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Custom ’57 Chev pickup wins Barrett-Jackson Cup
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e sleekest custom pickup truck in the known universe was declared the Ultimate Best in Show Winner on Saturday of the Barrett-Jackson Cup competition in Reno, Nevada, taking home more than $43,000 in cash and prizes.
The 1957 Chevrolet pickup, the result of a five-year build by Jason and Jim Smith of the Hot Rod Garage in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, was presented with the award during Barrett-Jackson’s second annual Hot August Nights auction at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
First Runner-up: 1932 Ford Four Door |Barrett-JacksonFirst Runner-up: 1932 Ford Four Door |Barrett-Jackson
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The Barrett-Jackson Cup, also in its second year, is designed as a top-drawer, professionally judged competition of the best-of-the-best custom cars and trucks. The winning Chevy pickup is testament to the high level of the entries: It was the 2013 Goodguys Truck of the Year Late (1953-1972) and a 2013 “Great 8 Truck” at the Detroit Autorama.
“The quality of workmanship of the cars in this year’s Barrett-Jackson Cup competition was unbelievable,” said Pete Chapouris, one of the Barrett-Jackson Cup judges and president of So-Cal Speed Shop. “Selecting the final five cars was immensely difficult.
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