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Pride & Polish: Page 4

Pride & Polish
Watch: 2020 Pride & Polish award ceremony
Robb Mariani emcees the show, announcing seven winners
September 2, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Ray Thompson’s ‘Foolish Habit’ 379
Campbell, Missouri-based Ray Thompson took this former car-hauling Pete and turned it into a show truck. He rebuilt the truck from the ground up, including a complete overhaul of the interior.
August 31, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Here are the seven rigs crowned 2020 Pride & Polish champs
Check out the first-ever virtual Overdrive's Pride & Polish truck-beauty championship photo contest winners.
August 28, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 1: Robb Mariani’s 1974 Ford W9000
Robb Mariani is the owner of the truck in the most-watched Pride & Polish video, a 1974 Ford W9000 cabover, which he calls “Low Patrol.” As he describes in the video, the truck was bought new in 1973 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and used as a mobile command unit for about 20 years.
August 24, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Check out the custom rigs named finalists in the 2020 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish contest
Here are the top three finalists for all seven categories in this year's Pride & Polish competition. Check out these custom rigs here on Overdrive.
August 20, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 2: Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379
Up this week at No. 2 is Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379, “Picture Me Rollin’.” The truck appeared at a number of Pride & Polish events in the late 2000s and early 2010s, earning Limited Mileage Combo Best of Show in Wildwood, Florida, in 2011, among other awards.
August 17, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Three days left to vote for your favorite Pride & Polish rigs
There are three days left to vote for your favorite Pride & Polish competitors. Finalists and winners will be presented Aug. 28 in a virtual event streamed on Facebook Live as part of Overdrive’s GATS Week, Aug. 24-28.
August 13, 2020
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Pride & Polish
More views of rigs competing in virtual Pride & Polish competition
Check out a few more of the 92 entries in the 2020 virtual Overdrive’s Pride & Polish competition. Vote for your favorite custom rig here on Overdrive.
August 11, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 3: Bill Rethwisch’s 2012 Peterbilt 389
Up this week at No. 3 is “Dreamsicle,” a 2012 Peterbilt 389 with a matching Polar tanker owned by Wisconsin-based Bill Rethwisch. The truck won the 2013 Pride & Polish Working Combo National Championship.
August 10, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Take a peek at some of the rigs competing in the 2020 virtual Pride & Polish contest
These six custom rigs are just a small sample of the 92 entries in the 2020 virtual Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition. Check them out here on Overdrive.
August 4, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 4: Fleenor Bros.’ 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon
Up this week at No. 4 is a 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon owned by Carthage, Missouri-based Fleenor Bros. The truck was shown at Pride & Polish shows in 2015 and 2016 by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo, earning the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Bobtail class.
August 3, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Custom trucks await your vote in Pride & Polish contest
Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition is accepting votes through Aug. 16, 2020. Finalists and winners will be presented in a virtual event during GATS Week.
July 31, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 5: Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389
Up this week at No. 5 is Dan Brubaker’s “All In” 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler. The truck won Best of Show in the Working Combo class at the 2014 Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tennessee.
July 27, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish
Following the submission deadline, midnight, July 21, we’ll post photos for reader voting to determine finalists in five categories. Judges will pick the winners from those. The winners will be announced Aug. 28.
July 21, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 6: Roland Mendez’s ‘Project One’ 379
Up this week at No. 6 is “Project One,” a radically-customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 built by Roland Mendez, co-owner of Triple R Diesel/Texas Chrome Shop in San Antonio, Texas.
July 20, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 7: J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389
Up this week at No. 7 is Springfield, Missouri-based J&L Contracting’s 2013 Peterbilt 389 glider, “Back in Black.” The truck earned a tie for first place in Interior – Cab Only and a first place in the Engine category at the 2016 75 Chrome Shop Pride & Polish event in Wildwood, Florida.
July 13, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 8: Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 combo
Up this week at No. 8 is Joe Regalado’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 and 2018 Armor Lite end dump combo, “Blue.” The truck won the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Combo category.
July 6, 2020
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Pride & Polish
Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish
Overdrive's Pride & Polish adjusts to the coronavirus pandemic by going virtual. Want to show off your rig? Find out how to submit photos of your truck here.
July 2, 2020
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Michael Castaldi's 'Paradise Express' 2003 Peterbilt 379 and 2010 Utility 3000R were voted by Overdrive readers as the 2024 Pride & Polish Working Combo champ. Enter the 2025 Pride & Polish contest here.
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