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Man Made Legends is preparing two cars for the upcoming Charlotte Auto Fair, being held this September 22-25. You might recall that we highlighted their ’69 Camaro RestoMod project earlier.
Both cars are complete, ground up projects that will be unveiled at the event on the 23rd, so they must be ready for prime-time well in advance to work out any bugs that might surface in the finishing touches.
Both cars are also subjects for an upcoming documentary that will highlight each car’s build in detail and bring all the highs and lows as these cars transform from projects to perfect, which will see them both completed in less than a year.
The ‘32 roadster started with a fiberglass body which was then strengthened using 1-inch steel tubing underneath its fibrous outer shell. It receives its foundation on a fully shaved and smoothed Brookville Roadster frame, suspended on a TCI independent front suspension with polished stainless components. In the rear, a custom 4-link stabilizes a Ford 9-inch rear end housing.
The TCI front and coil-over suspended rear are joined with a Brookville Roadster frame.
The body of the ’32 has been transformed quite a bit from its original mold. Radiused corners on the trunk were a must to keep the lines flowing and a custom Rootlieb 3-piece side-scoop hood was installed with a side-tilt upper section to display the engine. Other body mods include frenched-in ’39 Ford taillights as well as a license plate bucket.
The interior will be updated with components and styling to bring the driving experience into the modern age while the exterior contains work that classifies as both classic and custom.
For those seated inside the cockpit, the view is equally spiced with classic lines and customization. There is a hand-crafted one-piece seamless windshield and dash that is molded in to match the body’s flowing lines and then continues out to the doors.
The one-off custom interior, consisting of fiberglass and wood-molded panels, will be covered in red leather. Bucket seats like was used in a ’69 Corvette are molded into the body, very much like you would find in a mid-50’s Corvette. A kickin’ stereo was added to overcome wind and engine noise as well.
The view from the cockpit has both a classic feel while providing modern amenities such as tunes and an automatic transmission, shifted by a Lokar shifter.
Powering the lightweight ’32 is a GM 355ci small-block, topped with a Demon carburetor feeding an Edelbrock aluminum intake and heads. Ignition is fed from a Mallory distributor and all of the spent fuel is then diverted under the vehicle by a set of shorty mufflers, mated with a fully-polished exhaust tuned by Magnaflow mufflers. Engine power is fed through a B&M TH350 fitted with a Lokar shifter and a custom one-piece driveshaft made by The Driveshaft Shop.
The 355 small-block still relies on carburetion and a distributor, albeit more modern, reliable versions of both. The driveline finishes off with a B&M TH350 transmission and custom driveshaft. Shorty headers and fully polished Magnaflow exhaust make sure that this classic has the show and the go.
If you want to see both of these two cars completed, be sure to check them out at the Charlotte Auto Fair. Or, you can see even more of them once the editing is completed and they hit the small-screen later this year. Check back and we’ll be sure to let you know when and where you can do just that!
