In Pictures: Top 10 classics at the Toronto auto show
10 finalists selected from the best hot-rod and classic cars and trucks displayed at car cruise events in Southern Ontario
Bronze Medal winner: A beautifully restored 1956 Ford Thunderbird, owned by Teresa and Jason Villari of Woodbridge, Ont. It was purchased a couple of years ago by the then-newlyweds, fulfilling an almost life-long dream.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
Silver Medal winner: 1939 Ford Roadster owned by Kevin Saindon of Port Perry, Ont., who built this wild-looking, but extensively street-driven roadster with his father Paul. It had been purchased in 2008 “in a thousand pieces” from famed hot-rod constructor Boyd Coddington’s California shop, following his death.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
Gold Medal winner: 1971 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda owned by Robert Young and his wife Fiona, who live in Whitby, Ont. Plymouth built about 7,800 Barracudas in 1971, but only 220 to this specification.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
1934 Ford three-window coupeBob English/The Globe and Mail
1937 Studebaker Dictator ModelBob English/The Globe and Mail
1953 Chevrolet 1300 Pickup, owned by Bob Cram of Barrie, Ont.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
1955 Ford F100, owned by Steven Bloom of Thornhill, Ont.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
1955 Montclair Convertible, owned by Alex McClure, Freelton, Ont.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
1969 Lincoln Mark III, owned by Cleo Tobias of Whitby, Ont.Bob English/The Globe and Mail
1970 Dodge Challenger, owned by Paul Hopla of TorontoBob English/The Globe and Mail