2008 News
PPG announces 2008 Vibrance Collection show truck appearances
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – March 20, 2008 – PPG announced its 2008 Vibrance Collection Show Truck appearance schedule. The 75-foot tractor-trailer rig, custom painted in PPG Vibrance Collection® colors, will criss-cross the country from March through November, making 24 stops along the way at truck, car and hot rod shows and events.
The truck, with PPG driver Chad Hook at the wheel, is a 2007 Freightliner Coronado. The truck’s traffic-stopping graphics were designed by Larry Wood, chief designer for Hot Wheels®, a Mattel, Inc. brand. The paint design was applied by an 18-person crew from PPG’s Refinish Training, Product Marketing and Color Technical teams.
The complete appearance schedule follows:
| Louisville, KY |
3/27 - 3/29 |
Mid America Truck Show |
| Del Mar, CA |
4/4 - 4/6 |
8th Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals |
| Bakersfield, CA |
4/25 - 4/27 |
32nd Western Street Rod National |
| Knoxville, TN |
5/2 - 5/4 |
34th Street Rod Nationals South |
| Springfield, MO |
5/23 - 5/25 |
25th Mid-America Street Rod Nationals |
| Loveland, CO |
5/30 - 6/1 |
11th Colorado Nationals |
| Indianapolis, IN |
6/6 - 6/8 |
20th Hot Rod Nationals |
| Atlanta, GA |
6/13 - 6/15 |
2nd NAPA Southern Nationals |
| St. Paul, MN |
6/20 - 6/22 |
Back to the 50's |
| Nashville, TN |
6/27 - 6/29 |
3rd Nashville Nationals |
| Des Moines, IA |
7/4 - 7/6 |
17th Heartland Nationals |
| Columbus, OH |
7/11 - 7/13 |
11th PPG Nationals |
| Syracuse, NY |
7/18 - 7/20 |
Syracuse Nationals |
| Louisville, KY |
7/31 - 8/3 |
39th Annual Street Rod Nationals |
| Spokane, WA |
8/15 - 8/17 |
7th Great Northwest Nationals |
| Pleasanton, CA |
8/22 - 8/24 |
22nd West Coast Nationals |
| Norwalk, OH |
9/5 - 9/7 |
1st Goodguys Blue Suede Cruise |
| Kalamazoo, MI |
9/12 - 9/14 |
30th Street Rod Nationals North |
| Joliet, IL |
9/19 - 9/21 |
2nd Peak Chicagoland Nationals |
| Pocono, PA |
9/26 - 9/28 |
4th Great American Nationals |
| Fort Worth, TX |
10/3 - 10/5 |
16th Lone Star Nationals |
| Tampa, FL |
10/10 - 10/12 |
21st Southeast Street Rod Nationals |
| Charlotte, NC |
10/24 - 10/26 |
15th Southeastern Nationals |
| Scottsdale, AZ |
11/14 - 11/16 |
11th Southwest Nationals |
about ppg
Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. The company has more than 150 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates and operates in more than 60 countries. PPG’s sales in 2007 were $11.2 billion. SigmaKalon, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, that PPG acquired Jan. 2, 2008, had 2007 sales of $2.9 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.