Dick L sends us the California Star - a famous, hand-crafted custom hot rod roadster designed by  Don Verner and built by Ron Covell in America between 1981-83 - based upon a space-frame chassis and powered by a mid-mounted turbocharged Chevrolet 2.8litre V6 (200hp+) engine.  Fabrication took over 2,400 hours of hand-forming the aluminum body over a wood-buck.  The car won the prestigious America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBER) award at the Grand National Roadster Show in 1984.
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