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302-Powered 1941 Ford Pickup Street Rod

This 1941 Ford pickup was built into a street rod before it was acquired by its current owner in 2013. The body was repainted seafoam green with flourishes and a pink tonneau, and the truck rides on a Mustang II-style front end with 15″ alloy wheels. Power is provided by a Ford 302ci V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission, and the cabin features a custom-upholstered bench seat, a cassette stereo, power windows, air conditioning, cruise control, and a four-spoke steering wheel. This Ford pickup hot rod is now offered as part of the SawMill Collection on dealer consignment with a clean Washington title.

The selling dealer tells us the bodywork is a mix of steel and fiberglass panels, and it was painted seafoam green with custom flourishes. The doors and tailgate operate on electric poppers.

The bed is lined in wood and the fuel tank has been relocated under the rear of the bed. The lights are integrated into the trim under the bed, and the tailgate is operated by an electrical switch and swings to the side. The struts for the pink tonneau require replacement.

A Mustang II-style front end with disc brakes has been installed, and the truck has power steering. The 15″ KMC Wheels alloys are mounted with staggered tires.

Custom upholstery covers the bench seat and door panels. The dashboard and steering column are painted to match the exterior, and the truck has power windows, cruise control, a cassette stereo, and air conditioning.

Stewart-Warner gauges were added along with a four-spoke steering wheel. The current owner has added 30k of the 37k miles on the five-digit odometer, with total chassis mileage unknown.

The Ford 302ci V8 was installed as part of the build and is topped by a single Holley carburetor.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a C4 three-speed automatic transmission. The fuel tank was moved to the rear of the truck and is accessible via a filler cap located in the bed.

The frame stamping is shown above, and the current Washington title lists 186428540 as the VIN.

6.0L Vortec-Powered 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan Street Rod

This steel-bodied 1936 Ford Model 68 Tudor sedan was acquired by the seller in 2025 and built into a street rod. The car was repainted burgundy and has a redone interior with white upholstery, a Bluetooth-capable radio, and extra gauges, and it rides on lowered suspension with a Mustang II-style front end and whitewall tires. Power comes from a 6.0-liter Vortec V8 linked with a four-speed automatic transmission and a ’69 Ford 8″ axle with a Quick Performance limited-slip differential. Driven ~10k miles since completion of the work, this Tudor street rod is now offered in Canada with Ontario registration.

The car has a steel body and original-style frame, and it was repainted in 2024. The front bumper has been removed.

Coker 15″ whitewall tires have been installed, and the car was fitted with a Mustang II-style front end with disc brakes and power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering as well as coilovers out back. The seller tells us the rear drum brakes were also overhauled.

The interior has been redone with white upholstery, an B&M shifter, a Bluetooth-capable stereo, and modern speakers. There is no headliner.

Auto Meter and Autogage gauges have been installed, but there is no speedometer or odometer. Total chassis mileage is unknown, and the seller estimates they have driven the car 10k kilometers.

The seller tells us the engine is a 6.0-liter Vortec V8 that was rebuilt before it was installed. It has tubular headers linked to a dual exhaust system.

A four-speed automatic transmission was installed along with a ’69 Ford 8″ axle with a 3.44 Quick Performance limited-slip differential.

The car is registered as a 1936 Ford using VIN B70M35. The registration acts as the proof of ownership in Ontario.

455-Powered 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 2-Door Town Sedan Street Rod

This 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe two-door Town Sedan was turned into a street rod by a previous owner. The steel body was repainted burgundy, leather upholstery was fitted along with an air conditioning system, a Kenwood stereo, and Classic Instruments gauges, and the car was repowered with a Pontiac-sourced 455ci V8, TH400 automatic transmission, and rear axle. The engine is topped by a tri-power setup with a trio of carburetors that were recently rebuilt, and the seller also recently mounted staggered BFGoodrich tires on the Rally-style wheels. The car also has a rear sway bar and a Mustang II-style front end with coil springs and disc brakes. Acquired by the seller in 2024, this Chevrolet Master Deluxe is now offered with a clean Wisconsin title in the seller’s name.

The seller tells us the bodywork and fenders are steel, and the bumpers have been removed. The grille insert is painted to match the body, and the windows are tinted. The seller notes the side windows are not weather-tight, that a section below the grille was redone with filler, and that there is corrosion below the running boards.

The car rides on a Mustang II-style front end and a leaf-spring solid axle with a sway bar. The seller notes the front disc brakes and rear drums could benefit from service and describes the pedal feel as soft. The 215/60 front and 235/70 rear BFGoodrich tires were recently mounted on the 15″ Rally-style wheels.

The interior was customized with gray leather upholstery, a CD stereo, air conditioning, and Classic Instruments gauges. The trunk is operated on a popper that was fitted in 2024.

The seller has driven the car ~50 of the ~8,600 miles indicated, which represents the distance driven on the build.

The 455ci V8 is believed to have been sourced from a Firebird, and it is topped by a tri-power intake manifold with a trio of Rochester carburetors that the seller recently had rebuilt. A knock is noted after engine shut-off. A dual-circuit master cylinder has also been installed.

The TH400 automatic transmission and rear end were also reportedly from the Firebird. The car has a dual exhaust system.

The car is titled as a 1935 Chevrolet using serial number J3441, which is the body number for the car.

Custom Studebaker “Dream Roadster”

This Studebaker “Dream Roadster” was purchased by the seller as a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk in 2002 and subsequently modified over the course of a custom build that was finished in 2019. The body was altered using steel panels from various production vehicles before being repainted in a Sunrise Pearl House of Kolor finish. Power comes from a 4.6-liter Ford V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission, and additional features include independent front and rear suspension along with four-wheel disc brakes, power-assisted steering, 20″ Weld wheels, and black leather and cloth upholstery. The car was used by Microsoft as a model for the Forza Horizon 4 video game as part of the Hot Wheels Legends Car Pack, and other recognition is said to have included winning first in class awards at the 2019 and 2020 Detroit Autorama, being a Gene Winfield “Select Six” contender at the 2019 Syracuse Nationals in New York, a “Fine Nine” contender and Darryl Starbird’s “Personal Choice” award at the Darryl Starbird National Rod & Custom car show in 2020, and a “Judge’s Pick” award winner at 2021 Eyes on Design Concours d’Elegance in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, in addition to SEMA “Battle of the Builders” participation. It was offered by the seller on BaT in May 2022, and it has since been driven 100 miles. This “Dream Roadster” is now offered with a build book, parts records, assorted literature, and a clean Michigan title that describes the vehicle as a 1957 Studebaker.

Drawing influence from the Bill Cushenbery-built Car Craft “Dream Rod” coupe and its subsequent “Tiger Shark” redesign that would serve as the basis for the Hot Wheels “Python” model, the seller fabricated a custom steel roadster body utilizing several production car pieces prior to its finish in House of Kolor Sunrise Pearl. Details include a Studebaker cowl, windshield, and door frames, a 1960 Pontiac nose section and door skins, a 1959 Ford Thunderbird hood, and rear sheet metal from a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair.

Additional details include a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado right-side headlight door, Harley-Davidson-sourced headlights, and 1965 Shelby Mustang side mirrors as well as a modified Lincoln Mark VIII tail light section and a 1988 Audi sunroof grafted into the rear deck to access the trunk and fuel filler.

Polished Weld Evo 20″ wheels wear Nitto tires sized 245/35 up front and 295/40 out back that have been modified with gold stripes. Braking is handled by slotted cross-drilled rotors paired with six-piston Wilwood calipers on the front along with inboard cross-drilled units at the rear. The suspension consists of a chrome-finished 1996 Corvette-sourced independent front suspension assembly with inboard cantilevered shocks along with a Jaguar XJS-sourced rear setup with chrome coilovers. The car is equipped with power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering.

The open cabin features Corbeau fixed-back bucket seats clad in black leather and cloth along with color-coordinated trim panels and carpeting. The shifter is housed within a custom center console, and additional equipment includes a Nardi steering wheel mounted to an Ididit steering column, RJS lap harnesses, and shift and turn signal indicators incorporated into the rear-view mirror.

Refurbished Studebaker instrumentation consists of a 6k-rpm tachometer and a 120-mph speedometer flanked by readings for fuel level, voltage, coolant temperature, and oil pressure. The five-digit odometer indicates that nearly 125 miles have been driven since completion of the build. True mileage is unknown. The windshield wipers are inoperative.

A 4.6-liter Ford Modular V8 was installed during the build and features a Holley Street Demon carburetor fitted atop a powder-coated Edelbrock intake manifold. Cooling is from a Griffin aluminum radiator with electric fans, and other additions include a Ron Francis wiring kit, MSD ignition components, a Rock Valley stainless-steel 15-gallon fuel tank, and a pair of Sanderson headers linked to a side-exiting exhaust system. The seller notes cracks are present at the end of the front-hinged hood.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a C4 three-speed automatic transmission. Additional underside images are shown in the gallery.

Materials accompanying the car include a book that summarizes the build, a custom hand-stitched bag, service records, and assorted literature.

In addition to the aforementioned awards, the car was featured in season 10, episode 15 of the television show Bitchin’ Rides, and it was displayed at the Triple Crown of Rodding in Nashville, Tennessee.

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BMW Once Again Gives a Safe Space for Enthusiasts

We brought you news several weeks ago about BMW holding steady with offering a stick shift for several models in the immediate future. The good news keeps on coming as the company from Bavaria has gone on record stating that it will continue to use inline-sixes and V8s for its BMW M vehicles.

As reported by Autocar, “The six-cylinder in-line engine is our legacy, and the V8 has got a long history in racing, so we intend to keep going,” says M CEO Frank van Meel while at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. But heritage and racing can be a challenge in the face of regulators in Europe, which is why M’s esteemed engineers have designed engines that are prepared for Euro 7 standards. “The challenge was not so much to make an engine that is EU7 compliant [but to] keep performance,” adds van Meel. This suggests BMW’s engines should be good through 2031 in current regulatory form.

2024 BMW M4 CS
2024 BMW M4 CS

Truth be told, Euro 7 regulations does not apply more stringent emissions levels, but the tests are broader, to include a compliance range of 10 years or 124,000 miles—twice as long as it is now. In addition, brake and tire emissions (!) will be checked for the first time. From BMW’s perspective, the biggest hurdle is cooling: “The combustion process has to be improved in regard to heat build-up and also the cooling, and those are the challenges,” says van Meel. “Of course you can [reduce] performance to avoid this temperature increase, but you don’t want to—that’s where we started. The new balance of performance is that we drive lambda one, but we don’t want to lose performance.”

Car and Driver points out an interesting contrast with Mercedes-Benz, which embraced new regulations and challenged its engineers to offer solutions around them. A result of that was the for 2023 AMG C 63, which went from a twin-turbo V8 to a turbo inline-four with PHEV. While the updated powerplant offered loads more horsepower and improved dynamics in a package that reflected new tech, the experience simply wasn’t the same to some enthusiasts.