Right after we posted on the Kirkham-built Ford '40 concept that was shown at SEMA, Rick from West Coast Motor Cars had a message in our inbox stating that he had a non-ferrous project of his own in the works and would be sending over pictures. We've finally received those pictures, and I'm not sure that I can find the right words to describe how gorgeous I think this car looks, so I'll just stick to the technical details.
Obviously, the body is aluminum (with all-glass windows), with lots more al-yoo-mineum goodness underneath in the form of an all-billet double-wishbone suspension in the front and rear. Everything is connected with a stainless-steel ladder-type frame. The car will be sold as a "roller" without a powertrain, but the example you see in the pictures will be motivated using a supercharged all-aluminum 392 Hemi. Massive bonus points should be awarded to the first builder to use a blown Olds motor (in homage to the Stone, Wood, and Cook gasser of the early '60s, of course). It's expected to go on sale in the spring of 2006; until then, you'll have to be content with the pictures that appear after the jump.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rastus @ Dec 18th 2005 10:26PM
That's ok Erik, while most people on this site claim to be "enthusiasts"...we can see they are, um..somewhat lame??
Look at the work which went into this thing...you're right, it's beautiful :) While I'm not necessarily a big fan of the rear end, I can appreciate the worksmanship which went into building this.
Now, if only it doesn't have the "old time" sound to the doors, I would be Really impressed. If they took the best of the old and mixed it with the new (ie, Honda door-slam thud), I would have to give it a 5-star rating.
66coronet @ Dec 18th 2005 10:26PM
If I were to replace my pickup I'd ask for a 41 willy's PU or 40 ford PU replica. I'd see if a jeep liberty 2.8Lcrd + trans from the 4x2 would fit.