I hope I see a Deora II or III cruising on a freeway someday... that would be cool

Ever heard of the Deora 2? Built by Ralph and Ron Hellyer in Australia in '74, because they were impressed by the Deora! Thanks Paul!

Ralph Hellyer who built the Deora was helped by his brother Ron who was a motorcycle racing champion and built racing bike frames.

 On their fathers farm they had a wrecked WW2 Avro bomber and that's where the steering column and many other bits of the original vehicle came from. Ralph was also a founding member of Lake City Rodders in 1974. He drove the Deora for many years until it developed an engine problem, then it sat in his shed for a long time. 

He always intended to rebuild it and fit a V-8 but work and then ill health got in the way. Ralph died a few years ago from lung disease caused by fiberglass fibers and Ron died 4 years ago from asbestos related lung disease.

and the much more recent photos of its neglected state

https://kustomkultureaustralia.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/dodge-deora-two/

https://www.facebook.com/Fargododgedesoto/photos/pcb.1353405924857371/1353405644857399

Its so obvious, that I never noticed

The Dodge Deora window that opens up? Is a Ford station wagon back window

And the exhaust uses Mustang taillight bezels

Photos from http://www.dodge-nitro.com/dodge-nitro/f9/dodge-deora-concept-3786/
and http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/09/preeminent-custom-car-builder-mike-alexander-1935-2014-r-p/

Keith just emailed to let me know the steering wheel and instruments are from an Oldsmobile. (thanks!)

As for obvious but un-noticed, the Alexander brothers give out a trophy, and it has a design with a simple and elegant feature (Skip to the 8 minute mark)

the Deora 2

Finally, a 50's and 60's blog about dragsters, Roth, racing, 60's groovy culture, perfect hot rods, and funny cars!

George Barris made a motorized surfboard? ! ? His "Surf Woody" toured with it ont he national circuit http://www.barris.com/gallery_cars/Kustoms_HotRods/gallery_surfwoody.html it had a small Moon fuel tank, a 2 cylinder McCulloch engine

Full story on page 136 of Big Book of Barris: http://books.google.com/books?id=ATjy1tKxfjYC&pg=PA136&lpg=PA136&dq=barris+surfboard&source=bl&ots=Iy2K-Kf4gr&sig=Ljw2_aOAZQSMuB5yd6UrcY96mKA&hl=en&ei=UwNKS5KSFofgsQO4mrT1Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=barris%20surfboard&f=false

She is in front of Roth's Road Agent, and she is wearing a Watson's mini skirt... a combo of customizers, and with a beehive hairdoo too... wow, what 60's!

Just a sample of the cool stuff! Look through all of it; http://magneticbrain.blogspot.com/

HEY MB, if you're reading, love your blog! You don't have an email I could use to tell you though.

Dodge Deora, by the Alexander Brothers

Via: http://www.dodge-nitro.com/dodge-nitro/f9/dodge-deora-concept-3786/