Details: Owned by Don Smith, Mansfield, TX, and built by Pinkee's Rod Shop, Windsor, CO. Wearing PPG Candy Green paint, the build time was two years. Features a 392 Chrysler Hemi, TKO 600 transmission and a Winters quick-change rear end. Custom Halibrand-style 18-inch wheels by Mike Curtis are on all four corners. Mechanicals include cantilever brakes with hydraulics in the glove box and a 1.5-inch Schroeder steering gear box. Body has been shortened, has a wedge-chop to the floor, and is sitting on a new Pinkee's sectioned chassis. Metal treatment is natural nickel stainless. Interior features aluminum frame with brown leather trim, billet dash, custom steering wheel, and custom billet window slides. Billet components were created by Mike Curtis. The "Hemi-Rod" was also a top five finalist for Goodguys Hot Rod of the Year, and won the Mothers® Pick, beating out the competition among 12 Goodguys National events in 2009. Located in the Parking Lot Studio. http://www.pinkeesrodshop.com

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