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.
