Goodguys 2007 Street Rod d'Elegance Winner - Kevin Alstott, 1935 Ford Roadster, Ft. Dodge, IowaKevin and Karen Alstott's highly acclaimed 1935 Ford roadster was crowned Goodguys Street Rod d'Elegance for 2007. This makes for an amazing year and a half run with the '35 Ford roadster. In 2006, the car won the coveted Ridler award at the Detroit Autorama and followed that up with the title of America's Most Beautiful Roadster at this year's Grand National Roadster Show. With the d'Elegance crown it becomes only the second car in hot rod history to bag all three awards in succession. The only other car to complete the Detroit-Pomona-Del Mar trifecta was Ken Reister's 1936 Ford "Impression."
Built by Roger Burman and his crew at Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell City, Iowa. The Alstott's '35 Ford is a stunning, contemporary all steel roadster. In fact, Marcel DeLay, who was inducted into the GNRS Hall of Fame this year, handcrafted the body on the roadster.
The roadster features countless modifications including a stretched wheelbase, two-tone PPG paint (shades of light and dark copper), S.A.C. 'rails, custom one-off wheels, 20 x 10 and 17 x 7, a 408-inch Donovan engine (with an amazing tig-welded and chrome plated intake manifold), Tremec 6-speed tranny with SST exhaust and Sanderson headers. The Indy- style suspension was developed by the gang at Lakeside.