Our club was again invited to do a five roadster display at the 2006 GNRS (Jan. 20-23), in a building that was reserved exclusively for club displays.  This was our third year of participation, since the GNRS came south, and most of the guys have been an entrant at least once, with the majority declining to do a repeat performance. 

California Roadsters was represented in 2006 by Tony Correia ('32 Blue Hiboy), Max Jamiesson ('29 Purple/Flamed Hiboy), Steve Kelly ('29 Maroon Hiboy), Gary Herman (Recently completed '32 Black Cabo Hiboy) and Joe Scanlin ('32 Green Hiboy), with all receiving the standard participant awards.  Chet Norris ('33 Green Hiboy) and Don Prieto (Top Banana Flatty Hiboy Drag Roadster) did independent entries and also were chosen for awards.  So all of our guys picked up an award, what a surprise?    

The 2007 GNRS will feature the 75th anniversary of the 1932 (Deuce) Ford.  A committee was empowered to pick the most historically significant Deuces that will be displayed in the show.  Our club has the honor of having four of our members picked to display five roadsters, including Ken Gross' '32 Black Traditional Flatmotor Hiboy Roadster; Jerry Kugel's '32 Black Restro-Rod Fendered Roadster/IFS & IRS and former his '32 Bonneville Roadster; Frank Curries' No. 258 '32 Red Shotgun Hiboy Roadster with a 204 MPH SCTA timing tag from Bonneville and Dr. Mark Van Buskirk's recently restored historic '32 Khougaz Lowboy Roadster. 

In conclusion, the judges got the choice for AMBR right this year by bestowing the award to the Chip Foose designed '36 Ford Roadster, that also won the Ridler Award at last year's Detroit Autorama.  This roadster is truly a work of art, with a cost to build exceeding $1.0 million. Hey, when you lay out that kind of bread you better pick up a few trophies.

Don Prieto displayed the Top Banana Flatty Drag Roadster in a building devoted to race cars. He recently sold this car to Dr. Mark Van Buskirk, also a club member, to devote time and money to recreating his Hemi power slingshot dragster campaigned in the 1960's.