Hot Rod & Restoration of Indianapolis, Indiana, is unique in that they specialize in the business end of the rod and custom craft. Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s, own Dakota Digital is proud to announce that they have taken home Hot Rod & Resto’s prestigious, “2013 Electrical and Electronic Component” award for their “VHX” series instruments.

The VHX series is a lineup of digital gauges made for classic and custom rides, and Dakota Digital has taken home Hot Rod & Resto’s “Best New Product” award for their ’32, ’33 and ’40 Ford instrument setups.

Product Specialist, Greg Karpe, says, “Everyone at Dakota Digital is both proud and excited that the early-Ford applications in the VHX-series won a Best New Product award at the Hot Rod and Restoration trade show. We would like to extend a thank you to everyone involved with the project, as well as our friends in the industry for creating equally-impressive new products. Competition improves the breed!”

For Dakota Digital, obtaining the award finishes-off what they describe as their “best of” recognition series for their VHX product lineup. We think that it may have something to do with the idea behind the VHX series, which for the South Dakota manufacturer is a cutting-edge product line of digital instruments designed to fit in stock applications.

This means that you can retrofit your classic ride with the best in non-OEM electronics without compromising the integrity of your vehicle’s original gauge housing, a feature of the VHX lineup that may prove successful with those hot rod and muscle car enthusiasts who don’t feel like chopping-up what they already have.

The VHX series has become one of Dakota Digital’s most recognized product lineups, and aside from Hot Rod & Resto, the product series has been awarded for its greatness by SEMA, Goodguys and the National Street Rod Association, which means that the product series has taken home the industry’s top four new product awards.

With these features and accolades, Dakota Digital’s VHX series just may prove to be the custom gauge lineup that we’ve all been waiting for!