1 9 4 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁six ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁Ch rys ler ▁New port ▁Ph a eton , ▁and ▁no ▁production ▁models ▁created . ▁The ▁co - w inners ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁an ▁oil ▁painting ▁and ▁a ▁trip ▁was ▁subst it uted ▁as ▁the ▁award , ▁but ▁winner ▁George ▁Rob son ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁motor ▁sports ▁accident ▁before ▁he ▁received ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Al ▁Un ser ▁received ▁a ▁D odge ▁Char ger ▁from ▁Pal mer ▁D odge ▁in ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁area , ▁after ▁the ▁D odge ▁Ch allen ger ▁pace ▁car ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁start ▁crash . ▁Pal mer ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁kept ▁it ▁until ▁s elling ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁local ▁car ▁collect or ▁Steven ▁C age . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁D odge ▁Vi per ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁prototype ▁vehicle , ▁and ▁only ▁two ▁were ▁in ▁existence . ▁W inner ▁Rick ▁M ears ▁was ▁awarded ▁instead ▁a ▁D odge ▁Ste alth , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁original ▁pace ▁car ▁but ▁after ▁protest s ▁by ▁the ▁U AW ▁( because ▁the ▁Ste alth ▁was ▁a ▁capt ive ▁import ▁built ▁by ▁M its ub ishi ▁in ▁Japan ), ▁they ▁were ▁instead ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁for ▁festival ▁cars . ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year : ▁Since ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year