Celebrity judges chose 100 cars that were nominated for
final judging. Out of those 100 cars, 16 will bwere awarded
The Designer's Dozen! And received a commemorative
jacket and custom award!

Judges included:
Murray Pfaff – Pfaff Designs www.pfaffdesigns.com
Ken Fenical – Posies Hot Rods and Customs www.posiesrodsandcustoms.com
Rich Perez – RP Interiors www.rpinteriors.com
John Edwards – Dream Machines LTD www.dreammachinesltd.com
Mike Steinsland - Mike's Customs and Classics
Bill McGuire – Detroit Editor, Hot Rod Magazine www.hotrod.com

Scroll down to see the 2011 Winners


Bob Nosti
Forked River, NJ
1940 Ford Pickup Deluxe
Features - Blown 455 Old motor in bed of truck.  Used a car hood that was sectioned and widened.
Nominating Judge – Gene Winfield

Dave & Pat Hochevar
East, Perkinsfield, Ontario
1942 Dodge D-22 Pickup
Features-Classically styled truck with subtle custom touches.  Owner’s Grandfather bought the truck new.
Nominating Judge – Gene Winfield

Rodger Purdy
Chesterfield, NJ
1961 Nash Metro
Features-Pro-street car with 565 Chevrolet featuring a custom built intake and full roll cage.
Nominating Judge – Rich Perez

Jeff Bornstein
Livingston, NJ
1932 Ford Roadster
Features-Traditional hot rod with zoomies, moon tank, Radirs and slicks.
Nominating Judge – Posies

Orv Elgie
Bend, Oregon
1941 Ford Coupe
Features-Freshly restored car with original paint.  Car was finished two weeks before Syracuse and then driven cross country.
Nominating Judge – Posies

John Fry
Canadaigua, NY
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 clone
Features-The restoration started as a basket case, all of the sheet metal except the roof was replaced.
Nominating Judge – John Edwards

Matthew Butler
Canton, NY
1972 Dodge Charger R/T
Features-Father and son restoration project that took 18 months to complete.
Nominating Judge – Mike Steinsland

Mark Giambalvo
Womelsdorf, PA
1952 Chevrolet Pickup-
Features-Owner bought the truck when he was 13 and spent the next 12 years customizing it.  Features a ’53 car dash, ’54 frame and bed. Lots of nice custom touches.
Nominating Judge – Gene Winfield

Mario Isgro
Caledon, Quebec
1948 Chevrolet Pickup
Features-Cab started as a commercial truck and features custom built side moldings styled after a ’56 Ford Fairlane.  Home built truck took 8 months to build.
Nominating Judge – Rich Perez

Darrell & Sandy Potter
Bradford, PA
1950 Ford Club Coupe
Features-Owner is retired and enjoys building custom cars.  Nice and subtle custom features a 400 cube small block with dual fours.
Nominating Judge – Posies

Mike Conte
Halifax, MA.
1967 Mustang
Features-Blown and injected street machine is complete with a full cage.  Also features a beautiful candy paint job.
Nominating Judge – Posies

Karl Brenner
Hamden, CT
1956 GMC Suburban Carrier
Features-Beautifully restored pickup truck, only 500 built.
Nominating Judge – John Edwards

Rich and Sharon Hoefling
Wayne, NJ
1923 Ford T-bucket 
Features-Car named “Moonkist” was built in 1978 and features a blown 468 big block chevy with 3 – four barrels.
Nominating Judge – Rich Perez

Gary Ingram
Milford, DE
1968 Chevelle
Features-Customized car with ’69 Camaro front bumper and Mustang rear bumper.  Rounded door and trunk corners with smoothed and blended inner fenders.
Nominating Judge – Gene Winfield

John Clark
Salsbury Mills, NY
1933 Ford 2 Door Woody Wagon
Features-Owner built street rod, he assembled, sanded, and stained the wood.
Nominating Judge – Posies

Jim Kelly
East Moriches, NY
1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Features-Street rod features deuce rails, 4 speed, and quick change rearend. 
Nominating Judge – John Edwards

Terry Salsbury
Weedsport, NY
1926 Ford Model TT Delivery Truck
Features-Owner found the truck 9 years ago and it hadn’t run in 40 years.
Nominating Judge – Murray Pfaff