Another one is in the booksAmerica's Most Beautiful Roadster for 2017 the 68th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show presented by Meguiar's Custom Car Products was shown, judged and selected. Kudos go to the Mulholland Speedster.

In a rare move breaking with tradition gathered over the past seven years a non-traditional roadster has won the AMBR. While there were several traditional rods in the running, and one in particular, the 1936 Packard roadster belonging to Bruce Wanta and artfully fabricated (18-gauge steel), assembled, and detailed by the likes of the staff at Hollywood Hot Rods under the watchful eye of Troy Ladd will be taking home the perpetual 10-foot trophy. (Actually, the "big one" is kept under lock and key by Rod Shows, Inc. while a much smaller, but no less impressive, trophy is given to the owner that he gets to keep on his fireplace mantle.

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Technically speaking the Packard is call a 1936 Packard 1401C, coach built, and disappearing top roadster (trunk lifts and top folds down into the opening). Interestingly the winter grille and the suspension are all controlled by smartphone apps giving this one-of-a-kind roadster a healthy dose of modern technology. While modern electronics abound within there are any number of vintage parts, and a tremendous amount of creativity to absorb.

The power for the drop top roadster comes by way of Ford but nothing you may be thinking of but rather a Lincoln V-12 sporting 292 cubic inch with Hogan aluminum heads. On the engine topic it features a three-pot Winfield (Double-D carbs used) intake where the forward hole is blocked off, the middle hole is used for the Latham-Hogan supercharger, and the rear hole is the "pot-off" valve.

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All of this motorvation is handled by a Borg Warner T5 (five-speed) tranny that shifts the power to the Winters IRS quick-change rearend using inboard drum brakes resting on -eliptical springs while the front IFS utilizing twin-dropped I-beam axles is resting on -eleiptical springs too. The suspension is hung from a custom "figure eight" chassis design and 6.50x16 wide whites are found at the corners.

Take a look at the 200-plus photos from the earliest days while under construction to the painted chassis to the final effort. Enjoy and congratulations to Bruce Wanta for bringing his dream to fruition and to the 68th Grand National Roadster Show.