The 2018 Ridler Award contenders are down to eight—the Great 8, as they’re called. The Ridler Award is given to annually to a vehicle deemed to be the best overall custom build that is making its show-car debut at the Detroit Autorama, which kicks off today at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. The following
Is Detroit ready for a rebirth? For one day, at least, the Motor City experienced a renaissance when Buddy Jordan’s 1933 Ford roadster won the prestigious Ridler Award at the 65th Detroit AutoRama. Named the “Renaissance Roadster,” the ’33 Ford is a product of Steve’s Auto Restoration in Portland, OR. The roadster beat out seven other incredible
Here they are – the Great 8 nominees for the 2017 Ridler Award. One of these eight vehicles will win the prestigious Ridler Award Sunday at the 2017 Detroit Autorama. See this year’s Great 8 below, and vote in the comments section for the car you’d like to see win the 2017 Ridler. Dennis Portka’s 1929 Ford Pickup …
Want a great big gallery of Detroit Autorama street machines? Well, you’ve come to the right place, because we have dozens of such pictures. Detroit Autorama is famous for its mammoth show floor, thousands of show cars, and attendance that numbers in the hundreds of thousands. We’ve spent the past week showing you the 2016
There are a million things to see at America’s premier indoor car show, and we did our best to see them all at the 2016 edition of the Detroit Autorama. We tried to point the camera at everything with wheels. Here are the trucks we encountered while doing so: [portfolio_slideshow id=51636]
There isn’t just one good reason to visit the Detroit Autorama—the premier indoor car show in the United States. Many attendees eagerly await announcement of the presitgeous Ridler Award winner, and ooh and ahh over all of the Great 8 finalists. Maybe others prefer the classics, or the killer choppers, or the tricked-out, beefed-up trucks on
And the 2016 Ridler Award goes to Billy and Debbie Thomas! The Thomas’ gorgeous 1939 Oldsmobile wowed the Detroit Autorama judges enough to win the prestigious award this afternoon among a competitive field of Great 8 finalists. Hot Rod wrote the following: Billy Thomas of Georgetown, Texas with his 1939 Oldsmobile convertible will take
Doors just opened at the 2016 Detroit Autorama, and we have the early look at the Great 8 finalists for the 2016 Ridler Award. Take a look at this year’s Great 8 below, and vote in the comments section for the car you’d like to see win the 2016 Ridler. 1938 Graham 97 Owner: Michael and
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