Warning: The car featured in this video of WRTV's coverage of the GNRS is not normal. Furthermore, the power it makes not only scares us but should scare you as well. That being said it's time to take a look at the monster owned by Randy McDaniel. What started out life as a 1934 Ford Coupe has become something entirely of its own breed. This car was voted Most Outrageous by WRTV, and for good reason.
Sitting between the frame rails of this hot rod is a blown Arias-built Hemi that makes 2600 horsepower. Not 260 horsepower, twenty six hundred. The name Arias may be familiar to some who are in the know regarding racing engines. Arias' ties to racing started in the 1950's on the salt flats at Bonneville and after marrying, he started his own piston and related components business that builds some of the most powerful engines around. The secret to all that power can be attributed to two things: better combustion and more air being forced into the block. The engine in this roadster has hemispherical combustion chambers that provide extra ponies over a flat piston design. That shiny aluminum piece sitting below the air scoop is not there for aesthetics either, it is a belt-driven supercharger that crams air into the engine at an ungodly rate. Those two things along with several bulletproof components courtesy of Arias make for an engine that could melt those wide Mickey Thompson drag tires that adorn the rear. A Lenco 4 speed transmission built for drag racing handles the massive power pouring out of the crank shaft with a Speedway Quick-Change unit transferring those ponies to the M/T meats.
The three window coupe has a touch of MOPAR with the addition of the Plymouth grill from the 1930's. The low slung look was achieved by chopping the top as well as sectioning and channeling the body over the frame rails. The look of the car is tied off with racing inspired Hildebrand wheels that are narrow in the front and extra wide in the rear to handle all that rubber. Enjoy.
