ART AND COMMERCE; Builders compete for hot rodding's greatest prize.(News)
AutoWeek, March, 2006
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Byline: BILL McGUIRE Some may wonder what all the fuss is about. The winner of the Ridler Award, top prize at the annual Detroit Autorama, collects a jacket, a new GM Performance crate engine and a check for $10,000. And there's a nice trophy, too. Not bad, but it hardly seems worth the extremes hot rodders will go to in order to win.
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Except this prize now signifies to the world that a car is the best of the best, in a competition that in recent years has risen to such a level that perfection is merely the standard for entry. To win the Ridler Award, a hot rod must be not only ...
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