Ridler Award Winning Builders. Many iconic builds have earned the award since 1964, but in this art
Many iconic builds have earned the award since 1964, but in this article, we're going to focus on the most The winner is chosen from a group of finalists known as The Great 8. The 1955 Chevy Nomad "Graymadder" took home the prestigious 2025 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama! This is the ultimate prize in custom car building. The winner of the 2024 Don Ridler Memorial Award, "the Nobel Prize of hot-rodding," imagines a never-realized Corvette concept. Founded in 1964, the Ridler award has become the top prize for custom car builders, and the battle for this yearly prize has Check out all the amazing muscle cars, sports cars, racer cars, dragsters, and more that we spotted at the Every year since 1964, hot-rod builders from all over North America have travelled to Michigan to pursue “the This annual award is given to a truly unique world-class vehicle. Explore the stunning A 1955 Chevy Nomad took home the 2025 Ridler Award after years of meticulous custom work, personal battles, and the Bresnahan family’s relentless pursuit of perfection. Twenty-four of the past 50 Ridler Winners gathered together to celebrate the golden anniversary of the award. more Dave Kindig Reveals the eye opening little known facts about the award winning build twelveair as he reveals it to the world at SEMA 2024. " Thi The winner of the 2024 Don Ridler Memorial Award, "the Nobel Prize of hot-rodding," imagines a never Twenty-four of the past 50 Ridler Winners gathered together to celebrate the golden anniversary of the award. In this interview, Inspired by 1954 The Corviar Concept car, the all aluminum unibody 1953 Chevy Corvette by Kindig-It Designs and winner of the grand Ridler award 2024 in Detr In addition to the Ridler Award, many other awards are presented at the Detroit Autorama including the Master Builder Award, Congratulations to Tom and Christy for winning the prestigious Ridler Award for 2025 with their stunning 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, aptly named "Gray Madder. The Ridler winner exemplifies the highest level of fabrication and design coupled with an extreme attention to detail. In fact, this award has a very strict “never The annual Don Ridler Memorial Award for 2025 went to Gray Madder, a custom 1955 Chevy Nomad belonging to Tom and Dave Kindig unveils his latest creation - The Ridler award winning TwelveAir 1953 Chevy Corvette “Corvair Concept” at the AkzoNobel Booth during Day 1 of SEM. Hard work, creativity and talent exemplify the Award that bears his name. Another Detroit The 1955 Chevy Nomad “Graymadder” took home the prestigious 2025 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama! This is the ultimate prize in custom car building. 1955 Chevy Discover the fierce competition for the 2025 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama. The 72nd annual Detroit Autorama It's hard to imagine if the Detroit AutoRama would have survived the first 5 years, without the help of Don Ridler. Since its debut at the 1964 Detroit Autorama, the Ridler is one of the The Detroit Autorama sits as one of the premier custom car shows in the world, with the Ridler award cementing cars, owners, and builders in hot rod lore.