Eddie’s Rod & Custom’s Lockheed Lakester

Motortopia Staff . 14th September, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Ed Pettus

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year:

Engine:

BUILDERS:

Eddies Rod & Custom, Cedar Rapids, IA, Upholstery Unlimited in Clinton, IA

FRAME:

1917 Crow

SUSPENSION:

1959 Chevrolet pickup front axle, custom-made steering system with chain drive and Chevy Vega worm and sector, Ford 9-inch rear axle, solid mount

WHEELS:

Custom-made Coker 20-inch steel wheels

TIRES:

35-inch tall Excelsior tires

BRAKES:

Wilwood 12-inch disc brakes

Transmission:

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Specification

BUILDERS:

ENGINE:

Toyota 3T-C turbocharged DOHC 1.7L inline four with Garrett T25 huffer

TRANSMISSION:

Toyota five-speed,1981 vintage

BODY & PAINT:

Lockheed L-1649 Super Constellation 700-gallon wing tip-tank body, Packard headlamps, Packard Speedster taillamps, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Paint, Custom-fabricated side scoops from Chris Craft boat and Cadillac LaSalle

INTERIOR:

Lockheed P2V Neptune cockpit appointments, Stearman biplane cockpit appointments