By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

The 1933 Ford Phaeton of Tammy Ray has been awarded the 2010 Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama. The award, one of the most coveted in the world of hot rod building was bestowed on the car after deliberation from the judges on all of the “Great 8″ nominees.

Congrats to T&T Customs, who built the car, and to Tammy Ray. All eight of the “Great 8″ field, including the winner, can be seen in this gallery.

We told you about Factory Five’s new ’33 Hot Rod back in February, and last week Factory Five released full details and a ton of pics on their website. For $20k you get the complete kit, which includes everything except the engine, tranny, rear end, wheels, tires, fuel pump, battery and paint. Don’t let the old school looks fool you–this car was built with performance in mind. Factory Five claims that "we’ve used our 12+ years of race car design/engineering to build a modern hot rod that will out-accelerate, out-handle, and out-brake established sports cars like Corvettes, Porsches, and Ferraris." The ’33 Hot Rod is set up to accept a variety of small block Ford engines, but I doubt it will be long before you see SBC or Hemi power in these things.

This weekend during "Moochfest 2008," Factory Five finally took the wraps off their new project, previously known by the code name "Larry." Their new ’33 Coupe sports a removable hardtop, independent front suspension, and was designed to accommodate a variety of different motors. Its wheelbase is 22 inches longer than their famous Cobra kit. Factory Five is even claiming that it is stiffer and 100 pounds lighter than their Cobra. More pics at ffcobra.com, and you can see a video here. Larry will be available in January 2009. Meanwhile, I’m still waiting to hear more about the slabside kit.