THE
EMPEROR: WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER
Built for
Charles Kirkorian and now owned by Blackie Gejian. Kirkorian
engineered and constructed the engine and undercarriage. He
then contacted Barris who designed and built the complete body
and painted it with forty coats of translucent Kandy Burgundy
over pure pearl of essence imported from Sweden with added actual
crushed diamond dust. The complete frame and undercarriage is
chrome plated plus all the accessories on the 550 horse powered
Cadillac Eldorado engine. Racing headers extend from the side
of the engine with a hidden street exhaust system.
Grill shell is hand made with oval headlights and double reversed
inserts plus an added oval center tube. Seats are swivel type
made from unbreakable fiberglass and covered in air foam contoured
to fit your body curve. Wheels are reversed with wide base tires
with triple size chrome plated hard spun wheel centers. Body
is basically a O29 Ford Roadster and is built arouond the chrome
frame and has a unitized body support structure