When Autoblogger Chris found the following booth and product over at the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), he quickly contacted us to have it posted with his heartfelt words:
“Rodmeisters like Chip
Foose and Boyd Coddington may get most of the splashy airtime on television these days, but judging by Ken Fenical’s
latest masterwork, the Posies Aeroliner Sport, perhaps his name ought to be added to the modern canon of car
customizers. After all, the man’s only been at it for 42 years, but he’s usually only referenced by hot-rodders in the
know. Looking at his latest creation, it’s hard to see how he had escaped mainstream autodom’s attention.
(Text and pics after the jump)
“Inspired by 1930’s French Coachbuilders, Fenical wanted to take deco and ‘streamline’
design elements of the past and apply it to a 1935 Ford. To do so, he and his crew stretched the Blue Oval’s
chassis to a whopping 139″ and shoehorned in a 531-horsepower Roush 427. The affable builder says that it was
completed in his shop in 6.5 months with three other individuals working on it. (He employs a staff of 14, but is
usually working on about nine customer cars at any given time). Obviously a proud papa, Fenical does just about
everything, from design on through welding and drivetrain bits. Hell, he even admitted to driving the truck to get it
to CES!
“Posies builds and shows one car per year, which is often later put up for sale. For
those with the wherewithal, Fenical will part with his Aeroliner for $250,000, which, after studying it closely in
person, seems something of a bargain for a museum-quality one-off.
“The Aeroliner Sport actually
debuted in Las Vegas at SEMA, but apparently slipped under the radar of most car buffs, obliterated in a heady cocktail
of subwoofers, fiberglass, neon lights, and performance bits. Hopefully its appearance at CES will rectify this
shortcoming somewhat, for this car is worthy of attention, even if it was rather out-of-place at a show centered around
electronics. (Fenical didn’t elaborate as to whether the Aeroliner even had a stereo installed).
“The car is the subject of a new tome Build Book 2 which chronicles the
birth of the Aeroliner in photo and text. Copies were not yet on-hand, but Fenical promised some were being
Fed-Ex’d.
“The coup de grâce? Fenical’s authored a new drink to inaugurate his ride.
Appropriately dubbed the Aeroliner Martini, he’s printed some beautiful cards
out to share the merriment with CES attendees.”
Aeroliner Martini:
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1/3 oz. peach
schnapps
Dash of coffee
splash of Kahlua
1) Chill & shake first three ingredients.
2) Stir in Kahlua and serve.
3) Don’t drink and drive.