Kool Cars and Chrome winners announced
The entry owned by Edmond’s Mike Byer was the big winner at Kingfisher’s recent car show.
Byer’s 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe was named “Best of Show” at the 2024 Kool Cars and Chrome show held Aug. 3 in the Interbank parking lot.
The event was hosted by the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce.
Dozens of entries made their way to Kingfisher.
Other big winners were Terry Davis, whose 1956 Ford F100 won the “Best Paint” award, Norman Turner’s 1976 GMC C15 won “Best Interior” and Edward Thiems’ 1962 Ford F100 won “Best Engine.”
Following are winners in the other categories of the car show:
OPEN CLASSES
A 1900-1939: Chevy Coupe, Ron Hilburn B 1940-1949: 1947 Pontiac Torpedo, Kurtis Shaw C 1950-1959: 1958 Chevrolet Camaro, Julie Nowak D 1960-1964: None E 1965-1972: None F 1973-1980: None G 1981-2000: 1997 Mazda Miata, Ben Weeres H 2001-Present: 2024 Shelby Cobra, Steve Svoboda
CHEVY ORIGINAL
I 1900-1957: 1927 4-door sedan, John Coughlan J 1958-1964: 1961 Belair Bubbletop, Norman Turner K 1965-1970: 1968 Camaro, Daniel Cannuli L 1971-1985: 1985 Camaro Z28, Shannon Staab M 1986-2000: 1996 Camaro Z28 SS, Bill Niebur N 2001-Present: 2021 Camaro convertible, Ken Bassett
CHEVY MODIFIED
O 1900-1957: 1940 Chevy, Robert Haynes P 1958-1964: None Q 1965-1970: 1969 Camaro SS, Mike Gocke R 1971-1985: 1976 GMC C15, Norman Turner S 1986-2000: 2000 Camaro Z28, Perry Williams T 2001-Present: None
CORVETTE
U 1953-1967: 1959, Cathy Kohn V 1968-1996: 1981, Darren Hamilton W1997-2007: 2005, Dennis Zink X 2008-Present: 2012, David Burge
FORD ORIGINAL
Y 1930-1939: None Z 1940-1953: None AA 1954-1961: None BB 1962-1970: None CC 1971-1985: None DD 1986-2000: None EE 2001-Present: None
FORD MODIFIED
FF 1930-1939: 1935 Slandback, Cliff Morrow GG 1940-1953: 1940 Deluxe Coupe, Mike Byer HH 1954-1961: None II 1962-1970: None JJ 1971-1985: None KK 1986-2000: 1986 Mustang, Conner Solomon LL 2001-Present: None
MUSTANG
MM 1964-1973: 1967, Kelsey Shaw NN 1974-2004: None OO 2005-Present: 2019 Bullitt, Alan Noble
MUSCLE CARS
PP Original - All years: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, Matt Crandall QQ Modified - All years: 1970 Plymout Roadrunner, Anderson McCamey
RAT RODS
RR All Years: 1939 Chevrolet pickup, Brandon Brzozowske
TRUCKS ORIGINAL
SS 1948-Older: None TT 1949-1972: 1957 Chevrolet 3100, Chad Willms UU 1973-Present: 2003 Ford F150 Lightning SVT, Bill Baker
TRUCKS MODIFIED
VV 1948-older: None WW 1949-1972: 1956 Ford F100 pickup, Terry Davis XX 1973-1995: 1985 Ford F150 pickup, Jeff Evans YY 1996-Present: None
MINI TRUCKS
ZZ All years: 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Rick Caldwell
SPECIAL INTEREST
AAA All years: 1955 Chevrolet shop truck and 1952 Harley, Randy Cox
MOPAR
BBB 1957-1973: 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, Anderson McCamey CCC 1974-1994: None DDD 1995-Present: None
IMPORTS
EEE All years: 1970 Volkswagen Beetle, Donnie Young
Best Paint: 1956 Ford F100 pickup, Terry Davis Best Interior: 1976 GMC C15, Norman Turner Best Engine: 1962 Ford F100, Edward Thiems Best of Show: 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe, Mike Byer