Renegade Issue 28

Well as the story goes out of all the car I built, this

one is my favorite,and here is how

The name Peppermint Twist came about. my

Cousin who was a Stewardess for Pan American

Airlines in the 60s at the time knew everyone in

New York City if you know what I mean .Being a

Stewardess she knew all the clubs in town, and

this was the hot spot, “Peppermint Lounge” on

45th St. In Ny.

Being surrounded by every celebrity I ended hav-

ing a Drink at the age of 16 and listening to this

group Joey Dee and the Starlighters singing what

went to be the #1 hit in the Land.

After building a lot of cars in my days from Customs

to Corvettes, I always wanted to do a 32 Ford. My

thoughts where to keep it as period correct as pos-

sible, and make it safe to drive, hence the 4 wheel

disc brakes..”.. No Radio, No AC, just the back in

the day Old SKool Look, then uncork the headers

when I wanted to and kick it in the ass.

Forget the leather bucket seats, I opted for the

Tuck and Roll interior and a set of simple Moon

Gauges, just to let me know how much fuel I had

left after driving her hard. Radio ..Nope, just the

sound of that 383 pushing 400 horses and holding

on to that 40s Ford steering wheel that I painted to

match the car, no billet wheel here, no heater on

this one, just a set of my dog tags from Vietnam

Nam hanging from my rear view mirror, to remind

me just how lucky I was to be behind the wheel

After making the right color Choice and adding the

Scallops, it just set the car off right

4 bar suspension out back, with a 9 inch Currie

Rear with adjustable Shocks,

Wilwood Disc Brakes on all 4s, ...Super Bell Drop

Axel up front and finned brakes, with a 4 link. The

side Nerf Bars fabricated by McMillan Hot Rods in

Stainless steel set the ride off for the period look.

After taking it to a few shows, people would com-

ment on how red the paint was, then someone

said it looks like Peppermint,

Well there you go, That what always

stuck in my mind, that fun time in my

youth at the Peppermint Lounge. So I

give you “Peppermint Twist”