Coker Tire's Best Wide Whitewall 2024 GRAND CHAMPION!

Congratulations to Ron Corder Customs for being Coker Tire's Best Wide Whitewall Award Grand Champion! Each Goodguys show, Carlisle show and several others featured a Coker Tire Best Wide Whitewall Award in 2024, and we compiled all of our Best Wide White award winners to choose an overall winner for the year. There were about two dozen winners from all over the country, and it was tough to choose a winner out of the bunch. Overall wow factor, stance, tire size and details were considered in the selection process, and ultimately it was Ron Corder Customs' WILD hot rod called "EIGHTBALL'33".

Ron's EIGHTBALL'33 is a super special hot rod that's built from scratch to replicate a '33 Ford, but it actually started as scrap pieces of Ford body parts from several years. He sliced and diced the sheet metal, giving this low-slung coupe a special look that turns heads wherever it goes. The car stands just 39 inches tall, and features a scaled down profile that makes the 265ci small block Chevy look huge. The exaggerated proportions are amplified by a set of our Firestone bias ply whitewall tires. The fronts are tiny 325-16 motorcycle tires, designed for a Honda Dream, while the rears are 600-16. Even though the rears are an OE size for 1935 to 1948 Fords, they look MASSIVE on the back of this downsized hot rod. This car is full of visual tricks, and the tire and wheel combination play into the wild appearance.

We first saw Ron's wild creation at the Triple Crown of Rodding, a relatively new event held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. The car had a crowd around it all weekend long, and Ron absolutely loved showing the car to hot rodders of all ages. The kids especially loved it. Despite the car's crazy proportions, Ron can still drive it. Whether this car is moving or sitting still, it's an absolute show stopper and it was a natural fit for the Best Wide Whitewall Award winner at the Triple Crown of Rodding, and an even better pick for our 2024 Grand Champion.

With so many hand-crafted details and an appearance that draws a crowd, the EIGHTBALL'33 is the 2024 Best Wide Whitewall Award Grand Champion. Winning this competition earns Ron the opportunity to display the car in our booth at the Grand National Roadster Show. We have big things planned for GNRS this year, so you'll want to come by our booth in Building 4 to check out this outstanding car and a special new product that's going to be great for traditional hot rods!