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1956 SPEEDSTER
This car was recently completely restored but not to the satisfaction of the owner. A complete disassembly discovered poor quality work on the body, amateur patch panels on the rear floor, later teardrop taillights and other assorted problems. The pictures below show the rusty inner surface of the longitudinals on an otherwise rust free car (the longitudinal skins are cut off before blasting). We will install our frame stiffening panels along with a factory removable roll bar before the chassis (floor pan, longitudinals, battery floor, etc.) is completely restored.
The owner has decided to restore this Speedster as an "Outlaw" GT. We will be converting to an authentic factory GT look plus installing all the goodies we offer including a W/R 1925cc twin plug engine with EFI, stiffer torsion bars, decambered HD front spindles, alloy wheels and CBAA close ratio transaxle.
This car will be the first test with our new 1925cc engine with twin plug ignition and electronic fuel injection.
After chassis repairs the
metalwork is started:
Then painting, undercoating and
assembly:
...and on to win the Judges
Choice and 1st in Class at the Dana Point Concourse
...and attend the 50th
Anniversary Speedsterfest in Monterey and be awarded "Best Outlaw"
For information and dyno test results of the 1925TRi engine click here.