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The Hollister Downtown Association (HDA) is pleased to announce the winners of our 38 th Anniversary Street Festival and Car Show held on Saturday, September 27, 2025. We registered 230 vehicle entries in the Downtown Hollister event.
Congratulations to all the winners.
This year’s winners are:
The Best of Show winner is Entry #193 1966 Grey Ford Mustang owned by Dale Dowd of
Morgan Hill. This vehicle will be featured on next year’s shirt, poster, and flyers. Congratulations, Dale.
Longest Distance Traveled: Entry #216 1923 Red Ford T-Bucket owned by Warren Jimison of Redding, CA who drove 260 miles.
People’s Choice: Entry #68 2005 Yellow Chevy Corvette owned by Greg Reed of Hollister.
Best Mustang, John Marfia Jr. Memorial: Entry #27 1965 Off White Ford Mustang owned by Fred Montejo of Watsonville.
Best Paint: Entry #93 1956 Yellow Ford F150 owned by Dave Grimsley of Hollister.
Best Corvette: Entry #80 1963 Black Chevy Corvette owned by Brad Nelson of Hollister.
Best Interior: Entry #88 1949 Green and White Ford Coupe owned by Clifford Frye of Hollister.
Best Original: Entry #23 1940 Black Packard 120 4 Door Touring owned by Brent Redmond of Hollister.
Best San Benito County-The Dennis Osorio Award: Entry #24 1965 Gold Pontiac GTO owned by Ryan Taylor of Hollister.
Car Club with Most Participation-The Grimsley Award: Royal Emperors of Hollister with 9 vehicles.
Best 1930s or older: Entry #18 1937 Red Ford Cabriolet owned by Frank Crocco of Gilroy.
Best 1940s: Entry #109 1942 Grey Ford Super DLX 2 Door owned by Joe Barrios of Morgan Hill.
Best 1950s: Entry #167 1959 Baby Blue Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz owned by Jose Garcia of San Martin.
Best Classic: Entry #91 1955 Black Ford Thunderbird owned by Patrick Dike of Hollister.
Best Late Model: Entry #54 1991 Grey Mazda RX-7 owned by Scott Rudy of Hollister.
Best Muscle: Entry #7 1965 Blue and White Ford Shelby 427 S/C owned by Bob Gatti of Fresno.
Best Truck: Entry #147 1971 Black and White Chevy K10 owned by Ramiro Rodriguez of Hollister.
Best Custom-Modified: Entry #212 1964 Silver Lincoln Continental owned by John Laib of Hollister.
Best Low Rider: Entry #158 1964 Mint Green Chevy Impala owned by Albert Bermudez of Hollister.
Best Rat Rod: Entry #79 1935 Brown Chevy Truck owned by Pat Stone of Hollister.
Best Import: Entry #69 2006 Black Mercedes SLK 350 owned by Greg Reed of
Hollister.
Best Mopar: Entry #85 1967 Bronze Dodge Coronet owned by David Silva of Gilroy.
Best Impala: Entry #71 1962 Baby Blue Chevy Impala owned by Jason Araujo of Hollister.
Best Volkswagen: Entry #205 1967 Blue and White Volkswagen Bus owned by Richard Hatfield.
** The award for Best Impala was incorrectly identified at the 38th Street Festival & Car Show.
The actual winner is Entry #71 1962 Baby Blue Chevy Impala owned by Jason Araujo of Hollister.
We regret the error and have been in contact with both parties.