Karen Leisinger’s radical all steel first-gen 1967 Camaro “Scar”, built by Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell City, Iowa took home the Goodguys 2010 Ridetech Street Machine of the Year award. Leisinger, a first-gen Camaro lover 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 Camaros.
Working from an Eric Brockmeyer sketch, builders Roger Burman, Marshall Starrett and the entire Lakeside Rods & Rides team did yeoman’s work on the PPG hyper orange Camaro nicknamed “Scar” from all the cuts and modifications required to get the desired look. Lakeside completely redesigned the cars aesthetics by extending the wheelbase 2 inches. They then grafted a 2010 Camaro roof skin, raised the rear quarters 2.5 inches, added a custom carbon fiber hood, handmade the front and rear faces and flared the fenders on all four corners.
The top 5 finalists for the Ridetech Street Machine of the Year included: Dale & Stacy Johns, Van Buren, AR, (1967 Ford Mustang), Mike Manning, Belmawr, NJ, (1969 Camaro), Karen Leisinger, Wall Lake, SD, (1967 Camaro), Jeremy Gerber, Mundelein, IL (1970 Dodge Challenger) and Ken Smith, Spring Green, WI, (1964 Ford Fairlane).