Vehicle Description
1941 Willys Pro Street
The 1941-1942 Willys Americar was an ordinary but well-built
compact passenger car produced under the presidency of Joseph W.
Frazer (later of Kaiser-Frazer) and engineered by Barney Roos. The
L-head four-cylinder engine and ladder chassis were conventional,
while the sharp-nosed body styling owed a little to previous
Hudson's and Nashs.
Straying from its original design, but still in keeping with the
theme, we have a Pro Street version with an Outlaw body and
chassis. Put in a massive 462ci Supercharged Chevy Engine that
shines bright enough you need a pair of shades to look at it, and
fabricate a custom interior, kids we are ready to play.
Exterior
This Outlaw fiberglass is all in very nice condition and has PPG
Dark Garnet Red below the belt line which fades to pristine Silver
on the upper parts of this rod and does so through a licking flames
transition along the belt line. A big hood scoop is on to
accommodate the supercharger and feed it plenty of air. The
teardrop style headlights are nicely inset into the fenders and
pointy hood is flanked on the lower part of it by a rectangular
shaped vertical toothed grille. The back of this car has a
beautiful line as it forms the split oval rear window and
curvaceous trunk line. Inside those massive exaggerated but still
tastefully shaped fenders are 15 inch Team III ET Gasser wheels
upfront, and 15 inch Team III ET Fuelie wheels on back in polished
aluminum. The rear wheels are wrapped by giant 31x18.50R15 radials,
and the fronts by 26x7.5x15 radials. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
Interior
A swing of the doors and we are met with totally custom interior
with a Garnet Red upper dash with a Silver crushed velvet lower
panel. The Garnet Red upper houses the Classic Instruments Winged
Series gauges, and a Flaming River adjustable steering column. The
lower front dash in crushed velvet houses the ignition, AM/FM/CD
player and fan controls which all work and blow hot and cold air. A
crushed velvet center console houses the B&M Street Bandit
Shifter and the Dakota digital power window controls. Seats keep
the two-tone motif in hand with gray cloth inserts and vinyl
bolsters in the Garnet Red. These seats are nice high back power
buckets. Maroon carpet floods the floors under the seats and
provides a beautiful contrast to the gray crushed velvet console.
More crushed velvet for the gray headliner, and gray door panels.
The crushed velvet is a wonderful tactile addition and I was
distracted by it during my test drive. Smoooooooth!
Drivetrain
Here's the money shot, with all chromed and polished add ons to the
Big Al's Toybox... consigner states all the following facts...454ci
(bored to 462ci) with a Roots style supercharged Chevy mill. This
is topped by dual Edelbrock 800 CFM 4-barrel carbs and throws power
rearward to a 3-speed TH400 automatic transmission with a Transgo
shift kit, manual valve body, and a 3500 stall converter with anti
balloon plates. A Ford 9-inch rear with 3.70 gears makes the rear
wheel spin. There has been a manually controlled transmission
cooler added, as well as dual 14-inch electric fans for the cooling
system. Think non nitro funny car engine shape, and you'll be close
to the look.
Undercarriage
More mechanical eye candy under here with a Flaming River manual
rack and pinion setup, complete with coil-over shocks. The rear has
4 link with coil-overs suspension, and directly behind it is a 19
gallon aluminum fuel tank. Wilwood 4-wheel power disc brakes add
the woah! power, and Flowmaster 10 series mufflers gather the
exhaust from Sanderson ceramic coated headers and push them back
through 3-inch ceramic coated pipes.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, and as it warms up think of it as an orchestra
getting ready to play a symphony. We took her out and from personal
passenger experience this car is an E ticket ride! The radials take
a while to hook up, but when they do, I would be willing to say you
could do a low 11 second quarter with this car. And the sound it
incredible. The car is very stable despite its power, and you can
easily drive it normally on a back road or boulevard.
A not often seen car even in its original form, but this Outlaw
version is truly fun-tastic! With its wide fiberglass fenders,
shaved hood, and two tone Garnet Red to Silver flame blend, massive
hood and that crushed velvet, my friends this is an awesome build
with some serious balls. And the engine and drivetrain are true
visual bling. Sunglasses please, and I'll have a bullet to bite on
during takeoff.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 450 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
