Prock & Howell F Troop Willys selected as the recipient for the  preservation award at the 2007 Detroit Autorama

The F Troop 1933 Willys, owned by Stephen Timoszyk of Belleville, Michigan, has been selected by the Michigan Hot Rod Association to receive the Meguiar's preservation award at this years Detroit Autorama.

The award, started in 2001 at the events 50^th anniversary, is received by the best example of a preserved vintage Hot Rod.

Tom Prock and Jay Howell campaigned the F Troop in 1968 and 1969 in an outlaw AA gas circuit formed by the Hill brothers, along with Jim Shores and Chuck Finders. These 99” wheel based “gassers” ran in the mid to low eight second range on as much as seventy five percent nitromethane.

Dan Hix of Lawrence, Kansas was contracted to perform the restoration, which was completed by Timoszyk in 2006.

The 55^th annual Detroit Autorama will be held March 9-11^th, 2007 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.