The customs—or “kustoms”, depending on who or what you’re referring to—it’s all about the customs in Sacramento…or more specifically, the four major custom car awards given out at the Sacramento Autorama that over the years have drawn some of the best customs ever built from across the country and beyond.
Last year, the 66th Annual Sacramento Autorama attracted some amazing custom competition. Ultimately, Gil Losi’s 1956 Plymouth Belvedere, built by Oklahoma’s Steve Cook, took the Custom D’Elegance top honors—chosen by a panel of judges (based on a points system), just as America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is picked the prior month at the Grand National Roadster Show. Basically, the Custom D’Elegance is the AMBR of customs: “…open to all customs built from 1936-1964 that feature a silhouette change including chopped, channeled, and/or sectioned…outward appearance must be in the true spirit of a classic custom.” (Taken from Rod Shows’ award specifications.)
This year, while the field is considerably narrowed down, of the vehicles in contention, the quality, style, and execution of Brandon Penserini’s 1936 Ford, “Venus”, Bob Dron’s Shampoo Truck restoration Shoebox Ford, A&M Deluxe Customs’ 1957 Nomad, “Showmad”, and your recent AMBR honoree, Bruce Wanta’s 1936 Packard, “Mulholland Speedster” are four of the top contenders for the top award. Each one is also vying for World’s Most Beautiful Custom (the Baggy), King of Kustoms, and the Sam Barris Memorial Award, all of which will be handed out at the 2017 Sacramento Autorama awards ceremony that kicks off at 4pm PST. Who will win what? Our guess is as good as anyone’s, but we’ll hold any speculations till the actual honors are finally bestowed!
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