PPG’s Vibrance Collection show truck a 75-foot 2007 Freightliner Coronado tractor-trailer rig, custom-painted in PPG Vibrance Collection colors will make 21 stops at truck, car and hot rod shows and events in its March-to-November tour. PPG driver Chad Hook will take the truck to its cross-country appearances.
The schedule includes stops at established events such as the 33rd Western Street Rod National in Bakersfield, Calif., and the 40th Annual Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Ky., along with relatively new attractions like the 3rd Peak Chicagoland Nationals in Joliet, Ill., and the 4th Nashville Nationals in Nashville, Tenn.
Larry Wood, chief designer for Hot Wheels, a Mattel, Inc. brand, created the truck’s graphics. An 18-person crew from PPG’s Refinish Training, Product Marketing and Color Technical teams painted Wood’s design on to the truck.
The complete show schedule follows:
March 19-21: Louisville, Ky. Mid-America Truck Show
April 3-5: Del Mar, Calif. Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals
April 24-26: Bakersfield, Calif. 33rd Western Street Rod National
May 22-24: Springfield, Mo. 26th Mid-America Street Rod Nationals
June 5-7: Loveland, Colo. 12th Colorado Nationals
June 12-14: Indianapolis, Ind. 21st Hot Rod Nationals
June 20-22: St. Paul, Minn. Back to the 50s
June 26-28: Nashville, Tenn. 4th Nashville Nationals
July 3-5: Des Moines, Iowa 18th Heartland Nationals
July 10-12: Columbus, Ohio 12th Goodguys PPG Nationals
July 17-19: Syracuse, New York Syracuse Nationals
Aug. 8-9: Louisville, Ky. 40th Annual Street Rod Nationals
Aug. 28-30: Richmond, Va. 5th Richmond Nationals
Sept. 4-6: Kansas City, Kan. 8th Mid Western Nationals
Sept. 11-13: Kalamazoo, Mich. 31st Street Rod Nationals North
Sept. 18-20: Joliet, Ill. 3rd Peak Chicagoland Nationals
Sept. 25-27: Pocono, Pa. 5th Great American Nationals
Oct. 2-4: Fort Worth, Texas 17th Lone Star Nationals
Oct. 9-11: Tampa, Fla. 22nd Southeast Street Rod Nationals
Oct. 16-18: Bowling Green, Ky. 2nd Nostalgia Nationals
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: Charlotte, North Carolina 16th Southeastern Nationals
For more information, call (440) 572-2800 or visit www.ppgrefinish.com.