What it Takes to Build America's Most Beautiful Roadster

A behind the scenes look at the 1934 Chevrolet Roadster and the build process required to win the prestigious "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" award presented annually at the Grand National Roadster Show. The beautiful creation is a group effort by car owner Jeff Breault, builder Devlin's Rod & Custom, engine builder Automotive Specialists and Johnson's Hot Rod Shop which helped develop many of the one-off parts.
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[@n6iap]

I don't know how I've gone this long without seeing your videos earlier. You provide a quality product, and I plan to not miss any in the future. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@daleloughridge5232]

dude, just absolutely insanely beautiful engine and car

[@Kustompaint2026]

Incredible build & very deserving of the title!!

[@wesbafguy]

Every time you post a video it literally makes my whole day. Thanks for all the great content.

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Thank you very much! And thanks for watching!

[@Bamabuggin256]

AWSOME BUILD THANKS FOR SHARING

[@TurbineResearch]

I look forward to all your videos! Thanks for such great content

[@tngtacticalmiata1219]

Damn.... Truly beautiful...

[@2rueblue]

That is a good-looking bit of engineering excellence. That LS looks amazing, it's amazing what people can do with a little bit of thought and a hell of a lot of talent. Extremely well-documented and presented. thank you

[@joaquinwarren7204]

Great video!

[@chesspiece81]

I absolutely LOVE the LS platform but if I was building "the most beautiful roadster" with insane one off everything I would have probably used something a little different. But the final product is achingly beautiful.

[@carbonfiber492]

Considering it’s a Holden body something 308 based would have been cool to see

[@joeyd4593]

Great video, I never really appreciated this car until I saw your video. Great work.

[@tomp538]

Really like seeing the creativity that goes into a build such as this.

[@JacobBennett45]

So bad ass! Work of art

[@chadharvey5149]

Still loving the blipshift shirts

[@reubenmosman9466]

Love it, love it, love it. . . Just amazing

[@regsmith7604]

Nice build🤤👍🏽👍🏽

[@robertreavley7145]

Yet again another beautiful well built motor from the great Dorten brothers! The car is a beautiful work of art! Thank you for a brilliant build video bud!! They never fail to entertain!!!

[@lostallmymoney2082]

Didn’t this video already come out before now?

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Yes, it had a couple of issues (mainly a shot of a car that was not the original), so I updated it. KZbin won't let me just update an existing video, so I had to take it down and re-upload. Sorry if there is any confusion.

[@MDC_1985]

Agreed

[@hillarylevenworth8824]

Still blowing oil at 13:00 though!

[@DonXXXPrince]

Amazing we love Chevy stuff.

[@stooltayartyrebangku9418]

Love them all

[@srharris88]

As beautiful as it came out, I really hate to see an old classic cut up like that. IMO they would been better off custom making the entire body rather that cutting a rare classic. BEAUTIFUL CAR though!

[@mihailc6402]

I was going to leave the similar comment. You did it for me. All I have to add is that it was a Rare classic

[@stephenjenkins9599]

That is one of the cleanest builds I've ever seen. Did I miss something about the heads? Are those 1 offs? They are beautiful I know that!!

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

No, the heads are just fairly standard castings. But they have been highly modified and smoothed for a completely different exterior look. Also have been hand ported. Thanks for watching

[@stephenjenkins9599]

@@TheHorsepowerMonster why are the rockers so low? They just put a flat plate over them to mount the coils

[@88SC]

What did the builders do to the remains of the skin donor? It doesn’t look like it would take much part scrounging for unobtanium to re-complete the stocker and drive it away.

[@king0cans]

Just another ls. Surprised it's not going in a fox body with turbos. That's the in thing.

[@domenicozagari2443]

The Merlin Engine was a copy of the Mercedes 600 engine.

[@SpatialDragon]

It's nice, but nothing beats a 1932 Ford with a 347 small block Ford with a 6 speed manual Tremec hooked to the iconic Ford 9" with a Detroit Locker.

[@davidson2004fatboy]

HEARD of the AIR/BNB VACATION RENTAL

[@SalterRacingEngines]

Hello sir I like a lot of your videos I think you will find some things that I am doing very interesting My engines have set 12 or 13 national land speed records and I've done some pretty exotic things very similar to what Dorton does I would love to get in contact with you because I am doing another build that I think you and your fan base will find very very interesting. Not sure how to do this so leave me a response as to how we can get in touch with each other thank you. Talk to you soon. Brian Salter

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

Hey Brian! You won't remember, but we met many years ago when I was still working with Circle Track magazine. You were one of the first that was trying to make piston guided rods work on Saturday-night level racing. Would love to hear from you. [e-mail]

[@SalterRacingEngines]

Hey that's awesome and yes we did do that they work really really well I will definitely contact you I have so much going on my head is spinning but give me a couple days and I will send you my cell phone number through your email address thanks for getting back I love your videos very well done we will talk soon

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

@@SalterRacingEngines I look forward to it.

[@ps3301]

They should have made it electric

[@TheHorsepowerMonster]

No thanks. It’s just not the same.

[@davidwilfong5820]

More money than any normal hot roder are car nut can possibly have so this leaves it to someone who has more money than the car is actually worth so basically it is a rich Man's game trailer queen bit not the normal every day car guy