Delahaye "Whatthehaye" Street-Rod by Boyd Coddington 2004

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....I need your help guys. Really. But first, the obligatory pictures.

Another car straight out of Ron Pratte's collection. It went under the hammer in Barrett Jackson's auction this past January for a cool $671, 000. Ker-ching.

Built by the legendary Boyd Coddington and his boys, you gotta admit, this thing is incredible.

Marcel Delay did the all-steel fabrication, on Boyd Pro Ride chassis. And it features a 488 cu. in. V10 from a Viper.

The info is pretty thin on the ground, unfortunately - there's precisely zero word on how much the motor makes, or how fast this art on wheels is.

Interestingly, this isn't just a pretty roadster. Oh no. Take a gander:

....Simply stunning.

Oh yeah the help I was talking about. You can probably tell this wasn't made in the 30s. But just like the power/performance specs, there's no word on when this car was completed.
I was able to gather some info as to this vehicle's first auction sighting - which was in 2005.

So, I'm taking a wild guess here that this one-off was from around 2000s.

Please help me find the exact year. I don't want Famine to bite my head off, you know!

Thanks!

 

[lGNAl]

Whatthehaye Build sheet
BODY: Custom, all steel fabrication based on a 1930s Delahaye. Built by Marcel and Marc Delay/Boyd Coddington
CHASSIS: Custom; Art Morrison/Boyd Coddington
ENGINE: Dodge Viper V-10 8.3-liter 500 hp
TRANSMISSION: Dodge Viper 6-speed
WHEELS: One Off Custom Wheels
TIRES: Goodyear
REAR END: Boyd Coddington rear suspension using Corvette center section/coil over shocks
FRONT SUSPENSION: Boyd Coddington independent/coilovers
REAR SUSPENSION: Boyd Coddington independent/coilovers
BRAKES: Wilwood 4-wheel disc
INTERIOR: Gabe Lopez, black leather
GAUGES: Classic
WEIGHT: approximately 2,700-pounds

I found 2 sources in 5 minutes .

 

[JKgo]

Whatthehaye Build sheet
BODY: Custom, all steel fabrication based on a 1930s Delahaye. Built by Marcel and Marc Delay/Boyd Coddington
CHASSIS: Custom; Art Morrison/Boyd Coddington
ENGINE: Dodge Viper V-10 8.3-liter 500 hp
TRANSMISSION: Dodge Viper 6-speed
WHEELS: One Off Custom Wheels
TIRES: Goodyear
REAR END: Boyd Coddington rear suspension using Corvette center section/coil over shocks
FRONT SUSPENSION: Boyd Coddington independent/coilovers
REAR SUSPENSION: Boyd Coddington independent/coilovers
BRAKES: Wilwood 4-wheel disc
INTERIOR: Gabe Lopez, black leather
GAUGES: Classic
WEIGHT: approximately 2,700-pounds

I found 2 sources in 5 minutes .

...........Thanks, but when was it made??

 

[lGNAl]

...........Thanks, but when was it made??

"Whatthehaye took just about a year, and was finished in January of 2004 with a price tag of $400,000."

http://theweekenddrive.blogspot.com/2009/11/boyd-coddington-complete.html

WHATTHEHAYE is just one of the nearly 300 Custom Rods Boyd has built over the past 30 years. He created this particular work of art for Scotty Gray in Texas. Gray has a stable of about 20 cars, four of which were built by Boyd Coddington including the Whatthehaye. The design is inspired by the French-built 1936 Delahaye. The name mimics the original car’s name and was crafted by Boyd’s son Chris, the youngest of the five. Chris and the next youngest son Greg, work in the shop.

Whatthehaye took just about a year, and was finished in January of 2004 with a price tag of $400,000. The process included fabrication of the chassis using Art Morrison frame rails with an independent front suspension and a Boyd Coddington Pro Ride independent rear suspension. Also bolted on were Boyd Coddington disc brakes and Boyd Coddington coil-over shocks. Once completed the chassis was sent to Marcel’s (Marcel Delay) to hand-fabricate the body using sheets of steel; the removable hard top and deck lid were shaped using aluminum. Once Marcel finished shaping the body it was delivered back to Boyd Coddington’s Garage where it was pre-assembled, readying it for a DuPont silver and black paint scheme. Power is supplied by a Dodge Viper V-10, backed by a six-speed gearbox. A set of 18-inch, one-off Boyd Coddington billet wheels were designed for the car using Goodyear tires.

After final assembly the Whatthehaye was shipped to Gabe’s (Gabe Lopez) for upholstery. The theme of simple elegance was carried throughout the car’s interior, with black leather on the seats and door panels, and black carpet for the floor. Boyd Coddington gauges installed in the steel dash monitor the V-10. To follow the theme of a strikingly clean design, the interior features anodized black steering wheel, shifter handle and foot pedals. This beautiful automobile made its debut at the 2004 Barrett-Jackson Auction Gala in Scottsdale, Arizona to an awe-struck crowd.
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https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/story-behind-671-000-boyd-coddington-delahaye-153031622.html

The build, which began in 2003, was completed in 2004 for one of Coddington’s most faithful repeat customers, Scotty Gray. Fittingly, Gray originally owned a number of the Boyd Coddington cars that sold from the Ron Pratte Collection.

 

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Whatthehaye took just about a year, and was finished in January of 2004 with a price tag of $400,000.

....Thanks. 👍

Can you link the source?

 

[lGNAl]

....Thanks. 👍

Can you link the source?

I gave you 2 above

 

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Marcel Delay did the all-steel fabrication, on Boyd Pro Ride chassis. And it features a 488 cu. in. V10 from a Viper.

Small note, if it's an 8.3 litre Viper V10, then that would be a 505ci not a 488.

 

[JKgo]

Small note, if it's an 8.3 litre Viper V10, then that would be a 505ci not a 488.

...Yeah it is 8 liter. So, 488. Why?

....Oh.

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

...Yeah it is 8 liter. So, 488. Why?

....Oh.

If its a first generation Viper engine, then you're right - it would be a 488, but if it's an SRT-10 unit then its a 505.

 

[MobilMalik]

Great car, the only thing wrong I see with it are those rims... I just can't get to like them.