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PPG ANNOUNCES 2008 VIBRANCE COLLECTION SHOW TRUCK APPEARANCE SCHEDULE

For Immediate Release:
April, 2008

PPG Automotive Refinish
19699 Progress Drive
Strongsville, Ohio 44149

Contact:
Calvinia Fields
cfields@ppg.com

440/572-2800
  

 

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
Del Mar, CA
Bakersfield, CA
Knoxville, TN
Springfield, MO
Loveland, CO
Indianapolis, IN
Atlanta, GA
St. Paul, MN
Nashville, TN
Des Moines, IA
Columbus, OH
Syracuse, NY
Louisville, KY
Spokane, WA
Pleasanton, CA
Norwalk, OH
Kalamazoo, MI
Joliet, IL
Pocono, PA
Fort Worth, TX
Tampa, FL
Charlotte, NC
Scottsdale, AZ
3/27 - 3/29
4/4 - 4/6
4/25 - 4/27
5/2 - 5/4
5/23 - 5/25
5/30 - 6/1
6/6 - 6/8
6/13 - 6/15
6/20 - 6/22
6/27 - 6/29
7/4 - 7/6
7/11 - 7/13
7/18 - 7/20
7/31 - 8/3
8/15 - 8/17
8/22 - 8/24
9/5 - 9/7
9/12 - 9/14
9/19 - 9/21
9/26 - 9/28
10/3 - 10/5
10/10 - 10/12
10/24 - 10/26
11/14 - 11/16
Mid America Truck Show
8th Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals
32nd Western Street Rod National
34th Street Rod Nationals South
25th Mid-America Street Rod Nationals
11th Colorado Nationals
20th Hot Rod Nationals
2nd NAPA Southern Nationals
Back to the 50's
3rd Nashville Nationals
17th Heartland Nationals
11th PPG Nationals
Syracuse Nationals
39th Annual Street Rod Nationals
7th Great Northwest Nationals
22nd West Coast Nationals
1st Goodguys Blue Suede Cruise
30th Street Rod Nationals North
2nd Peak Chicagoland Nationals
4th Great American Nationals
16th Lone Star Nationals
21st Southeast Street Rod Nationals
15th Southeastern Nationals
11th Southwest Nationals

For more information about the PPG Vibrance Collection Show Truck and the appearance schedule, call 440/572-2800 or visit the PPG Automotive Refinish website at www.ppgrefinish.com.

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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.

 

 

 

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