Joe Kugel’s 1932 Ford Roadster “MyWay” visits Jay Leno’s Storage

The 1932 Ford Roadster has been the go-to platform for warm rods for the reason that starting, however a long time later automotive builders are nonetheless developing with new interpretations of this basic design.

This episode of “Jay Leno’s Storage” options a kind of newer builds. Dubbed MyWay, it was fabricated by Joe Kugel of Kugel Komponents over the course of six years and not too long ago received an Excellent Engineering Award on the prestigious Grand Nationwide Roadster Present. Leno noticed the automotive sooner or later and, as he typically does, invited the proprietor onto his present.

Leno was attracted by the automotive’s stock-looking metal physique, which is extra restrained than loads of hot-rod builds. Kugel Komponents focuses on customized chassis for warm rods, although, so the roadster acquired a extra radical rethink in that division, with absolutely impartial suspension. Kugel additionally added fashionable brakes, energy steering and—regardless of the shortage of a roof—air con.

MyWay is powered by a 427-cubic inch Ford V-8, however not the manufacturing unit variety present in Sixties-era efficiency vehicles just like the Shelby Cobra. It is what Kugel calls a Cleavor, so named as a result of it makes use of the block from Ford’s Cleveland engine and the heads from a Windsor engine (each are named after the factories that produced them), and sports activities gasoline injection disguised to appear like a set of Weber carburetors. Kugel estimates about 575 hp, which is channeled to the rear wheels via a 5-speed guide transmission.

The inside was patterned after the Porsche 356, together with the customized steering wheel (created from a single piece of aluminum), and the seats, that are copy 356 objects with added lumbar assist (this automotive was constructed for consolation, Kugel notes within the video). The leather-based upholstery has a distinct, however nonetheless German, origin. It is a BMW M colour referred to as Vermillion Crimson. Kugel included Bluetooth audio system, however no built-in audio system.

Watch the total video for an in depth take a look at this well-executed Ford Roadster.