Born and raised in Metro Detroit, associate editor Lucas Bell has spent his entire life surrounded by the automotive industry. He may daily drive an aging Mustang, but his Porsche 944 and NB Miata both take up most of his free time.
The Ringbrothers are SEMA Show royalty at this point, routinely creating some of the most exciting and extreme builds to hit the convention center floor. Befitting of that royal status, the team has stepped outside of the land of pony cars and pickups for 2023 and gone upmarket. Known as Paramount, this modified 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II is perhaps the king of inconspicuous performance and luxury thanks to its 640-horsepower heart.
The engine is mated to a 10-speed Bowler Tru-Street automatic gearbox, which sends power to a Strange Engineering Ford 9-inch rear end by way of a carbon driveshaft. A set of 15-inch Baer Brakes rotors with six-piston calipers help wrangle all of that power, and are nicely hidden by a set of 18-inch EVOD Industries wheels. The custom rollers were designed to mirror the factory look, and even retain the famous gyroscopic center caps.
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