A1939 Oldsmobile convertible sporting a custom-mixed PPG ENVIROBASE High Performance metallic finish by re- nowned painter Charley Hutton won the 53rd annual Ridler Award during the recent 2016 Detroit Autorama. The highly revered Ridler Award is presented to the most outstanding custom car or truck making its debut appearance at
the Autorama, an event – now in its 64th year – held every winter in the Motor City. It is Hutton’s fourth Ridler Award, after
previous wins in 2005, 2007 and 2013. It is also the fourth time in nine years that an entry painted with PPG automotive refinish
products took the prize.
Appropriately nicknamed “Olds Cool,” the gleaming custom build is owned by Bill and Debbie Thomas of Georgetown, Texas.
The car was meticulously constructed over four years by Harold Chapman and his team of talented craftsmen at Customs & Hot
Rods of Andice, also in Georgetown.
Hutton exclusively uses PPG automotive refinish products. He painted Olds Cool at his shop, Charley Hutton’s Color
Studio in Nampa, Idaho. Hutton is well-known for his ability to select and mix just the right colors to match a car’s style and
character, giving it a distinctive look worthy of award-winning recognition. In this case, Hutton personally created the car’s
custom color, Kona Brown. He used PPG Envirobase High Performance waterborne products and the GLOBAL REFINISH
SYSTEM brand D8152 Performance + Glamour Clearcoat to give Olds Cool its unique finish, ensuring that this car would
stand apart from the competition.
“Winning the Ridler is a special honor,” Hutton said. “I always appreciate the opportunity to work with highly skilled craftsmen
that have such passion and drive. God blesses everyone with different talents, and the best part is working together to help build
someone’s dream. The Olds is beautiful, and the key to our success has been working with PPG’s Envirobase High Performance
waterborne basecoat. Using Envirobase High Performance products made it possible to create the exact finish we wanted. When
mixing a custom color, Envirobase High Performance paint always exceeds my expectations; the colors that we’re able to achieve
are so clean and brilliant.” CW
Hutton Delivers Another Ridler
Award-winning Fnish with PPG
“Olds Cool,” a 1939 Oldsmobile convertible sporting a custom-mixed PPG ENVIROBASE High Performance metallic finish by renowned painter Charley Hutton,
won the 53rd annual Ridler Award during the recent 2016 Detroit Autorama.
