4-9-07 Pleasanton, CA: from the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association website:-
"Kustom Kar icon Cole Foster [editor's note: Foster was profiled earlier in this blog] put another notch in his belt at the 25th All American Get-Together in Pleasanton. The smooth and stylish '36 Ford he and his team built for rock star Kirk Hammett [Metallica] was chosen as a finalist for the 2007 Goodguys Kustom of the Year (K.O.Y.) award. A total of six finalists will be chosen throughout the year before the overall winner is announced this fall.
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"Hammett's '36 started as a five-window coupe, but Foster and his team, through extensive modifications, made the car into a three-window. Extensive body mods include a handmade one piece hood; modified front and rear fenders flowing into modified running boards; a modified stock dash; and the list goes on. The project was 3 1/2 years in the making. Under the hood lies a Turn of the Century Ford Racing 302 small block which pounds out melodic notes through a custom stainless exhaust built by Cole's famous dad [drag racer and fabricator] Pat Foster.
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"Traditional kustom tricks such as wide whites, custom spun disc wheel covers (with '49 Ford horn centers) and perfectly molded rear fender skirts give the coupe a timeless, classic look.
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"It's an honor," said a humble Foster after receiving the K.O.Y. finalist award."
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This is the car depicted and discussed in ROCKIN' (pages 232-233), and profiled very handsomely in The Rodders Journal when it was photographed by Steve Coonan in its bare-metal stage.
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Five finalist berths remain for the Goodguys 2007 K.O.Y. award. The other five will be chosen at the following 2007 Goodguys events (including the recent 7th annual Del Mar Nationals, held on March 30 - April 1st in Del Mar, CA).
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2nd Nashville Nationals, June 29 - July 1st, Nashville, TN
20th Pacific Northwest Nationals, July 27 - 29, Puyallup, WA
16th East Coast Nationals, September 14 - 16, Rhinebeck, NY
14th Southeastern Nationals, October 26 - 28, Charlotte, NC
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Goodguys will announce the Kustom of the Year winner on www.good-guys.com on November 1st, 2007.
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