Charlie Lambetecchio's '36 roadster, was built by
Larry Ruth; parts included a 600 Hp Donovan mill, and Kuger IFS. The
use of colour (in this case PPG) is outstanding.
Ford didn't make Standard convertibles in 1940,
but Al Bernhard's Ardun powered rag top uses the Standard sheet
metal, and fuel injection.
Built by Bob Reisner, in the 70s, the Invader
is a not a serious road car, but a way out design study for a show
car. Now owned by Ron Martinez, the Invader has been
restored to a show-worthy state.
This outrageous rod is described as a '57
Peterbilt, but the ZZ4 350 and 6 speed trans, radically chopped &
channeled alloy body and big & bigger wheels tell us that it aint.
Ask James Crosby & Danny Davis what it really is.
The
Chip Foose built '36 Ford styled scratch
built vehicle Impression was commissioned by
Ken Reister, and took both the AMBR and the Ridler awards in
'06. There are no '36 Ford parts in the car, which was hand built
over 2½ years, for what has been described as "a six figure sum".
Now owned by Al Engel, the green '32 RP was originally built by Pyramid Street Rods for Mark Murray. The
hiboy uses a sports car theme throughout, to great effect.
This is another hand built body, this time by
Marcel's Custom Metal. The car is built on a
Sac's
chassis, and the package put together by
Lakeside Rods and Rides in Rockwell City, IA.
Wayne Adkins, from Dana Point CA, showed his
sparkling orange fully independant '33 RP, which is LS1 powered.
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The Candyman roadster was built for
Miles Foster by Andy Brizio, and in '71 it was driven to the 2nd Rod
& Custom Street Rod Nationals. Unmistakably a Brizio Instant T, it
was one of the first rods to use a 'vette rear end, and probably the
first non-Volksrod to use this style of torsion bar front end. It
was sold and became a show car - hence the chrome plated heads and
engraving. It won both the '77 AMBR & ISCA points champion. To win
the ISCA comp, it took honours in 79 car shows across America.
Candyman is now part of Blackie's fabulous collection.
The Invader's hand made body wraps
around 800 cubic inches of Poncho GTO power, a pair of Hydramatics,
and there are two Jag diffs to get all that torque to the ground.
Practical? No, Fab? Definitely.
Bob & Terry Linger own this outstanding '32
3-window coupe, which features a 620 hp 572 inch. Chevy, Pete &
Jake's chassis, Tremec 5 speed stick shift, 6" stretch, 3" chop, and
a Currie rear end. The paint is Pearlescent Gold, and Chuck Hanna
did the trim.
The V8 theme is repeated in all facets of the
Impression, including the custom made head light glass, the
diff cover, and many other elements of the car. The front view
reveals more of the strikingly handsome lines.
The interior of the deuce shows the sports car
like layout, & race car seats. The Olds 371 has been punched out to
390, and uses hi-per gear that came standard in a real '57 J2 Olds.
Kevin & Karen Alstott, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, own
the '35 roadster styled show car, which is the 2007 AMBR, and 2006
Ridler Award winner. It uses an all alloy Dart engine & Tremec
6-speed. The interior is by The Recovery Room; the wheels and other
billet pieces were made by
J
& B Microfinish.
The '64 AMBR winner, Don Tognotti's King T
is a 1914 model with almost completely stock body, but a custom
chassis, independent rear end, and SBC. King T was also a popular
AMT model.
Tognotti also built the Avenger deuce coupe, which
stormed the show world in '60.
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All the way from Hawaii, Vernon Pai's '41 Willys
uses a late LS6 Corvette engine and o'drive tranny, not to mention
the body has been widened, lengthened & chopped. Check out the
doors.
Almost unrecognisable as a '37 Ford coupe, James
Hatfield's car uses almost every customising trick in the book, and
then some. Note the plating on the lights and windscreen frame.
Jim Benitez has been building this sinister
looking '31 roadster pickup for 6 years, ensuring that the hemi
powered hot rod cuts the mustard with the best around.
The renowned designer Thom
Taylor conceived the C-400, and had it published in Street
Rodder Magazine on '83. Ford stopped this form of convertible sedan
in '32, but Bruce Covey's rendition fills in a blank space in Ford's
1933 range.
Sharing the stand with Impression, is
Stallion, the pie-cut '34 3-window coupe that
Chip Foose built for
Ron Whiteside. Ron owned & raced the car in '65, but sidelined
it around '75. Chip 'redid' the coupe and it won the '03 Ridler
award, after it was chopped, channeled and, as can see in Kerry's
photo here,
sectioned, with a pie shaped cut that tapers from front to back.
Danny & Phyllis Green, from Tulare CA own this
delicious Pearl and Butterscotch '37 Ford Roadster that uses a late
GM LS1 with o'drive auto trans, and air bag suspension. The 'glass
body uses the best of everything in the quest for show points.
Darryl & Joan Kuni gave this fabulous '37 Chevy
business coupe the unfortunate name of The Kunster, however
the chopped & channeled coupe looks a lot better than the name would
suggest. The coupe (pron: koon-ster) runs a ZZ4 350 SBC,
and 700-R4 automatic trans.
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