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America’s Most Beautiful Roadster" or (AMBR) is an award presented annually at the Grand National Roadster Show. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was created by promoter Al Slonaker to recognize the best roadster in-show.
The Ala Kart won more than 200 trophies and became America's most beautiful roadster twice in 1958 and again in 1959. [6] [9] The name was derived from George Barris, an auto customizer, opening a menu and Blackie seeing the phrase Ala Carte on the top of it. [6] [10] Barris sketched out the early design on restaurant napkins. [11]
Since the show's inception in 1950, the grand prize has been the "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" or AMBR award. [1] [16] It is a 9-foot "megatrophy" with the names of past winners engraved on its base. [17] [18] From 1957 until 1971, there was also a separate "America's Best Competition Car Award" presented at the show. [19]
Ala Kart is a custom car, a customized 1929 Ford Model A roadster pickup, built by George Barris, Richard Peters, and Mike "Blackie" Gejeian in 1957. [1] Originally owned by Peters, it is a two-time winner of the Grand National Roadster Show "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" (AMBR) trophy (1958 and 1959) and Hot Rod cover car in October 1958. [2]
One of the most coveted awards for American customizers is the AMBR (America's Most Beautiful Roadster) trophy, presented annually at the Grand National Roadster Show since 1948 (also known within the customizer community as the Oakland Roadster Show until it was moved to Southern California in 2003). This competition has produced famous and ...
Coddington's creations have won the Grand National Roadster Show's "America's Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR)" award seven times and the Daimler-Chrysler Design Excellence award twice, and earned him entry into the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame, the SEMA Hall of Fame, the Route 66 Hall of Fame, and the National Rod & Custom Museum ...
America's Most Beautiful Roadster: Grand National Roadster Show: Roadsters (since 1950) [33] [34] United States: Automotive X Prize: X Prize Foundation: Inspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change [35] United States: Car and Driver 10Best: Car and Driver
George Poteet (February 22, 1948 – July 16, 2024 [1]) was an American Memphis-based [2] [3] land speed racer and winner of the 1996 Ridler Award. Poteet's 1937 Ford roadster (built by Don Pilkenton) [4] won the 1996 Ridler Award. [5] [6] [7] This car would go on to take "America's Most Beautiful Roadster", top prize at the Oakland Roadster ...