Top Street Machine honors go to Karen Leisinger’s 1967 Camaro ‘Scar’ at the Goodguys 13th Annual PPG Nationals.
Built by Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell City, Iowa, this radical all-steel Gen I Camaro ‘Scar’ took home the Goodguys 2010 Ridetech Street Machine of the Year award.
“I wanted a car that featured extreme performance while combining the looks of a 1967 with some of the design and style elements of the new 2010 Camaro,” said Leisinger.
Working from an Eric Brockmeyer sketch, builders Roger Burman, Marshall Starrett and the Lakeside Rods & Rides team did an incredible job on the PPG Hyper Orange Camaro. It was nicknamed ‘Scar’ from all the cuts and modifications required to get the desired look! Lakeside completely redesigned the cars aesthetics by extending the wheelbase two inches. They then grafted a 2010 Camaro roof skin, raised the rear quarters 2.5 inches, added a custom carbon-fiber hood and created the front and rear ends.
The Camaro’s drivetrain features a carbureted 600-horsepower Chevy LSX mated to a Gearstar 200R4. The custom Lakeside-built chassis features Detroit Speed front and rear suspensions, big brakes from Baer and Boze 18 & 20-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport rubber. Weber’s Custom Interiors stitched the black leather upholstery with orange threads.
Karen and her entire family are devout Camaro enthusiasts. Over the years they’ve restored and hot rodded dozens of first-gen Camaros including a pearl white ’67 Grumpy Jenkins tribute car that was chosen as a finalist for the Goodguys 2009 Muscle Machine of the Year award.
Karen, her husband Dave and their two sons Josh and Jared are already planning next year’s Street Machine of the Year candidate – a 1970 Camaro which will again be hand built by
Lakeside Rods & Rides.
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