This year’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award (AMBR) contenders include four home garage builds, one 32 roadster with full fenders, two pickups, a Dodge and a Packard, and one international car. One of the most diverse group of contenders for the award that we’ve seen in a while. Here are the 13 AMBR contenders for 2017:

 

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Matt Taylor's 1927 Dodge.

Matt Taylor’s 1927 Dodge Roadster from Concord, California that he calls “Fool’s Goldster.” This is one of the four owner-built cars in the competition.

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Shawn Killion’s 1928 Ford/Lincoln Phantom Roadster.

Shawn Killion’s 1928 Ford/Lincoln Phantom Roadster from San Diego, California. Named “Hot Rod Lincoln Roadster,” this is another one of the owner-built cars.

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Bill Grant’s 1928 Ford Roadster.

Bill Grant’s 1928 Ford Roadster from Claremont, California. “The Muroc Roadster” was built by Stoker’s Hot Rod Factory.

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Wayne Johnson’s 1929 Ford Roadster.

Wayne Johnson’s 1929 Ford Roadster from Hillsboro, Oregon was built by Crossroads Customs. It is lovingly named “Probiscus.”

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Gord Gray’s 1932 Ford Roadster.

Gord and Carolina Gray’s 1932 Ford Roadster from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. This international roadster was built by B & N Hot Rod Fabrication.

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Matthew Gordon’s 1932 Ford Roadster.

Matthew Gordon’s 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup from Hueytown, Alabama was built by Goolsby Customs. It goes by the moniker “Time Merchant.”

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Don Lindfors’ 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup.

Don Lindfors’ 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup from Orange, California is the third owner-built car in the group. Lindfors named the full fendered roadster “Boss 32.”

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Scott Hawley’s 1932 Ford Roadster.

Scott Hawley’s 1932 Ford Roadster from Burlingame, California is named “Back in ’47.”

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James Hetfield's 1932 Ford Roadster.

James Hetfield’s 1932 Ford Roadster from Vail, Colorado was built by Mills & Company. The car has been named “Blackjack.”

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Dan Peterson’s 1932 Ford Roadster.

Dan Peterson’s 1932 Ford Roadster is from Austin, Texas. The “Hill Country Flyer” was built by Austin Speed Shop.

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Jim McPherson’s 1934 Ford Phaeton.

Jim McPherson’s 1934 Ford Phaeton from Nashville, Tennessee was built by Jim McPherson and Bill Akin.

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Bruce Wanta’s 1936 Packard Roadster.

Bruce Wanta’s 1936 Packard Roadster from Bellevue, Washington was built by Troy Ladd’s Hollywood Hot Rods and goes by the name “Mulholland Speedster.”

Glen McElroy’s 1937 Ford Roadster “After Shock” was built by Luc Delay and Rick Dore Kustoms.