMOY corral. Plagued with motor issues. That kept it from competing. The Roadrunner was there Saturday and it spilled it guts as it was parking at the autocross, so it never run, and not eligible.

This was the toughest group I have seen in years. Congrats to all

It looked to me like the brakes were locked up on the roadrunner, And that in turn fried the trans fluid in the Brunno convertor on the front of the Lenco trans. Amazing what a backwards check valve might do to your day at the show. There were quite a few cars that did not survive the cruise to the autocross let alone the first lap in the autocross.

I think the autocross is good test but I think those cars should be driven somewhere Friday night for the show. And then like the Hot Rod of the year award maybe run down the drag strip. Shoot even up the freeway Friday night to the host Hotel. I took my Camaro up there Friday night and Me ( The Driver) almost did not last. It was HOTT. The award is called Street Machine right?

Steve1968LS2

07-12-2011, 08:44 AM

It looked to me like the brakes were locked up on the roadrunner, And that in turn fried the trans fluid in the Brunno convertor on the front of the Lenco trans. Amazing what a backwards check valve might do to your day at the show. There were quite a few cars that did not survive the cruise to the autocross let alone the first lap in the autocross.

I think the autocross is good test but I think those cars should be driven somewhere Friday night for the show. And then like the Hot Rod of the year award maybe run down the drag strip. Shoot even up the freeway Friday night to the host Hotel. I took my Camaro up there Friday night and Me ( The Driver) almost did not last. It was HOTT. The award is called Street Machine right?

In the True Street drag races they make all the cars go on a 30-mile drive and when staging for the cruise they have to idle for 10 minutes or so.. that tends to weed out the "race cars" and I'm sure it would eliminate the show cars as well.

ironworks

07-12-2011, 08:52 AM

In the True Street drag races they make all the cars go on a 30-mile drive and when staging for the cruise they have to idle for 10 minutes or so.. that tends to weed out the "race cars" and I'm sure it would eliminate the show cars as well.

Well that used to do this. I raced Pacific Street Car Association for a few years with Roger Holder in the true ten five class. And I can tell you they don't do that anymore in the PSCA or West Coast Hot Rod. We ran a 3 gallon gas tank under the hood and had the smallest radiator we could possibly run. There is no way any of those top categories could cruise 30 miles without being towed. Heck alot of the turbo guys went to aluminum exhaust off the turbos.

nvr2fst

07-12-2011, 06:31 PM

Great time as usual, the picks choosen were fantastic cars and fabrication.
But I spent most of the time viewing the rods this year with my son for the short time we were down there. The humidity was pathetic and was my main reason for cutting the trip short.

novanutcase

07-12-2011, 06:51 PM

I took my Camaro up there Friday night and Me ( The Driver) almost did not last. It was HOTT. The award is called Street Machine right?

I can vouch for this statement. Even with the Dynamat that floor got HOT!! I know this because the little hair that I have on my calves got singed off on the ride over!!:lol:

John

ALLSPEED01

07-12-2011, 08:15 PM

Some killer cars.
I like the Ring Bros Mustang, Innovator and that black T/A, which I believe was done by ASP. Those would be my 3 choices.

Your right we built the black firebird, and I appreciate the compliment! We had a blast with the car in the autocross, but I agree Dragon, Innovator, and the Runt were all VERY awesome cars all properly prepared for the show. The bird was loaded with dead bugs and road rash, the owner and I can't resist driving her all over so its hard to compete in shows...she's just meant to haul a**!!:thumbsup:

Autokraft

07-12-2011, 08:18 PM

Well that used to do this. I raced Pacific Street Car Association for a few years with Roger Holder in the true ten five class. And I can tell you they don't do that anymore in the PSCA or West Coast Hot Rod. We ran a 3 gallon gas tank under the hood and had the smallest radiator we could possibly run. There is no way any of those top categories could cruise 30 miles without being towed. Heck alot of the turbo guys went to aluminum exhaust off the turbos.

Roger like Steve said, this is exactly what they due in NMCA true street. :thumbsup:

Roadster Shop

07-13-2011, 01:52 PM

I wanted to say thank you on behalf of the Roadster Shop for all of the great support we have received from the Lateral-G community. There was some extremely stiff competition this year and we were greatly honored to to be selected as the 2011 Street Machine of the Year among such incredible cars. I honestly feel that this was the strongest field of pro-touring styled cars that has come together for a single event. There were probably 10 cars that should have been in the Top 5. it was great meeting new people and catching up with those that we only get to see a few times a year at events like this.

We are in the process of updating our website and will have the entire build book online for everyone to look through along with in process and completed pictures.

Thanks again for all of the support and compliments on the build. It definitely keeps us motivated to raise the bar and build the next one better!

-Phil