Wicked, ild and Absolutely Bitchin! Talk about grabbing your attention and setting new industry standards, his "One of a Kind - Wild Rod" was built to promote Don Freedman's "American Rods and Rides" web based business. The mission was to bring the companies "Surf This" logo to life and this task was handed over to Automotive Designer, ick Valenza. This tedious process consumed over 2,000 man hours, xceeded $200K in build costs and involved many cutting edge components...
Appropriately, uring the introduction, t was proudly showcased at BASF's prestigious "Hot Rod Alley" booth during SEMA 2005 in Las Vegas, evada where it became a "SEMA Show Stopper", attracting huge crowds of admiring enthusiasts. From there, t would continue to capture attention on BASF company advertisements, prestigious 11/2006 cover feature on "American Rodder" magazine and countless show awards during the 2006 car show season...
Speaking of quality BASF products, t was professionally painted in Galsurit 55 Line Green and finished in Glasurit 923-255 HS multi clear. During this process, light adjustments were made to the pearl and metal flake of the green "so it would grab the light outside as well as it does inside." Amazingly performed by sign painter Dane Geez, he hand painted faux wood finish captures an essence reality with the actual texture of real wood grain. This tedious level of finish & artist's detail, ook 9-months...
Features and build components include Wild Rod Factory, aster Upholstery, BASF, on Barrett Hot Rod GM 350 V8 Engine, ir Ride Technologies, Advanced Plating, ir-Tique, orgeson/Mullins, orla Performance, alifornia Car Cover, enterline Wheels, Custom Auto Sound, akota Digital, olley Performance multi-port fuel Injection, Inland Empire Driveline, ohns Industries, oolmat, LimeWorks, arch Performance, ptima Batteries, ainless Performance, erformance Rod & Custom, ock Valley Antique Parts, pecialty Power Windows, tainless Steel Brakes, Taylor Wires, echnostalgia, otally Stainless, intique, Watson StreetWorks and Wise Guys...
In closing, e could go on forever with every single detail but we feel this award winning "WildWood" Street Rod speaks for itself with cutting edge style, uperior craftsmanship and industry leading components. We encourage you to take the time to review over 100 high resolution photos, eatured magazine articles and watch the HD Video walk-around for more information. If you enjoy only the best in show worthy street rods, his ride is ready to capture the next wave of notoriety, urf's Up!