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46 Fine Photos from the Grand National Roadster Show

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46 Fine Photos from the Roadster ShowMark Vaughn

The Grand National Roadster Show has been around since the 1950s. It started in Oakland, California, then moved south to the Fairplex in Pomona several years ago. It still draws the coolest cars in California, and the world, depending on who you ask. Runs through Sunday.

Beth Meyers' 1932 Ford Phaeton, built by Brizio Street Rods.

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Mekenzie Murphy's GMP Special, built by Johnson's Hot rod Shop in Gadsden, Alabama.

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Ken & Tina Thurms' 1932 Coyote Roadster

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Gary Holyoak's '32 Roadster Pickup

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Jim Butler's 1932 Ford Roadster, "Tradition"

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Dale & Lottie Short's '32 Chevrolet Roadster

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1932 Ford Phaeton Roadster, dubbed "Rodster," built by Reister's Rod Shop and Squeeg's Customs

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Creme-briolet 1937 cabriolet built by Dominator Hot Rods for Brent & Stephanie Schieder

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Tom Prufer's Cop Shop Coupe

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Tubular "T" 1927 "T" Roadster Pickup

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John Lane's Roadster Pickup

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How'd they do that?

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Ford Mustang Special

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The Falconer Dodici was built by artist Randy Grubb for Michael Jahns. Grubb also built Jay Leno's "Tank Car" and many others.

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Kellison!

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1954 Kaiser Darrin Sports Roadster. Note the door.

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Tim & Bradie Chan's 1937 Ford 5-Window Coupe

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Ashley Gray's 1965 Mustang Coupe Pro Street. Can you figure out everything that's going on here? There's an 871 Wieand supercharger center, 174 Weiand supercharger outer, Quick Fuel 850 CFM carbs, on a 427 LSX.

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1966 Ford Gulf Mustang owned by Kyle Kupchin of Lenexa, Kansas

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They say if a car gets too much press it's overexposed...

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Nicely done all the way around...

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Several options for paint available...

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A rat rod-favorite body but with a finished paint job.

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Chevrolet

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Ford 5-window

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1949 Chevrolet Deluxe

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1958 Chevrolet Bel Air

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Ford C-600 carrying a '32 3-window

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Twisters Car Club of La Habra representin'

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Nice!

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Chevies to the horizon

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1958 Chevrolet Impala

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1950 Mercury Coupe

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1960 Chevrolet

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Cool car

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"Anvil" was built by Sams Custom on an International IHLT59.

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1934 Ford

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This looks original

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1951 coupe

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Kool Kar

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Lincoln convertible

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Pinkees Rod Shop is working on this Corvette.

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Kevin Hart brought: a 1969 GTO built by Detroit Speed, a 1959 Corvette by John Clevenger, the 1934 Ford “Cop Shop Coupe” built by Tom Prufer, and the first-ever Al Slonaker award winner, Bob Reed's 1909 Ford C-Cab “Country Butcher Shop” truck. And this.

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Dan Webb of Webb Automotive Art has built some of the coolest cars ever made. This is the Schroeder Speedster Special. It's built around a 1950's Schroeder steering box.

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Donnie Gath's 1936 Ford Coupe

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The Brizio-built phaeton again. I picked it to win the AMBR.

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