Woodie lovers often debate whether Woodies should be original and hard to drive or hot rod and be retrofitted with modern engines and running gear.  I liked both approaches and embarked on building two Woodies, one that would be difficult to tell from an original Woodie and the second one which could be classically called a hot rod Woodie.  My original style Woodie has won awards every time it goes to a show and even got an award from surf culture legend, Ed Kookie Byrnes