Events, Streets Spots & Other Automotive Goodness
Suede Palace - GNRS 2024
One of my favorite buildings yearly is the Suede Palace at the Grand National Roadster Show. Traditional hot rods and customs are some of my favorite things in this car culture I love.
Mexican Village - GNRS 2024
Now there aren’t just cool bright colors at the Mexican village there are cool colors on all the customs and hot rods at the show for the Grand National Roadster Show.
Grand Cruise-In - GNRS 2024
Well, it didn’t rain. Saturday was the Grand Cruise-In at the Grand National Roadster Show and for whatever reason the rain gods decided to let there not be rain.
On the Inside - GNRS 2024
The buildings at this year’s Grand National Roadster Show were filled with so many cool cars and trucks.
NHRA Museum - GNRS 2024
My Grand National Roadster Show almost ever year starts off at the NHRA Museum for the GNRS press conference.
Al Slonaker Memorial Award - GNRS 2024
At this year’s Grand National Roadster Show there were some wonderful contenders for this year’s Slonaker Award but there can only be one winner. That would be a 1959 Chevrolet Impala Hardtop named “Bespoke”.
GNRS: Night Fun
One of my favorite things to do at the Grand National Roadster Show is to hang out after the sun sets to get some fun photos around the event.
GNRS: The Grand Cruise-In
Saturday and Sunday is the Grand Cruise-In at the Grand National Roadster Show.
GNRS: Suede Palace
One of my favorite buildings at the Grand National Roadster Show each year is the Suede Palace.
GNRS: Checking Out The Buildings
The buildings at the Fairplex in Pomona, California are always filled with so much automotive goodness for the Grand National Roadster Show.
GNRS: Trucks-Trucks-Trucks
Each year the Grand National Roadster Show has a theme building. This year it was trucks and vans.
Pushing Boundries: Saint Christopher
Just a little over a week ago this fantastic hot rod made its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show. This car was definitely the talk of the show as well as on social media.
GNRS Kickoff - NHRA Museum
So typically every year Rodshows has a press conference on Friday before the Grand National Roadster Show begins.
Al Slonaker Memorial Award
Started in 1974 by Al Slonaker the founder of the Grand National Roadster Show, the Al Slonaker Memorial Award is awarded ever year for the non-roadster hot rods. Each year the caliber of cars is excellent and this year was no different.
AMBR: America’s Most Beautiful Roadster
This year’s winner of the AMBR award was "The Champ Deuce,” Jack Chisenhall's owner-built 1932 Ford Roadster.
Grand National Roadster Show on the Outside
On Saturday the Grand National Roadster Show fills all around the buildings with awesome hot rods, customs, classics and more. It was such a great turnout of cool rides.
Grand National Roadster Show on the Inside
I've brought you what has been inside of a couple of the buildings already but there are so many more. Every building at the Grand National Roadster Show is filled with so many wonderful cars and trucks.
The Suede Palace - GNRS
One of my favorite buildings at the Grand National Roadster Show is The Suede Palace. It's one of the 1st buildings you see when you enter the show right next to the village.