Facts & Figures
Jerry Kugel
Whittier, California
1932 Ford Aurora Speedster
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | one-off tube frame / Kugel Komponents (La Mirada, CA) |
| Wheelbase | 112" |
| Chassis plumbing | stainless steel |
| Rearend / Ratio | converted Oldsmobile Aurora FWD / 3.90:1 |
| Rear suspension | Indy-style IRS w/ pushrod actuated, inboard-mounted Eibach springs (Corona, CA) & Aldan shocks (Carson, CA) |
| Rear brakes | Wilwood rotors (Camarillo, CA) w/ Corvette calipers |
| Front suspension | Indy-style IFS w/ pushrod actuated, inboard-mounted Eibach springs & Aldan shocks |
| Front brakes | Wilwood rotors w/ Corvette calipers |
| Master cylinder | mounted on a Kugel Komponents 90-degree pedal assembly |
| Steering box | Strange Engineering (Morton Grove, IL) Stiletto r&p |
| Front wheel make, size | Boyd Coddington Crown Jewell, 16x7" |
| Rear wheel make, size | Boyd Coddington Crown Jewell, 20x10" |
| Front tire make, size | Dunlop 9000 Sport, 205/45ZR16 |
| Rear tire make, size | Dunlop 9000 Sport, 295/40ZR20 |
| Gas tank | custom aluminum by Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping (Corona, CA) |
| ENGINE |
| Make | Oldsmobile Aurora DOHC L47 |
| Displacement | 4.0L (243ci) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | custom / Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA) |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | GM 4T80 |
| Shifter | Kugel Komponents shift arm kit linked via cable to Lokar Performance Products (Knoxville, TN) shifter |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | Aurora Speedster / aluminum |
| Body manufacturer | Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping |
| Hood | Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping |
| Grille | insert by Dan Fink Metalworks (Huntington Beach, CA) |
| Bodywork | Mike's Paint & Body (Spearfish, SD) |
| Paint type / Color | PPG / black & dark metallic gray |
| Painter | Mike's Paint & Body |
| Headlights / Taillights | Boyd Coddington / Billet Specialties (LaGrange, IL) |
| Outside mirror | Kugel Komponents |
| Other body items | curved, DuVall-style windshield by Kugel Komponents |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping |
| Gauges | Classic Instruments (Boyne City, MI) |
| Stereo | Sirius satellite w/ hidden CD head unit |
| Steering wheel | Flaming River Steering Components (Berea, OH) |
| Steering column | GM tilt |
| Interior mirror | Kugel Komponents |
| Seats | J Grant Hot Rods (Deadwood, SD) & Dan Weber Custom Interiors (Alexandria, MN) |
| Upholsterer | Dan Weber Custom Interiors |
| Material / Color | leather / black |
| Carpet | wool |