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The Top Winners In The 2017 Hot August Nights Cup Contest

Participants in Hot August Nights have the opportunity to display their vehicles at individual judging events all over the area. There is show car judging with big money awards going on at the biggest resorts as well as several opportunities to win in downtown Reno.

The big prize, the really big prize, is the coveted Hot August Nights Cup presented by Downtown Reno. This pro-judged category draws the best street rods and muscle cars in the country for the chance to win part of the cash and product awards valued at more than $100,000. This year, that prize went to the “Mulholland Speedster,” Bruce and Peggy Wanta’s 1936 Packard, built by Troy Ladd and the fabricators at Hollywood Hot Rods.

Like the “Mulholland Speedster,” most of the vehicles that show up to compete for the Cup are already well-known—from television, magazines, and from the winners’ circle at other prominents shows such as the Detoit Autorama and the Grand National Roadster Show. These are the superheroes of the specialty car universe and Hot August Nights is the arena for a showdown.

The 2017 contest started long before anybody showed up at Hot August Nights. Vehicle owners and builders applied in advance to compete for the Cup, and 50 were selected for competition. Those 50 semifinalists were displayed in a designated area in downtown Reno from Wednesday through Friday. A trio of judges spent that time reducing the field to the Top 10 qualifiers. This years judges were builder Steve Mank from Spike TV’s “MuscleCar,” builder Eddie Potestio of Eddie’s Rods & Customs in Pueblo, Colorado, and show promoter Reggie Tibbets of The Supernationals Auto Show in Albuquerque.

The Top 10 finalists were exhibited inside the Reno Sparks Convention Center on Saturday before returning downtown for the awards presentation. All 10 finalists received a Hot August Nights jacket and trophy. The top five winners also received a five-night stay at Eldorado Resorts, and generous product awards from Adam’s Premium Car Care Products, ididit, Painless Performance Parts, Optima Batteries, and AMSOIL. Cash prizes of $30,000, $18,000, and $10,000 were awarded to the First, Second, and Third Place winners, announced on Saturday evening by My Classic Car host Dennis Gage..

Hot August Nights Cup Best of Show 1936 Packard Roadster Owners: Bruce & Peggy Wanta, Bellevue, WA Builder: Troy Ladd / Hollywood Hot Rods, Burbank, CA

Bruce and Peggy’s Packard, aka the “Mulholland Speedster” as been dominating the show circuit in 2017, starting with winning the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster prize at the Grand National Roadster Show in January. The coachbuilt roadster from Hollywood Hot Rods was styled after a 1936 Packard using designs by Eric Black. The car rides on a figure eight shaped frame and features uniques indpendent suspension components. The Lincoln V-12 runs Hogan heads and is topped with a Latham-Hogan supercharger. One of the most popular features of the car is the top, which flips 180 degreess into the deck.

Second Place 1951 Ford Club Coupe Owner: Bruce Leven, Mercer Island, WA Builder: Craig Wick / Wicked Fabrication, Auburn, WA

In addition to success in motorsports, Bruce has owned some remarkable street cars. This 1951 Ford combines elements of a race car, an early sports car, and a custom car. The radically reshaped body was done so well it avoids looking like a departure from the classic shoebox style. The Novi Indy car style wheels were built off the original Halibrand castings. Another collaboration with Wicked Fabrication, the Ford is powered by a Shaver Racing Engines Lincoln 368 with rare Hilborn injectors converted to EFI. The suspension was custom fabricated around an Art Morrison chassis.

Third Place 1957 Chevy Nomad Owners: Ron & Dianna Maier, Hillsboro, OR Builder: Aaron Atnip & Mark Spurlock / A&M Deluxe Customs, Cornelius, OR

Customizing a Tri-Five Chevy body can be tricky business. There’s a reason these cars are classics, and one false slice can undo that. The team at A&M made numerous mods to the body of Ron & Dianna’s ’57 Nomad and every one of them incredibly enhances the car. The “Shomad” as it’s called, got a new Art Morrison chassis and an LS7 Corvette engine, plus a long list of body and interior modifications including a two-inch chop, custom hood, and leather covered front and rear bucket seats. Gold and pearl paint completes the picture.

Fourth Place 1956 Volkswagen Beetle Owners: Rob & Julie Freeman, Watertown, NY Builder: Gary Brown / Browns Metal Mods, Port Leyden, NY

We can’t think of a Volkswagen fan or a Buick fan who could have ever predicted Rob and Julie’s amazing combination of an 1956 oval-window Beetle and a Buick small-block V8. The “Berlin Buick,” which is built based on Rob’s concepty and design, had its back seat eliminated to make room for the electronic Hilborn injected 1961 Buick 215 engine. The tube chassis features independent suspsension and RideTech shocks. The Buick influence continues to the exterior, most noticeably with the portals. The paint is a combo of Tonic Brown and Ginger Beer.

Fifth Place 1956 Chevy Nomad Owners: John & Sheila Emacio, Chattaroy, WA Builder: Jay, Chuck & Ryan Gruba / G3 Rods, Rapid City, SD

Nomads nabbed two spots in the Top 10 with John and Sheila’s ’56 taking Fifth Place. The Emacios met the Grubas at Hot August Nights in 2015, later teaming up for this car. There is an Art Morrison chassis underneath. Under the hood is a Jack Gibbs 409 engine with Inglese injection, backed up with a Gearstar 4L80E transmission. Outside, the drip rails have been shaved and corners were radiused. The grille opening was customized with mesh, above the flipped front bumper. The custom interior is covered in red leather. The Nomad also received a Street Rodder Top 100 win.

Sixth Place 1930 Ford Model A Coupe Owners: Ted & Colleen Hubbard, South Bend, NE Builder: Andy Leach / CAL Automotive Creations, Bennington, NE

Spectators at the 2017 Detroit Autorama witnessed the debut of this Model A, a Great 8 Ridler contender and another Andy Leach build to make it into the Top 10 in Reno. Of these ten, it’s the closest to the popular image of a street rod. The Ardun OHV aluminum Flathead is fed via a classic S.Co.T.-blower with a Winters quick-change rearend in back. The 6-inch-chopped coupe body is factory steel with countless mods the factory never dreamed of—finished in Paleozoic Blue paint with conntrasting distressed leather in the cockpit. The unique EVOD wheels set off the coupe’s personality.

Seventh Place 1969 Chevy Camaro Owners: Josh & Tamara Hodges, Bakersfield, CA Builder: HED industries speed shop

Since Hot August Nights is open to 1976 and older cars, it draws amazing muscle cars like Josh and Tamara’s 1969 Camaro—and is phenomenal. Built by HED Industries, the car has been cosmetically modified with widened doors and fenders, and a bunch of scratchbuilt parts, such as the hood, grille, front bumper, and more—and those air ducts are functional. The Camaro is power by 1,000 horses in the form of a 441ci Magnuson-blown LS7 engine with a Tremec six-speed. Detroit Speed front subframe and a four-bar rear add to the muscle of the Hodges’ ride.

Eighth Place 1932 Chevy Sedan Owner: Kenneth Rathmann, Tranquility, CA Builder: Steve Chapman / Fab-Worx, Fresno, CA

Ken’s ’32 Chevy sedan is a favorite at Hot August Nights and has had a lot of success there as well as other shows such as the Grand National Roadster Show, where it won Best Rod. Among its wins in Reno was Street Rodder’s pick as a Top 100 car a few years ago. This year, Kenneth’s two-tone Chevy returned to take its place among the Cup finalists. Built by Steve Chapman, the Car features a small-block Chevy crowned with a trio of two-barrel carbs. The two-tone paint is beautiful, but peek underneath to see an incredible polished and plated chassis and suspension.

Ninth Place: 1953 Chevy Pickup Owner: Adam Simms, Napa, CA Builder: Phil Ferrari / Phil Ferrari Hot Rods, Rancho Cordova, CA

Building this beautiful burgundy five-window ’53 was a collaborative effort between Adam and Phil Ferrari. The truck was another big winner at the GNRS and elsewhere before impressing the Hot August Nights judges with its countless exterior custom modifications—from frenched headlights to shaved panels, and a modified bed with remote-controlled wood floor. The cream white engine compartment holds a fuel-injected 502-inch Chevy big-block tied to a six-speed transmssion. The chassis includes a Mustang II style frontend and four-bar rear. Plush leather fills the cab.

Tenth Place 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Owner: Jerry Logan, Salt Lake City, UT Builder: Dave Kindig / Kindig-It Design Salt Lake City, UT

The “Copper Cadillac” attracts a crowd wherever it goes, and has become a celebrity from it’s appearances on television’s Bitchin’ Rides, and as King of Kustoms at the Sacramento Autorama. The chopped, slammed, and lowered Caddy Coupe De Ville was built by Dave Kindig. Barrels of candy brandywine paint were sprayed over the extensively customized body, which features copper trim and bullets everywhere. An Art Morrison chassis was specially built for Jerry’s extra-long custom, rolling on EVOD 20-inch wheels under the power of a GM 454 Ram Jet big-block engine.

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