PPG-painted ‘Checkered Past’
takes 50th Annual Ridler Award
“Checkered Past,” a 1940 Ford coupe featuring a dazzling red
PPG Industries paint finish by Charley Hutton, has won the
2013 Ridler Award, one of the custom car world’s most coveted
honors. The announcement was made during the 61st annual
Detroit Autorama at Cobo Hall. The Ridler Award is presented
to the most outstanding custom car or truck making its debut
appearance at the Detroit Autorama, held annually in March.
Checkered Past is owned by Ron and Deb Cizek of Bennington,
Nebraska, and was the first car created by Andy Leach and his
crew at the newly-opened Cal Automotive Creations in Omaha.
Hutton, regarded as one of the most accomplished and talented
painters in the custom car world, did the paint work at his shop,
Charley Hutton’s Color Studio, in Nampa, Idaho, where he exclusively uses PPG Automotive Refinish products.
The car’s custom color, dubbed Checkered Red, was person-
ally created and mixed by Hutton, as was the gold – named
Madysen Gold – used for body accents and the Tonic Brown
used on the chassis. To achieve the exact colors and look he
wanted, Hutton used waterborne Envirobase High Performance
products by PPG. He also used D8152 Performance+ Glamour
Clearcoat for the body and D8113 Matte Clearcoat for the
wheels to give the Ford its lustrous finish.
“Checkered Past,” a 1940 Ford coupe featuring a red PPG paint finish by Charley Hutton, has won the 2013 Ridler Award.
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