2018 Autorama Ridler Winner & Great 8 cars_full story

Once again Two-Lane Blacktop Productions brings to you the full story behind the Great 8 and Ridler winning cars and their owners.

[@k.k.hickey4624]

Seeing Gene Winfield always warms my heart. Good to see him still at it. One of the nicest guys ever.

[@jimmyfleetwood1118]

I agree--he's a gentleman. I met him when the newly restored Jade Idol debuted (about 1980) at the Oakland Roadster Show. He generously let me sit in it.

[@mikebraun6391]

Congratulations I’m stunned at how clean the car looks and how the detailing compliments but doesn’t take away from the statement. High design ,WOW WOW WOW

[@drm9979]

the video was a good balance of car and interview. well done. beautiful cars.

[@Edison73100]

I really liked the California Flash! It moved and sounded great just like it did when it ran at Lions drag strip decades ago!

[@dublininnis9695]

I hear ya, I was like cool one that moves and can be driven. should be a requirement to drive in and out.

[@vr46gtmonsterrossi24]

Deserved winner.That 57 Chevy is stunning! The paint work !! My God I thought they were photo flashes going off from the reflection of the car as it turned. Amazing !!!

[@xmo552]

I think it was *heavily* influenced by Chezoom.

[@daveg4495]

Personally speaking, it was an eight way tie! Firm believer in the old adage, if you can't do it right, find someone who can. Awesome each & every one of these eight!

[@tertessa]

Congratulations to the winner.... fantastic video 👍👍👍

[@gregpohl412]

The 57 is SUPER nice!!! Totally different. Typical trim all gone. Love the look and appreciate the unique style and look. Nice work!!!!

[@garysipes8516]

You done so great you surely did an awesome amazing job on this 57 Chevy THE BEST 57 CHEVY IV EVER SEEN THANK YOU

[@xmo552]

I think it was *heavily* influenced by Chezoom.

[@AlanAttack]

Sensational!...I love it.

[@mrluigi9923]

When the creative juices of artisans flow unencumbered ,you see Magic. Congratulations to the winners, great eights and all the participants.

[@dotell3359]

What a great video .................. Thanks you so much ...................

[@TwoLaneBlacktopProd]

david graszak thanks!

[@joachimsudergat3924]

Holy Heaven, the 57 Chevy is the absolutely big hammer. That is a very very fine car. Fantastic work men, this is the best example for that what people can make from older cars. The others are great, but this is my favorite. This is art, not car building. And they win this thing, a good day for me.

[@hotrodder5034]

I was there! Love going to this show. I am hoping there will be a 2021 show.

[@kelamana1]

Awesome vid. Hope to see lots more.

[@ray_collins]

One of the first jobs I ever had was body work at a paint shop. There's not a lot of people who can do work on this level, no matter what you pay. It takes a real skill and tons of experience. For those knocking the owners for not doing it themselves, you have to realize, no one can compete on this level all on their own. You need masters in each aspect in order to put together the best, and owners are the ones with the vision and connections to make it happen.

[@kingjames1586]

Bodywork is a skill that takes years to master & very few ever reach the level to create these beautiful masterpieces ✌🏼

[@seanseanseanseansean]

what a great production

[@PowderMonkey4Life]

The paint on the Conti & Poncho! But the body on that 40!!!!

[@xmo552]

I loved the Mark 2 and the 40. The Pontiac was nice, but I'll take the first two.

[@randallfrank5682]

The headlights on that very dark blue 40 Ford are one of the most cool mods that I have ever seen on a car.

[@xmo552]

That mod comes from the import scene

[@gphilipc2031]

Sweet Rod...love it. Blue is my color too.

[@erichaskell]

Amazing, so good to see.

[@uuduanewiley4656]

It is a tough contest god bless all these artist thanks for the journey

[@1950harleycharley]

All beautiful cars...the Chevy is certainly a worthy winner...they were all winners....Phenomenal cars! Great show!

[@goldtutch]

oh man it made me cry coz i know the extreme ammount of work and love that went into these builds , and the fact i dont have one ha haa so epic!

[@JamesWilliams-eg1gm]

All of these cars were made to bone in! What a wonderful idea! Its like pimp of the year for cars!

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

TWO-LANE BLACKTOP PRODUCTIONS THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO & UP'LOAD... [ Danielle Lutz ] 34 Ford P-up..... FROM PENNSYLVANIA, I SEE YOU GIRL !!! CONGRADULATIONZ TO THE ( Grt. 8 ) 👏🏼 ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Ridler Winner, Greg.

[@joshuaszeto]

oh the irony of having a flamethrower competition in front of a building with a sign that says "sustainability lives here"

[@yarpos]

I guess if they were Elons flamethrowers you would wet yourself with approval and adulation

[@ThomasD1962]

First thing I noticed!

[@bodipsypha]

Exactly! That was my 1st thought!

[@EricH928]

Came to say that.

[@pwengineering9070]

Oh, the irony would have been if we didnt have some ass making a remark like this.

[@mchristr]

The '69 Camaro is by far the most streetable and tasteful. I love the Chevy Orange on the modern LS.

[@andygrundy1900]

mchristr totally agree. Loved that car!

[@lobmin]

Yeah and it contrasted really nice against the gray body too

[@xmo552]

That owner was clueless

[@stevomulzy8300]

The paint work on the riddler winner is awesome anyone who knows anything about painting cars will tell you silver is the hardest colour to paint it shows everything

[@pearsooo6972]

Wow beautiful cars. Love to try to enter my 72 olds cutlass in it

[@mattkaustickomments]

I wasn’t surprised at the choice of winner - was def the cleanest, nicest example of such a cliche car that I’ve ever seen. All 8 were great, which is more than I can say for other years. I want to see that Mark II with the trunk closed though!

[@coolcaiman9640]

The 1936 Pontiac is BADASS! Love the stance, nostalgia and overall gangster attitude it has!

[@guygoodwin2104]

Well produced video. Thanks.

[@jimmyfleetwood1118]

It's funny about the Ridler award--as a west coaster, we'd never heard of it before the www. It was all about the Oakland Roadster Show and the AMBR trophy. We still joke that the only "Riddler" we heard of was on Batman.

[@mikebussart2575]

The Lincoln the 57 and the 69 are probably my personal favorites

[@johnbrincat9652]

looks a lot like Boyd Coddingtons Chezoom... Beautifull none the less..

[@xmo552]

Thats the first thing I thought! That mean section and shape definitely says Chezoom.

[@ElmwoodParkHulk]

Once I saw the 57 Chevy I said that's the car . Sure enough it won , absolutely stunning .

[@xmo552]

I think it was *heavily* influenced by Chezoom.

[@stevebrooks164]

These cars are the definition of heart and soul

[@HoosierRooster]

My two picks would have been the gold Camaro and a 56 Continental and not in any particular order I was surprised the 57 all those slick as snot was just a little to sedate on the outside yes it was heavily modified but that gold paint on that Camaro and the flake on the Continental was outstanding

[@allensaunders449]

The 69 black camaro my favorite

[@gregkurtz994]

Ever heard of detailing spray or cleaner? The paint looks like it was parked in the rain for 2 days

[@jakespeed63]

All winners, no losers...but that candy red Lincoln is so dreamy!!

[@BreakerBreaker1320]

So much for using chrome cabinet knobs to accent grilles. It’s cool to see stuff that costs more than an average house that’ll never drive on a public road. I’d love to go back in time before people used CNC and billet everything.

[@melvinjacobs5198]

Beautiful

[@andrewmurray6772]

all beautiful cars, anyone of them could have won. The girl who owned the Ford truck really didn't even know much about what was done to her car though

[@xmo552]

The moment she began her romanticized recollection about handing her father a wrench I knew it was a script. It sounds like she googled "what's cool" and just reiterated it here. Just like the orca-betties, fake.

[@fredcarneiroleao8073]

I love 50/60 years!! From Brasil!!!!

[@lenny108]

Hey Danielle (1:50) nice pickup indeed, but why they did not install guard plates for the wheels?

[@rezaghaisarali5184]

I absolutely love this videos about cars 🚘 getting a face lift and looking amazing 😉. I only wish that maybe one day, I could have one ☝️ of this car’s before I die!🙏🏽😎

[@remkojerphanion4686]

I just love that 57 Chevy!

[@xmo552]

I think it was *heavily* influenced by Chezoom.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I used to work with a guy who was a judge for this show. His specialty wasn't this category but the original stock. The level in which they verify parts and how they can tell by the smallest details what is original and what is not is unreal. He can look at an antenna and if the original has a little dimple in the base, that means is was supplied by the Cleveland shop and is between 1952 and 1954 for example. If it has a triangle mark then it came from Pittsburgh. No shit, that is the level these guys operate on. The only way you can get a 100 point car is to have bought it original, drove it straight into storage with all the paperwork and tags, then break it out 50 years later. He's only seen one 100 point car in his 30 years doing this. A 92-95 point car is rare. So if you do find that car that was put away and never driven, you'd have some serious bucks.

[@T3SKATLIPOC4]

... awesome, take this into the movies It would be "fast and beauty"

[@malkeetsinghkhehra8742]

Speechless

[@CRLATTER]

im from australia and i say, WOW.

[@deans2917]

So let me get this strait. She never seen her car until they were unloading the car AND she makes the great eight? Wow. Im speechless.

[@allencharles100]

The 1956 Continental is beyond Awesome.

[@N-Scale]

It should have been the winner!!

[@randybock82]

+Mike Fifer Agreed

[@robertklein9190]

Chop up a Continental MK II, Y not, it was a show car in 1956, time for a new show. BTW, went to the debut in 1956.

[@xmo552]

Yup, that Mark 2 was my favorite .

[@luiselmostro]

muy buena y bellos carros

[@sameralmarry6298]

تحيه لكم من السعوديه ⚘⚘ رائع جدا جدا.........

[@kellykenyon4163]

That is a beautiful Auto

[@lestersart5834]

1967 camaro had beautiful vent windows. Some people get rid of them. Mistake! Cruising us all about the elbow out the window and the cool breeze from outside.

[@myassizitchy]

Lester Prosser wndr why they do that. Why not just buy a damn 68 if u gonna take the vent windows out. Thats retardedlol

[@4406bbldb]

I guess I'm a spoiled kid. My Mom was working the Western Union booth at the 63 Motor Rama and bought me a mild custom 55 cheve Bel Air 2dr ht. Blood red lower and pearl white top. Lost it from storage while i was in Vietnam a couple years later. Cool car.

[@aaahtex902]

ALL 'Great 8' R so unbelievably Awesome ,,, but ,,, **That '57 is HEAVENLY**

[@12121149]

34 Ford pick owner,Lover of cars.Worked with her dad?? Had not seen the car until she picked it up today.Now that is a true hot rodder!!!!

[@samuelluque6241]

Clean!

[@jamesfranklin3265]

Very nice cars

[@MNBaker]

very nice

[@arnycarasco1847]

Cool and cool bro

[@MikeStigs]

Sweet Rides.

[@ExSheriffFattyBoySkinnyArms]

love that pontiac wagon

[@MrBuckshotJones]

Right on !

[@1950harleycharley]

Alright! The 57 Chevy made the Ridler....I thought it was a very worthy contender and my personal choice..Love the car!

[@brendasnider7158]

Some cars have the it' factor and the '57 has it......Wow!

[@Sir.VicSmasher]

You can tell that some of builds took the better part of a decade to build by their use of older and different brand engines. GM ZL1 Ram Jet in a Ford... that's so 2000-late.

[@richardanderson5109]

TurboDieselDan That's how you make a ford go,you put a Chevy in it !!!!!!

[@Ticonderous1]

I like the first Camaro... nice build ...

[@miguelr6989]

It has allot of influence from lowriders

[@Callmenobody174]

The girl with the Ford pickup goes on and on about how "into" cars she is, then the story is basically, "Somebody gave me a truck that was given to them, somebody else built the entire truck for me, I didn't do anything, I don't know anything about it, I like the color blue." ( ')__( ')

[@paulwilfridhunt]

Congratulations. Way to go. Greatness is God first. Then family. And then your thing. Congratulations

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

If you listen, not many car owners actually build a car/truck anymore, they farm it out to people with the talent. Personally, when that big MOPAR Plymouth lit up, that sound was awesome. Did not see any other Trailer Queens that come close. They are beauty but can and are there any that hit the streets, ever?

[@herberthans7015]

my LS swapped VTEC civic is faster than all of these cars

[@adamwest7009]

The complete gold exterior undercarriage 2018 won 8 th award took six yrs too build has to be the cleanest the best 67 - 69 camaro ss on the planet ,I shit you not

[@Random-rt5ec]

Those flames would be a blast in the Boston Big dig tunnels

[@gorillacookies3451]

Guess the 34 Ford pickup owner doesn't understand that you earn no praise or deserve any either when you pay someone else to design and build your ride. The truck is sweet but she may as well have said she bought it because that's pretty much what she did anyway.

[@61Vibes]

The gal who owns the truck said she acquired the truck from family and wanted it restored. She wanted a blue truck with a tan interior, she wanted pouches for her phone on the door panels, and a hood. The truck came with a quick change rear end... in the bed..., clearly this truck will haul nothing butt ass. The interview of the gal with the 1934 ford contains more information than the sum of her words. There is an an unspoken duality to her story. This entire car show seems to have a creepy vibe that escapes explanation on a KZbin comment. Did anyone in these interviews mention Nitrous Oxide? ...or do they let that go unspoken of while competing for the $10,000 Ridler Award? The Autorama appears to be a cult of like minded people to me. The Ridler Award is not the prize here.... something else is going on.

[@Edison73100]

I liked her story and her truck was very nice. She was a winner also.

[@goodboyringo9716]

I wouldn't be feeling bad if I just bought a truck or car already done !

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

It's a 50/50. Most builders can't afford to build cars at this level. So a person with deep pockets is essential to projects like this.

[@miketibke8822]

Every riddler Chip foose has won he built the car for someone who cares if they did not build it them selves

[@user-dd1ts3rs8r]

I LOVED CLASSICAR

[@royfrye2871]

Shout out to Johnny Martin for representing Alamosa Colorado with style!👍🇺🇸✔️

[@jeffyoder8105]

This early. Older model continental is a very beautiful car and the 57 Chevy is a fine example of a tri 5 Chevy and shows some of the old classics can be updated and made into a beautiful custom and the 39 Ford sedan delivery and so is the 40 Ford coupe which both are fine examples of old school hotrods and and the 36 Pontiac is another example of an old school cruiser 😊😊😮😅😅❤😊

[@dukevanlien4985]

Nice

[@jaivette]

Lots of people write checks for their cars. I practice - build not bought ! Nice truck .

[@joeleyendecker5346]

That 57 is sweet 😍

[@cutty-mg3kf]

Wow that 36' Pontiac is Fn Nut's

[@simonstovebolt]

Jon when you win you could have smiled as large as life as Greg did mate

[@kingjames1586]

GROOVY! 👍

[@leonardusdesignleonardusde3479]

Too nice to drive

[@kimfucku8074]

Sustainability lives here.....

[@rickmartyn55]

Nice car not my choice but nice. I think they made it look like a 59 plymouth though.

[@romandybala]

I thouight the grille looked like a widened 55

[@xmo552]

The roofline is definitely 59-Plymouth-ish like Christine. And squashing the front (section) does make it look 55ish. I think it was *heavily* influenced by Chezoom.

[@dirtbag4559]

I'm too poor to even finish watching this video

[@lamarbowers4906]

right?? i finished tho...

[@NetprocoNet]

Brian Cash change your last name to Credit you will do fine

[@brianmakoni5259]

You had me rolling on the floor. I finished though. Ohhhh my surname could have been "Loan"

[@johngrepo9976]

Always build the best you can, any doubts- build it again..

[@dlfrestoration]

Why didnt you cover the 2019 autorama

[@sajjadhussain9724]

The Camaro is bling beautiful

[@alexanderkoih5467]

OMG.... waaaaaw :O

[@brianking392]

I am glad that 57 Chevy won. Finally somebody had the guts to knock off all the ugly off a 57 Chevy and turn it into a stunning car. This is the only 57 Chevy that I like. Out of the tri-fives, the 55 was the best overall, the 56 had some strange styling in the front but the best looking rear end, the 57 was always to gaudy.

[@royfrye2871]

Johnny has built some Amazing vehicles. If you get a chance check out the chevy cameo truck he built! A few years before the 57

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

I can appreciate all the skill & effort that goes into building these vehicles but I'll take a real "driver" over these any day .

[@4406bbldb]

My first car a 55 chevy came off the floor in 1964. I think autorama maybe motorrama i will have to do some research. Cobo hall i know.

[@duman5596]

_Why didn't you cover Detroit Autorama anymore, man!? I think you are the best who covered it._

[@jeepmoab1]

10 grand to win......for a probably 200k+ car....still worth it! All eight of those cars were amazing in their own right!

[@AF-pq7md]

Rumored to be a million dollar build.

[@dennishartwig4319]

200k?? Lol that a 1.5 million dollar build easily if more

[@alansmlth7989]

Let a Legend like Gene Winfield be the Judge.

[@gt3505]

does anyone know what color blue that 34 pick up truck is called , also is it a solid color , clear over base ????