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Awards

Awards

We proudly present to you a sampling of our most notable awards. Over the years we have been given many awards and trophies which are too numerous to list but this list will consist of the most prestigious ones.

Custom Cars
Restoration Services
2017 Ridler Winner Renaissance Roaster

Detroit Autorama 2017 Ridler Award 

The most coveted custom automotive award only given to the absolute finest builds revealed for the first time at Detroit Autorama.

Portland Roadster
Hall of Fame

On March 18, 2012 at the Portland Roadster Show Steve Frisbie was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” by the Multnomah Hot Rod council. Truly a great honor and the first time a builder has been inducted into that Hall of Fame.

Portland Roadster Show Hall of Fame Award

Builder of the Year Grand National Roadster Show

It was great honor for us to receive the “Builder of the Year” award at the Grand National Roadster Show in January of 2001. We brought several cars down to San Mateo to put on display at that show. 

Builder of the Year

A List of some of our Awards

1933 Renaissance Roadster

Renaissance Roadster Awards

2017 Season

  • Detroit Autorama

    • Great 8 

    • Don Ridler Memorial Award

  • Portland Roadster Show

    • Grand Sweepstakes Rose Cup Award

    • First in Class

    • ISCA Best Rod

    • ISCA Best Individual Display

  • San Antonio Autorama

    • 1st Annual World Car Wings Award

    • First in Class

    • ISCA Best Rod

    • ISCA Outstanding Display

  • Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance

    •  Rods & Customs Best of the Northwest

  • Goodguy’s West Coast Nationals

    •  America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod

 

2018 Show Season

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  • Boise Roadster Show

    • 29th Annual Goldmark Award

    • First in Class

    • ISCA Best Rod

    • ISCA Outstanding Individual Display

  • Hot August Nights Reno

    •  Hot August Nights Cup

Renaissance Roadster Ridler Award
Renaissance Roadster Ridler Award

1957 Chevrolet Corvette

1957 Corvette Custom
1957 Corvette Custom Interior
1957 Corvette Custom Interior

2017 Show Season:

 

  • Grand National Roadster Show

    • 1st in Class – Full Sports

    • ISCA Outstanding Overall Sports Car

    • ISCA Outstanding Individual Display

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  • Detroit Autorama

    • 1st in Class

    •  Championship Auto Shows Inc. (CASI) Cup

    • ISCA Best Custom

  • Portland Roadster Show

    • 1st in Class

    • ISCA Best Paint

    • ISCA Best Individual Display

    • ISCA Outstanding Interior – Custom

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  • San Antonio AutoRama

    • 1st in Class – Radical Sports

    • ISCA Outstanding Sports/Sport Compact

    • ISCA Outstanding Undercarriage

    • ISCA Outstanding Display

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2018 Show Season:

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  • Boise Roadster Show

    • 1st in Class – Full Sports

    • ISCA Outstanding Sports/Sport Compact

    • ISCA Outstanding Individual Display

1955 Chevrolet 'New Mad'

Cheverolet NewMad

  • “Custom Rod of the Year”, Goodguys Columbus Ohio

  • “Custom Sweepstakes”, Grand National Roadster Show 2002

  • “Best of Show Custom”, Best in Class, Best Display award, Detroit Autorama 2002

  • “Boyd Coddington’s Pros Pick”, Goodguys Columbus OH

  • Mother’s Wax innagural “Shine Award”, SEMA Show, Las Vegas NV

  • “Best of Show” Super Rod MagazineTen Best SuperRods of the Year

  • “Tri-Five Class Gold”, “Best of Gold Custom”, “Outstanding Workmanship Award”, Super Chevy Show, Tucson AZ

  • “Boyd Coddington’s Pros Pick”, Goodguys annual “Judi Murray Award”, Goodguys, Scottsdale AZ

  • “Custom Sweepstakes”, “Best in Class”, “Outstanding Engineering”, Dick Bertolucci Award”, “Best of Show Display”, Sacramento Autorama, Sacramento CA

  • “Gold Cup”, “Best Display Award”, Seattle Roadster Show, Seattle WA

  • “Outstanding Elegance Award”, Fresno Autorama, Fresno CA

  • “Custom De Elegance” winner, “Award of Excellence”, GoodGuys 20th All American Get-Together, Pleasanton CA

  • “K&N Best of Show”, Goodguys 2nd Del Mar Nationals, Del Mar CA

  • “America’s Best Custom”, Seaside Roadster Show, Seaside OR

  • Buck Dosall “Best of Show”, “Best Custom”, “Best in Class”,”Outstanding Display”, 34th Carquest World of Wheels, Phoenix AZ

  • “Best of Show”, Chevy Nomad Assoc. National Convention, Park City UT

  • Top Dawg “Best of Show”, “Best Interior”, Thunder Rod Nationals, San Diego, CA

  • “Best in Class”, “Best Custom”, “Championship Auto Shows International (CASI) Cup”, Phoenix World of Wheels, Phoenix AZ

1957 Ford F-100

1957 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Big Window

  • “Truck of the Year”, Goodguys 2009

  • “Best of Show”, Super Nationals Show in Albuquerque

  • “Truck Sweepstakes”, Sacramento Autorama

  • “Truck Sweepstakes”, Grand National Roadster Show

  • “Grand Sweepstakes”, Portland Roadster Show

  • “King of Customs”, Portland Roadster Show

  • “Grand Sweepstakes”, Eugene Roadster show

  • “Truck of the Year”, F-100 Supernationals, Knoxsville Tennessee

  • “Truck of the Year”, Rod & Custom Americruise, Lincoln Nebraska

  • “Grand Champion”, Car Craft Summer Cruise

  • “The Gold Award”, National Rod & Custom Show, Tulsa Oklahoma

  • “Hall of Fame”, Portland Roadster Show

1939 Chevrolet Sedan

1939 Cheverolet Sedan Custom

  • “PPG Color Pick”, Good-Guys in Spokane Washington 2013

  • “Good-Guys Pick”, Spokane Washington 2013

  • “Top 100”, Street Rodder Magazine 2013

  • “International Class Champion – Radical Custom Rod Sedan”, International Show Car Association 2013

  • “Street Rod De’Elegance Finalist”, Good-Guys Del Mar 2013

  • “World Cup of Hot Rodding”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Best in Class”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Custom Rod”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Interior”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Paint”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Display”, Portland Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Custom Rod”, Boise Roadster Show 2013

  • “1st in Class”, Boise Roadster Show 2013

  • “Best Paint”, Boise Roadster Show 2013

  • “Best Interior”, Boise Roadster Show 2013

  • “Outstanding Individual Display”, GNRS 2013

  • “1st in class”, GNRS 2013

  • “Best in Class”, Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance 2012

  • “Builder’s Choice”, Goodguys 25th Pacific Northwest Nationals 2012

  • “America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod Finalist”, Goodguys 26th West Coast Nationals 2012

  • "First in Class”, “Outstanding Display”, “Outstanding Interior – Rod”, and “Outstanding Custom Rod”, Spokane Roadster Show 2012

  • “First in Class”, “Outstanding Interior – Rod”, and “Outstanding Custom Rod”, Portland Roadster Show 2012

  • “1st in Class”, “Outstanding Custom Rod”, Detroit Autorama 2012

1932 3 Window Ford Coupe

Whiplash 1932 Ford Coupe

  • “King of the Mountain Best of Show”, Oregon Mountain Cruise – Joseph Or. 2012

  • “Best of Show”, Run To The End of The World – Ocean Park, Wa. 2011

  • “Participant’s Choice”, Run To The End of The World – Ocean Park, Wa. 2011

  • “Best of Show”, Kool August Nights – Winchester Bay , Or. 2011

  • “People’s Choice”, Kool August Nights – Winchester Bay , Or. 2011

  • “Ladies Choice”, Kool August Nights – Winchester Bay , Or. 2011

  • “Hall of Fame” entry, Portland Roadster Show 2002

  • “Outstanding Engineering for Engine & Chassis”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “Best Detail”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “Best Interior”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “Best Paint”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “Best of Show”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “World Cup of Hot Rodding”, Portland Roadster Show 2001 and 2002

  • “Sponsor”s Top 5 Pick”, Seaside Roadster Show 2001

  • “Best Paint”, Seaside Roadster Show 2001”

  • “America’s Best Hot Rod”, Seaside Roadster Show 2001

  • “Best Use of Color Award”, Eugene Autorama 2001

  • “Outstanding Hot Rod”, Eugene Autorama 2001

  • “People’s Choice”, Eugene Autorama 2001

  • “Best of Oregon Award”, Seattle Roadster Show 2000

  • “Best Paint”, Seattle Roadster Show 2000

  • “Outstanding Color & Design Award, Seattle Roadster Show 2000

  • “Best Rod Coupe”, Seattle Roadster Show 2000

  • “Best Undercarriage”, Portland Rod & Custom Show 2000

  • “Best Interior”, Portland Rod & Custom Show 2000

  • “Best Paint”, Portland Rod & Custom Show 2000

  • “People’s Choice”, Portland Rod & Custom Show 2000

  • “Best Streetrod Coupe”, Portland Rod & Custom Show 2000

  • “Outstanding Color & Design Awward”, Sacramento Autorama

  • “Best Paint”, Sacramento Autorama 2000

  • “Outstanding Color & Design Award”, Grand National Roadster Show 2000

  • “Al Sloanaker Memorial Award”, Grand National Roadster Show 200

  • “Prestigious Painter Award”, House of Kolor 2000

  • “Prestigious Painter Award”, House of Kolor 2003

  • “Prestigious Painter Award”, House of Kolor 2008

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