Joe Profita from New York is the proud owner of a crazy cool 1933 Ford Speedstar that was built by Bobby Alloway and Rats Glass. It's a multi-award winning vehicle as well as a Hot Rod Calendar Car from July 2002. This blue beauty has been professionally built to a very high standard and has the awards to prove it. The car is titled as a 1933 Ford Convertible.
Check out the specs:
- Hot Blue Flames by Wade Hughes/Dauber
- Chevy 350 ZZ4 Motor with Aluminum Heads
- Weiland/Holly manifold
- GM 700-R4 Trans
- Wildwood disc brakes
- Boyd Cottington wheels ( 17" & 20" tires)
- Sanderson Headers
- Jim Rench grill
- Aldan coilover springs
- Curry polished aluminum 3.90:1/Locker
- Upholstery by Paul Atkins
CHASSIS SPECS
- Frame - custom Bobby Alloway
- Wheelbase - 116"
- Rearend/Ratio - Currie, polished aluminum, 3.90:1/Locker
- Rear Suspension - Pete & Jakes (polished)
- Rear Brakes - Wilwood disc (polished)
- Front Suspension - Heidt's Independent (all polished)
- Front Brakes - Wilwood disc (polished)
- Springs - Aldan coilovers polished all four corners
- Steering Box - Sweet's rack and pinion (polished)
- Steering Column - Ididit
- Front Wheels - Boyd Coddington 17 x 7 (one off)
- Front Tires - B.F. Goodrich 215/45/ZR17
- Rear Wheels - Boyd Coddington 20 x 10 (one off)
- Rear Tires - B.F. Goodrich 295/40/ZR20
ENGINE SPECS
- Chevy ZZ4 350 Motor with Aluminum Heads with a custom built cam by Comp Cam of Tennessee
- Horsepower - approx. 410
- Cooling fan - 16" Spal
- Manifold/Induction - Weland/Holly 750 polished
- Air Cleaner - Mark Williams custom (polished)
- Headers - Sanderson (coated)
- Exhaust - 3" stainless pipes with Flowmaster mufflers (coated)
- Transmission - GM 700-R4 with 3000 stall B & M converter
- Shifter - Lokar
BODY SPECS
- Body Style/Material - Roadster/Fiberglass
- Body Manufacturer: Rat's Glass
- Radiator - Steve Long
- Grill - Jim Rench
- Bodywork (assembly) - Marks Hot Rods, Wade Hughes Hot Rods
- Paint Type/Color - PPG '96 Corvette Grand Sport Blue (PPG/Ditzler 4798DBU Dark Cloisonne Poly/Dark Turquoise)
- Painter - Mark Williams
- Flames - Wade Hughes and Dauber
- Every nut and bolt is stainless (polished buttonhead)
- Sides of front hood is fabricated metal
INTERIOR SPECS
- Insert/Gauges - Dakota Digital
- Wiring - Centech
- Steering Wheel - Budnik (custom)
- Upholstery - Paul Atkins (Cullman, AL)
- Materal/Color - Leather/Tan - Wool Carpet
- Sound System - Kenwood AM/FM/CD with 6 speakers, 4 channel, 600 watt amp with remote
AWARDS
- Boyd's Pro Pick Twice
- Shades of the past Top 25
- NSRA Celebrity Pick
- Street Rodder Magazine Top 10
- GM Performance Car Series numerous awards
- 2002 Hot Rod INTERNATIONAL calender (July)
- Recently won - best paint and flames at the Rhinebeck, NY show over 1800 cars were there.