Extreme Handcrafted Award - 2010

Steve Chadwick - Thunder Ranch

Say's Tom McBurnie of his creation of a monster...

 "This car is a hand built one off creation
based on the one and only 1965 Cheetah Roadster driven by Augi Papst.  This car was created from scratch as if Bill Thomas reincarnated it with modern components to use to create the lowest, badest, Chevy powered car to go prowling for errant Cobras!

The suspension is C4 Corvette front and rear Wilwood brakes 13" dia with six piston front and two piston rear.  The body is sectioned 2", lengthened" and widened 8" with a DOT windshield and alloy frame.  The hood bubble was necessary because on the sectioned body and high rise manifold.  Also alloy louvers were sculpted into the hood over the headers for obvious reasons.  The wheels are 10 1/2 front 12 1/2 rear.  Custom front spoiler.

The mechanicals beside suspension and brakes are awesome too.  Fully
triangulated space frame, NASCAR style sway bars, full belly pan,
collapsible steering column, "0" buumpsteer woodward steering rack, an
actual driveshaft (original had none).  This car is flat amazing."

Our 3 man judging crew made up of Lead Judge Mike Dresbach, Elliot Smith and Curt Scott.  Thanks Gang for the time.

Congratulations to Steve on a great example of what can be done and to Tom McBurnie and the team at Thunder Ranch for the design and execution of a dream.