I'd like to share with the members here a completed project that I started when I was about 16ish(around the mid 90's....) Sitting down with my dad one evening we did a few conceptual sketches for a mid-engine vehicle. Some styling cues were borrowed from classic European sports cars as well as American muscle cars of the late 60's. The SR-71 Blackbird played a key role with regards to the shape of the vehicle - such as the concave surfaces flowing from the front fenders and into the turbos. The interior design was based loosely around a fighterjet cockpit. Our goal was to create something that may have resembled a factory produced elegant supercar in the 60's.

A shot of the SR-71 depicted on the car's show poster.


Then about 3 years later the fun began - building the car. I basically learned how to shape metal, weld, do bodywork, and paint...and while I had some experience from repairing our own vehicles, it wasn't to the degree required in creating an entire car. That came from just picking up the tools and getting into the work.

Rhythm was handcrafted from flat sheet metal entirely from scratch and taking 8 years (8000 hours) to complete. As for the powerplant, I utilized a 'hotrodded' SBC350 Chevy V8 mounted in a reverse rotation (pulleys facing the back of the car) manner. The vehicle is licensed as a fully functional road vehicle.

Ohh...and I almost forgot to mention...the body is all steel.

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Indy Northstar-Stretch ~ LT1-NOS Roadster

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Here are some pics from the 2008 Last Chance Car Show in Welland, Ontario. Many of the pictures didn't come out too well as there were a lot of ppl crowded around. It was also raining first thing in the morning so we didn't get to the show untill about 11:30...493rd out of 525 cars.

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