DSR and SO-CAL Speed Shop's ’32 Ford Getting Rave Reviews
After the debut of the '32 Ford Coyote Roadster at this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, Detroit Street Rods and SO-CAL Speed Shop are getting lots of attention for building such an amazing vehicle. We've rounded up some of the press clippings here for you to enjoy!
SO-CAL Speed Shop & Champions Moto Unveil 625Hp "Coyote" Roadster in Ford Booth at SEMA
To Celebrate 80th anniversary of the '32 Ford Roadster, the SO-CAL Speed Shop and clothing/motorcycle brand Champions Moto debut Ford-powered hot rod with ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons and SO-CAL's own Alex Xydias and Jimmy Shine
Link: Yahoo! Finance
Las Vegas, NV., Oct. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --With 2012 marking the 80th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, the legendary SO-CAL Speed Shop debuted a custom '32 Roadster at Ford Motor Company's SEMA press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in Las Vegas. Nicknamed "Coyote," the hot rod features Ford Racing's latest engine technology in its 625hp supercharged Coyote 5.0L power plant. The vehicle received the Outstanding Achievement and Design Award from Ford Motor Company's press conference.
Shifting gears via a six-speed manual transmission and featuring a Dearborn Deuce all-steel cabriolet body sitting atop a SO-CAL Speed Shop New Traditionalist chassis, the Coyote pays homage to SO-CAL Speed Shop founder Alex Xydias, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year. The throwback gold and white paint worn by the Coyote was inspired by the shop's first P-38 Belly Tank Lakester race car that has become part of land speed racing lore thanks to countless records felled on the lake beds of Southern California and the famed salt flats of Bonneville, Utah. Xydias and the Lakester were also on-hand for the unveiling of the Coyote.
The vehicle was built in collaboration with Detroit Street Rods and Champions Moto. Champions Moto, a company known for its bespoke motorcycle designs and vintage speed inspired fashion line, commissioned the roadster project. Richard Varner, co-founder of Champions Moto, wanted to create a vehicle that combined vintage heritage and style with modern performance. The roadster reflects Varner's theme of combining the old with the new.
"The Coyote is truly a milestone vehicle and I am thrilled to be working with SO-CAL Speed Shop and Detroit Street Rods on this project," says Champions Moto co-founder, Richard Varner. "Unlike the 80-year-old original '32 Fords, the new version will come with air conditioning, heated seats and a manually operated convertible top. This will be the ultimate mix of a traditional hot rod with modern amenities."
Aftermarket car show is all revved up
Link: Los Angeles Times
The Specialty Equipment Market Assn. trade show's more than 2,250 exhibitors — many from California — take up 2.5 million square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
LAS VEGAS— Nearly every inch of floor space in this city's convention center is crowded with vendors hawking automotive products.
There are pedestals hoisting horsepower-generating superchargers. Then there are stacks of colorful custom carpet samples. Nearby is a display case filled with high-performance head gaskets.
If it has anything to do with a car, it can be found here at the Specialty Equipment Market Assn. trade show. With more than 2,250 exhibitors in attendance this year, it is the largest show in SEMA's history. California plays a large part, with 1 in 4 exhibitors hailing from the Golden State.
The show, which opened Tuesday and ends Friday, isn't open to the public. But it's no small affair. The event takes up 2.5 million square feet of space at the Las Vegas Convention Center — and even spills out into the parking lot.
Once considered a niche business, the U.S. automotive specialty equipment industry is expected to rake in nearly $30 billion this year.
That fact isn't lost on Detroit — Chevrolet and Ford Motor Co. have the largest exhibit booths here. Camaros and Mustangs dazzle beneath fluorescent lights.
SEMA 2012 – Cool Rides #1 – SO-Cal Hot Rod
Link: MyRideIsMy.com
What better way to kick off the cool rides at the SEMA Show than with a classic hot rod from Pomona’s SO-CAL Speed Shop?
This classic hot rod, staged front-and-left-center in Ford’s massive balcony display, runs one of Ford Racing’s wicked “Coyote” engines. Blown and fuel injected the nasty little 5-liter pumps out 625 HP through a 6 speed.
The 1932 Ford Roadster blends iconic hot rod with technology.
The knockoff Halibrands riding on a SO-CAL “New Traditionalist” chassis lends that, “don’t mess” attitude backed up by the “one giant scallop” salt flat inspired paint job. Alternative Automotive Technologies in Troy, MI handled the paint and final assembly with build partners, Detroit Street Rods looking on. Champions Moto, a custom motorcycle company and fashion label also from Socal, rounded out the team.
The technology comes from, of course that nasty Coyote under the hood, but also air conditioning for the hot and heated seats for when it’s not.
The combination was good enough to win the Outstanding Achievement and Design Award from Ford Motor Company’s press conference. (Well it wasn’t going to be a Chevy pickup!) You can see the award peeking out in front of the seat below.
Detroit Street Rods and So-Cal Speed Shop's ’32 Ford Makes Remarkable SEMA Debut
Link: RodAndCustomMagazine.com
The Two Famed Hot Rod Companies are Now Licensing A Limited Production Run
Detroit Street Rods, LLC, the premier hot rod builder that brought you the officially license, limited edition "75th Anniversary Deuce" '32 Ford, has done it again. In collaboration with the famed SO-CAL Speed Shop, Detroit Street Rods has designed, fabricated, and assembled the much-anticipated "Coyote 5.0" that commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the iconic 1932 Ford Roadster. Debuted at the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, this is the first vehicle in a limited-edition series of hot rods that won a coveted Ford Motor Company "Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Design Achievement".
Nicknamed the "Coyote 5.0," this SO-CAL Speed Shop '32 Roadster features a Ford Racing Performance Parts supercharged Coyote 5.0L crate engine, a Tremec T-56 Magnum 6-speed manual transmission, SO-CAL Speed Shop New Traditionalist chassis, showcasing their new line of forged steel chassis components, a Dearborn Deuce all-steel body, and is coated in a paint treatment that is reminiscent of the original 1948 SO-CAL Speed Shop Belly Tanker land speed car's paint scheme.
The series of limited-edition Coyote 5.0 models will be produced to recognize SO-CAL Speed Shop's founder, Alex Xydias who celebrated his 90th birthday this year, and the company's historic legacy as a leader in hot rod building and racing on the drag strips and lake beds of Southern California, as well as the famed Salt Flats of Bonneville, UT. Mr. Xydias was on hand at SEMA and signed the Coyote 5.0's firewall along with Ford Motor Company Board Member and the proclaimed "Godfather" of Ford Racing Edsel B. Ford II, SO-CAL Speed Shop's President Pete Chapouris, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, and Detroit Street Rods President and Co- Founder Robert Smith.
SO-CAL Speed Shop & Champions Moto Unveil 625Hp "Coyote" Roadster in Ford Booth at SEMA
Link: Global News Wire
To Celebrate 80th anniversary of the '32 Ford Roadster, the SO-CAL Speed Shop and clothing/motorcycle brand Champions Moto debut Ford-powered hot rod with ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons and SO-CAL's own Alex Xydias and Jimmy Shine
Las Vegas, NV., Oct. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With 2012 marking the 80th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, the legendary SO-CAL Speed Shop debuted a custom '32 Roadster at Ford Motor Company's SEMA press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in Las Vegas. Nicknamed "Coyote," the hot rod features Ford Racing's latest engine technology in its 625hp supercharged Coyote 5.0L power plant. The vehicle received the Outstanding Achievement and Design Award from Ford Motor Company's press conference.
Shifting gears via a six-speed manual transmission and featuring a Dearborn Deuce all-steel cabriolet body sitting atop a SO-CAL Speed Shop New Traditionalist chassis, the Coyote pays homage to SO-CAL Speed Shop founder Alex Xydias, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year. The throwback gold and white paint worn by the Coyote was inspired by the shop's first P-38 Belly Tank Lakester race car that has become part of land speed racing lore thanks to countless records felled on the lake beds of Southern California and the famed salt flats of Bonneville, Utah. Xydias and the Lakester were also on-hand for the unveiling of the Coyote.