WRTV brings you all coverage of the oldest running indoor hot rod show in the world, the Grand National Roadster Show. The car featured in this WRTV video is the baby of one Joe Moreno, who poured his blood, sweat and tears into the fabrication of this custom roadster.
The car is adorned with a Carson removable top that allows for Joe to cruise in the shade or to drive this '41 low and slow with the sun shining on his face. The idea behind the Carson top is that it must come off in one piece and is upholstered giving it the look worthy of a custom.
The paint on this car is simply elegant and according to Joe, six months was spent mixing Morono pearls in order to achieve the creamy hue seen on the car. Something unique to this car is the presence of the quad-styled headlights that sit so nicely in the fenders.
Joe cites the reason for incorporating headlights that resemble those of a 1965 Pontiac GTO being due to the fact that the amount of sheetmetal used in fabricating the fade-away front fenders called for headlights that could fill up enough space so as to complete the look of the car. It wouldn't be a hot rod if it didn't sit low to the ground and unlike more conventional means of achieving that lowered stance, Joe picked one that leaves little room for error while driving.
Joe could have used a hydraulic system that uses a pump to push hydraulic fluid through lines that raise and lower the car. Or, he could have opted for an air bag set up that utilizes an air compressor that fills or deflates air bags to adjust ride height accordingly. What Joe decided to do was to modify the chassis to the point that it was virtually sitting on the ground, with air shocks giving him 1.5 inches of clearance for loading the car onto the trailer. Something Joe's car has that most cars at the GNRS do not have is a stock hand crank mounted into the grill. According to him, because the grill is stock piece from 1941, the hand crank is mounted there to turn the car over when the battery went dead. Well Joe, it seems to us that everything you put into this car was well worth it and it surely makes for one hell of a custom. Enjoy.
