This rod started out as an idea that the owner came up with when he saw how the Panoz AIV roadster
performed at a race he attended.   The owner wanted a street rod that would handle like the AIV.  The
concept was that a few guys got out of the Air Force, after WW II, and built a car for the Bonneville Salt
Flats.  Using some of the styling of airplanes of that era he came to us with this idea, and between the
owner, Brett Sutter, and myself, came up with the rendering you see here.  He ordered a chassis mule
from Panoz and soon it arrived, with a few stock body panels.   We mocked some of them up to get a
general idea of size and proportion.   We started at the rear of the car,  raising the quarters and upper
deck by about four inches to give the body more substance. We then began designing and fabricating
the rear body.  The cockpit surround was next. This would give the size and shape to the seating area.
Hammer forming was used extensively to form certain body panels, along with an English Wheel and
Planishing Hammer.  As the body started coming together it reminded us of a P51 Mustang fighter
plane . . . as you will see.  Using various techniques, we formed the body panels.

Check out the story of the Panozster
written by the owner!