In winning “Best of the Show” Pavlin was awarded a check for $1,000 for his silver 1937 Ford Street Rod.

“I’m very happy to win, of course,” says Pavlin. “It’s a Coast to Coast body and the interior was done by John Miller. I’d also like to especially thank the late Bob Stevens from Middleburg Heights who painted the car, but passed away last year.”

“This was one of the toughest competitions we have ever had to judge,” says Karen Ford, manager of the Classic Car Competition. “We had an exceptional group of classics 25 years or older. Every one of our runners-up was also very deserving. I’d also like to thank all of those who competed this year.”

Five runners-up were selected, each winning a check for $200, including: Doug Canter of Kingsville, OH for his brilliant green 1937 Ford truck; Gary Birns of Pepper Pike, OH, for his blue chopped 1964 Grand Prix; Neil Gloger for his orange 1975.5 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia; Tim Friend for his 1971 Plymouth, and Jerry Haeberle for his 1957 Chevy Belair.

This summer, Pavlin hopes to take his beautiful street rod to the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus in July. Many of the vehicles at the 15^th Annual Classic Car Competition will obviously be seen in other shows and cruises around Northern Ohio this summer.

“The Cleveland Auto Show would like to extend our congratulations to Ted Pavlin and all the runners-up,” says Dan Sanders, chairman of the Cleveland Auto Show and president of the Progressive Auto Group in Massillon, OH. “We would also like to thank all the participants in the 15^th Annual Classic Car Competition. You certainly made it very hard for us to select the winner and the runners-up this year.”