Pride & Polish: Page 9

Beauty shots of top show trucks, full list of winners from GATS Pride & Polish

Beauty shots aren't just for people. Take a look at these beauty shots of the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish Best of Show winners on Overdrive.

August 28, 2018

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GATS Pride & Polish sees repeat People’s Choice winner; Best of Show winners named

Pride & Polish Best of Show winners and People's Choice winner announced at GATS 2018. Check out the winners and their big rigs on Overdrive.

August 25, 2018

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Scenes from opening day of GATS Pride & Polish

Overdrive's Pride & Polish trucks were shined up and ready to be judged on the floor at the Great American Truck Show. Check them out here on Overdrive.

August 23, 2018

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Photos: Pride & Polish rigs roll into Dallas

Though the Great American Trucking Show hasn't officially started, check out these big rigs that have already showed up for Overdrive's Pride & Polish.

August 22, 2018

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2017 GATS Best of Show, Working Combo: Two circles, five awards

The rehab project on the ’96 Kenworth W900, originally painted blue, included rebuilding the engine, adding a new transmission, cutting and stretching the frame, doing the paint job and more.

October 23, 2017

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2017 GATS Best of Show, Builders Class: Puzzle comes together for autism theme

Of the nearly 2,000 puzzle pieces on the custom-built rig, some are welded into the cab floor and the deck plate, as well as on the wheels. He says more than 600 man-hours went into the welding of the floor and deck plate alone.

October 20, 2017

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2017 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Bobtail: Blazing back from obscurity

It was originally black with orange flames, but to make it consistent with the rest of the fleet, Lindamood painted the truck silver with blue flames.

October 19, 2017

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2017 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo: Striking look for viper red KW

The custom interior features shag carpeting and a mini-disco ball hanging in the large studio sleeper. Also inside are more than 800 buttons in the upholstery, each of which had to be sanded, primed, painted and clear-coated viper red to match the rest of the rig.

October 18, 2017

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2017 GATS Best of Show winner, Working Bobtail: ‘Poison Ivy’ gets stripes right

The rig’s striping was originally dark green, so he had it restriped by Thunder Grafix in Joplin to make the bright green pop even more. He also had the cab lights and sleeper lights shaved down, and flush bullet lights were installed.

October 17, 2017

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Knockout shots of the country’s top show rigs, full list of winners from GATS Pride & Polish

See a full list of winners from the GATS Pride & Polish show, held last week, along with beauty shots of the show’s top winners…

August 29, 2017

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Photos: Pride & Polish day 3 at GATS

Check out Pride & Polish show trucks from the final day of the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.

August 26, 2017

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Lindamood, Manuel continue winning ways with Best of Show victories at GATS Pride & Polish

Best of Show winners were announced in five categories – working bobtail, working combo, limited-mileage bobtail, limited-mileage combo and builders class – along with the People’s Choice winner in a ceremony held at GATS on Aug. 26.

August 26, 2017

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Photos: Day 2 of Pride & Polish trucks at the Great American Trucking Show

Trucks shine bright for Pride & Polish competition at GATS.

August 25, 2017

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Photos: Operators showcase custom working, show trucks at GATS Pride & Polish

Pride & Polish trucks began rolling into the Great American Trucking Show Wednesday. See photos of some of the competitors here. Check back throughout the week for more Pride & Polish and GATS coverage.

August 24, 2017

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The Contenders: Top show trucks compete for top billing in premier Pride & Polish event this month

Some of the hottest rigs on the continent will be on display later this month at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, with custom bobtails and combos squaring off for top billing in the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish contest, the country’s premier show truck event.

August 8, 2017

Registration open for GATS Pride & Polish show

GATS will be held Aug. 24-26 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas.

April 26, 2017

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2016 GATS Best of Show winner, Builders Bobtail: The next ‘Project’

The crew out of Triple R Diesel’s Texas Chrome Shop showed its latest highly custom build for the first time at GATS, culminating more than a year-long venture that Texas Chrome’s Roland Mendez says “sets a new bar” for the company’s show rigs.

October 5, 2016

2016 GATS Best of Show winner, Limited-Mileage Bobtail: The Premier 359

Owner-operator Kary Bryce of Sibley, La., founded his fleet in 1988 with a single Peterbilt 359. He’s always had 359s running in his operation, now at 116 trucks, he says. What’s now Bryce’s most-famed 359 he bought in 1996.

October 4, 2016

Best of Show, Limited-Mileage Combo | Marty Colvin’s 1986 Peterbilt 359 and 2016 Etnyre Tanker

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