Victorian Hot Rod Show 2008
This is the 43rd Annual Victorian Hot Rod Show. Held from Friday, January 25th to Sunday, January 28th inclusive at Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Victoria. This show is open to all Hot Rods, Customs, Street Machines, Competition Vehicles & Motor Bikes.
| Results | |
| Bike (Dragster) | 3rd Sam Biondo 2nd Thomas King 1st Steven Poulton |
| Bike (Lowrider) | 3rd Sam Gritzalis 2nd Lee Papaioannou 1st Trish Grimmond |
| Colouring Competition | Under 5 Liana Riveliese Under 10 Bailey Scott Under 15 Jason Singleton Open Age Lisa Richards |
| Best Club Display | 3rd Geelong Rodders 2nd Bay Rodders 1st Southern Beaches |
| Best Displayed | 1st 34 Dean Vannutini 1934 Ford Coupe |
| Best Individual Display | 3rd 91 Tony Cro 1932 FORD Roadstar 2nd 62 Bruno Simone 1955 CHEV 1st 41 Andrew Eleftheriou 1928 DODGE SEDAN |
| Mild - Custom | 3rd 172 Roxy Taranto 1956 Ford Victoria 2nd 50 Arthur Matsakos 1950 FORD 1st 4 Paul Psaila 1956 CHEV |
| Custom Commercial | 3 96 George Vidovic 1954 FORD F 100 2 100 Alan Smithson 1957 CHEV NOMAD 1 75 Peter Lauder 1956 FORD F 100 |
| Custom Classic | 3 87 John & Petina Craig 1964 CHEV BELAIR 2 67 Rocci Lamanna 1956 CHEV BELAIR 1 12 Peter Dean 1955 CHEV COUPE |
| Street Bike | 2 160 Matthew Clover 2003 HONDA CBR 954 1 173 Kerry Walton 2007 WALTON ICV |
| Bike Chopper | 3 171 Bill Kiedas 2008 Custom 2 161 Geoff Lelievr BIG BEAR 1 162 Geoff Lelievr BIG BEAR |
| Bike Show Bike | 3 108 Lou Ackovski 2004 CUSTOM CHOPPER 2 175 Cameron Brookes 2007 CUSTOM CHOPPER 1 109 Lou Ackovski 2007 CUSTOM CHOPPER |
| Exhibition Exhibition | 3 110 John Kreskas 1966 PONTIAC FIREBIRD 2 5 Ricky Bugeja 1957 FORD T / BIRD 1 26 Anthony Cappola 1957 CHEV CONVERT |
| Competition Sedan | 2 152 Rod Hadfield 1922 TMODEL FORD 1 42 Elvis Barbieri 1971 FORD CAPRI |
| Street Machine Ute / Pickup | 3 22 Denis Armstrong 1964 EH HOLDEN UTE 2 113 Gavin Henderson 1978 HZ HOLDEN 1 153 Darrell Leemhuis 1990 HOLDEN Rodeo |
| Street Machine Wagon / Van | 3 145 Warren Downie 1963 XL FORD 2 115 James Ellis 1977 BEDFORD VAN 1 114 Darryl Launer 1977 FORD TRANSIT |
| Street Machine 2 Door | 3 149 Nick Tedesco 1966 XP FORD 2 159 Andrew Jansen 1966 FORD MUSTUNG 1 6 Frank Kala 1974 LJ TORANA |
| Street Machine Sedan | 3 45 Pat Mamaiti 1966 XP FORD 2 29 George Miljavec 1975 HJ HOLDEN 1 74 Vincent Lee 1984 HOLDEN GEMNI |
| Show Car | 3 55 Chris Hadgkiss 1940 WILLYS COUPE 2 164 Shaun Horton 1960 FB HOLDEN 1 62 Bruno Simone 1955 CHEV |
| Street Rod Commercial | 3 51 Darryl Birrell 1938 FORD DELIVERY 2 120 Garry Stevvens 1909 FORD C CAB 1 155 Chris McDonald 1909 FORD C CAB |
| Street 4 Door Sedan | 3 168 Brett Johson 1939 FORD 2 89 John McMahon 1935 CHEV 1 71 Dieter Edelmaier 1933 FORD |
| Street Rod Tudor | 3 140 Bill Cladakis 1932 FORD 2 65 Stev McDonald 1928 FORD 1 27 Mark Paynter 1934 FORD |
| Street Rod Coupe | 3 3 Mark Apap 1933 FORD 3WINDOW 2 154 Troy Medlen 1934 CHEV 1 34 Dean Vannutini 1934 FORD |
| Street Rod Roadster | 3 138 Kev Kendall 1936 FORD 2 99 Tony Cro 1932 FORD 1 118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD |
| Street Rod Pickup | 3 30 Daryl Scholz 1928 FORD 2 158 Noel Harper 1933 FORD 1 8 Ian Mercott 1928 FORD |
| Street Rod Bucket | 1 9 Rick Neumann 1923 FORD |
| Standard Paint | 118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD |
| Custom Paint | 1 Frank Cumbo 1934 FORD |
| Best Interior | 153 Darrell Leemhuis 1990 HOLDEN Rodeo |
| Best Engine Compartment | 118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD |
| Best Undercarriage | 62 Bruno Simone 1955 CHEV |
| Top Custom | 12 Peter Dean 1955 CHEV COUPE |
| Top Competition Car | 42 Elvis Barbieri 1971 FORD CAPRI |
| Top Street Machine | 153 Darrell Leemhuis 1990 HOLDEN Rodeo |
| Top Street Rod | 118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD |
| Top Five (Not In any Order) | 153 Darrell Leemhuis 1990 HOLDEN Rodeo 99 Tony Cro 1932 FORD 118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD 34 Dean Vannutini 1934 FORD 62 Bruno Simone 1955 CHEV |
Australia’s Coolest Ride |
118 Les Larwry 1932 FORD |