And the winners of the DuPont Calendar Competition are…

Sept. 17, 2010

September 17, 2010—DuPont Performance Coatings announced on Friday its 12 winners for the 2011 Calendar Competition.

The winners are:
• 1932 Ford All Steel Roadster—Richard and Paige Udell, Bigfork, Mont.;
• 1933 Ford 3-Window—Gary Hagar, the h.a.c.k. shack inc., Rogers, Ark.;
• 1936 Ford Pickup—Dave Moreau, Montverde, Fla.;
• 1951 Mercury Coupe—Bill Balogh, Itasca, Ill.;
• 1957 Chevy Belair—Todd Ebeling, Ben's Custom Paint, Portland, Ore.;
• 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint—Painter: Tim Strange, Strange Motion, Cambridge, Ill.;
• 1995 Ford Mustang GT Racecar—Randy Moore, Benton, Ky.;
• 2005 Don Davis 243" Rear Engine Dragster—Robert Tehle, Billings, Mont.;
• 2006 Roadglide Harley—Tim Alcalde, Alcalde Customs, Arlington Heights, Ill.;
• 2008 Pontiac Solstice—Gary Gardella, Gardella Racing, Howell, N.J.;
• 2010 WideBody Camaro SS—Rick Spade, Spade Kreations, Cincinnati, Ohio;
• 2010 DeFew Custom Harley Chopper Harley—Jim Defew, DeFew’s Custom Painting, Benton, Ky.

The winners’ cars were selected from entries that were custom-painted with DuPont Refinish, Hot Hues or Cromax Pro Paint products. The judging was based on best use of color, technical difficulty and design originality. Each winner will receive a cash prize, a professional photo shoot and will be featured in the 2011 DuPont Hot Hues calendar.

Richard and Paige Udell are the grand prize winners of an additional $2,000 and their Ford All Steel Roadster will be on the cover of the calendar.

Images of all the winning cars will be available on DuPont’s website in October: hothuescalendar.dupont.com.

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