Thought I'd share a photo posted on FB of the latest out of Hollywood Hot Rods. I saw this in bare metal about 65-70% complete last March. I remember being told they used the grille shell and stock door hinges and the rest was hand formed out of flat stock. The roof retracts into the trunk to make it a roadster. I believe the photo to be from the GNRS. I true work of art.
I am pretty sure @cretin corrected this in another thread but it was not entirely made out of flat stock. Every panel was changed but not built from scratch. Funny because you are the second person to suggest that it was entirely hand made.
I've followed this one a little (go figure). It's the only Packard rod I've ever seen that's right, nice, well proportioned. If it was 'all me' I'd have never done the electric top gig. Cloth speedster/cabriolet top instead, but since my biz revolves around restored Packard models of the mid 30s that's not hard to digest. Still, love it. Wanting to see more and certain I will this weekend.
To be exact, what I was told was , " We used the grille and door hinges and made the rest ". Irregardless an impressive piece of rolling art and I have always liked the Candy Apple Red family of colors.
The short of it is that the car was approximately 90% handmade. There is still some genuine Packard in there. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
The disappearing roof was a feature required by the owner. It had to be there, and it had to flip the way it does. So it was up to us to make it happen and keep it attractive. And thank you for the compliments on the car. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I get it 110%. Really, and I hope it didn't seem the least bit disparaging. Most Packard builds end up just off somehow. You guys had this one nailed since I first got a look at it. They're such big cars it takes vision and a clear sense of proportion to pull off what's been done here. With a very few changes it could easily be mistaken for custom coachwork of the time. That says a lot.
Beautiful automobile and great crastmanship. Is there another vid of it, like on YouTube ? Would like to see more of it, and the "build" if possible.
Copied this off the GoodGuys site.. Bruce Wanta, Bellevue, WA – “The Mullholland Speedster” 1936 Packard Six years in the making, the Mullholland Speedster is back on the GNRS main floor after being shown here two years ago in bare metal. The finished product, a team effort between designer E. Black, coach builder Troy Ladd and owner Bruce Wanta, this car is on another level. Wanta was obsessed with the regal nature of a ’36 Packard grille, so he had a car built from scratch by Hollywood Hot Rods to sit behind the lavishly plated and polished grille. Builder Troy Ladd estimates roughly eighty percent of the car was hand formed, with sweeping pontoon fenders and vintage lines. The team spent countless hours planning and plotting, redesigning and collecting rare vintage speed parts. The flathead Lincoln Zephyr V12 sports a set of Winfield Double D carburetors (the lost arc of hot rod carbs) as well as a vintage Latham supercharger. The chassis was designed as a figure 8 then welded up at HWHR. Featuring twin dropped I-beams in front with quarter elliptical springs, the rear features an equally elaborate set up with a Winter’s quickchange center on custom I-beam arms with quarter elliptical springs. The handmade, gold coated wheel covers are anchored with Packard centers. Under the hand formed, lift-off aluminum top is a regal, concours-style tobacco leather upholstery by Mark Lopez/Elegance Auto Interiors. Mick Jenkins shot the “Mullholland Merlot” paint. Special cars like this don’t come around too often. Congrats to the entire team on their masterpiece!
It certainly is quite spectacular but I too believe it is reminiscent of the great coach builders of the 30s. It makes me think of LeBaron and Bohman and Schwartz for some reason. I believe the reason it looks so good is that they stayed true to the era. The top is a bit newer in design of course but the rest they nailed it I believe.
"Under the hand formed, lift-off aluminum top" "The disappearing roof was a feature required by the owner. It had to be there, and it had to flip the way it does" It does look killer!
Cretin,what you and your group did with this build is nothing short of amazing.You should be very proud of your labors.
No, not at all, I was just explaining why we went the route we did with the roof. And, again, thank you for the compliments. It means a lot to us, we all have a lot of ourselves in this car. Thank you so much.
A Latham supercharger on a flathead V12?!? Now THAT'S automotive porn! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Good job Kyle, Geoff, Sean, and everybody else who touched it. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
If it qualifies for AMBR I'd like to predict a win. Maybe I'm late but haven't seen any coverage yet. When do they pick?
It does see the others in this thread: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/2017-ambr-contenders.1047964/ They pick a winner Sunday night
Ultra nice! The only thing I'd change is the color...dove gray would make it mega classy IMHO. I'm blown away.
Congrats to Hollywood Hot Rods. Kool that a Kustom won the AMBR Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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