THIS ’41 Willys coupe saw drag strip action in the ‘50s and ‘60s in Alabama before being tamed and transformed into a street rod, running a smallblock Chev/Muncie combo. In 2005 Greg Haliday purchased the car out of Fayetteville, 40 miles from Atlanta. He had already decided to take the relatively mild street rod and return it to its racing roots whilst retaining some degree of street running manners.
To kick the project off, parts were gathered. Eric Livingston of West Auckland Engine Reconditioners sought out Ray Barton Racing Engines to build a race-inspired blown and injected Hemi based on one of RBRE's iron 426 Hemi race blocks, alloy heads, and utilising a 4.150” stroke crank to produce 472ci. Livingston also
