In the world of Hot Rods there are two awards that mean the most and one of those is the Don Ridler Memorial given at the Detroit AutoRama each year.
This year's winner was a 1940 Ford coupe named Checkered Past built by Cal Automotive Creations, Andy Leah and painted by Charley Hutton of Charley Hutton's Color Studio in PPG Envrobase HP waterborne finish.
This year's Ridler celebration was a star filled event featuring cars and appearances by Gene Winfield, Chip Foose, Troy Trepanier and George Barris' Batmobile.
