1927 Ford Built by So-Cal Speed Shop Named America’s Most Beautiful Roadster

Posted By Ashley Smissen, February 1, 2012 in News & Events, Photo Galleries

   

The 2012 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) Award went to the Indy Speedster 8, a silver 1927 Ford built by the team at So-Cal Speed Shop. The award was presented on Sunday, Jan. 29 during a special ceremony at the 63rd Annual Grand National Roadster Show.

The Indy Speedster 8 is owned by Bill Lindig of Houston. Lindig purchased the car from its original builder, Jack Howarton, in 2007. So-Cal Speed Shop worked on the car for four years to get it to look how it does today, according to an Autoweek story.

The car features an interior by Gabe Lopez and an Art Chrisman-built engine. The build team included Pete Chapouris, Clay Cook and Jimmy “Shine,” among others.

All 10 roadsters that were in the running for the award were on display in a special area at the Grand National Roadster Show that also included last year’s AMBR Award winner, a 1934 Ford Roadster owned by Daryl Wolfswinkel (read more about that car here).

The other AMBR award contenders were:

  • “Livin’ the Dream,” a navy blue soft-top 1933 Ford built by Moal Artistic Carmakers and owned by Dennis Varni
  • “Marmon Sixteen,” a 1931 Marmon roadster built by the Hot Rod Garage and owned by Hayden Groendyke
  • A black 1928 Ford owned and built by Keith Christopherson
  • “Merlot Roadster,” a 1933 Ford roadster convertible built by Brian Dickey and owned by Steve Lyman
  • A black 1929 Model A Ford roadster built at home by one of its co-owners, Eddie Baumann. The car’s other owner is Kevin Baumann.
  • “Sylvester III,” a 1932 Ford convertible built by New Metal Kustomz and owned byPaul Shaughnessy. The car ended up winning the awards for Best Paint, Best Engine and Best Undercarriage.
  • “Speed Racer,” a 1932 Ford roadster convertible built by Roy Brizio Street Rods and owned by Tom Gloy
  • “The Riley Roadster,” a cream and red 1932 Ford convertible built by Hatfield Restorations and owned by Don Smith
  • “29 A Lakes Modified,” a flat-Oxford-green-colored roadster built by Kenny’s Rod Shop and owned by Linda Ford and Larry Reynolds

      

All photos by Ashley Smissen

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