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“Hem Rod” 32 Ford Rod Sedan
Don Smith
Mansfield Texas
“Hem Rod” 32 Ford Rod Sedan
Builder: Eric Peratt: Pinkee’s Rod Shop: Windsor Colorado
After graduating from college and working at General Motors for six years, Eric Peratt realized his true passion was building cars, not being behind a desk at a car company. With the completion and sale of a 1933 Chevy Woody Eric built in a three-car garage, Pinkee’s Rod Shop was on its way.
“Selling the ‘33 Chevy allowed me to buy some essential equipment and relocate to Colorado which is where I wanted my family and hot rod shop to be”, says Eric. Once in Colorado, Eric built an 1800 sq. ft. shop at his home and completed the 1998 Detroit Autorama Ridler Award winner – the 1933 Ford roadster “Comet”. In 1998, Pinkee’s incorporated and became official. Since then, Eric moved Pinkee’s to a scenic area in northern Colorado with views of the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Eastern Plains. The current shop now covers 10,000 sq ft with state-of-the-art equipment and a new Haas CNC Machining Center (Almost Famous Design) for creating one off, detail pieces that Pinkee’s is known for. Pinkee’s has recently started a product line including 32 sectioned frame rails, crossmembers, spring clamps and motor mounts.
Eric and the crew at Pinkee’s have been recipients of many prestigious awards in the hot rod industry beginning with the Ridler award in 1998. Some of the other noteworthy awards are: Goodguys Trendsetter, Grand National Roadster Show Builder of the Year, Goodguys Street Rod of the Year, Goodguys Custom Rod of the Year, Chip Foose Design Excellence Award and many Goodguys top 5 awards with numerous cars including Hemrod.
Hemrod is a heavily modified 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan sitting on a Pinkee’s sectioned deuce chassis. Hemrod has one off real knock off wheels and many other one off detail parts on the car. A 392 Chrysler Hemi powers Hemrod with a TKO 600 5 speed transmission. Hemrod is owned by Don Smith from Mansfield, TX. Don is a former drag racer that ran the Pro Stock Truck Series in the early 2000’s.
The same determination, persistence, teamwork, quality employees and perfection that Eric, his wife Cristin, and all the crew have put into building Pinkee’s Rod Shop goes into every car, whether it’s just adding A/C to a car or building a dream car from the ground up.
You can see many of the cars that Pinkee’s has built and is currently working on at http://www.pinkeesrodshop.com or in person in Colorado – stop by and see us anytime.
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February 3, 4, 5, 2012
Lujan Complex, Expo NM
