"The Right Stuff" is exactly what it takes to garner
multiple "Good-Guys Pro's Picks", Best Paint, Best
Undercarriage and of course, a prestigious Rod and Custom
Top-100 Award(s). This delicious owner built "Topless 33"
utilized many top names during its creation including Norm
Francis, Cypress Auto Body, Gabe Lopez Interiors, Little
Louie and top quality components. Wipe that drool off yer
chin ;-)...
The all steel Babb's roadster body and fenders were
professionally finished by "Cypress Auto Body" in a
lickable Bright Red basecoat/clearcoat with traditional
flames masterfully applied by "Little Louie".
Modifications and components include modified aft front
fender edges, suicide doors, shaved door handles, radius'd
door/hood/deck edges, smoothed running boards, power deck
lid, recessed taillights, halogen headlamps, chrome Duvall
windshield w/mirrors and flip down license plate. Sooper
Slick...
The incredibly well sculpted interior with wrap-around
seating was professionally handcrafted by "Gabe Lopez
Interiors". Features include supple Tan cow-hide leather,
German Square Weave carpet, custom sculpted door panels
flowing into seating, custom leather under dash & kick
panels, custom trunk, Tilt steering column w/polished
billet drop, polished billet leather wrapped steering
wheel, Classic Instruments gauges and under dash Pioneer
AM/FM audio w/multi disc trunk stacker. Just Right...
Rolling along, the professionally engineered "Total Coat
Involved-TCI" body color chassis features include fully
independent front suspension, polished Tubular control
arms/components, Power rack-n-pinion steering, 4 corner
chrome Aldan coil-over shocks, chrome 4-Bar rear
suspension w/panhard bar, power Wilwood 4-wheel Disc
brakes (polished aluminum), thru-frame fluid lines and
rolling on polished Halibrand (14"/15") wheels with BF
Goodrich radial rubber. Smooth Ride...
Powering this topless Street Rod is an appropriate
GM/Chevrolet Corvette LT-1 350 V-8 engine pro-built by
"Bruce Crower of Crower Cams" featuring tuned Multi-Port
fuel injection, Crower camshaft, custom body matching
engine cover, polished high amp alternator, body color
Griffin aluminum radiator, electric cooling fan and heat
coated block hugger headers w/dual Flowmaster mufflers.
Transferring the smooth horsepower is a GM 700R4 automatic
overdrive transmission and polished Ford 9" Currie rear
differential w/chrome outboard axle housings. Yep, you get
it, this rod has "The Right Stuff"... |
