There are few car collectors as rabid as chat show host Jay Leno, and the latest car he’s turned his attention to is Keith Charvonia’s Drag’n Kaiser. This episode of Jay Leno’s Garage is dedicated to Keith’s ’51 Kaiser project, and sheds even more light on the incredible details behind this beautiful build. Eight years of hard work went in, and 15 minutes isn’t enough to do more than a quick walk around and a short road-test, but it still gives a great insight into the myriad details that have made this car so special.
Attending events like the Grand National Roadster Show without your own vehicle is akin to torture. It’s tough to enjoy everyone’s finished rides while yours sits unfinished 400 miles away. But this year the tables would finally turn, and planning began upon being formally accepted to the show. It would be my third GNRS, but the first [...]
This is it, the day many of you hardcore Speedhunters readers have been waiting for – the fourth installment of Keith Charvonia’s insane Drag’n Kaiser. Strangely I don’t what I was looking forward to more; finally getting to see the car in person and photograph it or witnessing the end result of eight years of [...]
We are proud now to share the second part of Keith Charvonia’s very inspiring Kaiser Lead Sled build. Here’s Keith to take us through the next stages of the project. Enjoy!
Today we have the first of a very special series of guest blogs from Keith Charvonia of Phoenix, Arizona who has created a rather amazing custom project . It’s part 1951 Kaiser, part Chevy Caprice cop car, and fully awesome. Take it away Keith!
Every great idea starts with a little spark, and as a designer I live by these words. The spark for this project came while watching Monster Garage with my college roommates. It was the episode where Jesse James recruited a crew of old school builders to customize a ’54 Chevy. I didn’t know who any of the legends were, but I knew that car was badass. And not in a ’57 Chevy or ’32 Ford generic kind of badass either. It was unique, and the proportions just made me want to build my own.
