A tribute to the outlaw coupe

[Stanward VonDiederichs]

I did this back in the '80s while I was in college it was supposed to be a stash box I argued with the professor about doing this Hot Rod he said there was no artistic value and besides where are you going to get the parts to build this and how do you know what size the wheels would be this was easy because I'd been building models and creating cars since the late 50s at the boys club they're also was a hobby store right across from the college which I had been doing business with since the early 60s in fact the owner of the hobby shop talk me into entering my very first model car show I didn't take first place or second or third Best in show with the 57 Thunderbird when it was first released back in the early 60s. If you understand the story behind the outlaw coupe this is the car where the guy died in a fiery crash because they couldn't get him out of any of the windows or the doors wouldn't open at the Santa Ana drag strip back in fifties in Southern California. Needless to say when I handed it in and when they had a student show in the showcase there was my coupe up in front I received an A he really liked it.

I do not know if this is the right category but it is a drag racing Hot rod from the early 50s.

[Yeah Nah]

Cool! Redefines the term 'woody'. ?

[karbuildr]

Now that is very cool. I enjoyed the back story as well.

[Paul Payne]

Reminds me of a foundry pattern!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very creative. A+.

[slusher]

On 1/17/2024 at 10:56 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Very creative. A+.

I agree x2!

[Stanward VonDiederichs]

I think all of you for your replies believe me this project was a blast to build the front suspension was all brass tubing and cut and silver soldered together the exhaust was aluminum and that was rather tricky to bend and tried to prevent kinks.