The 62nd Annual Meguiar’s Autorama in Detroit, Michigan opens to the public in about an hour, but we’ve got a special sneak peek of the Great 8, the eight contenders for this year’s Ridler Award, courtesy Hot Rod Hotline’s roving reporter “Big Al” Liebmann.

These eight cars are all examples of perfectly executed design and construction. Which one do you think will take home the title?

We’d like to send a special thank you to the Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA) for hosting “America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show!” Be sure to meet the members of the MHRA in person this summer as they travel the country in their rolling repair shop, helping out rodders at events like Back to the Fifties and the Street Rod Nationals.