Joe Kugel’s 1932 Ford Roadster “MyWay” visits Jay Leno’s Storage
The 1932 Ford Roadster has been the go-to platform for decent rods because the starting, however a long time later automobile builders are nonetheless arising with new interpretations of this traditional design.
This episode of “Jay Leno’s Storage” options a kind of more moderen builds. Dubbed MyWay, it was fabricated by Joe Kugel of Kugel Komponents over the course of six years and not too long ago received an Excellent Engineering Award on the prestigious Grand Nationwide Roadster Present. Leno noticed the automobile sooner or later and, as he typically does, invited the proprietor onto his present.
Leno was attracted by the automobile’s stock-looking metal physique, which is extra restrained than a whole lot of hot-rod builds. Kugel Komponents makes a speciality of customized chassis for decent rods, although, so the roadster obtained a extra radical rethink in that division, with totally impartial suspension. Kugel additionally added fashionable brakes, energy steering and—regardless of the shortage of a roof—air-con.
MyWay is powered by a 427-cubic inch Ford V-8, however not the manufacturing unit form present in Nineteen Sixties-era efficiency automobiles just like the Shelby Cobra. It is what Kugel calls a Cleavor, so named as a result of it makes use of the block from Ford’s Cleveland engine and the heads from a Windsor engine (each are named after the factories that produced them), and sports activities gasoline injection disguised to appear like a set of Weber carburetors. Kugel estimates about 575 hp, which is channeled to the rear wheels via a 5-speed handbook transmission.
The inside was patterned after the Porsche 356, together with the customized steering wheel (produced from a single piece of aluminum), and the seats, that are copy 356 gadgets with added lumbar help (this automobile was constructed for consolation, Kugel notes within the video). The leather-based upholstery has a unique, however nonetheless German, origin. It is a BMW M shade referred to as Vermillion Pink. Kugel included Bluetooth audio system, however no built-in audio system.
Watch the complete video for an in depth have a look at this well-executed Ford Roadster.
