1971 Plymouth Barracuda custom

 1971 Plymouth Barracuda custom 

This beautiful 1971 Plymouth Barracuda custom was built by Andy Leach and his crew at Cal Automotive Creations in Bennington, Nebraska for owner Kent Matranga was entered in the SEMA360 virtual "Battle of the Builders Contest" presented by the Specialty Equipment Market Association and reached the Top 12 finalists.

Underneath the tastefully modified bodywork painted by Charley Hutton with PPG Paints "Bronze Fire metallic" is the 700-horsepower supercharged Hellcat 6.2 liter Hemi engine hooked to a Bowler T56 six-speed transmission.

The ‘Cuda rides on 18-inch diameter x 8-inch wide EVOD wheels up front  and massive 20-inch diameter by 10-inch wide EVOD wheels in the rear with Baer brakes at all four corners.

Photos courtesy of SEMA

Custom Pontiac LeMans at SEMA 2019

"LeMANSter"

Custom Pontiac LeMans 

 

Too often the intermediate size Pontiac LeMans is overshadowed in the automotive world by its muscle car brother, the GTO. This LeMans, built by Blue Sky Performance, displayed out in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the 2019 SEMA show sure does a lot to change that commonly-held opinion. 

The “LeMANSter” is powered by a Butler Performance Pontiac 535 cubic-inch all-aluminum crate engine that develops 698 horsepower and 730 foot/pounds of torque beneath a custom flush-mounted functional “Shaker” hood scoop. The exhaust gases are routed through the Roadster Shop “Fast Track” chassis powder coated by Blast Lab in 3-inch exhaust pipes with integrated “Boom Tube” exhaust cut outs.

The interior of the "LeMANSter" is finished in Relicate Millwood leather by Bux Customs accessorized with custom machined trim from EVOD Industries. In addition to the gauge cluster bezel, shifter bezel and “LeMANSter” nameplate in the interior, EVOD provided the front grille insert and rear tail panel molding and taillights.

The car rides on Boze Forged 18x9” & 19x12” “Torque” style 3 piece wheels wrapped in Pirelli tires. Brushed finishes were utilized throughout the build including brushed stainless trim, brushed aluminum and custom brushed nickel trim all done by Ogden Chrome. The "LeMANster" is finished in Land Rover China Black Axalta Chromapremier refinish products.

Check out the builder’s website at https://www.blueskyperformanceandrestoration.com/