This year marked the 63rd Annual Detroit Autorama, held at the Cobo Center. It’s arguably the greatest hot rod shows in the US. Our Roving Reporter Al Liebmann, “Big Al”, was there to experience it all and sent us over1,800 photos.

The Great 8 were spectacular as always (see them all here) and the ’65 Imposter Impala came out the victor, taking home not just the Ridler Award but also the Alexander Award. Foose, posted a recap of the weekend on Facebook:  “You are looking at the Impostor. This 1965 Chevy Impala is not what it appears. The theme for this build is the concept of “what if” Chevrolet’s Corvette studio modeled a muscle car in 1965 as well as the sports car we all know and love. This is a C6 Corvette in the Impala wears. Thousands of modifications have been made to the Super Sport body; too many to list. The Impostor is not the original cruiser it once was. This is a state-of-the-art engineering and performance platform from Chevrolet’s Corvette Division stretched over 7″ and wrapped up in the 14″ shorter Impala body.”

Congratulations to the whole Foose team and to Don and Elma Voth. Read our coverage of the 2015 Ridler Award Winner and why the Voths chose a ’65 Impala here.

To view the complete photo coverage of Detroit Autorama, follow the links below: