2023 Ridler Award Spectacular 1950 Mercury Wins Detroit Autorama

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Detroit Autorama 2023 Ridler Award Winner. February, 2023. A 1950 Mercury 2-door called "Maximus" received the coveted Ridler Award for being Best in Show at the 70th Detroit Autorama. The car, which was 4 years in the making, is owned by Luigi Deriggi of Toms River, NJ, and was built by Pro Comp Custom of Glenshaw, PA.

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The Ridler Award winner isn't announced until the last day of the show, but here is a sneak peek of the 2023 Great 8 Ridler Award finalists. Kathy Cargill's 1969 Dodge Superbee Built by Brian Mosbek and painted by Ron Gorrell, this 1969 Super Bee muscle car is powered by a Gen III Hemi.

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The 2023 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award goes to the 1950 Mercury owned by Luigi Deriggi. Deriggi's Mercury is the second straight car to win the title from Pro-Comp Custom, who built last.

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The Ridler (as it's referred) is an award that recognizes more than just an owner, builder, or even the car, it includes the desire, sacrifice, and will that competition demands to succeed at.

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Great 8 Finalists for the 2023 Ridler Award Announced at the Detroit Autorama Posted 02/24/23 by OnAllCylinders Staff Last updated on 02/24/2023 DETROIT, MI — If you're a hot rodder or high performance automobile enthusiast, there's no better place to be for the last weekend of February than Detroit, MI.

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The Detroit Autorama's Ridler Award is arguably the most prestigious trophy in the custom-car world. Each winning vehicle costs at least a million dollars to build. Last year's winner, Rick Bird's Sho Bird, a 1931 Chevrolet whose radical front-end styling incorporated two big turbochargers and exhaust pipes, was a bit controversial.

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The finalist entries for the Ridler Award and the chosen winner at the 2023 Detroit Autorama.For more information on the Ridler Award: https://autorama.com/a.

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2023 Ridler Award winner: Luigi Deriggi's custom 1950 Mercury Cars of George Barris, The King of Kustomizers, drew in crowds with cars like the original Batmobile, Drag-U-La, and the Munster's Koach.

2023 Ridler Award Spectacular 1950 Mercury Wins Detroit Autorama


February 26, 2023 A Full Custom Mercury Goes from Great 8 to Ridler Winner By Brian Brennan - Photography By Eric Geisert It's time to announce the Don Ridler Memorial Award winner from this year's Detroit Autorama. The coveted Ridler award is presented to Luigi Deriggi of Toms River, New Jersey for his '50 Mercury custom.

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The 2023 Don Ridler Memorial Award Winner New Jersey's Luigi Deriggi found his '50 Merc for sale online in Wisconsin and brought it home in 2013. But before he was to start working on it he needed some paint work done on another project: a '68 Mustang.

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Another of Harvey's builds brought home the Ridler Award for 2023: Luigi Deriggi's 1950 Mercury two-door, "Maximus." Winning one Ridler more or less makes a builder's career, so back-to-back titles is an an impressive achievement for his Pro-Comp Customs shop near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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That is, until now, with Luigi Deriggi's 1950 Mercury taking out the Ridler over the weekend. Gallery 1. Dubbed Maximus and built by Pro Comp Customs (who also screwed together last year's winner), Mario's Merc is a very modern taken on the theme. The car sits on an Art Morrison chassis, with Air Ride suspension slamming it down hard over.

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The 2023 winner was this 1960 Buick Invicta Custom X60, and we liked it so much we added it to our list of Top 10 Cars of 2023 list.. Leach earned a Ridler Award in 2013 with Ron Cizek's 1940.

2023 Ridler Award Winner 1950 Mercury Maximus


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By Sunday afternoon, one of these eight vehicles will be selected as winner of the 2023 Ridler Award. It's the biggest prize at the Detroit Autorama and one of the most coveted awards in.

Detroit Autorama 2023 RIDLER AWARD WINNER 1950 MERCURY "MAXIMUS" Lead Sled GREAT 8 FINALISTS


The 2023 Ridler Award winner was announced at the Detroit Autorama on Sunday, February 26. The 1950 Mercury named "Maximus" owned by Luigi Deriggi of Toms River, New Jersey, stood out in the Great 8 finalists for its superior creative artistry, build quality, and ingenious engineering. The 1949-1951 is arguably the most customized car in America.

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