Going to Barrett-Jackson but not buying anything,Nope Nope I'm not, I'm not...aw crap

[Charley Lillard]

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[Charley Lillard]

This is something A12Pilot could do....Just a little makeover...

[Charley Lillard]

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[Charley Lillard]

Would just take Dave a few hours.

[Charley Lillard]

Me waiting for Fred to bring me some gas after running out still at Westworld.

[Charley Lillard]

Home safe and sound.

[A12pilot]

Oh......my.......GOD that's gorgeous!!!

CONGRAPTU...GONGRAFUL...CONGRAJULAYSHUNS!

Man, I'm so excited I'm choking on my own enthusiasm here.....

Cheers
Dave

[Steve Shauger]

That is an awesome build on that car. What were the build hours and time frame from start to finish. I also like the blue camaro on the lift!

[Charley Lillard]

https://www.stevesautorestorations.com/projects/baron-von-kuhl/

[Charley Lillard]

Per Steve's site.





This Roadster d’ Elegance winner began life as an original Karl Deutsch from Koeln, custom coachbuilt 1937 Ford Cabriolet. A 1937 Ford chassis was first shipped to Grue & Company, a Ford dealership in Copenhagen then sent on to Deutsch for a custom, one only body. SAR’s own David Brost penned an elegant redesign with a European flavor and style taking special care to preserve the uniqueness of the rare Ford. Extensive sheet-metal fabrication was required in the build, and very little of the original body remains such as the rear fenders, the top of the hood, the top reveal lines of the body and the upper portions of the doors. The curvaceous new body lines are accentuated by the hand-formed brass trim and grille all fabricated “in house”. The lift off top was made out of aluminum. The chassis was also designed and built in-house and features independent front and rear suspension and a 514 Ford SVO engine riding on 17’s and 20’s. The entire car was built at SAR and in only 15 months.

[Charley Lillard]

Dave (A12Pilot) should look at the fabrication pics in the link.

[olredalert]

----Just one word,,,WOW!!!....Bill S

[Charley Lillard]

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[A12pilot]

Holy Frijolies! Love that build photo link. The guys holding that roof going through the English wheel. :headbang::worship: I was struggling with parts a quarter of the size! True artistic talent and it shows.:cool2:

Inspiration at its finest. Gonna have to get a trip to Charleyfornia and see this in person. Yowza!

Cheers
Dave

[Charley Lillard]

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[Charley Lillard]

I have it in Az Dave.

[Luvchevs]

WOW!!!
Did this car compete for the Ridler Award Charlie?
What an incredible automobile!
Has this car/will this car actually be driven on the street?

[Canuck]

Beautiful

[olredalert]

----I think I saw 1100 miles on the odometer. Waiting for the burnout video!....Bill S

[Charley Lillard]

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[Xplantdad]

Very cool Charley! Nice addition to your garage.


I see that the VW made it to AZ safely, :biggthumpup: too!

[Z282NV]

Congrats! Beautiful ride, love the color. I hope you get out and enjoy it (monitor the Kraftsoff level though).

[Tenney]

Cool, too darn! GNRS in a few days ...? Not walking distance, but you've got a car. Good score!!

[Charley Lillard]

Alan Budnik recently converted it to EFI. I drove it about 10 miles home yesterday and it drove great but had to jump on a plane back to Ca so had no time to explore it. Has a huge oil pan. I can't find any specs on the Ford Motorsports 514" crate engine but supposed to be making 500+ at the wheels.

[scuncio]

Very sharp car.

[Donnie]

Nice! ... so much for not buying anything.

[RPOLS3]

Stunning for sure - congratulations.

[dustinm]

Seeing the metalwork alone is stunning.

[dykstra]

Holy crap that’s cool! Congrats!!

[Charley Lillard]

Was just told it just missed winning Americas Most Beautiful Roadster because it didn't have a trunk so they couldn't give any points for trunk condition.

[Stefano]

Very Kool!

[A12pilot]

Was just told it just missed winning Americas Most Beautiful Roadster because it didn't have a trunk so they couldn't give any points for trunk condition.

Seriously? I mean, we all like junk in the trunk but with those headlights and grille, I'm pretty sure they could have let that slide! :hmmm::bs:

Just stunning..... you dun dig goodly I'd say! :biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

[duskblue]

good looking car

[Lynn]

Looks like it may be a challenge putting an all electric power train and batteries in there.

Congrats.

[SPEEDYB]

You think this car looks good in pictures,
in person its really unreal.
The former owner used to drive it to Malibu cars and coffee
regularly. I was shocked the first time I saw it there.

[black69]

great build pics, its a work of art. I will say I would rate the wheels on the original build a 3 out of 10 (being nice) and the ones on it now 11 out of 10. props to who made that change to make the whole car perfect.

[Pro Stock John]

Wow nice!

I saw you were there hanging out with Trevor and Jason.

[mssl72]

Great looking car! Love the color combo! Congrats!!!

I'm also waiting for a burnout video!! :3gears:

[JRSully]

Absolutely Gorgeous, man the hours in that... Rolling jewelry for sure. You may have to avoid burnouts on this one Charlie! Enjoy

[TimG]

OK, Charley, would you have ended up with if you HAD gone to buy a car????

[BJCHEV396]

That's rolling art....congrats!!

[Charley Lillard]

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[olredalert]

----What's the light tan ride next door to your gorgeous 37?.....Bill S

[PeteLeathersac]

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----What's the light tan ride next door to your gorgeous 37?.....Bill S

Maybe Charley’s joined Ryan’s Beetle club as it looks somewhat like a VW Hebmuller.:dunno:
Whoever’s place the pic is from, please share more of the ‘61 Poncho!
Congrats on the ‘37 Charley, way C:eek2::eek2:L also looking forward to more detail pics.
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~ Pete

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[flyingn]

congrats Charley! A gorgeous street rod for sure... Enjoy it!

[67ssmn]

never seen fender skirts on a vw, pretty darn cool

[GearheadSS]

Man, that thing is beyond cool. Congrats!

[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/2e/9f/DxG9Gg1q_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/DxG9Gg1q)

[Lynn]

Charley: We need to set up a match race. Your VW and my 69 1.1 GT.

Won't even need a stop watch. Can time it with a calendar.

[enio45]

some serious work on that car! congrats

[Charley Lillard]

Turns out there had been almost no maintenance do on the 37 for years. I started to fix some stuff but knew I wouldn't be happy. Sent it back to Steve in Portland to bring it back up to snuff. Needed even alot more than I could see. They have been cranking away on it. Almost any other car I wouldn't bother but I love this car.

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[Lynn]

Wow. I have never said anything like this:

"Turns out there had been almost no maintenance do on the [fill in the blank] for years."

I bet you are the only guy on this site who has ever bought a car and discovered it needed some maintenance. Am I right?

BTW, not even in the same league, but my "cheap" Yukon XL Denali I bought for a winter beater just required a transmission. Something "got into" the pump just driving down the road and the tranny quit.

Gilda was right: "It's always something."

What a cool car Charley. I can see why you want everything right.

[Charley Lillard]

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[Z282NV]

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Looking great! Are we going to see it cross the block at BJ in 2024 or is it a keeper for now?:dunno:

[A12pilot]

Wow! That’s an amazing build! Looks like it may have needed…everything? Lots of polish and chrome on that thing. Simply gorgeous!!!

Cheers
Dave

[Charley Lillard]

Looking great! Are we going to see it cross the block at BJ in 2024 or is it a keeper for now?:dunno:


I have reached stupid level at how upside down I am in this but I really Love the car. In my mind the best looking street rod I have ever owned. It's not going anywhere. Also as long as I don't sell it I won't lose any money.

[olredalert]

I have reached stupid level at how upside down I am in this but I really Love the car. In my mind the best looking street rod I have ever owned. It's not going anywhere. Also as long as I don't sell it I won't lose any money.

----My attitude exactly, Charley!.....Bill S

[Tenney]

I have reached stupid level at how upside down I am in this but I really Love the car. In my mind the best looking street rod I have ever owned. It's not going anywhere. Also as long as I don't sell it I won't lose any money.

It's a hobby!

[Z282NV]

I have reached stupid level at how upside down I am in this but I really Love the car. In my mind the best looking street rod I have ever owned. It's not going anywhere. Also as long as I don't sell it I won't lose any money.

It's a great looking car Charley, I am glad it's a keeper. Enjoy it.

[tom406]

Steve’s Auto Restoration had a booth at the show today and I asked about your car. They said they were very excited to have it back in the shop and really appreciate the opportunity to bring it back to its former glory + some improvements they’ve learned or gotten access to since building it. Nice guys, and their work is always so good.

[Big Block Bill]

It's a hobby!

As I like to call it, "A Disease"! We all have it, but I don't think any of us are looking for a cure! Bill

[BJCHEV396]

There is no cure,lol!

[scuncio]

I have reached stupid level at how upside down I am in this but I really Love the car. In my mind the best looking street rod I have ever owned. It's not going anywhere. Also as long as I don't sell it I won't lose any money.

Well said, and something I can definitely relate to. Awesome car.

[redmanf1]

Awesome ride.....

[Charley Lillard]

still doing stuff.

[Too Many Projects]

still doing stuff.
It will be ready for the show only circuit next year...:grin:

I HOPE the bolts and used nylock nuts on the control arms in the last pic aren't tightened yet, because the nylon isn't doing anything to prevent the nuts from backing out. Being used is not good either...

[Charley Lillard]

Except I am not planning on the show circuit.

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[Too Many Projects]

That looks better.
After all that plating, polishing and paint you're going to drive it? Good Man..:biggthumpup:

[dykstra]

Looks gorgeous Charley!

[69M22Z]

Beautiful!!!

[Charley Lillard]

It's back.

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[Z282NV]

Simply perfection. Enjoy the ride!

[Charley Lillard]

Going to lower it a bit.

[A12pilot]

That color combo, stance, and presence all exude one thing: CLASS!!

Just stunning....

Cheers
Dave

[GMC_Typhoon]

I think he just likes it because it looks like a big stretched out VW bug

[William]

I thought you moved to Wisconsin...

[bergy]

Can’t imagine the $$ spent to get it to the current level. Beautiful!!!!

[Charley Lillard]

Was talked into bringing my freshly restored 37 to the Arizona Concours. Won a prize . Drizzled all day. Drove it 18 miles home in rain. “How to turn a show car into a driver in 20 minutes or 18 miles”

[Charley Lillard]

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[A12pilot]

Faaaaaantaaaastic! Congrats, and build it to drive it. Love it!!

Cheers
Dave

[TimG]

Wow, put it on your lift and clean, clean, clean........I bet that was a scary ride.

[Too Many Projects]

Find a reputable mobile detailer, show him the pics of when it was freshly done as a reference, set him up in the guest bedroom for a few days and put him work...:cool2:

[Mr70]

..and offer to pay him in Almonds.

[Xplantdad]

They had some really neat cars at the Concours-we almost went, but it was raining!:headbang:

[RPOLS3]

Time for another detail - glad you weren't scared away by the rain.

[Too Many Projects]

Wow, put it on your lift and clean, clean, clean........I bet that was a scary ride.
If the speedo is right, he couldn't have been too afraid...it indicates 85 mph. Just looked again, that kilometers, danged foreign car... Must have been trying to blow the rain off the windshield, but forgot the Rain X. I see a pesky leak at the door window too.

Glad you made it home safe, Charley...:flag:

[Z282NV]

Congrats on the win! It sure is s beautiful car. As for the drizzle, just consider it baptized.

[dykstra]

If the speedo is right, he couldn't have been too afraid...it indicates 85 mph. Just looked again, that kilometers, danged foreign car... Must have been trying to blow the rain off the windshield, but forgot the Rain X. I see a pesky leak at the door window too.

Glad you made it home safe, Charley...:flag:

It’s leaking because I don’t believe it has any door windows Mitch.

[Charley Lillard]

No windows, no wipers, no Rainex.

[SPEEDYB]

What I always liked about this car is that it has such good styling and
proportions that it doesn't need to be slammed on ground to look good.

[Steve Shauger]

Another weak auction moment for Charley! But a Shaguar ???

[FTC]

It’s leaking because I don’t believe it has any door windows Mitch.

So that detailing it needs carries right into the interior too.....

[Charley Lillard]

Don’t do it. Don’t even look at Mecum online. No ! No !!!!! Arrgh !!!

[Charley Lillard]

No no no

[Too Many Projects]

No no no
Is this ANOTHER OOOPS...:hmmm:

[markinnaples]

That XKE is BEAUTIFUL

[A12pilot]

Excellent! I feel as though my old Shaguar is influential in this purchase. Meh, it’s probably not. But as a former Willow Green owner to another….Yeaaahhh Baby!!!!!

Will a 507 be next?

Cheers
Dave