Twenty-year-old American Matthew Nupen is unlikely to ever have his pickup
nicked. Why? Because it's a hideous creation of dodgy old truck and masses of
Duct Tape 'styling'.
His duct tape design "Dragon" has earned him the top prize of
$2,500 cash in the first annual Stuck in Traffic Contest, sponsored by Duct
Tape. Nupen, a resident of Morris, Minnesota, transformed his 1989 Chevy S-10
into a green dragon, complete with duct tape nostrils, fangs, spikes and scales.
The dragon design beat 18 other duct-taped vehicles from 13 states and Canada.
Nupen covered his truck bumper to bumper with 10 rolls of green, black,
white, red, yellow and gray duct tape. Down to the finishing touches, his duct
tape dragon took more than 50 hours of cutting, shaping and sticking. Nupen got
the idea to duct tape his vehicle when an uncle suggested he use the sticky
stuff to cover rust spots on his first truck.
To view all of the entries in the 2002 Duck brand Duct Tape Stuck in Traffic
Contest, visit www.ducktapeclub.com