Congratulations to Doug Cooper and the fine craftsmen at Alan Johnsons shop in Gadsden, AL....  GREAT JOB !

    The “Ridler Award” has been a Detroit Autorama tradition since 1963.  It has become the most coveted award in our industry and draws the likes of the finest cars built by the artists of our industy.  This year was no exception ...  From a field of dozens,  Eight were chosen to be the “Great 8”  and vie for the Ridler Award...  Once the 8 are chosen, usually by noon on Saturday ....  the inspections and anticipation begins in earnest.....

The process.....The judges look over every square inch of these cars ..... 

From  these  “Great 8”  The winner was   chosen....”Deucenberg”
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Alan Johnsons shop was the builder of the 1932 Ford B400  “Deucenberg”   owned by Doug Cooper of Oyster Bay Cove, New York.  The deep maroon paint is from BASF and Glasurit.   The car also features product from industry leaders like  Dayton Wire Wheel , Bowler Transmission, Krupp-  Bilstein shocks,  Borgeson ,  Dynamat,   Vintage Air, Flowmaster Muffler , Walker Radiator, Custom Chrome, Michelin , The  Driveshaft Shop, and  the interior was masterfully crafted by Paul Atkins

“Sinuous”  is the name of the  fantastic  1935 Ford.  Owned by  Harold & Rhea Schrader
of Franklin Lakes, NJ .  This beauty was  designed and built by Tucci Hot Rods of Marcy, New York. RJ customs did  the PPG rich dark brown paint, while McFarland Upholstery crafted the outstanding  interior.  Other involved in the build were  Sherms Plating  Greening Auto Company, Profile Racing, and Arcuri Design.  

    Another great car  in contention was  the 1956 Chevy named  “Shade of Love”   Owner Alton Love  of Elkhart.  The paint on this  210 post car with the  brilliant fade paint (orange to purple) was mastered  by House of Kolors and Gary's Paintworks. Bruns Racecars built the chassis while M&M Interiors crafted the interior.   Advanced Plating did the shiny stuff. The engine is a 582 inch Brodix (aluminum block and heads) built by  American Speed and Street & Performance

Check out the rest of the Great 8 on Page 2 and 3

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