Hemmings Daily: 2017 Ridler Award goes to 1933 Ford "Renaissance Roadster"

1933 Ford Renaissance Roadster, the 2017 Ridler Award winner. Photo by Marc Rozman, courtesy Detroit Autorama. It may resemble a customized 1933 Ford, but the Renaissance Roadster that captured the 2017 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama didn't begin its life on a Dearborn assembly line. Instead, its chassis was built from scratch and its body panels formed by hand from flat steel and aluminum stock. Builder Steve Frisbie of Steve's Auto Restorations in Portland, Oregon, estimates that 20,000 man-hours and 42 m [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, March 3, 2017 [2017 Ridler Award goes to 1933 Ford "Renaissance Roadster"]( [2017 Ridler Award goes to 1933 Ford 'Renaissance Roadster']( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1933 Ford Renaissance Roadster, the 2017 Ridler Award winner. Photo by Marc Rozman, courtesy Detroit Autorama. It may resemble a customized 1933 Ford, but the Renaissance Roadster that captured the 2017 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama didn't begin its life on a Dearborn assembly line. Instead, its chassis was built from scratch and its body panels formed by hand from flat steel and aluminum stock. Builder Steve Frisbie of Steve's Auto Restorations in Portland, Oregon, estimates that 20,000 man-hours and 42 m... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Chrysler 300C]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Chrysler 300C]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1955 Chrysler 300C for sale. From the seller's description: Officially offered for sale on February 10, 1955, the first Chrysler 300 was athletic looking with 300 gross horsepower aboard, it was among the quickest cars of its time. It was able to achieve 60 mph in just 9.8 seconds, according to a test in Mechanix Illustrated by Uncle Tom McCahill. Uncle Tom also spurred the car up to a full 130 mph. Tom McCahill and others in the contemporary automotive press, used the term Beautiful Brutes to describe Chr...[Read More]( [After decades in the shadows, the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport reemerges at Amelia Island]( [After decades in the shadows, the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport reemerges at Amelia Island]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport show car, on display in New York City. Photos courtesy Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. In December 1956, at the New York Auto Show, Chevrolet debuted a one-off Corvette concept it called the Super Sport. After its time on the show circuit, the car was sold through a dealer in New Mexico, and shortly afterward, fell off the radar. Now, six decades later, the restored Corvette is ready for its second public debut, this time at the 2017 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Bas...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [The Historic Winton, Australia's largest vintage racing event]( [The Historic Winton, Australia's largest vintage racing event]( Posted by Jim Donnelly - Photos from past runnings by Neil Hammond, courtesy Historic Winton. Australia is a driver's paradise. Its population is just as crazed by cars as ours is. So it makes perfect sense that vintage automobiling and racing are warmly embraced Down Under, in a manner very similar to here. That's why we're passing on the news about Historic Winton, the 41st edition of Australia's biggest all-historic motor racing meet. It takes place May 26-28 at Winton Motor Raceway, located near Benalla in the state of Victoria. ..[Read More]( [Elmhurst, Illinois, 1960s]( [Elmhurst, Illinois, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa early 1960s Location: North Addison Street, Elmhurst, Illinois Source: Jim and Chester's Garage What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO] Seller Listings [Learn More]( [1968 Chrysler New Yorker]( [1968 Chrysler New Yorker $9,450]( [1965 Cobra CSX]( [1965 Cobra CSX $37,500]( [1960 Austin-Healey 3000]( [1960 Austin-Healey 3000 $68,500]( [1950 Ford Custom]( [1950 Ford Custom $12,500]( [1970 Buick Electra 225]( [1970 Buick Electra 225 $21,999]( [1977 Porsche 911S]( [1977 Porsche 911S $49,999]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 3/3/1893: Congress authorizes Agriculture Secretary J. Sterling Morton to establish ORI, the first Federal road Agency. 3/3/1980: Audi debuts four-wheel-drive Quattro at the Geneva Motor Show. 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The "what if" game doesn't hold much appeal for Andy Beckman, so the archivist for the Studebaker National Museum didn't care to speculate on an alternative universe in which Studebaker never engaged the services of industrial designer Raymond Loewy. Beckman can say, however, that the decision certainly helped the South Bend automaker elicit attention during a difficult time. "For all of Studebaker's issues that led to their demise, styling was nowhere near the top o...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Safari station wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Pontiac Bonneville Safari station wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: Very nice original 1966 Bonneville Station Wagon. 389, auto AM radio, power rear window, remote mirror. Mostly original paint, slight rust at base of side window, otherwise rust-free. Excellent running condition, with no issues. Many maintenance items done, including brakes, cooling system, valve job, cam and chain, suspension work and true dual exhaust. Spinner caps now, originally plain caps, 8 lugs available for extra cost. Excellent interior. Headliner perfect, nice rear cargo are...[Read More]( [It's "Harley vs. Indian" at new Petersen Museum exhibit]( [It's 'Harley vs. Indian' at new Petersen Museum exhibit]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The rivalry between American motorcycle brands Indian and Harley-Davidson dates back over a century. Today, thanks to the 2011 revival of Indian and its 2016 return to racing under parent company Polaris, the competition between the two companies, in dealer showrooms and on American oval tracks, is back. Next month, the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles will open a new exhibit, "Harley vs. Indian," that promises an in-depth look at America's "two most celebrated motorcycle manufacturers." Indian is the older of th...[Read More]( [Reminiscing - The hot rod Chevy]( [Reminiscing - The hot rod Chevy]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - Tom Hanson with his 1932 Chevrolet. Photo courtesy Tom Hanson. Approximately 100 cars ago, I cobbled together my first car - a 1932 Chevrolet. Fifty dollars bought a rolling body, sans engine and transmission. A few miles from my home in northern Minnesota was a '35 Chevy up on blocks with what appeared to be a drivetrain that might work. Thirty-five dollars and it was mine. I put four old tires on it and towed it to my Uncle Bill's garage. Uncle Bill, a backyard mechanic and handyman, hooked up the battery, ...[Read More]( [Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 1950s]( [Berthoud Pass, Colorado, 1950s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1950s Location: Berthoud Pass, Colorado Source: Jack Shea What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, March 1, 2017 [Can-Am contender - 1966 McLaren M1B]( [Can-Am contender - 1966 McLaren M1B]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - In 1965, McLaren introduced the M1B, its latest sports racer for Group 7 (and later, Can-Am) competition, which regulated the number of seats (two) and very little else about a car's construction. The M1B was an evolution of its earlier M1A, and during Can-Am's 1966 debut season it would deliver valuable lessons for McLaren's later dominance of the series. The biggest drivers of the day raced in Can-Am, and next month a 1966 McLaren M1B piloted in-period by Chris Amon, Peter Revson and Skip Barber will cross t...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Concours-ready 1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This particular matching numbers example is the highly desired Series IV model. The Series IV is perhaps the best of the B-20's six series as it combines an excellent power to weight ratio (the lightest of all six series cars) with the increased grip of a De Dion rear suspension. Among B20 cars, this example represents likely one of the finest on the market today. Current owner, well-known Pebble Beach Chairman Eme...[Read More]( [Wellborn Muscle Car Museum announces grand reopening]( [Wellborn Muscle Car Museum announces grand reopening]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Images courtesy Wellborn Muscle Car Museum. In January 2015, and again in January 2017, Tim and Pam Wellborn offered cars from their Alexander City, Alabama, Muscle Car Museum for sale at Mecum's Kissimmee auction. While some feared that both sales marked the end of the museum, the opposite was true: By selling existing cars, the Wellborns could afford to purchase new inventory, thus keeping the museum fresh for visitors. After shutting down last fall to revise exhibits, the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum has annou...[Read More]( [Pininfarina's Rakish Roller: 1976 Rolls-Royce Camargue brochure]( [Pininfarina's Rakish Roller: 1976 Rolls-Royce Camargue brochure]( Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News; courtesy of Bruce Zahor Controversy: Thy name is Camargue. Monocles everywhere wentdangling when Rolls-Royce introduced its new flagship two-door in 1975, for this car had such unusually sleek, severelines that originated not in Crewe, but Turin. This model was developed out of a Bentley T-series-based show car that Pininfarina displayed on its Paris Motor Show stand in 1968. That show car was intended to inspire a modern-day Continental, but ...[Read More]( [Woodbridge, Virginia, 1976]( [Woodbridge, Virginia, 1976]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1976 Location: around Woodbridge, Virginia Source: Ed Stallknecht, courtesy Livemalls, via Joe Essid What do you see here? ...[Read More]( Tuesday, February 28, 2017 [To celebrate 75th anniversary of Alaska Highway, group of Jeep owners plans to drive its entire length]( [To celebrate 75th anniversary of Alaska Highway, group of Jeep owners plans to drive its entire length]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Chris Shervey. With the entirety of the Alaska Highway now paved, it may no longer prove necessary to traverse it in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, but a group of Jeep owners plans to do just that anyway later this year to celebrate the highway's 75th anniversary. First proposed around 1930 as a means of spurring economic development in the territory of Alaska, the concept of a highway connecting the continental United States with Alaska got sidelined over the next decade or so, due largely to the Depres...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A for sale. From the seller's description: After 36 years of ownership, it is time to move on. This is a real Challenger T/A. It does not have numbers matching engine (it was gone when I bought the car in 1981), although it is a 340 block and heads. The body and suspension were finished in 1988. I rebuilt the engine in 2006 with a stroker kit; it is now 420 c.i.d. (I do have the original steel crankshaft for the engine), very strong, lots of torque. The original functional 6 Pak is on the en...[Read More]( [Luxury fit for a king - the Duchess Cadillac to be featured at Amelia Island]( [Luxury fit for a king - the Duchess Cadillac to be featured at Amelia Island]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The Duchess Cadillac. Photos courtesy Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, unless otherwise noted. Edward VIII was, briefly, the King of England, but his love for twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson prompted the monarch to abdicate the throne after serving for just 11 months in 1936. Following their marriage, the pair became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, with residences kept around the globe. In New York, they maintained a suite at the Waldorf Astoria, and in 1941, took delivery of a bespoke Cadilla...[Read More]( [27 Pontiacs and 27 Tempests were awarded in General Mills "Big G" cereal contests for 1961]( [27 Pontiacs and 27 Tempests were awarded in General Mills 'Big G' cereal contests for 1961]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Artwork provided by the Automotive History Preservation Society. This ad makes me envious that I wasn't around to participate in the contest, but I can't change the fact that it took place six years before I was born. Generals Mills and the Pontiac Motor Division conspired to create a contest whereby 27 first-place winners would receive new Pontiacs. Winning one car is amazing enough, but what makes this one even more remarkable is that these winners also received a new Tempest. That's what it says, two cars f...[Read More]( [Detroit, 1955]( [Detroit, 1955]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1955 Location: I-94 and M-10, Detroit, Michigan Source: gsgeorge on skyscraperpage.com What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, February 27, 2017 [Saoutchik-bodied sharknose Graham went from auto show turntable to World War II service]( [Saoutchik-bodied sharknose Graham went from auto show turntable to World War II service]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Darin Schnabel, courtesy RM Sotheby's. Some exotic coachbuilt cars have all the provenance of Aunt Myrtle's antique hutch - that is, treasured and cared for, but not all that thrilling a tale. The Saoutchik-bodied 1938 Graham headed to auction next month, on the other hand, might as well have served as Indiana Jones's personal car, given the number of adventures it's tallied. To begin with, no run-of-the-mill count or other historical-footnote nobility ordered the car. Rather, famed Parisian coachbui...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Citroen SM]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Citroen SM]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1972 Citroen SM for sale. From the seller's description: Excellent condition, RARE factory-option sunroof, five-speed, European headlights, new Silver paint, fine black leather interior, A/C, new carpets, new original Michelin XWX tires, hydraulics perfect, mechanics excellent. Lovingly maintained by French career Citroen mechanic. 106,538 miles. 20 years ago, when I started looking for the perfect Citroen SM, I had a lot of criteria. It had to be a 1971 or 1972 (the good years), it had to be clean, have a great...[Read More]( [Team Penske's 1972 International transporter, the "Blue Hilton," lives again]( [Team Penske's 1972 International transporter, the 'Blue Hilton,' lives again]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - The restored 1972 International Fleetstar Blue Hilton transporter. Photos courtesy Team Penske. In 1972, Team Penske debuted an enclosed race car transporter that served as storage, garage and even living space at a time when most teams still relied upon open trucks or trailers to ship cars and spares from race to race. Sold in 1983, the Blue Hilton (named for its forward bunk space) was recently rediscovered by the Penske organization and restored to as-new condition in time for Roger Penske's 80th birthday. ...[Read More]( [The old "buy-it-and-drive-it-cross-country" dream]( [The old 'buy-it-and-drive-it-cross-country' dream]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - 1967 Pontiac Tempest two-door post. Photos by the author. I recently returned from the annual Scottsdale auto auctions, after spending nearly a week covering six of them with friends and co-workers Jeff Koch and Mark McCourt and witnessing some of the rarest and most sought-after vehicles on the planet crossing the block. Once I returned home, I was finally able to start going through my photos of the auction cars, and in so doing, I was reminded of this Pontiac. While in Arizona, my life-long desire to buy a ...[Read More]( [Covercraft Industries founder Robert Lichtmann dies at age 91]( [Covercraft Industries founder Robert Lichtmann dies at age 91]( Posted by Mike McNessor - Covercraft Industries founder Robert Lichtmann died February 20, just two days prior to his 92nd birthday. Lichtmann, who had been retired from the business since 2003, graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in chemical engineering. Early on, he worked as a plant manager for a company in Los Angeles that made convertible tops for automobiles and later car covers. When the company changed hands, he struck out on his own. Lichtmann started Covercraft in 1965 in a 1,200-square-foot shop in...[Read More]( [Detroit, 1958]( [Detroit, 1958]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1958 Location: M-10 near Warren Avenue overpass, Detroit, Michigan Source: gsgeorge on skyscraperpage.com What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, February 26, 2017 [The Italian Influence on American Cars, part 2: turbines, aero, hatchbacks, and fastbacks]( [The Italian Influence on American Cars, part 2: turbines, aero, hatchbacks, and fastbacks]( Posted by Hemmings contributor - Turbinas, Speed Records And The Beautiful Brute The Fiat Turbina was indeed a most spectacular car, in all likelihood the first proper Fiat concept car and one of the most unforgettable Fifties designs. Luigi Fabio Rapi penned a car bearing many details of his previous ill-fated Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa proposals, and the rear fins of both cars look almost interchangeable elements. The final product was a stunning car, also blessed somewhat by its inner mechanical components, starting with the turbine it...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Oldsmobile 98 convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1966 Oldsmobile 98 convertible]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1966 Oldsmobile 98 convertible for sale. From the seller's description: This is a fairly rare car to find these days and perfect for this year's car show season.... The brakes have all just been replaced, heads and carburetor rebuilt. I bought it from an estate where it sat in an air-conditioned garage for the last 10 years - it floats like a cloud! Not only is it good looking, but it was ordered new with every option you could get -- air conditioning, tinted glass, power seat, tilt and telescoping wheel, power win...[Read More]( [Four-Links - ghosts of Fordlandia, crazy Ape, Laguna Seca history, women of Autorama]( [Four-Links - ghosts of Fordlandia, crazy Ape, Laguna Seca history, women of Autorama]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by RodrigoCruzatti. Fordlandia, Henry Ford's failed attempt to create an American factory town in the jungles of Brazil, still counts a handful of residents squatting in the village's houses, as Simon Romero of the New York Times discovered when he recently traveled to the town's ruins. * This is the kind of crazy we all can thumbs-up: A Piaggio Ape with a custom-built chassis and an engine 12 times larger than the stock putt-putt single-cylinder. * For its 60th anniversary, Laguna Seca took a...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1935 Chrysler Airflow Imperial C-2]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1935 Chrysler Airflow Imperial C-2]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1935 Chrysler Airflow Imperial C-2 for sale. From the seller's description: Although this Airflow Imperial has not been "officially restored", it has had a significan number of upgrades and improvements over the years, that were made to a low mileage, rust-free, survivor. To highlight just a few: one repaint in the original black, engine rebuild, transmission replaced with a rebuilt, complete brake system overhaul including replacement of the brake booster, new exhaust, installation of signal lights, fuel tank clea...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Ford's veterans-only factory slated for restoration]( [Ford's veterans-only factory slated for restoration]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Image via Google Street View, circa 2011. Henry Ford might have built some of the largest automobile factories around the world - towering, sprawling examples of industrial might - but his last factory was perhaps one of his smallest and thanks in part to a new grant, its $3 million restoration should take place later this year. Of the dozens of Village Industries that Henry Ford established from the 1920s into the 1940s - small-scale factories situated in small towns in Michigan, Ohio, New York, Mississippi -...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [How old's old enough? States consider revising criteria for antique vehicle registration]( [How old's old enough? States consider revising criteria for antique vehicle registration]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Trenten Kelley. While one state legislator's attempt to restrict the definition of antique vehicle has been negated, another state legislature intends to do something similar, rolling back the cutoff date to 30 years. Connecticut's proposed changes to its rules for registering antique cars, buried toward the end of H.B. 7050, An Act Concerning Enhancements To Municipal Finance And Accountability, would make two significant changes. First, it would amend the state's definition of antique, rare, or spec...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. For more information about this newsletter, email webmaster@hemmings.com or write to: Customer Service, Hemmings Motor News, 222 Main St., Bennington VT 05201. If you do not want to receive this newsletter from Hemmings Motor News, you can [change your email preferences here](.