(Photos by Chad Reynolds) America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is a title given to just one roadster per year and is considered one of the two highest hot rod award honors in the world. Given out at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona California, an event that originally started up north in Oakland, there are a select few cars that each year enter to be considered for the AMBR award. It’s like an Oscar, only harder to win and there aren’t different ones for different classes. There is just one. Roadsters, of all kinds, compete against each other to be named the most beautiful roadster in all of America for that given year. The budgets for these builds can vary wildly, but the most expensive of them have price tags in the seven-figure range for their builds. Regardless of the price, being up for the competition is something to be proud of on its own.
This year’s contenders, which you can find down below, are ALL Fords this year. Check them out and let us know which one you think deserves the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!
ARP Fasteners is the sponsor of the ARP America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award and the winner will take home $12,500 and the 9 foot tall trophy. Yeah, a 9 FOOT TALL TROPHY! This is one of the most prestigious awards in car building and we love the competition that we see each and every year. Styles differ, but all of them are the cream of the crop.
Below you’ll find all of the contenders for 2026’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster, and a gallery full of images of all of them below that. Enjoy!
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Nicole Baird’s Blue Ribbon 1932 Ford Roadster built by Squeeg’s Kustoms.
Cory Kozlowski’s Kapone 1937 Ford Roadster built by JF Kustoms
John and Jennifer Fairleigh’s Kansa Special built by Big Creek Restoration
David Pallido’s 3rd Time’s A Charm 1932 Ford Roadster built by Clayton’s Hot Rods
Beth Myers Inspired 1934 Ford Roadster built by Roy Brizio Street Rods
Brandie Laird’s Payton Phaeton 1932 Ford Phanton built by Brookville Roadster
Tod Samson’s Samzonized 1932 Ford Roadster built by Gray’s Garage Hot Rods
Dave Gonzales’ Davester 1935 Ford Hi Boy Roadster built by Lakeside Rods and Rides
Stanley Chavik’s Blesser 1932 Ford Roadster built by Stanley Chavik
