30/05/2008 07:21. This radical street fighter Cutlass Supreme is quite a departure from last week's factory stock 442 pedigreed pup.

Rob Rubens, of Homer Glen, gathered his life savings to purchase this Olds in pure stock condition before his sixteenth birthday. That was a handful of years ago.

This super clean and original Cutlass was destined for speed but not destruction. Rob removed the drive train, put it in a corner and got his sketchpad out. No stranger to the performance world, with a gear head dad and uncle, he laid the groundwork for the ultimate cruiser/sleeper you see here. The midhight blue Olds passed from the original owner and the transformation began.

A hair curling 4400-watt stereo was installed first. I'm told it's never used obnoxiously. Focus then turned to performance of a different... // Homer Horizon