1986 DELLEPIUS ROADSTER PROJECT

BY 1985 I HAD MY FIRST IRON LOVE ,A 1930 FORD MODEL A PHAETON,CALLED  ERNESTINE. SINCE I SOLD SHE, SOME TIME LATER, I PROMISE TO MYSELF IN REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER ,BUT KEEPING THE SAME SPIRIT.

THIS MEANS TO FEEL THE WIND OVER THE FACE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE CRUISING BY THE OCEAN BORDER ROADS,SMILING STRONG IN SALT AIR,EARING BIRDS MELODIES AND WATCHING THE SUNSET COLOR MIDTONES.

BUT I AM AN SPEED MAN, LOVER OF 90 AND 120 DEGREES TURNS AND TO FEEL POWER FLOWING DOWN THE REAR TIRES, AND THESE ALSO WAS MY FIRST DESIGN PARAMETERS.

TO LIVE ALL THESE FEELINGS, I NEED SOME TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

REAR DRIVE IS A MUST,AND ENOUGH POUNDS ABOVE REAR WHEELS IS DESIRABLE, IF MONEY LETS TO PUT SELF LOCKABLE DIFFERENTIAL ,SO GOOD.

FIRM SUSPENSION RATES ALLOWS TO RISE THE CAR NEAR THE FLOOR IMPROVING SPORTS LOOK,SO THERE MUST BE STRONG STRUCTURES TO ALLOW HARD COILS WORK WITHIN CHASSIS DEFLECTION.BECAUSE NO ROOF WERE TO COMPLETE THE BODY UP SIDE, I MUST TAKE CARE ABOUT STEEL SHEET THICKNESS.

IT MUST LOOK SPORTY, AGGRESIVE, SO MUST KEEP LOW WEIGHT TO CAN GO 0-60 IN A DECENT TIME.

SO, WHATS BETTER THAN THINK IN ENGLISH CAR SPIRITS. THERE, WHERE CAR SPORTS BEGAN, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, AND OTHER MACHINE FACTS, THE SPIRITS ARE STILL ALIVE AND EVERYBODY CAN FEELS.

YOU CAN THINK IN AUSTINS ,MORRIS GARAGE,ERA,JAGUAR,TRIUMPH,COLIN CHAPMAN,JEM MARSH, FRANK COSTIN........

SO , ESTHETICS MAKE ME THINK IN BRITISH.STRONG CHARACTER, HERITAGE, SPORTMANSHIP,AGRESSIVE LOOK AND OF COURSE , A SKY OPEN BODY.

IT LOOKS GOOD,IT SEEMS CAN GO FAST, BUT THAT SATURDAY IT MUST BE PART OF MY SOCIAL LIFE.

THIS CAR MUST ALLOW ME TO CARRY SOME BAGS, OR MY PORTFOLIO,AND IT COULD BE LOCKED IF NEEDS TO BE  PARKED, OR IF RAINING THE SOFT TOP MUST KEEP INTERIOR DRY.

IT MUST LOOK GOOD,IT MUST SOUNDS GOOD,AND IT MUST SERVE WELL IN DAY TO DAY USE.

SO THOSE WERE MY PARAMETERS, MY START LINE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

I THINK I GET HIGH PERCENT OF ALL, BUT I`M SURE THAT I CAN IMPROVE MY WORK.BECAUSE WAS MY FIRST RUNING PRTOTYPE,BECAUSE I `VE DO IT SPENDING ONLY 10000.00 DOLARS,BECAUSE ONLY HAVE A FEW HAND TOOLS TO MAKE IT.

WHATEVER I`M SO HAPPY AND GRATEFULLY ,BECAUSE I DO AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT,THE GOODS AND THE OTHERS.

ART IS ALWAYS PRESENT.THIS PHOTO WAS SHOOTED EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE WORK STARTS.