In most places on this Earth summer is officially over. Sure, the temperatures outside don’t really attest to that, but it’s doubtful many of us still think about days at the beach anymore.
And then we come across something that screams surfing, Hawaii, and cocktails in the sun. A hot rod with wood panels all around and a surfboard up top that seems just perfect for one to take a party of friends to a remote beach somewhere and imagine it’s summer again. I’ve seen woodies come before me time and again, and although most of them are exciting builds in themselves, they’re not really my cup of tea so I don’t usually get worked up about one. But the Honolulu LuLu seems somewhat… different.
Honolulu LuLu is the seemingly fitting name of this 1932 Chevrolet converted into a stylish beach mobile by some unknown hand at an unknown time in the past. It’s a combination of the usual front end of a Chevy of that era, a chassis of unknown origin, and wood panels at the rear to form the wagon-style body.
The hot rod’s metal parts, of which one can only see on the nose of the car and the wheel arches, are painted in Yellow Pearl, a color that perfectly complements the warm look of the wood panels that make up the cabin.
Speaking of the cabin, this one presents three windows on each side, and a sunroof on top. The rear has a window too, and also doors that open to allow access to the large space inside. The interior only holds two seats, but has enough space out back to accommodate a chest and, if need be, beach gear. It too presents a lot of exposed wood surfaces, with the dashboard, steering column, and steering wheel completely made from the stuff.
The simple but alluring build is powered by a 355ci small-block Chevrolet engine running a Turbo 350 transmission. We don’t know the specs, but in the case of such cars those are not really the main attributes.
The Honolulu LuLu is listed for sale by Barrett-Jackson during the auction scheduled to take place at the end of the month in New Orleans. It goes complete with a matching trailer fittingly named Lil’ Lulu. There is no reserve on the car, meaning it’ll go to the highest bidder no matter the sum offered, and we have no way of knowing how much the owner expects to get for it. For reference, the Honolulu LuLu sold two times during the past three years, each time fetching around $30,000.
Whatever the sum the woody will raise this time, it will all be donated to Samaritan’s Purse’s disaster relief efforts.