– Flush-mount Precision Rodware LED taillights – Polished Stainless BORLA Exhaust System – AOD TPI transmission with 2,200-stall-speed converter
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– FULL FEATURE with fold-out Ford Collector Series Poster in March 2004 “Street Rod Builder” Magazine (Vol.5, #3, p.60) – Dupont “Boyd Red” Paint – Painted by Charlie Hutton – 1 of 1 cars with a 302 Ford crate engine – 1 of just a handful Boydster II’s built by Boyd’s staff entirely in-house This roadster was superbly designed and built by two of street rods masters with no expenses spared. The red does set the car apart and blends its flowing lines all the more, adding to the long hood, extending the organic feeling from front to rear. The red-on-red combination is striking, although the car would look good in any color. The paint was skillfully applied by Charlie Hutton while Gabe Lopez stitched the handsome red leather interior. – The second owner was offered $300,000 for this car shortly after Boyd Coddington’s death – Jim Dalton was the first owner of this car – This is the only one that has a FORD Motor in it – This is the car that Chip Foose designed and was personally involved with – This is the car shown at SEMA in Las Vegas
VIN # is 18224529 (New York Title).Īccording to the owner, the highlights of this special car include: Mileage shows 3216 +/- miles and is believed to be correct. This vehicle is in outstanding condition with countless special features, including special Boyd gauges, Boyd Coddington wheels and three-spoke steering wheel, billet suspension, Pro-Ride chassis, and much, much more.
The power is kept under control with a full Boyd independent coilover suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, an AOD automatic overdrive transmission with Boyd Coddington billet wheels wearing high-performance Goodyear tires. This “Buckaroo” Boydster II (so named for the man how had the car built, Jim Dalton, owner of Buckaroo Communications) is the only Boydster II that was built with a 320hp Ford 302 crate motor. This car in particular was the subject of a large magazine article and was shown at the SEMA show and covered on TV. His work was awarded numerous magazine covers and countless awards. Boyd Coddington was responsible for some of the most famous hot rods and customs in the industry, and he is widely credited for helping to shape the clean, smooth hot rod themes prevalent today. There is no mistaking the Chip Foose-designed lines and quality execution of the Deuce-based Boydster II Roadster. Mike continues to showcase his talents by designing and manufacturing one-off wheels and accessories, along with his line of production wheels and accessories which are sold all over the world.I am pleased to offer this 1932 Ford Boydster II. He has since and currently is machining parts and wheels for Paton Racing Team, Scott Palmer Racing, and Lindberg Bros. In 2016 Mike was certified to machine wheels for the NHRA. While operating Curtis Speed Equipment, he also worked as a full-time builder on Overhaulin’ and to date still continues working on projects with Chip Foose. In 2006 Mike opened his own business, Curtis Speed Equipment, In Orange, California, designing and machining custom one-off wheels. In 2005 Mike started working for MHT Wheels running the machine shop as well as making wheels for Overhaulin’. He ran the CNC machines for eight years there, which included four seasons of American Hot Rod. Shortly after graduating high school, Mike moved to California and started his career in the Hot Rod industry by working for Boyd Coddington. He filled out an application and at the end of his senior year in high school, he was offered a job. While on a vacation in California, Mike visited Hot Rods by Boyd and convinced himself, he needed to work for Boyd.
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He enrolled in many welding, cad and mechanical drafting classes and some off-campus courses including manual machining and an introduction to CNC machining. Mike’s focus in High School was to prepare himself for a future in the Hot Rod industry. Mike got started at the age of 12 working for his father, at his performance shop in Fort Collins, Colorado. Today Mike Curtis is known in the industry for his One-Off designs and superior machining skills. Mike Curtis is best known for his time spent working on the television shows American Hot Rod with Boyd Coddington and Overhaulin’ with Chip Foose.
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