Based on: 1939 Chevrolet 2 Door sedan
Engine: 409
Horsepower: 450 HP
Suspension: Independant front suspension and a 9
Completed: February 17, 2012
What started off as a relatively small project of minor rust repair and a chopped top has turned into a full custom build. This project will culminate in a car which will be both shown and driven. Its design is Harley Earl inspired and has all the modern advances and conveniences. The owners had their own vision of what they wanted the car to be, and the SAR staff helped guide them in the right direction. The car is custom from the ground up, starting with an Art Morrison chassis and IFS with power rack-and-pinion steering. Out back is a triangulated four-bar. The rear end and axles are from Strange Engineering, as are the shocks. Stopping is by drilled 13 inch Wilwood brakes. The wheels will be 18and 20 ET 5-spoke. Keeping with the old-school theme, the car gets its power from a Z-11 style 409 producing 450 horsepower and 560 foot pounds of torque. The engine features components from COMP Cams, PML, Lamar Walden, Edelbrock, Moon, Billet Specialties, and Sanderson. The transmission is a Chevrolet 700R4 with 4L65E internal parts and manual overdrive. The converter is a 12 inch GM with 2000-2200 stall and a manual, adjustable lock-up component, the shifter is from Lokar. The body is the star of this build. It is all steel, and with the exception of the SAR formed steel running boards, is all original. The floors were in perfectly good shape, but were replaced to better fit the new frame and the wheel tubs. There are many, many modifications including a chopped top with reshaped back portion, back window leaned forward, rear side windows shortened, slanted B pillars, wing windows removed, hood openings moved, one-piece custom grill/chin/trim, lowered taillights, and 1939 Buick headlights moved forward and lowered into the fenders. The front bumpers are handmade, as is the rear bumper with license plate surround. All the hand made trim will be chrome plated. The trunk and interior is SAR design. Stereo components will be located in the trunk and wireless controlled. The original gauges and clock will be restored and rebuilt to modern calibrations. There will be AC and cruise control. The steering column is from Flaming River and will use a worked over Billet Specialties steering wheel. This project will be something special from SAR. Besides being a head turner, it will be a precision work of art. Look for it at the beginning of 2012.
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NEWMAD, 1955 NOMAD
BARON VON KUHL
1965 GMC FLAMES
1932 ROADSTER
1932 3W NOSTALGIC COUPE
1940 “VALLEY CUSTOM” FORD CONVERTIBLE
1969 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER
1933 “REAL STEEL” ROADSTER
1932 HI-BOY ROADSTER
1973 EL CAMINO
33/34 ROADSTER ALUMINUM TOP
1957 FORD F-100 TRUCK
33/34 REAL STEEL FAUX BARN FIND ROADSTER PU
1946 FORD CONVERTIBLE
1929 FORD MODEL “A” PU
1939 FORD DELUXE COUPE
1955 CHEVROLET 2DR SEDAN
1933 REAL STEEL ROADSTER
1940 FORD DELUXE COUPE
1934 REAL STEEL ROADSTER
1934 REAL STEEL COUPE
1932 SOUTHERN CAL. ROADSTER
’33/’34 PHANTOM ROADSTER PU BODY
1955 THUNDERBIRD
1939 COE
1934 FORD 3W COUPE RESURRECTION
’32 3 WINDOW COUPE
1932 PEDAL CAR FOR THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
(SOLD) 1947 FORD CONVERTIBLE, “JOB ONE”
(SOLD) 1933 ROADSTER
(SOLD) 1934 FORD CABRIOLET
(DONATED TO THE PETERSEN MUSEUM) 1933 DOUBLE DOZEN STEEL ROADSTER
(SOLD) 1955 T-BIRD
(SOLD) 1947 FORD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
1933 DODGE RAM ROD
(SOLD) 1948 INDIAN CHIEF MOTORCYCLE
1963 CHEVROLET IMPALA
(SOLD/$120K) 1950 MERCURY CUSTOM
(DONATED TO THE PETERSEN MUSEUM), 1937 FORD CABRIOLET, A “ONE-OFF” CREATION
(SOLD) ALUMINUM DD “ONE-OFF” CONCEPT ROADSTER IS FOR SALE
(SOLD) 1959 PLYMOUTH SPORT FURY
(SOLD) 1955 CHEVROLET BIG BACK WINDOW 1/2 TON PICK UP
(SOLD) 1932 FORD ROADSTER
(SOLD) 1956 PLYMOUTH FURY
(SOLD) 1932 FORD 3W COUPE, “WHIPLASH”
(SOLD) 1964 PONTIAC GTO
(SOLD) 1934 3 WINDOW COUPE BODY
1970 280SL MERCEDES
1967 TRIUMPH TIGER 650
1974 NORTON COMMANDO 850
1933 FORD 5 WINDOW COUPE
1950 RON DUNN FORD COUPE
1948 THAMES PANEL TRUCK
1931 CHEVROLET SEDAN
1957 CORVETTE CUSTOM
1925 TOKHEIM GAS PUMP
1955 CHEVROLET CREW CAB CONVERSION
1924 ROMAN COLUMN VISIBLE GAS PUMP
(SOLD) 1939 CHEVROLET MASTER DELUXE
1962 CORVETTE
1938 GMC “SHORTY” SCHOOL BUS
1951 FORD VICTORIA (PROJECT FOR SALE)
1939 LINCOLN ZEPHYR
1957 CORVETTE UPGRADED CRUISER
1933 RENAISSANCE ROADSTER, 2017 “RIDLER WINNER”
(SOLD) 1939 FORD CONVERTIBLE
(SOLD) 1992 CORVETTE HATCHBACK COUPE FOR SALE, 13,168 ORIGINAL MILES
1956 CHEVROLET NOMAD