[Doug Cooper]

Prior to Rodders Journal releasing the Issue containing the B400 I called Bob Mallard at World Of Wheels to make sure that in fact we could have raw steel shots of the car in circulation prior to or coinciding with the Detroit Autorama.
As far as Rogers Chrysler [that Troy built] being entered to compete for the Ridler...that was never their intention...that vehicle has paint color matched undercoating.
It would need an underside as slick as the top side to compete for the win...there is no question that additional work could have been done but that was contridicting the intended end use of the vehicle...to be driven, hard and often! it's a gorgeous piece anyone would be proud to own it!