The Satin Doll - 1931 RR Fixed Head Coupe

[Don Garrett]

Awesome!:d :d :d How long did she take to build Andy?

[hot ford coupe]

Outstanding Andy. The work is absolutely sterling and first rate.

[Rick]

WOW!!

Andy, can you tell us more and show us more photo's about scratchbuilding the body etc? Its builders like you that we can all learn from.

Thanks for shareing your work with us!

Rick

[Gluhead]

That's a beauty, Andy! Yes pics of the build please...

What IPMS Regional? I thought that was in Feb?

Glu

[modelmaker]

That's a beauty, Andy! Yes pics of the build please...

What IPMS Regional? I thought that was in Feb?

Glu

Glu and others go here for pics of the build:
http:collectionatcarriagehouse.com/RRK72/index.html

hope you don't mind Andy?

[Andym]

She took 1800 hours over two years. I put together a 200 page (300 color photos) journal detailing the entire process of putting The Satin Doll together. The journal is not currently on my web site, but can be accessed at this web address:

http://www.collectionatcarriagehouse...K72/RRJrnl.htm

Andy.

P.S. Yesterday, May 13, 2006, was the IPMS Region IV Competition held this year in Toledo, Ohio. There were close to 700 models in attendance and they were stunning.

I'll be posting a gallery of about 100 shots from the show on my web site in the coming few weeks.

[Rick]

Andy

Please let us know when you post the pic's and where your web site is. The construction shots and description is a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Rick

[Don Garrett]

Thanks for sure Andy. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your photos and input here with us. Some of us old shade tree mechanics get so wound up in "rods" that we forget how beautiful the "classics" are. The Satin Doll is pure art in every sense of the word.:)

[hot ford coupe]

Ditto on that one. We all can learn alot from the classics.

[Andym]

I used to think that there was a difference. Now I don't really think there is. I think that the classics have a certain panache about them because of the prices they demand and the venues where they appear.

But in truth, when Cary Grant and Clarke Gable asked the Duesenberg brothers to drop a 320hp Supercharged J (Hemi by the way) into a short 125" chassis, that was a hot rod of its day. Same thing when Jean Bugatti decided to supercharge the Type 57 and shorten the chassis to create the 57SC. I don't know that Joseph Figoni is any different that Boyd Coddington or Chip Foose. They are artists who paint in automotive textures. They pick from a pallet of engines, bodies, interiors and colors to create mechanized art.

Truth be told, it's not the Ford GT or Viper that's going to be on the lawn at Pebble Beach in 2050. It's going to the original Boydster and the Fooserati.

I have to admit that I used to be a classic car snob. But when I saw the work of Posies and Pinkees and then got a chance to get to really know Chip Foose and George Barris, I came to realize that the shapes have changed, but the passion, creativity and exclusivity of a good rod today is not much different than and good Delahaye of yesterday.

And one final thought. The Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental featured an exhaust cut-off that the driver could use the open up the engine and get a little more oomph out of the old girl. It was truly the Rolls-Royce Hot Rod of the day. ;)

[Don Garrett]

There ya go. Andy, sounds like you appreciate automotive art regardless of what's politically correct. Cool!!!!:D

[Andym]

I gotta be honest Grandpa - there's something very special about the Hot rod events. Don't get me wrong, I think the concours at Pebble Beach and Meadow Brook Hall are wonderful events; and they are important events.

But there's just something about a rod show that is pure fun. At Pebble, nobody talks too loud. Nobody runs anywhere. The burgers are $10 and they don't sell beer - only champaign and martinis. At the Hot Rod Shows though, people are just enjoying the people. There's a competition sure enough, but it doesn't seem to be so much about winning as much as it is about just being there. I love that. You can't tell the spectators from the car owners and that's a beautiful thing.

Last year's GoodGuys show in Columbus really effected me. Ever since then, all I've wanted to do was build Enzo's Revenge. And all i've studied are classic hot rods. It's opened up a whole new automotive universe to me.

And for a guy who has spent his life studying the great cars of the classic era, this is a really wild universe. And I love it.

Andy.

[Don Garrett]

Welcome aboard...plenty of room for everyone. Enjoy yourself, rods are all about havin' fun and making new friends.:D

[hot ford coupe]

Gotta love them hot rod machines. There's a lot of great stuff in the automotive world to keep us busy till the next millenium.