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In building his Astra Coupe, Jay Everett experimented with numerous media, including steel (frame), aluminum (body), stainless (trim), brass (badge), acrylic (taillights), and wood (dash). But the extent to which he was willing to go to make his parts is still impressive. For example, he had his own hood scoop cast. Incidentally, this scoop's appearance suggests the car's first engine, for without its carburetor clearance neither the speculated Caddy nor the car's present Olds would have fit.Whether or not criticism by Detroit designers in Ocee Ritch's September '55 Motor Trend article precipitated it, the Astra Coupe's headlight treatment transformed the car. We don't know exactly who made the nerf bars in the coves, but covered sockets shown in the May '56 Rod & Custom photos indicate that Jay was anticipating them. View Related Article
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