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limitations. To be sure you access all the photographs, please go
to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) Garage Kept Motors is
honored to bring to market one of the coolest and unique builds
we've ever had the privilege to sell. This is an awesome 1934 Ford
3-Window Coupe that was commissioned by Ford Motor Company and
completed by EMI for the 2009 SEMA Show in Vegas. EMI is credited
for designing the Tesla all aluminum bodies and the new aluminum
alloy 2015-current Ford F150 bodies. They are the leader in body
design for the large auto manufactures and set the standard. 2009
marked the 75th Anniversary of the 1934 Ford Coupe and Ford wanted
to celebrate that milestone. This was the car they did it with and
it ended up winning Best in Show for SEMA 2009. What makes it even
more special is the first application of a rear-wheel drive set up
powered by the 3.5L Twin Turbo Ecoboost V6 engine, the same motor
thats in the Ford GT. With over $350,000 invested, this is an
absolute steal for the price offered here, considering its a
one-of-one build with SEMA Best in Show accolades. Below you can
read what popular car news publications had to say about it, but
also be sure to check out all the photos and video on our main
website: Garage Kept Motors. Call if interested or e-mail with any
questions. Thank you for looking. Aiming to disprove the old saw
that there's no replacement for displacement, Ford has dropped its
twin-turbocharged and direct-injected 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 into
a�SEMA-bound 1934 Ford three-window coupe. With the help of Detroit
Street Rods and Experi-metal, the EcoBoost was reconfigured for
rear-wheel-drive, mated to a five-speed manual Tremec transmission,
and fitted into the replica '34 body. Ford says this six is
squeezing out an estimated 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. - Car
and Driver The entire project took about a year from start to
finish, and offers one of the most comfortable and stylish
interiors you'll ever find in a hot rod. Maybe that's why it won
Best In Show for SEMA 2009. - Motor Trend Adapting this
sophisticated engine to street rod use while making all that
magnificent high-tech gadgetry work correctly can't be easy.
Further complicating matters: While longitudinal applications are
currently in the works, thus far the EcoBoost has been used only in
transverse front-drive, east/west applications. The engine would
have to be rotated 90 degrees and repackaged in a north/south
configuration to fit in the '34 chassis. That tricky task was ably
covered by Technosports Inc. of Livonia, Michigan, another
Detroit-area firm that specializes in prototype and development
work for the automakers and the motorsports industry as well.
Technosports relocated the turbos and charge coolers, fabricated
new intake and exhaust systems, made accommodations for the Vintage
Air A/C system, and hooked the whole thing up to a Tremec TKO
five-speed manual gearbox. Final tuning and calibration were
performed at Ford Powertrain, the mother ship, where the
combination made 400 hp and 400 lb-ft on the dyno. Bob Smith of
Detroit Street Rods served as manager for the overall build with
head wrench Rick Rzepka leading the assembly work, which was
performed at EMI's own fabrication shop. Naturally, all the
sheetmetal is brand-new stuff from EMI and Steve's Auto
Restorations, including the fenders and running boards, though the
hood is a Rootlieb part. The exterior theme uses as many
original-style Ford trim pieces as possible to accentuate the
body's authenticity-the taillamps, headlamps, and other barbs and
baubles are all '34 reproductions. The chassis is by the Roadster
Shop using independent wishbones and rack-and-pinion steering in
front and a coilover four-link in the rear with a 3.90-geared
9-inch axle from John's I