At this past weekend’s Hot Rod Cinematic event in Gallipolis, Ohio, Coker Tire sponsored a fun contest during the drive-in movie portion of the event.  Inspired by the glory days of drive-in movies and the common practice of hiding multiple people in the car, Corky Coker submitted a challenge to all attendees.  As the world’s largest supplier of collector vehicle tires, Coker Tire offered a $750 gift certificate to the person who snuck in the most people in one vehicle. 

By stuffing 39 people including toddlers, kids, women and even large men into his Chevrolet P10 step-van, Charlie Brewer was declared the winner and awarded his Coker Tire gift certificate towards a new set of Coker tires.  After reading about the contest on H.A.M.B. message board on JalopyJournal.com, Brewer knew he had a good chance with the old catering van that he drives on a daily basis.  He rounded up as many kids from the show as possible and then filled out the rest of the space with adults. 

“It was pretty tough getting all those people together, especially with the kids running around the van,” said Brewer.  “A bunch of big guys even tried to sabotage me by jumping into the van right away.”

Hot Rod Cinematic is a traditional hot rod and custom show for cars made in 1965 or earlier.  The event is held at the famous Kanauga Drive-In and organized by Ryan Cochran, webmaster of the JalopyJournal.com, JockeyJournal.com, GarageJournal.com and H.A.M.B. message board. 

Coker Tire Company has over 20 foreign distributors and sells in over 30 countries worldwide. The company offers vintage bias-ply and nostalgia-style radial tires for collector vehicles from the late 1890s through the mid 1970s, including products for hot rods, sprint and dirt-track race cars and motorcycles. Coker Tire also markets vintage-style wheels and rims, novelty bicycles and unicycles.  Coker Tire recently initiated its Coker Golden Tire Award, an annual award to honor people who actively drive and show their collector cars. Contestants can submit entries, photos and documentations through the Coker website. Customers can visit http://www.coker.com to shop, request a catalog, and place an order or call (800)251-6336 for more information