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2013 George Barris Culver City Car Show Trophy Winners 2013 George Barris Culver City Car Show Trophy Winners Trophy Sponsor Winner Vehicle Best of Show H. Hanslmair Insurance Agency Charles Tachdjian 1941 Ford Willys Awesome A Rush Street Bar & Grille David McMahon 1929 Ford Model A Best Mopar Playa-West Automotive Rick Davis 1962 Dodge Dart Convertible Best Sports Car Dave Ashcraft Chris Jargo 1972 Austin Healy 3000 Best Chevelle Wagon Marina Shell Ruben Rodriguez 1954 Bel Air Station Wagon Best Tri-5 Chevy Philip Tangalakis Esq. Tom Lask 1955 Chevy Bel Air Best Paint Claude's Auto Body/Paint Tony Suarez 1979 Ford Thunderbird Best Willys Cavanaugh Realtors Frank Forsyth 1941 Ford Willys Best Kustom Bike Davis Bros-Tire Pros Terry Covigton 2005 Harley Roadking Best Corvette American Motoring Memories Norman Lehnert 1960 Chevy Corvette Best Chevelle Johnsons Elec Bus Machine Nick Diaz 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS Best Chevy Bunnin Chevrolet Colin Gilbert 1961 Chevy Impalla Best Street Rod Culver Glass Scott Roberts 1941 Ford Pickup Best Flames John Cohn & The Jungle Gary Wymore 1955 Chevy 3100 Best Truck - 1954-57 Mo's Place/Bar/Grille Holly Ansman 1956 Chevy Pickup Best of 20's Sandee Muffler Gil Talamantes 1925 Chevy Phaeton Best of 30's Culver Motor Clinic John Van Houten 1932 Ford Vicky Best of 40's Bob & Debbie Montgomery Freddy Alvarez 1947 Chevy Fleetline Best of 50's Dr. Jay Shery Bill Lenox 1955 Hudson Hollywood Hornet Best of 60's Auto Body Masters, Inc. Frank Ortega 1962 Cadillac Coupe Deville Best of 70's Dr. Vincent Punturere Scott Ragan 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans am George Barris Best Kustom Armand's Fireplace & BBQ Jay Garacochea 1951 Mercury Coupe George Barris Best Merc Martin B. Retting Inc. Wayne Poe 1954 Mercury Monterey Best Mustang Jack's Automotive Allan Zielinski 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Big Daddy Award The Surplus Store Cisco Farias 1955 Chevy Pickup Galpin Ford Award Galpin Ford/Auto Sports Zachary Norman 1932 Ford Roadster George Barris/Special Award Sorrento Market Darrell Dekiserre 1957 Dual Ghia Convertible Best Ranchero The Essential Entrepreneur Jeff Haugland 1963 Ford Ranchero Mighty Muscle Big Lou's Toys/Collectibles Frank Forsyth 1964 Plymouth Fury Best Chick's Rod Michelle Maher Allstate Agency Frank Harris 1960 VW Convertible Most Different Larry Burns CPA Doug Griffith 1950 Mercury Custom Best Ford Ford's Plumbing Ken Nishimura 1940 Ford Deluxe Best Camaro Dr Heidi Fahringer Optometrist Alex Vlassopoulos 1970 Chevy Z28 Camaro Mayor's Choice Award Jeff Cooper Gary Wales 1919 LaBestioni Beast Coolest Convertible S&W Country Diner Robert Ratinoff 1959 Ford Skyliner Best T Bagge & Son, Inc. Steve Beck 1914 Ford T Touring Mattel Hot Wheels Award Westside Tire and Brake Steve Oliveria 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Best Truck - Pre-1954 Tattle Tale Lounge Richard Radtke 1928 Ford Roadster Pickup Best Truck 1958-73 Gustavo Rendon Matt McCormack 1967 Toyota Landcruiser Petersen Museum Award Tower Insurance & Assoc Serafin Guzman 1958 Chevy Impala Best Roadster O'Neill Brothers Racing OBR George Leonard 1932 Ford Roadster Best El Camino Paul's Transmission Perez Rey 1964 Chevy El Camino Meguiar's Award Barry Meguiar Kevin Meyer 1972 Chevy C10 Modern Muscle 2005 & Up Ed Little Automotive Alex Martin 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Best Hearse Romanak Electric Frank Rivera 1960 Chevy Brookwood Hearse Best Working Car Rony's Car Pros Simon Holguin 1953 Chevy Stakeside Truck Coolest PT Cruiser Andy Weissman, Esq. Robert Luenanos 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Best Woody La Brea Automotive Collission Monty Goff 1946 Ford Woody Exchange Club Award Bruce Popkin- President Jerry Lachich 1935 Ford Tudor "VIP" Award Armand Hammer Foundation Bill Waller 1957 Chevy Bell Aire Best Bike RM Auctions Dan Fierro 2001 Big Dog Custom Chopper Best Daily Driver Culver City Mazda Tracy Davis 1966 Volkswagen Stationwagon Best Low Rider Lows Angeles Ana Palomares 1962 Chevy Impala.
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