"BUGAZZI ’74"
This is the winning American $40,000 charisma of coach built vehicles by Barris. It received the "Car of the Year" award by Motor Trend magazine. This uniquely styled motor car was created for the person who has everything and can afford the luxuries it has to offer. Some of the various owners are Danny Thomas, Mr. Enzo Stuarti, Mr. Jack Hennesey and Ms. Pia Maria.
Exterior features included full extended hand formed brass radiator and dual floating oversized square brass headlights. The frontal area is six inches longer than the normal production car with sculptured curved fade away front fenders. With lowered contoured silhouetted line dipped in the door panels and full front to rear flowing and blend running boards. Radius characteristic rolled wheel well openings and canted door windows with matched smoke glass.
A unique landau air foam padded top covered in coco alligator skin with deep impressened concaved trunk panel to house the tire insert. Push button electric Barris original sun-top with air deflector. Opera styled reduced semi curved rear windows and authentic radio laced wire wheels with brass knock offs and hubs. Full nostalgic formula white side-wall tires and super penetrating road and fog lights in front. Interior features included brushed striped four tone crushed velvet seat inserts. Two toned coco pearl leather and rust suede seat panels and decorative onyx Italian marble panels.
Digital time clock with quadrasonic cassette radio with record and playback. Computerized engine mileage analyzer and rally kit consisting of altimeter, temperature and compass gauges. Imported Italian gold and marble door inner handles, mouton carpets with leather inserts on all flooring and right and left rear upper top vanity cases and mirrors. Finished with 30 coats of hand sprayed laquer hand rubbed to a perfect shine.