FFR Customers Bob & Jonathan C.’s Mk4 Named “Super Smooth”

You may remember Bob and Jonathan C. as we shared a story of their build where they Jonathan took their recently completed Mk4 Roadster to his school’s prom this past spring (Click here to read the story). They sent us an e-mail recently to let us know that they have now won their first car show award!

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Bob and Jonathan brought their Mk4 Roadster to the Doylestown at Dusk car show in Pennsylvania the other weekend where nearly 580 cars attended. There were awards for the top 40 cars and another 12 specialty awards. Bob and Jonathan earned the “Super Smooth” award for a super clean build with simple lines and details. The show also were impressed and gave them recognition for their father-son project.

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Bob and Jonathan with their “Super Smooth” award and their Mk4 Roadster.

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Bob and Jonathan’s car display shares their build story and specs on the car.

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The “Super Smooth” Award that Bob and Jonathan were given during the car show.

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Congratulations Bob and Jonathan on a great car show win and a fantastic father-son build story!

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