Page 60 - Barrett-Jackson_FirstLook_Fall2020
P. 60

LOT #741                                              - - -  DESIGNED OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD, FULLY
        1941 WILLYS AMERICAR                                  ROAD-LEGAL AND TITLED, THIS WILLYS IS NOTHING


        CUSTOM COUPE                                          SHORT OF REMARKABLE - - -




        The June 2020 Hot Rod magazine cover car. This entire   HD billet center section, Strange 3.89 gears, Strange
        car, which is titled as a 1941 Willys, was hand-built.   helical posi-traction unit and Strange 35-spline axles.
                                                              Chassisworks rack & pinion steering and Flaming River
        Power is supplied by a 1957 392ci HEMI engine bored
                                                              tilt column.
        .030 over and sporting 1955 “Triple Nickel” 331 HEMI
        cylinder heads. Billet Specialties purple rocker arms and   Custom-built TH400 transmission with PTC converter.
        stands, Donovan valve covers, Molnar billet steel H-beam   Wilcap adapter kit and starter from 392 to TH400. B&M
        connecting rods, custom J&E blower pistons, and forged   Pro Ratchet shifter. Alston tubular front control arms and
        steel HEMI crankshaft on the heavily worked 392ci     suspension, Chassisworks Varishock double adjustable
        HEMI block.                                           coilovers and springs all the way around. Wilwood 12-

        Has Crane titanium retainers and locks, SCE solid     inch discs are tucked behind all four Mickey Thompson
        copper head gaskets, Hot Heads water crossover and    street radials enveloping the Weld V series rims.
        blower manifold and Entropy custom radiator with      Custom-made Classic Instruments gauges. The entire
        dual fan controller system. Hilborn custom mechanical   interior is custom-built out of sheet metal. The Willys’
        4-port fuel-injection and an Enderle 80A mechanical   color theme is machine-brushed aluminum and black.
        fuel pump. Custom-built Hankins Fender Zoomies and    All the trim, emblems, handles and gauge trim rings are
        custom exhaust tips. The fuel cell was hand-built with   authentic black chrome. The car runs on 89-octane pump
        a tank vent. A Chris Alston Chassisworks customized   gas and sounds like a Top Fuel car.
        Eliminator II chassis, Fab 9-inch rear end, Strange Pro   NO RESERVE.

        60       BARRETT-JACKSON FIRST LOOK       FALL 2020
   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65