Dick Raczuk is the owner and operator at Koul Tools, a company dedicated to designing and creating specialized tools for the AN hose industry. Based out of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Dick is an avid classic car enthusiast and his ’41 Graham Hollywood is proof of that.

The following is an excerpt  of the full feature that Rod Authority will be running in the near future, “The first Graham he ever saw was in a backyard close to Honda when he was designing tools for them. He knew they were around though; he just had to look hard enough. After an exhaustive search Dick found a man who owned one that was living in Northern California. The car was just what he was looking for.

When he started to make arrangements to have it shipped to Lake Havasu City he was shocked to find it was located in Reseda, California during the 50s. The car he had found was almost in his backyard during his high school years. It was even the same maroon color as the first one he had seen over by Honda. As he looked into it more, he found out the car was originally sold to its first owner in Riverside, California. It had always been a west coast car.”

The Graham Hollywood represents the elegant design of mid-20th century domestics. It is both regal and unique. Originally, Dick’s car was equipped with a supercharged six cylinder. Nowadays, Dick runs a 4.6 liter out of a 1998 Cadillac Northstar. The engine has been amp’d up with twin VNT turbos. Mated to the engine is a 700R transmission.

The bumpers, grille, windshield frames, and dash were all handmade. The pie cut hood, and rear quarters were fabricated and widened in Dick’s own machine shop.

At the front of the frame a Fatman Mustang front end has been installed. The rearend has been widened and came off a C3 Corvette. The rear seat comes from a Dodge pickup and that gorgeous shade of body paint is referred to as “Mystic Green.”

These are all very minimal details to a great full feature that we are excited to bring to our readers. Dick’s Graham Hollywood is fine example of customization, restoration, and the spirit of giving classic cars a second chance. We’ll leave you off with a final excerpt, if you’re as excited about this feature as we are stay tuned!

“When the car arrived in Lake Havasu City, the real work on it began. Dick had a plan of sorts on what he wanted to do to the car. He wanted to make the car in today’s image. That is to say that the car would be a blend of the early 40s styling and todays’ technology. As is Dick’s style, he spared nothing. As he describes building a car or in anything you do, ‘for every ten hours of labor there are eight hours of thought, planning, and organizing, and two hours of building.’ This was to be the keynote to the whole project.”