Chevy-based Aerosedan Hot Rod Earns Big Bucks in Scottsdale
Filed in archive American Specials by Philip Powell on January 27, 2008

You won't see many rods and customs at an RM auction but those that make the grade are among the finest. The 2008 RM Scottsdale sale brought out a car that turned my crank the moment I saw it. Ken "Posies" Fenical's Aerosedan was pure automotive sculpture, designed by a master whose nickname, by the way, relates to the family floral business. RM described the car as being influenced by the Figoni-Falaschi Delahaye of the late 1930's, which may be a bit of a stretch unless you accept that both the French bodybuilders
and America's hot rod artist were equally eager to push design to its limits. Beginning as a 1947 Chevrolet fastback it was narrowed and then, in the builder's words, "sliced and diced." Up front is a 1934 Ford grille shell and a pair of sleek art deco headlamps. Power comes from a Roush-modified inline Ford six, supercharged and fitted with electronic fuel injection. (As a fan of inline engines I'd give it 100 points for that alone.) With no engine cover and no fenders the Aerosedan is a little short on practicality but for something this unique, who cares? The winning bidder didn't worry about such minor details, having slimmed his wallet by $100,000.Permalink: Chevy-based Aerosedan Hot Rod Earns Big Bucks in Scottsdale
Tags:
1947 Chevrolet fastback Aerosedan Ford Roush hot rod RM auction classic vintage antique collector ol
Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/111821






