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1956 Chevrolet Handyman Wagon

Lots of wagons among this years Great 8, here's another and this one wearing a bowtie and a lot of orange. The fairly rare '56 Chevy Handyman Wagon has undergone extensive modifications, and it shows. The bodywork amounts to over 100 modifications nad 1300 handmade parts, that's love. Under that custom engine cover is a LS1 V8 and a 4L60E transaxle. The interior is completely one off with hand formed dash and leather bits where it counts. This is a very nicely done rod, even if a bit over-done for our tastes. Kudos to the builders at Rods and Restos for a job well done.


4:15 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,019 views, 15 comments

Latest by blownsvt: ok for everyone that thinks they are hiding stuff and wondering why that engine??? i was up there with the 40 ford coupe. i talked to neil and joe (builders of this car) for a while. the whole drivetrain was more »

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1967 GMC Pick Up

Excuse us if we didn't take much time to look into this GMC which was on the stands as a pick for the Ridler award at this years 2008 Detroit Autorama, it just didn't tickle our fancy. Sure it was built well, and everything seemed to have an appropriate level of hot roddery, but was just a little too... meh. Maybe it was the 80's era speedboat level of metal flake in the paint, perhaps the overdone front hinged hood, maybe it was just the clear lens LED tail lights, who knows. Regardless, this was one of those rods we respect for its craftsmanship, but would pass for some of the other offerings. There's just something fundamentally wrong with a truck that has the tailgate welded shut.

3:15 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
741 views, 15 comments

Latest by CptSevere: OK, nevermind. It's a shortbed. more »

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1941 Willys Coupe

Hot rodders best be careful, or the once lusted after 1941 Willys Coupe will be the next '32 Ford of the rodding world. We know they've got a nice stout shape and wear fat racing slicks with a certain style few other cars can, but as often as we see them, you'd think they never went out of production. This particular '41Coupe is under the stewardship of Joseph Mouton Jr. who hails from New Orleans. After overlooking the massively supercharged 502 V8 mill, the car has got some real nice details throughout.

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2:45 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
945 views, 19 comments

Latest by Novaload: @ƂƵЯ: Me too. And maybe a 24 hours of Lemons run on the back acres every couple of months or so... The Willys is starting to look like a VW Bug because of those freakin' giant rims. more »

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1932 Ford "Willet Special" Has Suprise Powerplant

Instead of going with a top ten list like everybody and his brother, the Detroit Autorama narrows things down to 8 finalists in the hunt for the prized Ridler Award. This group of fresh hot rods live in what's called "the Great 8". We've already seen the winner of this years Ridler Award, the Ferrambo, but we're going to take a tour through the other selections for this years Great 8. This is the 1932 Ford "Willet Special". Styled after the racers of the late forties which were bodied and modified for speed as "specials", the Willet Special has something under the hood those original racers could only dream of. Scoffing at the laws of physics, the builders of this speedster have managed to wedge a Viper V10 into the narrow frame and hood line of this handsome coupe.

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9:20 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,796 views, 19 comments

Latest by Novaload: Yeah, let's fire that thing up for some reality testing. Plus I want to hear it. more »