In 2002, we rushed to print “first-look” coverage of the cars in contention for the 2002 Ridler Award. Since the number of finalists totaled eight, we elected to call them “The Great Eight.” The folks in Detroit liked the term so well that, beginning this year, the “official” name for the chosen finalists has become The Ridler Award “Great 8.”
When Gary Meadors started the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, he had a plan. He wanted his association to be open to a larger variety of cars, not just street rods. Meadors, a street rod enthusiast, has owned a variety of them since he was a kid, but he is also what we would call a real car guy. He likes everything from classic cars to customs.
