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For those of you who just can't wait until the club's magazine convention issue comes out to see who won what, below are the 2013 winners (as best as I can remember - I'm missing a couple of the "distance" winners).
Noble
Class winners:
Class I – 1929-1940
3rd Place – Wayne Newman’s 1930 CK rumble-seat roadster
2nd Place – Dennis Pitchford’s 1934 SG Airflow business coupe
Best of Class – Fred Mehr’s 1929 K 4-door sedan
Class II – 1941-1948
3rd Place – Doug Hanely’s 1941 Custom 4-door sedan
2nd Place – Lois Dolan’s 1942 Custom club coupe
Best of Class – Lance Beaulieu’s 1948 Custom convertible
Class III – 1949-1954
3rd Place – Ferd Driver’s 1952 Custom sedan
2nd Place – Bill Burnett’s 1951 DeLuxe sedan
Best of Class – Jerry Jenkins’ 1951 Custom convertible
Class IV – 1955-1956
3rd Place – Edwin Stevens’ 1955 Firedome 2-door Sportsman
2nd Place – Irene Jacob’s 1956 Firedome 2-door Seville
Best of Class – James Anderson’s 1956 Fireflite sedan
Class V – 1957-1959
3rd Place – Kim Frank’s 1959 Adventurer hardtop
2nd Place – George Collar’s 1957 Adventurer convertible
Best of Class – Ken Nagel’s 1958 Firesweep convertible
Class VI – 1960-1961
Best of Class – Jim Marsh’s 1960 Adventurer sedan
Class VII – Modifieds
3rd Place – Rick Werner’s 1957 Adventurer hardtop
2nd Place – Jerry Kadinger’s 1959 Fireflite 2-door Sportsman
Best of Class – Joe Youngblood’s 1948 Custom 4-door sedan
Best of Show – Bruce Blackwell’s 1956 Adventurer
People’s Choice – Dennis Pitchford’s 1934 SG Airflow business coupe
Shortest Distance Driven, presented by Les Pesavento – I’m not sure on this one, but I think it went to Irene Jacob and her 1956 Firedome 2-door Seville.
Longest Distance Driven, pre-WWII – Doug Hanely’s 1941 Custom 4-door sedan
Longest Distance Driven, post-WWII – I’m not sure on this one either.
Longest Distance Driven, Modified – Terry Lampe and his 1941 S-8 coupe
Longest Distance Trailered – I believe this went to Ferd Driver and his 1952 Custom sedan.
Longest Distance By Any Means – I believe this went to Murray Phillips from Australia.
Diamond-in-the-Rough, presented by Lee Exline, Orlin Sutliff’s 1942 DeLuxe 7-passenger sedan (that was up on a trailer.)
Special Achievement Awards: Geoff Overley, Tom Kenney, Ferd Driver, Alina & Ralph Bohm, and the 2012 NDC Convention hosts – Julie & Don Price, Nancy & Gary Dubas, Lynn & Roger Hawke, and Mary & Bud Williams.
Hernando De Soto Award – Dennis Pitchford
