The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet
1965 •
Details:
Built: 1965 • Restored: 2014
Design / Restoration: Stan Johnson
Paint: Axalta Coating Systems’ Cadillac Firemist Silver
Chassis: 1965 Lakewood
Horsepower: 400hp at 8600 rpm
Engine: 1966 Dodge 273
Fuel: Gasoline
Fuel injection: Hand-made with Algon nozzles
Camshaft: Iskenderian Flat Tappet
Magneto: Schiefer
Compression: 12.5:1
Wheelbase: 125”
Rear end ratio: 4.56:1
Weight: 1,350 lbs.
Body: Fiberglass & Aluminum
Photo ©Marc Gewertz
Reloaded
• 2014
The Silver Bullet
Reloaded
• 2014
The Silver Bullet Story:
It’s not every day that a first love returns after being missing for decades.
But something extremely special happened to designer, builder and now
restorer, Stan Johnson. Johnson’s 1965 Silver Bullet roadster was a labor
of love. Johnson, his brother, and a good friend built the car, raced in it,
and sold it before it finally came back to Johnson nearly half a century
later.
Originally painted in Axalta Coating System’s Cadillac Firemist Silver paint
and restored in the same color, Silver Bullet was constructed to show car
standards, but it wasn’t just another pretty face. Johnson began racing it
at a small town drag strip before competitively racing and setting the gas
“B” class modified roadster national record. It also earned many of the
industry’s “best engineered awards.”
After Johnson sold the car in 1969, it was purchased by a Canadian and
toured the European show circuit. 30 years later, photos of various parts
of the car appeared on the Internet. Johnson recognized the unique small
rear window that he placed in the car.
Johnson’s passion and perseverance led him on a decade long journey
to get Silver Bullet back to one piece. After years of searching, Johnson
found many of the missing parts and purchased the vehicle from its
new owner. He completed reconstruction in 2014 and now the reloaded
Silver Bullet is making its way around the car show circuit across the
country.
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©2014 Axalta Coating Systems. All rights reserved. Photo ©Marc Gewertz
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