AutoBeYours is the name of the company
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We specialize in Prius cars
This is Daytona Beach, sporting the "new" antique outboard .
Yes it drives on the highway
Yes it floats..( the rear half anyway)
vallet parking raised some eyebrows...
(I
do what I want) lol
Space
Coast Airshow 2018 Titusville Fl
"Greg's father originally built the boat that gave its BOW for the front of this rat rod! He is pleased it got a second life!
notice the steering linkage is removable
"Mani" is sanding the Mahogany
Dale
rebuilds the Hatch with original hardware
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I
used a chainsaw to harvest the bow for the front
I
am steve Woodruff, The creator and builder.
this is how the Priustoric looked when it left Indiana for Florida to be finished... notice the rear axle is original to the boat trailer
Chris
is happy the frame fits so well inside the prius front half
all
the parts are about to come together
this
is before the High Voltage battery was relocated to the front
soap
and water to remove a decade of dirt
this
is how the Thompson looked when we got it... we did strip the paint
the following photos are " priustoric version 1"
Stainless rub rail installed summer 2016
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The story:
I admired the 1955 Thompson at a family reunion, Mrs Cruz gave the boat to me, as it had been sitting outside for 28 years and the bottom was rotten.
the photos you will find here chronicle what happend next..
2016 national Street rod nationals in Louisville Ky
This photo from April 2015
this photo from the Mitchell Indiana Persimon Festival
this photo from NHRA 2015
the following photos are during the Building process...
coming soon " flying lady" antique hood ornament
now has seatbelts for 4
this photo is before any of the ornaments were reinstalled
SNEAK PEAK OF THE build
PROJECT BEGINS....
this is a 1955 thompson, it has been outside for 30 years or more.
the bottom was rotton
the boat was taken to be soda blasted...
this is " chop Top Prius", see the boat in the back?
Here, I lowered the boat hull onto the chopped Prius.
here it is resting on top of a 2007 Prius chassis, notice the raw mahogany.
new marine plywood is being fitted to the bow.
test fitting a new windscreen..
this 1938 Buick gave its fenders for the project.
plans are to sandblast and then Clearcoat the bare fenders.,
then a running board from the rear of the fender aft.
Her I am ( Steve Woodruff) applying poly to the inside
new wood flooring is test fitted to the Toyota floor
Dec 20 2014
I used aluminum "C" channel to frame the hinged hood.
Here, Billi examines the hinge
Decembe 2014
Here is the prius we used as a donor vehicle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39rgqRkGPQ
this is a link to a video
