Street Machine of the Year award Archives

Street Machine of the Year Award

“Understated.” That’s how photo-jounalist Bob Boberg described a 1967 Chevy Nova resto mod custom when it won the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year title here in Columbus, Ohio this evening. No shiny chrome, no high rise engine sticking out of the hood, no bling! This low key rocket is an exquisite example of today’s modern technology influencing the custom car hobby.

Some of the top names in the hobby were involved with this car. It was painted by Charley Hutton of Charley Hutton Color Studio, famous for his work on many Ridler Award winners. It has a custom one-off interior that was designed by Eric Brockmeyer and fabricated by Extreme Performance. The engine is a NASCAR engine from Rick Hendrick. It is a small block Chevy 355 SB2. Tim Allen told us it was rated at 850 base horsepower at the rear wheels. It uses Precision turbos with custom fabricated manifolds. Click here for an in-depth look at the 1967 Chevy Nova when it was a Great 8 finalist for the Ridler Award.

Miranda Built, a Florida custom car design shop did the design and build. It was their idea to wire the car to be controlled by an iPad or iPhone. The Ride Tech Shock Waves and all the electronics are controlled with an iPad screen in the dash utilizing an ISIS Intelligent Multiplex System. The Budnick Gasser D wheels are custom colored to fit the design and paint of the overall car.

Steve Tornari and his team with the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year — Steve Tornari (in front with black cap) is shown with Tim Allen (center) of Miranda Built as they pose for cameras with the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year behind them.

Earlier on Saturday, the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year top five finalists had been chosen. Here are the Top 5 as given to us by Goodguys Rod & Custom Association:
-Angelo Vespi, St Augustine, FL, 1969 Chevy Camaro
-Steve Smith, Manchester, NH, 1958 Corvette
-JF Launier, Osyoos, BC, 1964 Buick Riviera
-Steve Tornari, Palm City, FL, 1967 Chevy Nova
-Dom & Becky Farbo, Williamsville, NY, 1965 Mustang

1964 Buick Riviera Custom Ridler Award winner at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals — The 2014 Ridler Award Winner, a 1964 Buick Riviera Custom with unique Twin Turbocharged engine, will be in the running for 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year at the Goodguys Columbus Nationals this weekend. Click here for an in-depth look at this Custom street machine. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com)

1967 Chevy Nova engne — This incredible 1967 Chevy Nova Custom was one of the Great 8 finalists for the Ridler Award in Detoit earlier this year. Not only is it a phenomonal build, it incorporates things like an Ipad controlled dash to lower and raise the suspension. It is owned by Steve Tornari of Palm City, Florida. Today it is a finalist in the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year competition. Click here for more photos and info on this custom street machine.

1969 Camaro Custom — Angelo Vespi of Detroit Speed has a very fast time on the Autocross course today in his 1969 Custom Camaro. The car was very aggressive and did a 30 second time.

1965 Mustang in the final five for the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year award — This 1965 Ford Mustang was custom built by the Ring Brothers, who made their claim to fame creating Mustang Resto Mods. This one is owned by Dom and Becky Farbo of Williamsville, NY. It has a NASCAR 427 big block motor and a Tremec transmission.

Steve and Dawn Smith of Manchester, MD had a sweet 1958 Corvette Custom in the competition for 2014 Goodguys Street Rod of the Year. The unqiue fuel injection system looked as good as the paint.

About twenty cars were pulled into the indoor display where the Street Machine of the Year award contenders will be announced here on Saturday. We were here at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals where the tension was mounting for the car owners who entered their custom muscle cars in the Street Machine of the Year Award competition. Five cars were picked for the final judging here by mid-day on Saturday.

Here are more of the top cars we saw in the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year competition:

1966 Chevy II for Street Machine of the Year — A 1966 Chevy II with so many body mods you don’t know where to start was brought here to Columbus by Bill Boziden of Lafayette, Louisiana. It has a 6.0L Chevy Supercharged engine and a TR6060 tranny.

2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals

Last day at 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals …

This was one of the best shows of the year so far. What a blast we had at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals on Sunday, the final day of the show. According to Goodguys Rod & Custom Association there were over 6,100 cars registered at the PPG sponsored Goodguys Nationals this weekend.

Sunday afternoon the crowd in the awards hall went crazy when they announced the winner of the Goodguys’ “Logo” car drawing. The chopped and channeled 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan was won by Terry Morgan of San Diego, California. The ’32 Deuce Tudor had been promoted for the last two years. It is a car that was built as a “tribute” to the Goodguys logo (i.e. yellow hot rod). Terry’s son Eric drew the winning key. There were 34 people in the contest from all over the US. All contestants drew keys from a bow. One of the keys would start the car. Eric was the 25^th person to try his luck and was obviously one happy guy.

A chopped and channeled 1932 Ford Tudor hot rod was a “tribute” to the car seen on the Goodguys’ logo. It was also the Goodguys “Giveaway” car won by Terry Morgan of San Diego, CA. The announcement came on Sunday. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com>

1932 Ford Tudor with Morgan's son. — Erice Morgan (yellow shirt) drew the winning key that started the 1932 Ford Tudor “logo” car at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals. He won the car for his father Terry Morgan of San Diego, CA.

Here is a video of the awards ceremony for the Goodguys Rod & Custom giveaway car:

Yesterday Goodguys Rod & Custom Association crowned their 2014 Street Machine of the Year winner and their 2014 Street Rod of the Year award winner. Here are the winning cars:

1967 Chevy Nova at 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals — Steve Tornari’s 1967 Chevy Nova resto mod custom has been named 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year. This high tech custom may be setting the stage for a more modern type of custom design with its computer controlled suspension, custom paint with matching wheels and carbon fiber engine compartment. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAustos.com)

On Saturday evening here at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals we were told that a 1967 Chevy Nova resto mod from Florida was the new 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year. Click this link to learn more about the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year and see photos of the top five finalists.

Earlier in the afternoon, the 2014 Goodguys Street Rod of the Year was chosen. A 1932 Ford Fordor won the top street rod award. The 1932 Ford Fordor is owned by Don and Carolyn Smith of Mansfield, Texas.

The top five finalists for the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals were chosen early on Saturday. Click here to view photos of the 1932 Ford Fordor and the Top 5 finalists.

As the Friday session of the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals came to an end we had already packed a week’s worth of action into one day. The Autocross racing early in the day, the display of the Street Machine of the Year and Street Rod of the Year competition and the Vintage Drags at the National Trail Raceway. That’s a lot to take in for one day. But it was worth it. We’re here reporting on all the action at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.

1930 Ford Model A street rod at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals — An extreme chopped 1930 Ford Model A with a Blown 528 Hemi was brought to Columbus by Bill Yorker of Canton, Connecticut. It is one of the most astounding sights here at the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals. It will be competing for the 2014 Goodguys Street Rod of the Year award.

The 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals is the biggest show of the year for America’s largest street rod and customs organization. Some of the top cars in the country were on hand to compete in the much heralded Goodguys 2014 Optima Battery Street Machine of the Year competition. The Goodguys 2014 Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year was also announced this weekend. Cars On Line.com published the winner here on Saturday. Cars On Line.com covered the 2014 Goodguys Columbus Nationals at the Ohio Expo Center here in Columbus all weekend.

On Friday morning J.F. Launier and his Ridler Award winning 1964 Buick Riviera called “Rivision” competed in the Autocross competition which is a requirement to be considered for the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year award. Launier put on a good show with a 36-second run. He was holding nothing back as he spun around the corners and stood on it through the finish line. This performance may have vaulted him into the leadership among the cars competing to be 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year. Take a look at his first run in video below:

The judging for both the 2014 Goodguys Street Machine of the Year award and the 2014 Goodguys Street Rod of the Year award will begin on Saturday. We will bring you photos of some of the contestants here. The field of about 20 for each award will be weeded down to just five tomorrow. The announcement of which cars will be in the top five for each award will be carried here. So stay tuned to this page for more on the top five cars.

The Goodguys Columbus Nationals is also known as the Goodguys 17th Annual Goodguys PPG Nationals since PPG is the big sponsor of this event. For many years this has been where hot rod history was made with the top cars in the hobby meeting here to contend for the two biggest awards of the summer car show season.

Street Machine of the Year award