PPG Announces 2008 Vibrance Collection Show Truck Appearance Schedule - BodyShop Business

PPG Announces 2008 Vibrance Collection Show Truck Appearance Schedule

PPG’s 75-foot tractor-trailer rig, custom painted in PPG Vibrance Collection colors, will crisscross the country from March through November, making 24 stops along the way at truck, car and hot rod shows and events.

The truck, with PPG driver Chad Hook at the wheel, is a 2007 Freightliner Coronado. Larry Wood, chief designer for Hot Wheels, a Mattel, Inc. brand, designed the truck’s traffic-stopping graphics. An 18-person crew from PPG’s Refinish Training, Product Marketing and Color Technical teams applied the paint design.

The complete appearance schedule follows:

  • March 27-29, Louisville, Ky. – Mid America Truck Show
  • April 4-6, Del Mar, Calif. – 8th Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals
  • April 25-27, Bakersfield, Calif. – 32nd Western Street Rod National
  • May 2-4, Knoxville, Tenn. – 34th Street Rod Nationals South
  • May 23-25, Springfield, Mo. – 25th Mid-America Street Rod Nationals
  • May 30-June 1, Loveland, Colo. – 11th Colorado Nationals
  • June 6-8, Indianapolis, Ind. – 20th Hot Rod Nationals
  • June 13-15, Atlanta, Ga. – 2nd NAPA Southern Nationals
  • June 20-22, St. Paul, Minn. – Back to the 50s
  • June 27-29, Nashville, Tenn. – 3rd Nashville Nationals
  • July 4-6, Des Moines, Iowa – 17th Heartland Nationals
  • July 11-13, Columbus, Ohio – 11th PPG Nationals
  • July 18-20, Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse Nationals
  • July 31-Aug. 3, Louisville, Ky. – 39th Annual Street Rod Nationals
  • Aug. 15-17, Spokane, Wash. – 7th Great Northwest Nationals
  • Aug. 22-24, Pleasanton, Calif. – 22nd West Coast Nationals
  • Sept. 5-7, Norwalk, Ohio – 1st Goodguys Blue Suede Cruise
  • Sept. 12-14, Kalamazoo, Mich. – 30th Street Rod Nationals North
  • Sept. 19-21, Joliet, Ill. – 2nd Peak Chicagoland Nationals
  • Sept. 26-28. Pocono, Pa. – 4th Great American Nationals
  • Oct. 2-5, Fort Worth, Tex. – 16th Lone Star Nationals
  • Oct. 10-12, Tampa, Fla. – 21st Southeast Street Rod Nationals
  • Oct. 24-26, Charlotte, N.C. – 15th Southeastern Nationals
  • Nov. 14-16, Scottsdale, Ariz. – 11th Southwest Nationals

For more information about the PPG Vibrance Collection Show Truck and the appearance schedule, call (440) 572-2800 or visit www.ppgrefinish.com.

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