For  Sale
1949  Panache  Sport  Custom
Design Inspired By 1942 Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 SS Coupe

—   Unusual European Inspired American Sport Custom Car  —
—   Few Sport Customs Were Designed and Built  —
—   California Car  —

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Pricing  /  Availability

The car is located in Tampa, Florida and is available for purchase at $16,900

Contact  Geoff  Hacker  at  (813) 888-8882  or Geoffrey.Hacker@gmail.com

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Description

Sport Custom cars appeared as a postwar car movement where the design and build of the car was the result of a talented and skilled individual(s) or small company. These cars were often larger than a American sports car of this era which typically used a 100 inch wheelbase (about the size of a Corvette).

This type or car is sometimes referred to as an American Boulevard Cruiser, and they are all of original or near original design. This movement lasted approximately from 1946 to 1959, with earlier cars being built from steel or aluminum and later ones typically in fiberglass. John Bond, owner and editor of Road & Track magazine in the 1950s thought approximately 1000 of these cars were built across America during these years.

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This  Car

The 1949 Panache is a unique example of one of the more intriguing designs of this era. Only one Panache was built (typical of Sport Custom cars). The Panache was most likely built early in this movement and is based on a 1939 Nash Ambassador – chassis, drivetrain and front clip. The cab of the car is a 1938 Plymouth and has been highly modified. The builder spent a great deal of time chopping, channeling, zeeing and extending the lines of the car.

The design of the Panache is unusual in that it is European in character versus the more common hot rod or sports car.

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Body Design:

• Cab and rear was 1938 Plymouth Coupe, chopped and channeled.  Front fenders were from donor car – 1939 Nash 4 door sedan – chopped and extended 14 inches with extensive molding of fenders.
• Inspired by design of 1942 Alfa Romeo 6c  2500 SS Coupe by Bertone

Drivetrain:

• 1939 Nash 6 with standard / manual transmission with overdrive

Chassis, Suspension and Brakes:

• 1939 Nash 4 door sedan, chopped and zee’d (lowered in center of chassis)

Exterior:

• Custom louvered hood, suicide doors

Interior:

• Frame re-engineered to drop floor and allow taller driver and passenger

Production:

• 1 of 1

Design  of  1949  Panache  Inspired  By  1942  Alfa  Romeo

Renderings  of  Possible  Finished  Car