SEMA 2025 - Car Builders Pure Vision Design and Trick Rides
Annotations will appear as you listen
0:00
37:46
Car
Ford Mustang
The 1969 Mustang is a famous car from Ford that is loved by many car enthusiasts. It's known for being fast and stylish, making it a popular choice among collectors.
Car
Volvo T5 R
The Volvo T5 R is a sporty version of a Volvo car that was made in the 1990s. It has a powerful engine and is designed for better performance than regular Volvos.
Car
Lamborghini Huracán
The Lamborghini Huracán is a fast and stylish sports car made by Lamborghini. It has a powerful engine and is designed for high performance on the road.
Car
Volvo 850 T5-R
The Volvo 850 T5-R is a special version of the Volvo 850 car that is faster and more powerful than the regular model. It was made in the 1990s and is appreciated for being both a family car and a fun car to drive.
Car
Ferrari 512 GTB
The Ferrari 512 GTB is a famous sports car made by Ferrari, recognized for its speed and stylish look, and it has a powerful engine.
Car
Plymouth Road Runner
The Plymouth Road Runner is a famous muscle car from the late 1960s to early 1980s. It's recognized for its speed and unique design, making it a popular choice among car enthusiasts.
Car
Dodge Road Runner
The Dodge Road Runner is a fun and powerful car from the late 60s and early 70s that many people love. It's known for being fast and having a cool cartoon character as its logo.
Part
carbon fiber exhaust
A carbon fiber exhaust is a part of a car's exhaust system made from a special lightweight material called carbon fiber. It helps the car run better by making it lighter and allowing exhaust gases to flow more easily.
Part
muffler
A muffler is a part of the car's exhaust system that makes the engine noise quieter. It helps control how loud the car sounds when it's running.
Part
v-band clamp
A v-band clamp is a special type of clamp used to hold parts together in a car's exhaust system. It's easy to use and helps keep everything tight so there are no leaks.
Part
carbon cross-ram intake
A carbon cross-ram intake helps the engine get air more efficiently, which can make it run better and faster. It's a special part that can improve how the car performs.
Term
EFI
EFI means Electronic Fuel Injection, which is a modern way to deliver fuel to the engine. It helps the car run better and use fuel more efficiently than older systems.
Part
Flowmaster
Flowmaster is a company that makes exhaust systems for cars. Their products are designed to make cars sound better and perform well by controlling how exhaust gases flow out.
Car
Dodge Magnum
The Dodge Magnum is a type of car that looks like a big wagon. It was made by Dodge and is known for being powerful and stylish.
Part
carbon fiber drive shaft
A carbon fiber drive shaft is a part of a car that helps move power from the engine to the wheels. It's made from a strong, lightweight material that can help reduce vibrations, making the ride smoother.
Car
Chrysler 300
The Chrysler 300 is a large car that is often seen as luxurious and stylish. It's been around for a long time and is known for having strong engines and a comfortable ride.
Car
Buick Grand National
The Buick Grand National is a special version of a Buick car from the 1980s that is known for being very fast and having a cool black look. It's popular among car fans because of its powerful engine.
Part
throttle bodies
Throttle bodies help manage how much air gets into the engine, which affects how powerful the engine can be and how well it runs.
Company
MoTeC
MoTeC makes advanced computer systems that help manage how engines run, often used in racing and high-performance cars.
Part
manifold
A manifold helps deliver air and fuel to the engine's cylinders, which is important for the engine to run smoothly and efficiently.
Term
cubic inch
Cubic inches measure how big an engine is. A bigger number usually means the engine can produce more power.
Term
bulletproof motor
A bulletproof motor is an engine that is very strong and dependable, meaning it won't break down easily even with a lot of use.
Part
roller cam
A roller cam is a part of the engine that helps it run better by reducing friction, which makes the engine more efficient and powerful.
Company
Edelbrock
Edelbrock is a company that makes parts to help improve car engines, making them run faster and better.
Term
torque
Torque is a way to measure how strong an engine is when it comes to turning things, like the wheels of a car, which helps it speed up or pull heavy loads.
Term
horsepower
Horsepower tells you how powerful an engine is. The higher the horsepower, the faster and more powerful the car can be.
Company
440 Source
440 Source is a company that sells parts for a specific type of car engine, helping people improve their engine's performance.
Part
Tremec TKX
The Tremec TKX is a type of manual transmission that helps cars change gears. It's known for being strong and good for both everyday driving and racing.
Company
American Power Train
American Power Train is a company that makes parts for cars, especially parts that help the car's engine and wheels work better together. They focus on performance upgrades for car enthusiasts.
Car
Porsche Panamera
The Porsche Panamera is a fancy car that has four doors and is designed for both speed and comfort. It's known for being very luxurious and high-performing.
Car
Dacia Duster
The Dacia Duster is a budget-friendly SUV that's great for families and people who like to go on adventures. It's spacious and can handle rough roads, making it a practical choice.
Car
Plymouth Cuda
The Plymouth Cuda is a classic muscle car that many people admire for its speed and unique look. It was made in the late 60s and early 70s and is now a popular car for collectors.
Car
Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO is a famous muscle car from the 1960s, known for its speed and performance. The 1967 version is particularly popular among car enthusiasts.
Car
Lamborghini Urus
The Lamborghini Urus is a fancy SUV made by Lamborghini. It has a powerful engine and a stylish look, making it a popular choice for those who want luxury and speed in an SUV.
Car
Ford Boss 429
The Ford Boss 429 is a special version of the Mustang that has a really powerful engine. It was made in limited numbers, making it very valuable to car collectors.
Car
Ferrari Purosangue
The Ferrari Purosangue is a luxury SUV made by Ferrari. It's designed to be fast and stylish, just like their sports cars, but with more space and comfort.
Term
engine dyno
An engine dyno is a machine that tests how powerful an engine is. It helps mechanics adjust the engine to make it run better and faster.
Car
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 is a famous race car that won a lot of big races in the 1960s. It's known for being really fast and well-built, and many people admire it for its racing history.
Car
Ford Broncos
The Ford Bronco is a tough SUV that people love for going off-road and exploring nature. It has a cool look and has been around for a long time, making it a popular choice for adventure seekers.
Car
Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a fast and stylish car that many people love for its sporty look and powerful engine. It's been around for a long time and is often seen as a fun car to drive.
Car
Dodge Charger
The Dodge Charger is a big car that looks really cool and is known for being fast. It's a great choice if you want a car that can be both practical for everyday use and exciting to drive.
Car
Ford Mustang GTD
The Ford Mustang GTD is a super-fast version of the classic Mustang car, made for people who love speed and performance. It has some cool features that make it handle really well on the road.
Car
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a high-performance sports car that people love for its speed and cool design. It's known for being very advanced and fun to drive, especially the newer models that have the engine in a unique position.
LIVE
Mariette-Bomboy is the official hotel partner of US Soccer.
Join Mariette-Bomboy today to get closer to the game with exclusive perks, unforgettable experiences,
and benefits that go beyond the pitch.
Springhill Suites, part of Mariette-Bomboy, offers complimentary hot breakfast and spacious all-suite accommodations,
perfect for the whole team, with room for up to six guests.
Make your next getaway a win.
Learn more at SpringhillSuits.Mariette.com
This isn't just a game. It's a once-in-a-generation event.
The Harlem Globetrotters 100-year tour.
Celebrate 100 years of high-flying dunks, 100 years of showstopping moves,
and 100 years of changing the game.
Bring the whole family and be part of the legacy.
This game is once in a century.
Be there at MotorCenter on January 24th.
Go to HarlemGlobetrotters.com for your tickets to the 100-year tour.
Hello, and welcome to Concast. I'm Matt, the moderator, D'Andrea.
I have some more interviews from the SEMA show today, starting off with a long-time friend of the show,
Steve Strope, from Pure Vision Design.
Steve has two cars at this year's SEMA show, which he will tell us about.
And then I visit with the guys from TrickRides who built an amazing 1969 Mustang.
Of course, I'll also put these interviews on our CarCast YouTube channel
with some video and images so you can see everything that we talk about.
Let's get started.
All right, here we are.
It's on. We're ready to go.
Here with Steve Strope. Steve, it's so good to see you.
It's been a minute.
I know. I was just talking on the podcast the other day
about the Martini T5 R.
Yeah, Autotopia just filmed it with a new owner who is a good friend and a customer of mine.
And he is a perfect owner of the car because he has a large collection of
very serious vintage race cars and street cars.
So he is absolutely perfect to own that car.
Yeah, but it must have been 12 years ago.
You brought that on the studio. You brought it over to the studio.
We did a walk around video. Yeah.
It's up on YouTube. It does well.
People love seeing that car.
You know, I was looking at the video and I was like,
oh, things have progressed.
So much has happened.
But it's still the same.
Before we start, you know, I just talked to Brad Fanshawe.
I'll do a shift and steer with him 10 years into it.
And you guys were just doing...
Yeah, in Nebraska doing a BMX Hall of Fame.
He's involved with the Nebraska BMX Hall of Fame.
Yes.
You're a collector.
My collection is in the Museum of American Speed.
And they were there visiting and saw the collection.
This is my basic understanding.
And then they said, hey, could we bring the representation
for the Nebraska BMX Hall of Fame
here in the museum with the BMX stuff that I have in there.
And all parties agreed.
So now the Nebraska, the home of the Nebraska BMX Hall of Fame
is now on the second floor with my BMX collection.
That's kind of cool.
And a big honor for me, though I did not race in Nebraska.
I'm a New York boy originally.
But to have all my bikes up there,
instead of just squirreled away
in a storage facility somewhere is exciting
because so many people now get to see and enjoy it.
So yeah, cool thing.
How many bikes did you send over there?
I have enough bikes.
I don't know who I was talking to
but somebody said you had 300.
I do not have 300.
That is, no, I do not have 300.
But when they introduced me in the dinner,
I said, hi, I'm Steve.
And I have a bike problem.
Yeah.
Right on.
All right, so anyway, listen,
here we're at SEMA.
We got the car behind us.
One of two cars.
We did a Huracca.
One of two cars here.
In the Heights booth.
This one is, yeah.
I took a quick look around
and one of the things that I've always loved about you
with your builds is you come up with a story for the car.
There's a backstory.
There's a theme to it.
There's a lot of backstory and or a theme, yeah.
Yeah.
Again, thinking about several of the cars
that you brought to the studio over the years
like the Martini, the T5R,
just like what was going on there.
What if Mustang was racing in Europe
and had that influence?
With Ford, what did that, what was the result?
And I can't help but notice
I'm looking at the trim.
I'm looking at the seats.
And I'm seeing what's going on.
A lot of fashion stuff going on in this car.
So there's got to be a story.
So explain what the car is.
It's more this car,
the Martini Mustang you're spot on.
And a lot of my cars,
like the 515GTB,
the charger that's right hand drive
is European 60s road race inspired
Ferrari parts and pieces.
This is more of a almost an art project.
I use some stuff from men's fashion.
The print on the seat
and the laser etched trim
is from one of my Robert Graham shirts.
And the texture on the dash insert pieces
is from the face of one of my Christopher Ward watches.
So a lot of fashion integrated in.
I usually don't go carving up the body
and this is a 70 Road Runner.
The only things I did on the exterior
besides making the trim
is we took the little raised bezels
on the rear bumper
that did house the backup lights.
And they are now open
and we cut them and moved them
where we needed them to be.
And they are now the exits for the exhaust.
The exhaust is rather,
well it's a world's first.
I took a little look underneath
and yes, as far as we know,
I have questions.
It is the world's only from headers back
all carbon fiber exhaust.
Carbon fiber.
It is not steel pipes
wrapped with carbon fiber.
They are carbon fiber.
The two pipes from the headers to the mufflers,
the two carbon mufflers
and the two pipes out of the muffler
up over the exhaust and on the back,
those six pieces together,
now I have pieces of stainless
that bond into it that have v-band clamp on it
that allows me to connect them.
But before we bonded in
the little stainless inserts,
those six pieces together
weighed, I think it was nine pounds.
Yeah.
Right.
Okay.
Now we built a complete steel system
to become the mold.
Yeah.
For those.
And the steel system was
low 80s, like 82 pounds
or something like that.
Okay.
So it's kind of neat
along with the carbon cross-ram intake
and that's been converted to EFI
and there's a lot of cool things.
The exhaust though.
So it's not just the pipes
from the header back.
The muffler casing as well.
So you basically...
The muffler is 100% carbon.
And then there's something in it
more conventional.
Well, there's a couple of the,
like if you ever cut open
a flowmaster, there's
like door, there's walls.
Right.
It's just a chamber.
It doesn't have like packing and stuff in it.
We only have like
two or three different chambers
and that's it.
We have found,
so we had a test system
on a daily driven Dodge Magnum
from the cat's back.
Yeah.
For about two years
to make sure this worked
and handled the heat
and did everything it was supposed to.
I was going to ask,
did you have to experiment
with like different resins?
Yes.
The resin is magic sauce.
Yeah.
Okay.
It'll handle a lot of heat.
Okay.
Way more than
the normal carbon fiber can.
And we tested it.
It's just kind of
just like a
satin carbon fiber.
Yes.
It doesn't,
you just clean it.
It doesn't need to be polished.
Yeah, that's right.
It's not,
it's not meant to be
like a fancy cosmetic piece.
No, no, no.
Right.
And we also,
it stays very cool
to the touch.
Okay.
Yeah.
And it also is much quieter.
In fact,
personally I don't think
we even need the mufflers
because the sound,
I guess it would,
the sounds
are bouncing around
inside of a metal tunnel.
Yeah.
And a stock exhaust system.
This,
they're bouncing off of weave.
Yeah.
And it absorbs a bunch of it.
If you think about it,
if you do a carbon fiber drive shaft,
that often would absorb
some of the vibration
in the drive frame.
So the exhaust is doing that.
And also,
if you're in your studios,
you know that
the pointy foam,
they look like
the inside of an 8-crate.
Yeah, the 8-crate, yeah.
Well,
on the inside of here,
it isn't pointy like that,
but it's still a weave.
There's bumps,
there's irregularities.
Yeah, it's kind of
a little bit of a texture.
And it's a softer material
so it will also
bring down the resonation,
bring down the
noise,
and it also absorbs
a bunch of heat,
dissipates it.
Okay.
It's kind of cool.
It's kind of neat.
All right.
So then,
in the engine compartment,
the wild manifold
and say manifold,
the cross ram,
started life from
an early 60,
61, 62,
Chrysler 300 seat.
So this is a,
not a great,
crazy,
exotic speed part.
It was actually on the car
that doctors and lawyers
would drive to work
to office every day,
the big 300s.
But they were not made
to fit inside of a bee body.
So I saw you,
first of all,
it's made out of carbon fiber
now,
so you recreated it
in carbon fiber.
Now, full disclosure,
here at the show,
that is the cleaned up,
trimmed up piece of aluminum
that is the buck
for the molds.
Okay.
And the molds
aren't done yet,
so we wrapped them
into, it looks exactly like,
at the Grand National Roadster Show
in two and a half months,
they will be carbon.
It'll be full carbon.
And it'll look exactly like that.
Yeah, it'll look exactly the same.
The one sitting there
is wrapped aluminum.
In two months,
the actual carbon fiber pieces
will be,
and it looks exactly like that.
Nope.
So the injectors go
directly into the cylinder head.
Okay.
Out at the ends
where the carburetors
were, those are throttle bodies.
And then there's
a mo-tech computer
running on.
Okay.
So it's not like a,
like a TBI injection.
It's dry.
Yeah.
Out there, it's dry,
so you don't have any
fuel puddling all the way
through those ramps.
Right.
So the fuel,
and it's not going through the
carbon fiber or the aluminum.
Right.
But it won't go through
the carbon fiber,
it'll just be dry.
But what they did in the day
when the aluminum,
those long tube runners
were to add torque
because you're driving
a car that was like
5,000 pounds.
Yeah, right.
So those long runners
added torque.
That's what they were
developed for.
Yeah.
The injector finicky race part.
Like I said,
it was a daily driven vehicle.
So we just took that.
We eliminated any problem
with fuel puddling.
Right.
Because it's now just air
out at the throttle body.
And the injector sprang
directly into the valve.
Yeah.
As you can see,
it goes right into
the cylinder head.
So that should snap up
some throttle response.
Okay.
That may have been lagging
on the original
car back in the early
60s.
Now, the manifold
is designed to fit this car.
You had to modify
quite a bit.
No, we had to trim
the fender on the passenger
side
and make a couple
of other little things.
But yeah,
it didn't just fall on there.
Yeah.
No.
Right.
No.
Close enough to get it started,
but then you had
to play a little bit.
Yeah.
Below the intake manifold,
though, that is a
just a little hair
under a 500 cubic inch wedge.
Started life as a 440.
Bulletproof motor.
Nothing crazy exotic.
You know,
roller cam,
Edelbrock heads,
change the oil,
drive it every day.
Yeah.
You know,
make plenty of torque,
plenty of horsepower,
wrap yourself around a tree
three times.
But it's a good
reliable motor.
You know,
lots of parts from
440 source.
That's what they do.
You know,
and then it goes into
a Tremac TKX.
Okay.
From
our buddy Matt Graves.
Yeah.
American Power.
American Power Train.
American Power Train.
American Power Train.
And of course,
the suspension in it,
since we're in Heitzboot,
is their new IFS
and IRS
for the Dodge.
Did you build a frame
for it with that
suspension?
No.
You just use their kids
for the stock frame.
We use
USCT's
subframe connectors
and the torque boxes.
Yeah.
I've used those
many, many times
with a lot of success
and everything fits
when it goes back on.
That's the amazing part.
Yeah.
So,
yeah,
straight forward.
Super trick on one hand,
but pretty straight forward
on the other hand.
Now,
it looks like
not a lot done to the body
like you were saying,
but
to get everything
perfect to fit
the gaps
and everything.
That's all the work.
That's where the work is.
That's
Mick Jenkins at Mix Paint.
Yeah.
The guys over
in Pomona,
California,
that,
yeah,
all the greatness you see
is them.
And the color
for those who are
in Pomona,
it's a,
obviously,
a tip of a hat
to a famous color
from Plymouth
called Plum Crazy,
but it's actually
Mick worked with PPG
and I call it
Inkwell Violet
and in the
natural sun,
which you're not
going to get in here,
that comes,
it goes on fire.
There's actually
red pearl,
blue pearl,
gold pearl
and white pearl
in that
and it's just
amazing when
direct sunlight on it.
You go over later,
turn on your flashlight
or your phone
Yeah.
and put it on one spot
and you'll see
all the fire in it.
It's pretty amazing.
And then tell us
about the interior.
Sure.
From my crazy
warp mind
to the
unbelievable skilled
artisans at
Gabe's Custom Interior
Yeah.
in San Bernardino.
The dash is
from a
66
Fury.
Okay.
The seats
are from
a 2013
Porsche
Panamera.
The door panel
designs are
loosely based
on a 70
charger.
Center console
is a 72
Duster.
Overhead console
is a 73
CUDA
Grand Coupe.
The seat
patterns
as we said
are taken from
my Robert
Graham shirt
that matches
the pattern
in the
trim on the side
that we made.
Okay.
Wow.
The door
window cranks
are
from
Belvedere
and the rest
is all
designed up by me
and Eric Brockmeyer
and then
Gabe's has handed
the artwork
and said
here, make that look real.
Here you go.
That's what they do.
So there's a lot of work.
There is a lot of work.
There is a lot of work.
Flaming River tilt column
of course,
vintage air
and dynamite
keeping everything
really nice
on the inside.
So yeah,
there's lots there.
Yeah.
There's a lot there.
All right.
So I'm going to grab
some more footage of that
so everybody can
see it on YouTube.
But it's not the only car
you brought here.
No.
Oh gosh.
We have to sit down
and talk about that
a different one.
We have a beautiful
dark blue
67 GTO.
The color
is a stock Lamborghini
Urus SUV
color.
The
off white
on the inside
done by
Gabe's again.
That is a Lamborghini
off white leather
with Rolls Royce
wool carpeting in it.
That's got a nice big
Pontiac
no LS motor in it.
It's got a
462
cubic inch
Pontiac
Hughes transmissions
built us a
4L80
with a
Pontiac bell housing
on it for us
to bolt up to the back
of the Pontiac
all Detroit
speed suspension.
A friend of ours
over at Penta Motorsports
built the stroker
motor for us
roller cam motor.
Wow.
Same thing.
Same thing.
Gabe's
vintage air
dynamite.
Both cars have
US radiator radiators
in them.
Wow.
And a
amazing exhaust system
on the GTO
that
the
unbelievable
gods at Magnaflow
built for me
in three
days.
This is including
the headers
on a painted
assembled car.
That's
unreal.
And then
Magnaflow
really
put it together.
Did you have to
bring the car down to them?
Yeah, I took it down to them.
You took it down to them.
That's the best way
because I've been down there as well.
That's in their magic
fricking little
Kebler
elf tree
where they make the magic.
Yeah.
I've been down there
myself.
They worked on
some of my cars
and you're right.
Just incredible people
incredible talent.
What they're amazing.
They're amazing
what they can do down there
and how quickly
they can get it done.
I think, man, on this car.
Yeah.
HRE wheels
Wilwood brakes
Michelin tires
on the GTO
special
just gorgeous pair
shot rims
bare brakes
again Michelin tires
there's so many
so many parts
and so many people
to thank that
because
you know I kind of
orchestrate everything
and I designed
but I need
these super talented people
and these
fantastic quality parts
to build a car
that is cohesive
that comes together.
Yeah.
I want to make sure
I mention everybody
but
real quick
on the GTO
was there
was there a bit of a
background like what's the
process
or the
stories
this one was just like
wanted a really nice
GTO.
Yeah.
So he was just like
just just fix it
with that color
and I was like
wow
what a wonderful color
yeah
and that car
wears it well.
Okay.
Big cars
just like
it's not
it's right on the end.
Yeah.
Awesome.
Well listen
I know you've got to run
and get to another meeting
but I
appreciate the time
it's been too long
since we've got to sit down
and chat
so we're going to have to
do it again
and maybe get it
we'll get together again.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We're going to have to
figure out something for
sure.
But Steve
thank you so much
always a pleasure.
See y'all.
Hey guys
it's Matt again.
I just wanted to give
a big shout out
to the racing events
and ordering online.
If you haven't
tried it yet
here's what you're missing
bravado is lightly
carbonated
stevia free
and bursting with flavor
and guess what
it's not just great
on its own
it's a perfect mix
or two
throw in a splash
of gin or vodka
and you've got yourself
a next level cocktail
find it online
at drink bravado.com
or at our next event
that's drink bravado.com
All right everyone
let's talk about
drinking and driving
a decision
your whole world
things will never
be the same once you get
a DUI
because legal fees
time and court
are just the beginning
getting into a crash
is another way
your world could be
irreversibly changed
after drinking and driving
your vehicle
may not be the only thing
that gets damaged
in that crash
you could face
a life altering
injury
or even death
but you're not
the only one
who could face
those consequences
your decision
to drink and drive
could permanently
change someone
loved ones grieving
the next time
you're out drinking
call a rideshare
a taxi
a sober friend
or a designated
sober driver
always plan
for a safe ride home
the only decision
that will change
your world for the better
is the decision to call
for a sober ride
it's never worth it
to drive drunk
don't risk it
drive sober
or get pulled over
paid for by NITSA
AI agents are everywhere
automating tasks
and making decisions
at machine speed
but agents
make mistakes
just one rogue agent
can do big damage
before you even notice
rubric agent cloud
is the only platform
that helps you monitor agents
set guardrails
and rewind mistakes
so you can unleash agents
not risk
accelerate your
AI transformation
at rubric.com
that's R-U-B-R-I-K.com
the McDonald's snack wrap
is back
you brought it back
ranch snack wrap
spicy snack wrap
you broke the internet
for a snack
snack wrap is back
Marriott Bonvoy is the official
hotel partner of US soccer
join Marriott Bonvoy today
to get closer to the game
with exclusive perks
unforgettable experiences
and benefits that go
beyond the pitch
Spring Hill Suites
part of Marriott Bonvoy
offers complimentary hot breakfast
and spacious all-suite accommodations
perfect for the whole team
with room for up to six guests
make your next getaway a win
learn more at springhillsuites.marriott.com
alright here we are with
the guys from trick rides
Jason Engel and Jared Morris
Jason we go back a long time
it's been a minute
but we were
we were talking mustangs
we were
we've talked many mustangs together
we've talked many mustangs together
yes sir
a little background there
you were you were the founder of
classic recreation
had some success there did well
and then did you guys end up
selling the company
yes sir sold the company
did a little bit of work with
Shelby
we still work with Shelby today
Jared and I do
and then Jared and I
created trick rides
about a year and a half ago
is that right
yeah that's correct
about a year and a half ago
we partnered up together
yes we did
break, decided what's going to be next?
Yes, we did.
So trick rides, tell us about it.
How is this going to be different than classic recreations?
What is it you guys are going to focus on?
That's a great question.
So really, man, with trick rides,
Jared and I want to create bold, wild cars.
We don't want to take a stock car
and put a cool paint job on it and a good engine.
We want to create bold and wild designs,
along with all those wonderful extra things
that you see here at SEMA.
Now, again, classic recreations.
That company was more about offering a turnkey solution,
not a lot of customization.
But what you guys are doing now is the idea
to build a car and do 5, 10, 15 of them, or one build
at a time.
That's a great question.
So we're doing 20 of each series.
So there will be 20 scorched cars made.
We named this car Scorched.
You're seeing it here at SEMA.
And we'll be doing 20 iterations of that car.
Customers can pick their color, pick their drivetrain.
Just out the doors is odd.
You're not going to, I mean, where are you going to go?
Get a carbon fiber white body Mustang and order your color.
So we want to be that builder.
Without starting from scratch each time,
there's a process of sitting down with the builders.
There's a bunch of great builders here, right?
Correct, yes.
We're friends with so many of them.
Absolutely.
But for them, it's a lot of like, hey, I've done this.
I can't do this again.
That bit's been done.
It's a one-time thing.
Sure, I may do several Mustangs, but I can't.
Don't come to me and go, I want this car,
because I don't do the same thing twice.
But there are customers that come in and go, dude,
I love this, this car right here that I'm looking at.
I love it.
I want it.
Does it come in white?
We've got those questions.
Yes, as long as you're one of the 20 or 25
that you guys are going to do.
That is correct, yeah.
OK.
It's what we want to do.
We want to make it limited.
But yet, you can order your car, and this
is a wild, cool, custom car.
Now, doing a handful of the cars like that,
does it ultimately trickle down to some cost-saving
something you can pass along to the customer?
Or yes?
That's a good question.
So speaking openly, to develop carbon on a car like this
the way we did it digitally, it's
about a $450,000 investment.
Well, if you did one, then obviously
it'd be the price of the car plus the $450,000.
That would be it, right?
So you're able to amortize those costs over 20 cars,
and that's our intention.
And what sort of price point are you aiming for?
I know there's going to be some options and stuff.
So with the Boss 429, opted like you see here,
around $486,000.
Honestly, it's like, all right, there's
a lot of $400,000 or $500,000 cars that are out.
Like I just talked to a friend that
bought the Ferrari SUV, the Pure Songway.
I was like, all right, you have a $500,000 SUV.
It's like, all right, it's cool.
It's not a $69 carbon fiber wide body.
It's definitely not that.
It's definitely not that, for sure.
All right, so walk us through a little bit of this car.
I'll shoot some B-roll for those of you
watching on YouTube so you can see what we're talking about.
But just give us kind of a walkthrough of how this came to be
and what it is that we're looking at.
Well, we pretty much just came up with the design.
Jason did.
He designed the car.
And then he found CAD Artist to develop it.
And between him, the renderer, and the CAD guy,
we got what you see here.
And what's really cool about this car is that,
because it is developed in CAD,
is that it's a mirror image of both sides.
So it's the same on both sides.
There's no differences or anything like that.
So that makes it really unique as well.
And then it's really cool that all the diffusers
and splitters, all function as they're supposed to.
They're not just for looks.
OK, and then curious, what sort of,
how intense do you get on testing the functionality?
Are we just doing some modeling on it,
or are you doing wind tunnel testing?
I mean, because now there's software
that can kind of figure it out.
There was some testing in CAD with a wind tunnel.
It was kind of cool to see the air flow through it.
It was really cool, yeah.
But the real fun, man, is get out on the street and try it.
Yeah, see what it does.
That's what Jared does.
Right?
He'll go beat the snot out of it.
To go drive it and really feel the car perform
and the way it handles, the way it drives,
and all that, I mean, really impressive.
Just versus a regular 69 Mustang.
So this is an all carbon fiber body.
So are you building a chassis underneath it
or starting with a chassis?
Or I mean, it's not just unibody.
Right, right.
It is an original 69 Mustang with all the unibody parts
still intact.
And then we went with the Roaster Shop Spec Series chassis.
Yep, can't go wrong there.
No, so it literally, you drop your body down
on top of their chassis, it channels all around it.
Really, really not real hard to do,
and you get an awesome product.
I mean, as far as handling, drivability, performance,
I mean, those guys have it figured out, that's for sure.
And what are you guys doing for the power plant?
This car has the John Causey Boss 520 cubic inch engine,
which is the Boss 429 based engine.
That's what this one has with a T56 Magnum 6-speed.
But really any option, you know,
we're not going to restrict anybody to anything.
So I mean, we even talked about if somebody wanted LS,
you know, let's do it, even though that's kind of a
type thing, but you know, but Coyotes,
Supercharged Coyotes, Windsor based engines.
I mean, you can't go wrong with a Causey engine.
Again, we wanted that wild factor, bold, wild.
And you know, you see all these cars here,
most of a wide body 69 you expect
to see a Supercharged Coyote.
I mean, you know, we pop the hood,
and I've had a lot of, what the heck?
You know, the scene of Boss 429.
Listen, I get it, they work.
There's some great engine builders doing it,
they can just supply the good reliable engine package,
and then you can go great.
How are we going to change the look
of the aesthetics on it, fit it in here?
I know it's going to work.
It's going to idle, right?
It's going to, you know,
there's something to be said about that,
having that sort of that OE quality.
But, you know, you're doing a wide body 429,
so you got to have a John Cosy engine.
Right, yeah, you got to do something extreme,
that's for sure.
Yeah, and you also have to give Coyotes
to John Cosy and their team,
because literally you buy it from them,
they engine dyno it,
they tune all the fuel injection and everything for you,
so it's really a drop in, plug and play style crate motor.
I didn't get a chance to see
if there was a crowd, you guys were filming over there.
Are you running the individual injection on it?
What's the induction on it?
We went simple on that,
we used the Holley Terminator injection
and John Cosy tuned it.
I mean, simple, I'm big on functionality
and so is Jared.
Love the stack injection, it's sexy, it's great.
There's always been a problem trying to find air filters
and all this, and I don't want my consumer hopping in it,
unless they want to pay for it, we'll do it.
But this was the first one out
and I, you know, reliability for the customer
and we stuck a really bitchin'
billet specialties air cleaner on it.
It just looks good and nostalgic.
Yeah.
And so it looks carburated, it's injected,
it looks like a carburetor,
but it's their throttle body injection.
You know, I like that though.
I mean, nothing wrong with the supercharged
crate engines and stuff.
It's just something about keeping a little bit
period correct, bro, there's just a little bit of that.
I have, you know, the podcast listeners know
for sure heard me talking forever
about my 95 Ford Lightning.
I love those.
And everybody I talk to here,
so many companies that we work with are like,
yeah, let's do something together.
We'll put this in it, we'll do this, we'll do that.
So it would be so easy to just do a crate engine in there.
And I'm fortunate enough to be able to have those offers.
But I'm like, you know, you open the hood of that thing.
It's so cool.
Like the GT40 intake, that was kind of the thing
is like, it kind of has to have that, right?
So I ended up going a way more complex route,
but it has that.
But I think it needs a little bit of that.
Like it needs a little bit of that.
Yeah, I agree.
You know, so Roadster Shop Chassis,
they're delivering the suspension and everything for you,
which is also great because they've done so many.
They've been able to refine it and tune it and go,
we know it's going to work.
They're cat engineering.
That's it.
You got an engine that you know is going to work.
You've got suspension and handling and steering,
braking that you know is going to work.
Again, the benefit of working with companies like that,
and now even doing cars that are, you know,
20, 25 of is getting those bugs worked out.
I mean, it's amazing.
You can, you know, you can go to the booth over there
and see the, you know, the Fuss Lincoln that he built.
Oh man, incredible.
It's gorgeous.
It's beautiful.
Yeah, it's smart.
It's gorgeous.
By 100%, we all know this.
This isn't a dig on Fuss or any builder.
That's going to come into the shop like 15 times
back and forth because we're like,
this is what we need to dial in.
This is what we need to dial in.
Just anything just like is something rubbing
is the suspension not right.
We got to calibrate the shocks is the alignment.
Then like you got to constantly go through that process.
And those are part of that custom building process.
Correct.
So now we start looking at companies like what you're
trying to do companies that have been doing turnkey stuff,
not necessarily, you know, a singer or roof or whatever,
but look at, you know, a little bit with icon,
you know, who's doing with Broncos going,
you know, Jonathan does, he's a fantastic artist.
He's a wacky creative guy.
He is, I agree.
He's great to talk to.
But also he's like, yeah, but I've done so many of these
Broncos like we figured out changes over the years
we needed to make to, you know, the chassis
and the suspension or whatever.
So having that in a turnkey car,
like what you guys are building, super smart, right?
And on top of that, you know,
Jared and I have built hundreds of Mustangs, hundreds.
Yeah.
So we know them inside now, you know,
so to do this was not anything new.
I mean, the white body, you know, and the styling, yes,
but the engineering side is.
Still a Mustang.
Yeah, still a Mustang.
There's a Mustang inside there.
Right, yeah.
Yeah.
Are you going to go beyond the Mustang?
Like you're doing the 429,
there's other models of Mustangs we can do.
Do you start to get away and go to a different brand
or are we just going to?
Yeah, we are currently doing that now.
We build a 69 carbon fiber Camaro.
Okay.
We do now and I'll say it openly.
We plan on next year having our 68
carbon fiber Dodge Charger here.
Okay.
Yeah.
We also are working right now on a 68 style F100
carbon fiber truck.
I was going to say it seems like trucks
are an extra evolution.
Like look how they've just taken off.
We want to make a muscle truck.
Yeah.
I know that's, people are like, what?
But you know, rather than like a rest of my truck,
we want to make a muscle truck like boss 429
with a six speed in it.
Yeah.
You know, and really shock people.
I was just talking to the guys at Tremac,
of good friends with them.
I'm sure you guys know the Tremac guys.
Yeah.
Talking to my kid and I was like,
I was like, Mike, you've got your 99 lightning
in the other room.
I was like, you know, I've been bugging you
about this for a year or so.
I go, my 95 lightning needs a DCT.
Come on.
Yeah.
And he's like, well, we could do it now.
He's like, we could do it.
I was like, man, I've seen him, man.
But I'm trying to get him.
It's easy to do it behind a modern day,
like Coyote engine, because all the electronics
talk to each other.
I go, but putting it behind like a pushrod engine.
And I go, so when does your TCU talk to like,
holly fuel injection or something?
And he didn't say no.
That's good.
He didn't say no.
He's like, we have software engineers
who are working on it.
Yeah, he's like, you're not the first one to mention that.
So I like where your head's at.
I was like, all right.
So it's just going to maybe wait a little bit longer.
Be cool.
Maybe a little bit longer.
And then something interesting, I think that
they're already talking in a Roadster shop
is that you guys have seen it,
the Tremac transaxle that they're doing.
The transaxle initially is going to be released
as a manual and then eventually
it could be a DCT transaxle.
Yes, yeah.
But I think my kids said he already talked
to Roadster shop and goes,
how are we going to do a transaxle in your chassis?
Yeah.
So now, because you guys are going after performance,
especially with something like the wide body,
getting a little bit better,
closer to that 50-50 weight ratio,
still have that manual like.
The feel of the manual car, yeah.
I'm telling you, anybody listening to this
and is reaching out to trick rides and going,
I want that Boss 4 or 29.
Let me think about my options.
I'm telling you.
DCT at Boss 4 29 through the back window.
Yeah, that'd be cool.
I mean, the transaxle, of course,
like the Mustang GTD, engine in the front.
Yep.
Yeah.
Transmission in the back or CA Corvette,
engine in the back, right?
Like if you're doing a Pantera, I get it.
But what you've got right here, take that engine
or even the Coyote engine,
transaxle in the back of this on that wide body.
It'd be wicked.
It'd be badass.
It'd be wicked, yeah.
It would.
It'd be badass.
Not available for $425,000.
It's going to be slightly, a little bit more.
It's going to be a little bit more.
It's going to be a little bit more than that.
All right, so we're also in the TMI booth.
Obviously, you guys are working with them.
Tell us about what you guys got going on in the interior.
Man, they did a great job.
So they debuted some new seats this year in our car.
I believe these were originally designed in the motorsport
world that weren't supposed to recline.
They hustled together, did it, and now they're
laughing because everybody are so excited about these seats.
Yeah.
We showed them the rendering, right?
And it had these seats in it.
And they were like, wait a second.
So yeah, that's how this all came together.
They did the seats.
It's a double diamond stitch with an ultra-sway
through the center.
They matched up the door panels too.
They did a molded door panel.
It's leather wrap with stitching.
They really did a great job.
German square-weave carpet.
It's really stepping it up, right?
And it's a very high-quality product.
It's affordable to end user.
And it's a product you can order and get in a box.
That's what they're kind of known for.
And it wasn't bad to install, was it, Jerry?
No, it's not bad at all.
It's cool that you can get a custom style interior out
of a box like that.
That looks good.
Fits nice.
And it's not bad to install at all.
And like I said, they're really good to work with.
And the install of it and the way it looks when you're done,
it's really nice.
It's really nice stuff.
I think with TMI specifically, what really kind of changed
the game for them and enthusiasts
was going from seat covers to just full, complete stuff,
like turnkey solutions.
Full seats were surrounded by seats here.
But you can just call them now and get it right in the box,
ship to you.
And looking around, like what you guys
are talking about on this car, going, send me the whole package.
We're going to need the carpets.
We're going to need the door panels.
We're going to need the seats, the seat covers for the rear,
whatever, like we just need the package.
And when you're doing multiple versions of the car,
you can go through their catalog,
pick any of the options you want,
and go, no two cars have to be the same.
No, no, not at all.
Now we're walking around here at SEMA.
I love small business.
Not that they're small at all, but I met all the owners.
Yeah.
They shook Jared and I's hands, spoke to us about him.
I was like, wow, this is the coolest thing ever.
I've got cell phone numbers if we have an issue.
That's so great with a vendor, especially for a builder.
Yeah.
It's wonderful.
They have that kind of relationship.
Well, and they're also willing to work with you
to correct things if they want feedback,
ultimately on how it got installed
and what did you fight?
How did it work?
Did this not fit or did this not do?
So they can correct it and make it better.
Yeah.
And you don't get that with vendors
a lot of the times either.
I love it.
I love what you guys are doing here.
It's so good to be able to catch up with you again,
and Jared, great meeting you.
I don't know that we chatted before.
No, I don't think so.
This is an amazing car.
It looks badass.
This is going to be such a cool piece.
I know it's going to be a huge, huge hit for you guys.
Thank you, man.
Thank you.
I can't wait to see the new stuff as well.
I'm down.
A muscle truck is the way to go.
All my trucks are street trucks.
They're lowered.
We thought about it and thought about it,
and I'm like, dude, it needs to be hammered,
make it kind of look scorched a little bit.
Yeah.
Yeah, kind of put some of this into that.
Muscle truck into it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Black, it looks amazing.
Staring.
It's the customer's choice, not mine.
Yeah.
I assure you of that.
In our world of media and content creation,
they look so good, but we hate black cars
because it's just a mirror.
It's just a mirror.
You can't photograph it.
There's no way.
You always walk up to it and you're like, god, it looks so good.
And then as soon as you take out anything with a lens,
you're like, all I see is me.
Nobody wants to just see pictures of me.
It's so tough to do.
I agree.
But it looks fantastic.
Breaking it up with the carbon fiber, it's cool.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right, guys, thank you so much.
Man, thanks.
OK, that wraps up this episode of Car Cast with coverage
from the SEMA show.
Again, as a reminder, I've been trying to take these interviews
and cut them out individually.
Put them up on the YouTube channel
and add some footage of the vehicles
that we're talking about, the parts that we're talking about,
along with some images and stuff as well.
So please check out the Car Cast YouTube channel.
And we'll be back next week.
Until then, keep the air in the spare
and the bag in the wheel.
Marriott Bonvoy is the official hotel partner of US Soccer.
Join Marriott Bonvoy today to get closer to the game
with exclusive perks, unforgettable experiences,
and benefits that go beyond the pitch.
Spring Hill Suites, part of Marriott Bonvoy,
offers complimentary hot breakfast and spacious
all-sweet accommodations, perfect for the whole team,
with room for up to six guests.
Make your next getaway a win.
Learn more at springhillsuites.marriott.com.
About this episode
SEMA 2025 highlights innovative builds from Pure Vision Design and Trick Rides. Steve Strope discusses his unique Mustang project featuring a carbon fiber exhaust system and fashion-inspired design elements. The episode also features Trick Rides co-founders Jason Engel and Jared Morris, who unveil their bold 'Scorched' Mustang, emphasizing customization and performance with a Boss 429 engine. The conversation dives into the creative processes behind these builds, showcasing the blend of artistry and engineering in modern automotive design.
440 Source
American Power Train
bulletproof motor
carbon cross-ram intake
carbon fiber drive shaft
carbon fiber exhaust
cubic inch
Edelbrock
EFI
engine dyno
Buick Grand National
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette
Chrysler 300
Dacia Duster
Dodge Charger
Dodge Magnum
Dodge Road Runner
Ferrari 512 BB
Ferrari Purosangue
Ford Bronco
Ford GT40
Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang GTD
Lamborghini Huracan
Lamborghini Urus
Plymouth Cuda
Plymouth Road Runner
Pontiac GTO
Porsche Panamera
Volvo 850
Original notes
Follow @motorator
Presented by Bravago Hard Seltzers
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
CarCast
Bleav, Carcast
0:00
37:46