At this year’s Syracuse Nationals it was once again time to select our 10 choices to receive the Painless Performance Products Top 100 award. Once these owners have received this award they are now in the running for the Street Rodder Top 100 Street Rod of the Year Presented by Painless Performance Products.
This is selected at the end of the year when all 10 events are covered and 10 cars from each event are picked. After each event the owner is given a custom made jacket befitting his award. From here he is now in the running for the custom made leather jacket and a one of a kind trophy sponsored and built by Eddie Motorsports. An additional benefit is the automatic qualifier for the Triple Crown of Rodding that is held at the Shades of the Past car club event…the Hot Rod Roundup at Dollywood in September the weekend after Labor Day. These Top 100 winners who enter the event are now in competition for the TCR award in one of three categories: Best Street Rod, Best Street Machine, and Best Street Cruiser.
But for now let’s take a look at our 10 winners from the PPG Syracuse Nationals from Syracuse, New York.
Rob Purcell | 1932 Ford | Harriston, Ontario, Canada
Nothing says hot rod better than a hopped-up Deuce pickup with a wicked mill. Attitude comes from a 3-inch chop accented by shortening the bed by 14 inches. It sits on Deuce ‘rails with a heavy dose of PPG black gloss and power added from a 341ci Desoto Hemi wearing a Gear Drive log intake topped with a squadron of Holley 94-series carbs.
David and Deana Thomas | 1935 Chevy | West Chester, PA
Traditional MetalCraft modified every inch of the sheetmetal except for the cowl vent and grille shell. It features a wedge-chop of 5 ½ inches rear and 6 inches front with the body covered in PPG Elysian Green. A chassis from Ionia Hot Rod Shop sets the stance while riding on Halibrand wheels with power from a dual-quad fed Chevy 327 V-8.
Mark Sansone | 1952 Chevy | Hilton, NY
With plenty of contemporary elegance and numerous subtle details, the body wears a mile-deep coating of black gloss. A Chevrolet Performance supercharged LS9 crate V-8 adds a healthy 638hp to the mix for moving the big-inch Budnik wheels wearing Nitto rubber. Inside Rich Perez designed a breathtaking red leather interior and console.
Ron Ellis | 1941 Willys | Wilson, NY
There’s just something about a low-slung ’41 Willys that raises adrenalin levels. Built at The East Coast Hot Rod Garage it features plenty of meticulous fabrication while sitting on a custom Art Morrison chassis and rolling on classic Halibrand wheels. A Ray Barton 525ci Hemi with dual quads gives it go, accented by Axalta Applegate Blue vibe and a Dean Alexander leather interior.
Vern and Dave Gray | 1932 Ford | Hemlock, MI
This sedan was being built into a show car in the late ‘50s but was never completed, being put into storage in 1959. Recently discovered, the father and son team brought it back to life with a two-deuce fed 390ci Cadillac V-8 linked to a ’39 Ford trans. The body glows in dark red cherry pearl and is filled with a vibrant white interior with red piping.
Terry Cook | 1955 Chevy Bel Air | Mt Vernon, MO
Terry’s Pro-Tour Bel Air left us admiring its many body mods and stance thanks to an Art Morrison chassis with 18-inch Foose wheels wearing Michelin rubber. Finished in a dramatic PPG green and charcoal pearl, the blacked-out trim gives it a sinister look. An aluminum 434ci small-block has plenty of go accented by an interior from OZ Customs.
Ed Sears | 1941 Ford | Annapolis, MD
Pure elegance describes this pickup with its subtle body updates and classic custom-blended PPG Light and Dark Brown Sugar coating from One-Off Rod & Custom. A 276ci Flathead V-8 is dressed to impress while Vintage Air and Classic Instruments add to the Lucky 7 Rod Shop leather interior.
Jon Centracchio | 1932 Ford | West Springfield, MA
Looking like it stepped straight out of a little book, this Deuce personifies cool with its perfect chop ‘n channel, Edmunds two-pot fed 303ci Olds V-8 and PPG purple coated body. Traditional details make it a standout with bits like an original Dago dropped axle, split ’32 Ford bones, Frankland quick change rear and ’40 Ford steelies with Firestone/Coker wide whites.
Fred Provenzano | 1950 Lincoln | Massapequa Park, NY
It’s rare to see a ’50 Lincoln let alone one that has undergone the full custom treatment. Starting with a well-balanced chop, the body was shaved and treated to a lustrous coating of PPG black cherry pearl. Inside the team at GilliN Auto Interiors filled the business office with fully hand crafted appointments using Ferrari-grade leather in a double-stitch diamond pattern.
Jeff Benson | 1932 Ford | Canandaigua, NY
For a unique Deuce Jeff had Jay Panganelli hand form the body, grille shell, headlights, taillights and gas tank all from .080 aluminum along with the windshield from stainless steel. Power comes from a hopped-up Flathead V-8 nailed in a custom chassis by Barry Brown’s Riter Automotive with Rocket Racing Solid-series wheels completing the look.
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