PPG announces show-truck tour

Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 13, 2012—PPG’s custom-painted show truck will appear in 16 states from March to October, and the company release_notesd the tour schedule this week.

The 75-foot, 2007 Freightliner Coronado tractor-trailer rig will stop at major car, truck and hot rod shows sponsored by the National Street Rod Association, the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association, and other organizations for truck and car enthusiasts.

The truck features PPG paint products, and acts as a canvas for PPG master painter Paul Stoll, as well as a team from California-based Kelly & Son the Crazy Painters, a widely respected custom painting shop. 

PPG driver Chad Hook will take the Freightliner to its appearances. Here is Hook’s schedule:

Scottsdale, Ariz., March 9-11, Third Spring Nationals
Fort Worth, Texas, March 16-18, Second Spring Lone Star Nationals
Del Mar, Calif., March 30-April 1, 12th Del Mar Nationals
Oklahoma City, Okla., April 13-15, 29th Southwest Street Rod Nationals
Carlisle, Pa., April 25-29, Spring Carlisle
Knoxville, Tenn., May 4-6, 38th Street Rod Nationals South
Nashville, Tenn., May 18-20, Seventh Nashville Nationals
Springfield, Mo., May 25-27, 29th Mid-America Street Rod Nationals
York, Pa., June 1-3, 39th Street Rod Nationals East
Loveland, Colo., June 8-10, 15th Colorado Nationals
Pueblo, Colo., June 22-24, 28th Rocky Mountain Street Nationals
Des Moines, IA, June 29-July 1, 21st Heartland Nationals
Columbus, OH, July 6-8, 15th PPG Nationals
Puyallup, Wash., July 27-29, 25th Pacific Northwest Nationals
Joliet, Ill., Aug. 10-12, Sixth Peak Chicagoland Nationals
Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 11th Mid-Western Nationals
Englishtown, NJ, Sept. 14-16, U.S. Diesel Truckin’ National
Burlington, Vt., Sept. 21-23, 19th Northeast Nationals
Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 26-28, 19th Southeastern Nationals

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