THE annual Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) is a massive, invite-only show that hosts two of the custom automotive world’s most prestigious awards: America’s Most Beautiful Roadster and the Al Slonaker Memorial Award. The GNRS a must-do event, and it never fails to attract huge crowds.
Hosted across nine halls at the LA County Fairgrounds, each hall caters to a specific genre, with one dedicated to a unique theme every year. For this year’s 74th running of the GNRS, the theme was iconic pro streeters from the 80s and 90s.
Event promoters did a fantastic job; never before had so many legendary pro streeters been brought together to the same place at the same time. This was, without doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime gathering, so let’s check out some of the more renowned machines in attendance.
RICK DOBBERTIN 1965 CHEVY NOVA
SM, Oct-Nov ’83
TWIN turbos blasting into a Roots supercharger atop a big-block! It was jaw-dropping stuff in the early 80s, and thanks to that induction system alongside tonnes of detail
