Three tire makers take center stage at Goodguys Rod & Custom awards
Two esteemed car owners – one using Michelin tires while the other has opted for Pirelli – have taken home honors from the Bridgestone-sponsored Goodguys Rod & Custom Association’s 13th PPG Nationals.
Karen Leisinger’s radical all-steel 1967 Camaro, built by Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell City, Iowa, claimed the Goodguys 2010 Ridetech Street Machine of the Year award.
She had “wanted a car that featured extreme performance while combining the looks of a 1967 with some of the design and style elements of the new 2010 Camaros,” explains John Drummond, the organization’s communications director.
“Working from an Eric Brockmeyer sketch, builders Roger Burman, Marshall Starrett and the entire Lakeside Rods & Rides team did yeoman’s work on the PPG hyper orange Camaro, nicknamed ‘Scar,’ from all the cuts and modifications required to get the desired look,” he says. “Lakeside completely redesigned the car’s aesthetics by extending the wheelbase 2 inches. They then grafted a 2010 Camaro roof skin, raised the rear quarters 2.5 inches, added a custom carbon fiber hood, handmade the front and rear faces and flared the fenders on all four corners.”
Scar’s drivetrain features a carbureted 600-horsepower LS-X mated to a Gearstar 200R4. The custom Lakeside-built chassis features a Detroit Speed front and rear suspension, a big brake kit from Baer and Boze 18- and 20-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Weber’s Custom Interiors stitched the black leather with orange threads.
Leisinger, her husband Dave and their two sons Josh and Jared are already planning next year’s Street Machine of the Year candidate – a 1970 Camaro which will again be hand built by Lakeside Rods & Rides.
“Magnitude” – Jerry Magnuson’s sleek and stylish’32 Muroc roadster hand-formed by Marcel and designed by Chip Foose – was crowned the Goodguys’ Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year during the event.
Magnuson is known in the automotive aftermarket for his “Magnacharger” super charger kits.
“Magnatude” features an LS-1 Chevy with an intercooled Magnacharger, a Tremec six speed and numerous other refinements, including Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires.
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