2011 Award Winners
The Winner of the 2011 TCCS Best in Show was this 1955Mercedes 500 SL Gull Wing. The gullwing refers to its door opening up to the sky, giving the car a birdlike look. There were only 1400 of these cars manufactured in total. Hale Ashton owns this beautiful piece of machinery. Ashton has a construction company in Tucson, AZ. The Mercedes has been restored to perfection and is constantly touring around the country. They even have a white leather suitcase stored in the car
Awards by Class!
Class 1: Trucks thru 1979 Stock
Wayne Grab, 1940 GMC Cab-Over-Engine Truck
Class 2: Trucks thru 1979 Modified
Dean P. Cotlow, 1956 Ford Panel
Class 3: Foreign/Sport thru 1979
Arnold & Barbara Kraus, 1956 Jaguar XK140MC DHC
Class 4: Foreign/Sport 1980 to present
Kim R. Perkins, 1995 Mini Cabriolet
Class 5: Pre-Classic Era Cars to 1925
Kemp & Eileen Ashburnr, 1903 Olvera Horseless Carriage
Class 6: Classic Era Cars 1925 thru 1948
Albert Grijalva, 1938 Buick
Class 7: Street Rod, Open
Ron & Jo Ann Rice, 1935 Cabriolet
Class 8: Street Rod, T-Bucket
Neil Simpson, 1923 Ford T-Bucket
Class 9: Street Rod, Closed
K.G. & Sharon Fincher, 1938 Ford Sedan
Class 10: Corvettes thru 1982
Fabricio Rivera, 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Class 11: Corvettes 1983 to present
Susan Gonzales, 2002 Chevrolet Corvette
Class 12: Amer. Sports Cars 1980 to Present
Glenn E Paxton, 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Class 13: T-Birds 1955 thru 1972
Barb Loving, 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Class 14: Mustangs thru 1973
Fabricio Rivera, 2007 Ford Mustang GT-350 Shelby
Class 14: Chevys, 1955, 1956, 1957
Fabricio Rivera, 2007 Ford Mustang GT-350 Shelby
Class 15: Chevys 1955, 1956, 1957
Doug Clark, 1956 Chevy Nomad
Class 16: Cobras
Brett & Kathy Kleese, 1965 Shelby AC Cobra
Class 17: Special Interest
Ernest Adams, 1949 Dwarf Mercury 2 Door Coupe
Class 18: Replica Cars, Foreign/Domestic
Don E. Singleton, 1927 Bugatti Race Car
Class 19: Pre-1950 Cars, Stock
Nick Chavez, 1948 Nash Cabriolet
Class 20: Pre-1950 Cars, Modified
Nick Chavez, 1946 Nash Ambassador
Class 21: Cars, 1950’s Stock
Thomas Mulligan Sr., 1950 Dodge Wayfarer Roadster
Class 22: Cars, 1950’s Modified
Bob Gietl, 1952 Buick Roadmaster
Class 23: Cars, 1960’s Stock
Bill Davis, 1966 Pontiac GTO
Class 24: Cars, 1960’s Modified
Steve Armstrong, 1967 Pontiac GTO
Class 25: Cars, 1970’s Stock
Roger Dilts, 1970 Dodge Charger
Class 26: Cars, 1970’s Modified
Mark Newhall, 1976 Chevrolet Camaro