PPG Names 2011 Dream Car Winners
at Goodguys PPG Nationals
PPG honored two customized vehicles with its prestigious PPG Dream Car award at the 14th annual Goodguys PPG Nationals held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus,
Ohio. The vehicles were a 1962 Plymouth panel truck owned by
Barry and Vicky Cawley of Hardy, Va., and a 1957 Ford Thunderbird owned by Ken and Darlene Wallace of Parish, Fla.
The PPG Dream Car awards are given to the two vehicles at
the Goodguys PPG Nationals judged to best demonstrate outstanding color, design, gloss and execution in a paint job.
The Cawleys’ panel truck, an original factory conversion of a
1962 Plymouth Valiant, caught the judges’ eyes with its lustrous
red flake finish—achieved with PPG’s Liquid Crystal Candy
Apple Red from the Vibrance Collection with Deltron DBC
Basecoat, followed by DCU2002 Concept High Solids
Polyurethane Clearcoat. The truck was given to Barry Cawley in
1972 as a Christmas present. He fabricated most of the components in customizing it. Vicky Cawley selected the eye-popping
color, specialist Tim Degraff painted the truck, and PPG distributor Blue Ridge Color Company of Roanoke, Virginia, provided
the paint. Beyond the stunning finish, the truck features a 5. 7
Hemi engine, baseball-glove leather interior, and custom dash.
The Wallace’s initially restored their Thunderbird to mint
showroom condition and then decided they really wanted a street
rod. Wallace did most of the work himself with help from son
Jason and friends Doug Baran and Kevin Klispie. The car features a supercharged, 1,000-horsepower Ford 427 SOHC engine,
custom headers, Ford C6 transmission, and an ostrich leather interior. But it was the paint job that took the prize: a custom-blended, gleaming blue finish with flames dancing on the hood
and sides. The Wallaces came up with the original design. It was
executed by Wes Adkins of Wild Wes Paintworks, Dover, Ohio.
Adkins used PPG’s Deltron DBC500 Basecoat and DCU2002
Clearcoat along with Vibrance Collection Midnight Sapphire
topcoat and O-So-Orange, Yella, and Candy Apple Red Liquid
Crystal toners and tints.
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is one of the
world’s largest rod and custom associations with nearly 70,000
members around the world. The association promotes and produces some of the world’s most dynamic automotive events including the annual nationals show in Columbus, Ohio. PPG
exhibits at every national and many regional Goodguys events,
displaying the hot colors, unique pigments, special-effect finishes,
and custom colors showcased in the Vibrance Collection, Deltron and other brands. PPG is the official paint supplier to the
Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. CW
The award winning 1962 Plymouth panel truck achieved its lustrous
red flake finish with PPG’s Liquid Crystal Candy Apple Red from the
Vibrance Collection with Deltron DBC Basecoat, followed by
DCU2002 Concept High Solids Polyurethane Clearcoat.
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The award winning 1957 Ford Thunderbird used PPG’s Deltron DBC500 Basecoat and DCU2002 Clearcoat along with Vibrance Collection Midnight Sapphire topcoat and O-So-Orange, Yella, and Candy Apple Red Liquid Crystal toners and tints.
