Southern California-based custom shop, Galpin Auto Sports (GAS), has unveiled its newest creation, a one-off fully custom show car dubbed “Iron Orchid,” built from a 1934 Ford five window coupe.” Iron Orchid” had its public debut at the 2013 Detroit Autorama, securing five awards, the most earned by any car at the show.
Don’t miss Galpin Auto Sports at Fabulous Fords Forever on April 21, 2013 from 10-3PM. For more information please visit http://www.
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GAS will be at the 2013 DUB Show Tour located in the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will be on Sunday April 7th from 12-6PM. For more event details please visis the DUB Tour website.
Presenting Iron Orchid: Galpin’s first entry for the historic Ridler Award at Detroit’s Autorama. A one-off period correct ’34 Ford 5-window coupe, built by Dave Shuten of GAS. Stay Tuned!
Galpin Auto Sports is not only well known for its custom builds on new cars…it is also famous for building some of the coolest hot rods and resto mods in the world.
Many GAS creations have been exhibited at some of the biggest hot rod shows in the United States such as Detroit AutoRama, Grand National Roadster Show, and Long Beach MotoRama.
The world of hot rods, classics and resto mods are only limited to your imagination and budget. In no other area does the phrase “If you can dream it…we can build it” apply more. With a passion for hotrod building that dates back to the 60’s, GAS has the artistry, know-how and ingenuity, to build period correct hotrods from the ground up or restore significant historic rods and customs. From the smallest modifications to full one-off builds, GAS will turn your automotive dream into a reality.
Quality and satisfaction comes first at GAS, and we have assembled an expert crew to build your dream, including industry master Dave Shuten. In the past 15 years Shuten and has done numerous restorations from one-off builds to famous historic rods and customs including Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s Orbitron, an exact recreation tribute of Big Daddy’s Mysterion and Dan Wood’s Milk and Ice Trucks.
Galpin Auto sports not only has a full functional custom shop we have a full retail showroom stocked with all of the most recognizable hot rod and custom car brands including Moon Equipment, SoCal Speed Shop, Radir Wheels and Slicks, and Ford Racing equipment to name a few. For the kustom kulture enthusiast we also offer merchandise and apparel from the pioneers in hot rodding such as Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, George Barris, Gene Winfield, Robert Williams and Von Dutch. Galpin is also the home of one of the largest private collections of Ed Roth vehicles and kustom kulture memorabilia.
As far as resto mods go…whether it’s a car that you that you’ve always wanted or a car that’s been in your family for generations GAS can restore it to stock or give it the best in resto modifications available turning your grandmothers car into the ultimate street machine.
GAS can take your beloved classic car and upgrade it using modern components to enhance its performance, comfort, safety, and beauty. GAS will keep the integrity of your classic vehicle exterior while giving it a modern spin by using the latest in technology, adding horsepower, and incorporating new components to give you something that you will cherish forever.
GAS will be at Autorama posting photos and news throughout the event. Check back for exciting updates from the show.
Microsoft, Virgin Gaming and Ford have joined forces with Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) of “Pimp My Ride” fame to bring you this first glance at the creation of the Halo 4 Infinity Challenge grand prize, a one-of-a-kind custom UNSC-themed Ford F150 SVT Raptor! Meet the team at GAS and check out their design plans in part 1 of this behind the scenes series!
Modified by Galpin Auto Sports as the ultimate tailgate vehicle with HDTVs and a stainless steel grill. All proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Custom designed by Steve Carpenter from Galpin Auto Sports, all proceeds from this Mustang go to benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation.
Take a quick tour of the totally custom Toyota Tacoma Mobile Weather Lab that we built for CBS.
A new era for Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) has arrived with the announcement of its top secret supercar project, the GTR-1, at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Beau Boeckmann, President of GAS announced the company is currently building a prototype of what the Ford GT would have looked like if Ford had continued production of the legendary supercar.
Built in the spirit of Carroll Shelby, making existing production cars faster and even higher performance, the GTR-1 is based off of Ford’s popular GT that was built from 2005 – 2006. The specially developed supercar will have almost 1000 horsepower and will be available with handmade aluminum or carbon fiber coachwork, upgraded drivetrain and suspension modifications and a bespoke interior tailored to the customer’s specifications.
Additional pictures, details and specs will be available closer to the GTR-1’s debut in early 2013.
For complete event details and times, check out the LA Auto Show website. Hope to see you there!
The SEMA show this year is full of Fords – there’s a huge Ford display and an even larger one outside with a mini-track for visitors to demo Mustangs, Shelby Cobras, and rally-prepped Fiestas. Seeing as we covered our favorite Mustangs in a previous post, here’s a look at our favorite five Fords (that aren’t Mustangs) at the 2012 SEMA show.
Ford Bronco
The Galpin Auto Sports 1966 Ford Bronco might just be one of the coolest trucks at this year’s SEMA show. The Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) Bronco stands out from the crowd thanks to its baby blue and orange Gulf livery, something GAS president Beau Boeckmann said was a controversial decision, “This is going to go one way or another,” he said, reflecting on the decision process, “People are just going to get angry with us…or they’re going to dig it.” Well Mr. Boeckmann, we certainly dig it. Aside from the Gulf livery, the GAS Bronco gets a 6.2-liter stoker V-8 churning out 540 hp, a Ford four-speed automatic transmission, beefy Dana axles and bead lock wheels. Truly a stunning Bronco.
