Smoothster

The Smoothster, which is based on a '37 Ford, began its two-year build with a custom-built frame using Corvette front and rear independent suspension, complete with brakes, springs, shocks and rack-and-pinion steering. The motor, also from a Corvette, is a '92 LT1 mated to a 700R4 transmission. The Smoothster rolls on a set of Boyd Coddington wheels — 16x7s with 205/45ZR16 BF Goodrich tires up front and 18x10s mounted on 295/35ZR18 T/As on the rear.

To fabricate the body a wooden buck was used as a dimensional base upon which the steel and aluminum panels were fitted. The unusual Art Deco-style grill is composed of 66 hand-contoured, beveled-edge 3/4- x 5/8-inch solid brass straps that were shaped, block-sanded smooth and chrome plated. After completion of the body smoothing, it was sprayed with Dupont Boyd Yellow.