What 1974 GNRS award recognizes the best non-roadster in show?

The 1974 GNRS award for the best non-roadster in show is the Al Slonaker Memorial Award.

The Grand National Roadster Show is best known for the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster, or AMBR, competition, which traditionally honors an outstanding pre-1937 roadster. To recognize exceptional vehicles outside that category, GNRS created the Al Slonaker Memorial Award in 1974.

The award is open to a broad range of vehicle types, including rods, customs, street machines, lowriders, Volkswagens, trucks and other non-roadster entries. That breadth is why the award is not interchangeable with the AMBR title, which has a narrower roadster focus.

The name honors Al Slonaker, the show’s founder. The other options belong to different automotive traditions: the Wally Parks Trophy is associated with NHRA drag racing, while the Don Ridler Memorial Award is a major prize at Detroit’s Autorama. The Slonaker Award is specifically tied to GNRS.