Street Freaks, Customs, Rods, Street Machines...60's 70's 80's

It’s hard to know exactly what to make of the XR6 today. Built in 1962-63 by LeRoi Tex Smith, then an associate editor at Hot Rod Magazine, the car is clearly a product of its time—as exemplified by the asymmetric styling theme, Jetson's fenders, and hideaway headlamps. The XR6 made a big splash when it was new, winning the AMBR award in 1963 and generating an AMT model kit. But the car’s cutting-edge early ’60s look also dated it, and the XR6 quickly sank from view as street rodding headed off in another direction.