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Don Pilkenton is a car customizer based in Ohio, United States. He has built three cars to win the Ridler Award, in 1993, 1996 and 1999. He was the first builder to win the award three times.
This car went on to take "America's Most Beautiful Roadster", top prize at the Oakland Roadster Show.
In 2007, Pilkenton's custom shop closed.
References
- ^ Brian Brennan (5 March 2015). "The Icon of Automotive Awards: The Ridler Award". Hot Rod. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Daniel Strohl (17 May 2007). "First tri-Ridler winner to close up shop". Hemmings. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
External links
- Mac's Motor City Garage (list of past Ridler Award winners)
- Classicarnews.com(list of past Ridler Award winners)
- Racingjunk.com (1993 Ridler winner details)
- Collector Car Nation online (1993 Ridler winner details)
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