Woman Wins Harley-Davidson �Build it and Win It� Contest

Harley-Davidson� has announced that the winner of its �Build It and Win It� is a woman, Libby Hitchcock from Dallas from Georgia. Using the interactive web tool this talented woman built her dream 2009 Harley-Davidson Softail Cross Bones motorcycle. And as a winner she will have the precise motorcycle that she designed. Her Harley-Davidson comes with $4,500 of custom options including H-D exclusive paint, and numerous decorative and functional accessories. Completely about her and the Harley-Davidson �Build it and Win It� contest on the press release after the jump.

Harley Davidson Press Release
Harley-Davidson� has announced the winner of its �Build It and Win It� sweepstakes presented by Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories. Libby Hitchcock from Dallas, Georgia, was the lucky winner of her self-designed 2009 Softail Cross Bones� installed with over $4,500 of custom options including H-D exclusive paint, and numerous decorative and functional accessories. The local dealer, Cartersville Harley-Davidson, provided the delivery and installation of the prized motorcycle on Saturday, January 31.
�Ever since the Cross Bones came out, I have lusted after it,� Hitchcock beamed. On choosing the Chisel Custom Grind Collection paint set and other black accessories she said, �The bike looked old school and was crying-out for that black matte finish.� She plans to put on as many miles as soon as possible.
The �Build It and Win It� sweepstakes utilized The Customizer, an interactive web tool that allows customers the ability to build their virtual dream Harley-Davidson motorcycle. On The Customizer, visitors can choose 2009 Harley-Davidson models and then select from dozens of custom options, including Color Shop custom paint sets, Screamin� Eagle� performance components, hand and foot controls, custom front end parts and decorative collections, and add and remove them on a virtual motorcycle. As the bike is created, each new component appears on a picture of the virtual motorcycle, so customers can see exactly what the finished custom Harley-Davidson will look like. These dream bikes can then be saved in a personal profile �Garage,� along with a convenient, printable list of each component with its part number and retail price.
At the close of the three-week contest, those contestants who built and saved a bike into a personal profile Garage were entered into the sweepstakes. On Nov. 6 a Harley-Davidson Motor Company representative randomly drew Hitchcock�s bike from the pool of virtual custom bikes that had been built during the contest dates.

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