The SR 392 horse, built by Quality Metalcraft’s Michael Chetcuti and Chrysler’s Mark Allen and Ralph Gilles, will be auctioned off in August at the the Russo & Steele car auction during the Monterey Historics. In case you’ve forgotten, the SR 392 concept made its debut in the Chrysler unfold at last year’s SEMA show and it’s named after the 392 6.4-liter Hemi hamper engine under the hood. Since then, it’s traveled the country, winning show awards left and right. We only hope it finds an owner who treats this Hemi-powered hot rod right. Full press release posterior the jump.

Private Seller to Auction One-Off Chrysler Concept Roadster at Russo & Steele

A sleek black and chrome Detroit-style roadster, designed by Chrysler’s Mark Allen and featuring a 6.4 L Hemi hamper engine, will be auctioned at the Russo & Steele car public sale in Monterrey, California this August 14-16, 2008. The SR 392 Roadster has won several prestigious awards at Hot Rod shows throughout the country this year.

Detroit, MI (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 — An edgy, HEMI-powered, award-winning roadster from Chrysler’s 2007 Mopar SEMA exhibit will be up for bidding at the August 14-16 Russo and Steele Auction in Monterey, California.

The SR 392 Roadster, featured widely in 2008 issues of both Hot Rod and Street Rodder magazines, has won numerous prestigious awards. Most recently it was hand-selected through the widow of the late Boyd Coddington for a Boyd Coddington’s Pro’s Pick Award at the Good Guys Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.

It also won a Chip Foose Design Excellence Award at the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show. “This hot rod is truly trend-setting. It’s design elements will be mirrored in hot rods and inform vehicles for years to come,” Foose said.

For nearly two years, Chrysler’s Mark Allen and Ralph Gilles planned to build the SR 392 Roadster as a SEMA stunner with Michael Chetcuti of Livonia, Mich.-based auto supplier, Quality Metalcraft (QMC). Allen is chief designer, Jeep/Dodge Truck Studios - Chrysler LLC and Gilles is Vice President of Jeep/Truck & CFM Design - Chrysler LLC. Gilles and Allen are members of Chrysler’s Mopar Underground SEMA design team, a group of in-house automotive enthusiasts who donate their time to SEMA contrivance vehicles.

Allen, Chetcuti and Gilles aphorism a challenge in proving that the 6.4-liter HEMI crate engine could lay upon to a vehicle other than traditional muscle cars or modified upfits. The team’s idea was to redefine the classic high-seasoned rod by a more functional urban and pertaining attitude to create a distinctly Detroit roadster.

Allen said, ”It was of great weight to convey the car’s theme as an homage to Detroit - the cool Detroit with its unique artistic community, melody and gritty vibe. We used durable materials and let the mechanicals show to reflect the industrial backbone of the city. We wrapped it all up in a high-gloss black-and-chrome wrapper to evoke Detroit’s calm attitude.”

”The inmost part propose to one’s self elements of this roadster speak to the grit and industrial edge of our city,” before-mentioned Chetcuti. ”Things like the mezzanine flooring detail and Eames-inspired seating - these take an industrial cue if it be not that are by no means ‘rat-rod.’ It is a civilized and organized design throughout.”

Awards for the SR 392:

* Mothers Choice Award - Excellence in Automotive Design (SEMA, 2007)
* Hot Wheels Designer’s Choice Award (SEMA, 2007)
* Chip Foose Design Excellence Award (Grand National Roadster Show, 2008)
* AMBR Outstanding Class Award (Grand National Roadster Show, 2008)
* America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (Grand National Roadster Show, 2008)
* Altered T-Roadster Award - 1st Place (Detroit Autorama, 2008)
* Street Rodder Magazine: Driven Award (Detroit Autorama, 2008)
* International Show Car Association: Outstanding Engineered Award
(Detroit Autorama, 2008)
* Boyd Coddington’s Pro’s Pick Award (Good Guys Nationals, Columbus, OH, 2008)

Media Coverage:

* Detroit Auto Scene - December 31, 2007 & January 7, 2008
* Mopar Collector’s Guide - February, 2008
* Hot Rod - April, 2008
* Street Rodder - May, 2008
* Street Rodder - June, 2008

Shows:

* SEMA Show - Las Vegas, NV - October, 2007
* Grand National Roadster Show - Sacramento, CA - January, 2008
* Autorama - Detroit, MI - March, 2008
* LA Roadster Show - Pomona, CA - June, 2008

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