A 1939 Oldsmobile convertible has taken out the top prize at the annual Ridler Award at the recent 2016 Detroit Autorama.
The Oldsmobile nicknamed 'Olds Cool' was built over a four year period at Customs & Hot Rods of Andice in Texas before being painted by Charley Hutton at his colour studio in Idaho, using exclusively PPG products on the winning vehicle.
This year marks Hutton's fourth Ridler Award, which he believes is an honour.
“Winning the Ridler is a special honour. 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 colour, Envirobase High Performance paint always exceeds my expectations – the colours that we’re able to achieve are so clean and brilliant.”
This year is also a score for PPG flagging its fourth time in nine years that a PPG painted entry has secured the prize.