Goodguys Crowns the 2023 Hot Rod of the Year
Congratulations to Coby Gewertz and his '34 Ford Coupe for winning the Goodguys 2023 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year title!
This wild '34 Ford Coupe, owned by Coby Gewertz, was built by South City Rod & Custom and painted by Compani Color. It was just named the Goodguys 2023 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year.
The 2023 Goodguys Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year is powered by a fuel injected 331c.i. vintage Hemi engine.
The coupe's interior is spartan to say the least, but full of vintage hot rod styling and flare.
Congratulations to Coby Gewertz for his ’34 FORD for being named the Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year by Goodguys Rod & Custom!
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, USA, May 24, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Goodguys Rod & Custom Association named their second Top 12 “Of the Year” winner during their 17th BASF Nashville Nationals with the Tanks, Inc. 2023 Hot Rod of the Year title going to Coby Gewertz and his wild ’34 Ford Coupe.To earn this sought-after award, vehicles must be older than 1948, show up with a minimum of 500 miles on the odometer and finish a reliability run that consisted of over 100 miles of scenic Tennessee back roads and runs down a drag strip. The car must have a true Hot Rod attitude – and as you can see by the wild paint scheme, stance and injected classic Hemi engine, Gewertz’s ’34 exudes the definition of hot rod.
The Saint Christopher Coupe as Gewertz calls it, started life as a body shell he acquired from Mike Wolfe of the television show American Pickers. The build was performed over several years by South City Rod & Custom in Hayward, California, and features a long list of traditional hot rod custom touches such as the chopped top, rows of louvers across the roof and deck lid, vintage wheels and of course, a souped up 331 cubic-inch vintage Hemi engine.
As expected, the wild paint work, by Compani Color, makes an immediate impact. The vertical stripe scheme was inspired by the paint schemes of drag racing cars from the late ‘60s and fits Gewertz’s goal: “I set out to build a car that goes back to when drag racing was still cool.” Builder Bill Ganahl of South City Rod & Custom added, “We built a cartoon on wheels.”
Goodguys will be crowning 10 more vehicles to complete their Top 12 Program throughout the 2023 season which includes Muscle Car, Street Machine, Truck of the Year and other top categories for classic vehicles. Congratulations to Coby Gewertz and the teams at South City Rod & Custom and Compani Color for being named the Goodguys 2023 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year.
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Steven Bunker
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