2010 AMBR


The real competition for AMBR was between this car by FOOSE and winner.
FOOSE CAR


Now first of all, the 2010 AMBR award went to the Mike Dingmans 1933 Ford Roadster.
This car was displayed on a turntable which was rare thing at GNRS. It is a perfect sight from every angle and this super shiny finish on all around can only be seen in real American car shows.

The program for AMBR consist of various awards. Such as Display, Engineering, Undercarriage, Paint, Engine, Interior, Detail and on top of all AMBR. There are other 10 special awards such as George Barris Kustom D’Elegance Award, Von Dutch Pinstriping Award, Chip FOOSE Design Excellence Award and Award made for each criteria class and year, plus Sweepstakes, also awards for motorcycles too, which totaled to 370 awards!.

No wonder why there are so many trophy and takes so long for this award ceremony.
There are many elderly participating this show so many chairs are set up to seat them.


So lets show the outstanding cars at GNRS.

AMBR contestant were these 10 cars.

There are many vender booth at main building, of course MOONEYES USA had booth too.

MOONEYES BOOTH

There are many serious Show cars in Main building.
This red Mustang was catching many eyes, the interior was great, not just look good but also built for great use in actual driving. The total balance of how car sits on set of wheels and tires was so cool too.

RED 68 MUSTANG


Next is blue 1950 Cadillac Roadster, brand new work from Rick Dore who came to Japan for MOONEYES Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show (HCS). He took home the CUSTOM, Radical Custom Roadster, 1949-1959 award.


Billy Gibbons who cam to HCS last year had his The Mexican Black Bird made debut at So-Cal Booth.


Walked up to this wonder, and found out it was a great show car by Chip FOOSE.


Ring Brothers 1964 Ford Fair lane “ After Burner” also too award back home.

The hall next door was filled with rare and famous cars with exhibition of Cover cars that made a difference from Rod & Customs.

ROD & CUSTOM / STREET RODDER COVER CARS

Plus at other hall, the historical Race Cars was on exhibition and our MOONEYES 1959 DRAGSTER and Streamliner were on display too. There were Bonneville race cars, Lakesters, Dragsters, Roadsters, Sprint cars, Belly tanks, Fiat and Willy Gassers too, greatest chance to see wide variation of race cars at one place.



And Show continues. The number of Rod and Customs is just amazing.







SEE MORE IN THE GALLERY


There were many Woody and even unique Woody Roadster was at the show.

Suede Palace showed strong with various car clubs like Shifters to artist like Max Grundys Merc Pre War style showed fine display and IMMORTALS showed with rare side draft single cabs, The bubble top Customs which Ed Roth would loved were there too.

Check out more in the Gallery

Then there were many motorcycles too. People like Tom Foster, Kutty Noteboom, Grant Peterson who came to HCS as Guests made entry. Tom Foster took Current Chopper awards, Grant took Early Chopper bike Award, Kutty who is our famous guest to HCS made this bike for his father Jim Noteboom made America’s Most Beautiful Motorcyle (AMBM) contestant, didn’t get AMBM but took home Display and Interior Award. AMBM went to Mike Avilas 2008 Custom.

Tom's current Chopper as seen at HCS09!
Grant's Early Chopper bike Award

Kutty's Plum Smuggler Semi Custom Bike Award




America’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle (AMBM)
The show was filled with entrant cars at out door on Saturday and Sunday too,
Many of them were top notch high level cars that just made this show so fun to see.


AMBM Award: Mike Avila 2008 Custom

Check out more photos in the GALLERY

Pinstripe Gathering was held which our Wildman Ishii joined this year again, the auction held by Von Hot Rod was really heating up and Wildman had his art piece of helmet and poster to auction too. I was surprised to see the high dollar highest bidders as I have seen them last year too. Wildman Ishii started to receive some request to work on art piece at this Show too and was working hard on rest of time at the show


It was really greatest three days show as I looked through all these cars and motorcycles and even had chance to see many or our Guest to the past HCS.


(Rob Fortier, Cole Foster, Rico, Grant Peterson, Harpoon, Tom Foster, Adam Wright, Shifters, Beatniks, Sunny, Dan Collins, etc.)


By the way the top of Kustom Kulture, Mr. Robert Williams and Mrs. Suzanne Williams will be coming to our Show for 2010 Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show on Dec 5th Sunday.

Well then See you Next time !
Thank you for reading my report !
Goshu