Kindigit Designs and AkzoNobel
at SEMA 2017
The AkzoNobel booth at the 2017 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas featured
the work of custom car designer/builder and reality television show star Dave
Kindig and his shop Kindigit Designs. Two of these custom builds were later featured on the
Velocity network program “Bitchin’ Rides.”
This year’s AkzoNobel SEMA display
was designed to introduce the company’s “Modern Classikk” line of automotive
paints available in January 2018, part of the collaboration between Kindig and
AkzoNobel which will include 26 colors such Black Hole Black™, Teal Later™, Bubbly™,
and Veruca Violet™.
This is the 1927 “Shadow Rod” built for customer Ron Meis.
Kindigit started with a Shadow Rods LLC “XL 27” body mounted on 1932 Ford reproduction
frame rails built in Saginaw Michigan with the hood and side panels built by
Kindigit craftsmen and finished in “Modern Classikk Bubbly™.” The wheels are a
one-off Dave Kindig design built by Billet Specialties and the terracotta colored
leather interior was completed by JS Custom Interiors. Not visible is the GM Performance LS3 Engine
with Harrop Injection backed by a GM 4L65E transmission.
This is the 1958 Lincoln Mark III convertible built for
customers Sue and Tad Leach known as “Maybelline.” A key part of Dave Kindig’s
vision was to re-shape the rear wheel openings to match the contour of the
front fenders before the car was finished in “Modern Classikk Teal Later™.”
The highlight of the machine is the
custom-built twin-supercharged 600-cubic inch V-12 created by Ryan Falconer
Racing Engines of Chino Valley Arizona that reportedly produces over 900
horsepower and 1000 foot/pounds of torque. The wheels are custom Billet Specialties from
a Kindig design and the white interior was completed by JS Custom Interiors.
All photos by the author
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