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PowerNation to give away Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod at SEMA 2015!

Imagine cruising around town in a Factory Five ’33 Ford Hot Rod – the wind in your hair, the roar of the engine – this will become a reality for one lucky person as Dupli-Color, VHT and Katie Osborne from PowerNation TV announce the winner of the first-ever Rattle Can Rod Sweepstakes from booth #24579 in the Restoration Marketplace in the Central Hall on the first of SEMA 2015, Nov. 3rd at 3:00 pm.

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The Factory 5 Racing 1933 Ford Replica Hot Rod, which will be given away to the winner of the Rattle Can Rod Sweepstakes, will be on display in the Dupli-Color and VHT booth.  The Hot Rod was built during two consecutive episodes of the popular “Engine Power” TV show on PowerNation TV this summer. Show hosts Mike Galley and Pat Topolinski partnered with Dupli-Color Product Manager, Mark Eichelberger to take viewers through the step-by-step process of how to affordably build the Hot Rod.

“It has been really exciting watching the Hot Rod take shape and we’re eager to see who will have the privilege of driving this car home,” says Mark Eichelberger. “Through the episodes created with PowerNation TV, we showed auto enthusiasts how easy it is to take on a project like this, on their own.”

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Click here to watch the complete Hot Rod build.

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