This 1962 Chevrolet Biscayne went from humble beginnings to an award-winning road machine generally known as “Chicayne”. Custom-made by Rad Rods by Troy, it received the Goodguys 2003 Road Machine of the Yr, 2002 SEMA GM’s Design Award and 2002 Moms Shine Award. Unsurprisingly, Chicayne has additionally appeared in quite a few magazines, and is now being provided on the market on the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Automobile Public sale.

The outside is completed in two-tone PPG Medium Cypress and olive, and the {custom} physique has flush-mounted entrance and rear bumpers, with the OEM flip alerts double as air intakes for the turbocharged V8. Vent home windows on the doorways have been eliminated, with new glass monitoring custom-made for a one-piece unit. Moreover, the doorways are actually remotely opened from the skin. The previous Biscayne rides on staggered one-off Billet Specialties “Chicayne” wheels with Nitto Excessive tires.

The inside is completed in olive, sage and beige buffalo suede, and the middle console homes a Kenwood tuner, air con retailers, harness management levers and a cellular phone deck. For security, a chromoly roll cage was put in with a pivoting rear heart bar to permit entry to the rear seats, with all 4 seats having a four-point harness.

The higher sprint options ten AutoMeter gauges, whereas the decrease sprint has Classic Air controls plus vacuum and gas gauges. Different {custom} touches that separate Chicayne from its brethren embody a Kenwood KVT911 supply unit with touchscreen show and built-in DVD participant. The stereo system has a pair of Diamond Audio amps, a set of five-inch Diamond Audio part audio system within the entrance kick panels, a five-inch part set within the rear deck, and two 10-inch Diamond Audio subwoofers in a sealed field enclosure. Chicayne options sound-deadening materials all through.

Chicayne is greater than a reasonably face: its twin-turbo 4.6-liter V8 engine produces greater than 1,000 horsepower. The engine has a particular prototype serpentine pulley system machined by Billet Specialties, stainless 321 titanium exhaust and a Griffin radiator. A 4L80E computerized transmission sends energy to the rear wheels. The Chevy rides on a one-off-design three-link rear suspension, with the 2 decrease arms boxed for power with OEM bushings from a 1965 Chevrolet. The decrease arm additionally has a mounting level for the air-ride suspension.

Chicayne is offered with no reserve on the 2023 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Public sale. The public sale runs from January 21-29 at Westworld of Scottsdale.