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Road Trippin’ for a Reason – The Sweet Patina Road Trip Challenge

Road trips give us the chance to break from our normal routine of life and see the great USA and the beautiful sights and sounds that make up this stunning, breathtaking country. Road trips are even better if you’re with family and/or friends during the epic adventure. What we absolutely know is that cars bring people together.

sweet patina, 1957 chevy, road trip, ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease

For one young man and his family, the term road trip has taken on a new meaning – a meaning to help raise funds and build awareness in the fight against ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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Blake Evans, a licensed physical therapist from McKinney, Texas, along with his wife and young family are on a mission. Their goal is to take their 1957 Chevy Wagon, named Sweet Patina, to all 48 lower states with the mission of raising over $100,000 for ALS.
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Blake founded the Sweet Patina Road Trip Challenge in August of 2018, and with the help of some of some amazing companies in the automotive industry this road trip challenge is on!

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Blake and his dad found the well-worn 210 wagon on a Facebook page three years ago. They purchased the car and the patina project began. Many of the parts on Sweet Patina have been replaced such as the dated suspension, EFI replacing the carb on the small-block engine, a new larger fuel cell was added, and a redone interior that Blake and his wife updated together – the new interior offers a great contrast to the weathered exterior of the car.

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Blake and his Sweet Patina ’57 Chevy have already been to 13 states and have raised over $8,000 for the Texas ALS Chapter alone. We caught up with Blake at the Goodguys 9th Spring Lone Star Nationals event last weekend and talked shop, checked out Sweet Patina, discussed his route and wished him safe travels on his journey across America.

sweet patina, 1957 chevy, road trip, ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease


sweet patina, 1957 chevy, road trip, ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease

To follow Blake and his family on the journey search for Sweet Patina on all popular social media platforms. You can also find information on how to donate, buy a cool Sweet Patina t-shirt or hat (proceeds go to the cause), or learn more about ALS as well as the Sweet Patina Road Trip Challenge by visiting www.sweetpatina.com.


sweet patina, 1957 chevy, road trip, ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease

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A lifelong car kid, Steven grew up around drag strips – his name may sound familiar because his grandfather is Bob Bunker, a Pro Mod pioneer who piloted the “Folsom Flash” ’55 Chevy from the ’70s through the ’90s. Steven’s father, Bob Bunker Jr., heads up Bunker Motorsports and is a regular in the West Coast racing scene, building chassis and race cars for more than 30 years. With genetics like that, it’s no wonder Steven has a passion for both cars and motorsports. In addition to helping his father and honing his fabrication skills at Bunker Motorsports, Steven began shooting photos at the drag strip and capturing the action with his Canon camera. He is now artfully crafting stories around the awesome machines at the shows, as well as the men and women behind them. When he's is not on the road covering events, he spends his downtime out on the water fishing, building his 1962 Chevy Nova, or cruising his 1987 GMC Suburban.

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