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Originally, the award was given to the best vehicle, first time shown. Over the last forty years, the award has evolved to better conform to new ideas, changing designs and concepts. Today, the award emphasizes creativity, engineering and workmanship. Anyone building a vehicle for the Ridler competition should post these words on their garage as wall. The vehicle that best represents those three areas will win the Ridler Award.
The vehicle must make its first public showing at the Detroit Autorama. Showing the vehicle at any indoor or outdoor show or any part of the frame, engine or body will make it ineligible for contention.
Realizing that car owners and builders may need some form of exposure to develop interest or to gain sponsorship and give credit to suppliers and/or sponsors, magazine and video buildup coverage is allowed. No articles, video footage or stories with photos of the vehicle in finished form will be allowed until after the award has been presented, i.e. car cannot be painted or upholstered to be considered as finished.
The vehicle must prove minimal operability. It must start, stop, move forward and reverse, turn left and right before placed on the floor for display. This is a minimum to qualify. Operation and functionability is something the judges will look at.
Because of the number of entries contending for the