It began life as a race car.  Here, it takes the checkered flag.
Although they only let me check the tires on race day, now it's mine.

Michael Hackleman worked on the design, too.  Pix are from his book, The New Electric Vehicles.  Ely built the car.

 

Like my plug, baby? Where's your socket?

Gimme a thumbs up, I'll beat you off the line every time (unless you're Alan Cocconi).

My fave speed memory is driving the car from Santa Monica to Malibu, a sunny day on Pacific Coast Highway, burning rubber off the line as every light turned green.  Nobody touched 'er.
 

Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When somethin' comes up to me he don't even try
Kuz if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
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She's my
      Little Deuce Coupe you don't know what I got
      Little Deuce Coupe you don't know what I got
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Just a Little Deuce Coupe with a flathead mill
But she'll walk a Thunderbird like she's standin' still
She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored
She'll do a hundred and forty in the top end floored
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She's got a competition clutch with a four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the Lake pipes roar
And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing I got the pink slip, Daddy
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And comin' off the line when the light turns green
Well she's blows 'em outa the water like you never seen
I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer
When I get rubber in all four gears
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She's my
      Little Deuce Coupe you don't know what I got
      Little Deuce Coupe you don't know what I got
...
Beach Boys
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and gave this page first place in the Viridian Hot Rod design contest!
Little does he know about my punk rock past....
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