Owners or painters of vehicles painted with DuPont Refinish, Spies Hecker, Standox, or Cromax Pro products can compete for cash prizes and to have their vehicle appear in the 2014 calendar. There is no entry fee and entries can be submitted using a web-based submission process.
Entrants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of entry and a legal resident of Canada or the United States. Entries may be motorized passenger automobiles import or domestic),trucks or motorcycles, provided they are finished exclusively with any DuPont Performance Coatings brand of waterborne or solvent products. Entrants must own or have finished the vehicle entered into the competition.
Judging will be based on “best use of colour,” including finish quality, technical difficulty and design originality. Winners will be notified by May 20, 2013, from among all eligible entries received. There will ben 12 winners selected, with each winner receiving a cashn prize of $500. There will be one grand prize winner, selected from the 12 winners, who will receive an additional $2,000 cash prize. All winners will have a professional photo shoot of their vehicle and receive 25 copies of the 2014 calendar. The grand prize winner also will be featured on the cover of the calendar.
Entries must be made online by visiting www.dpccalendar.dupont.com, completing the competition registration form, in its entirety, and uploading two photos of the vehicle. More than one vehicle may be submitted per entrant, but each vehicle must be entered as a separate competition entry.
The deadline to enter is 11:59 PM ET on April 30, 2013. Complete competition rules and entry requirements can be found on the website. Some restrictions apply.
The winners featured on the 2013 calendar are:
Mike Spitzer, Greenfield, Ind. - 1969 Plymouth Road Runner - Grand Prize Winner & Cover Vehicle
Brian Sisson, Kelowna, BC – 1950 Mercury Wagon
Tim Horn, Shreveport, La. – 1954 Ford F-100
Allen Herder, Loveland, Colo. – 1970 Plymouth HemiCuda Convertible
Joel Cannon, Calgary, AB – 1930 Ford Model A
Derek Dreher, Appleton, Wis. - 2012 Wildside Customs Boneshaker
Patrick Maurais, Allenstown, N.H. – 1972 Kenworth Chevy
Mark Gengler, Grabill, Ind. - 1939 Lincoln Zephyr
Brian Butler, Bridgeville, Del. - 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
Phillip Becker, Dwight, Ill. – 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Gerald Reidenbach, Cleveland, Tenn. – 1957 Chevy Bel Air Custom
Barry Dohrmann, Sauk Rapids, Minn. - 1961 Chevrolet Impala