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Apr24

Custom Everything – Even Custom Gauges – Wins a Ridler

posted by pikesan

Custom Car Gauges by Classic Instrument Motor Through Detroit Recognize this car? This is the Peace family's 1955 Ford Thunderbird that won the 2012 Ridler Award. If there's one word to describe it, it's CUSTOM. You could also say, "One-off" or even "One of a Kind". All of those words would accurately describe the cars found in the "Great 8" contending for the Ridler. They're all amazing- amazingly custom, all the way down to their custom gauges. Rules for winning the Ridler read fairly simple: The cars should show: Creativity, Engineering and Workmanship. One of the accepted, maybe expected, ways to show creativity and workmanship is with one of a kind parts, like custom gauges. That's why SEVEN of the "Great 8" cars from Detroit chose Classic Instruments. Here's where the Peace's 55 T'Bird started and how it all ended up: Johnathan Peace is an Art Center student, so every part of this 55 was carefully planned, then perfected... then covered in gleaming red paint, leather or chrome! Keeping things simple, the Thunderbird now runs a single gauge, a custom tach. When finished, here's how it looked: If one...

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