Vintage look-alike Morris Street rolls on Delhi roads

The first Indian-built street rod, Morris Street, was unveiled by New Delhi-based Hradyesh on the roads of the capital today.

Though appealing, street rods or cars with a distinctive 'vintage' look are built from the ground up, according to the owner's most specific requirements, and that makes them expensive - their prices can range from a few lakhs to a few crores. The Morris Street sports a price tag of Rs2.7 crore.

What is so unique about Morris Street? Morris Street looks like a demure vintage car from 1946, but that's where the similarity ends. Inside, it sports an extremely powerful engine, high-tensile chassis and a bevy of super-luxury features.

Automobile enthusiast, Htyadesh, who created Morris Street as his first street rod offering, says, "A Street Rod commands jaw-dropping awe and respect from everyone on or off the road, as much for its inviting curves and finish as for the awesome power it packs beneath the hood."

Using just the shell of a Morris, Hradyesh's team custom-built everything under the hood and inside the cabin. "It was all hand-made and custom-fitted, from the high performance suspension to the engine, chassis, air conditioning, power train, gear box and the plush period interiors," says Hradyesh. "Our engineers have hand-crafted the street rod's curvaceous bodyline in such a way, that it sports a heart-stopping 'retro' look," he adds.

From its eye-catching silver finish body to matching doorknobs to the top-end audio-visual system, everything in and on the Street Rod is there for the singular purpose of building the owner's aura and unique identity.