West Coast Motor Cars brings back the '41 Willys
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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Rastus 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
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.
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66coronet 10:26PM (12/18/2005)
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.
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