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| Impact | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Richard Berg |
| Model years | 1934 |
| Designer | Ford |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Roadster |
Impact is a custom-built 1934 Ford roadster built by Richard Berg. It won the 2001 America's Most Beautiful Roadster award.
Impact was inspired by Ron Whiteside's 1934 3-window. [1] Whiteside began building his '34 in 1986. He showed pictures to Boyd Coddington, asking Coddington to finish it, hoping to have a Ridler Award-winning project. [2] Chip Foose, who worked for Coddington at the time, also saw the pictures, and conceived a sister car, a '34 roadster, for Betty DiVosta, whose husband Buz owned two other Coddington creations. [3]
Then, as a result of the failure of Boyds Wheels, Coddington's rod shop closed. The unfinished roadster was sold at auction to Berg, who completed it as Impact. [1]
Impact was entered in the 2001 Oakland Roadster Show. It won that year's America's Most Beautiful Roadster award. [1] [4]
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