Thanks man, but you've already given me that piece of advice. Like I said last time, if you're going to pay for it, I'm all ears.
It does play into the historical discussion of Customs being heavily invested in the look and not what's under the hood...not totally adhered to though as many heavily invested in that as well...again probably for looks over performance if they did...that was even challenged... ...It may give showgoers a happy moment to be able to take a great pic of a Custom with the hood down... I know I'd be...
No, never seen it. Capt. Morgan, Inner Circle, Mt Gay, Caruba and others are on the shelf.* I don't know who buys them. I guess they're for variety/choice/decoration. I don't drink anywhere near as much rum as I used to. These days it's mostly craft beers and red wine. *And yes, they do taste different.
Yes it has really come together. To pre make the grille off the car (so many years ago) and have it integrate so well with all the other elements, is either a mark of sheer brilliance, or sheer luck. I’m gonna go with the former as I believe subliminally it exposed my Packard grille love…and look where that got me. Well done Tony. It just keeps getting better from here.
Agreed, it's been discussed here in a couple Threads...and one Thread was coincidentally hood up or down at shows...the other Thread was what defines a Custom...both mentioned this...Tony made his decision he's in the right forum and I look forward to it coming together...down the road if he drops in a 50's Caddilac or other period applicable mill he'll have us along for another round of Cool Custom adventure V2...
I really appreciate all the positive vibes fellas, thankyou. It is good for motivation. Anyone who has taken on a big project will know how important that is. It's easy to become overwhelmed, or sometimes it's that tunnel of perpetual darkness that gets you down. I'm pretty happy with how the big picture is coming together, but there's still a ton of nitty gritty details to work through. Then I get to be BB and start sanding for 2 years - or at least it can seem like it!
My main squeeze and I headed downunder for a brief holiday last month and we paid a visit to see Tony and his lovely wife. Of course we ended up in his garage ... his attention to detail on this rig is amazing ... the guy has some insane skills. What he actually began with, and where this project currently stands, is astounding, and the grille is an absolute masterpiece.
Yes I hear you Tony. A bit of adulation goes a long way to balance the many hours of lonely sacrifice ( if you call it that) . It’s nice to get a major piece of the puzzle to fit so that you are inspired to go back to the many other puzzle pieces.
This thing is really coming together. What do you do for inspiration, for example how did you decide on the grille? That is such an improvement in my eyes. Had you seen one somewhere, was it common practice- back in the day? The tailights are great, but they would look good on a host of cars. Thanks for sharing your journey.
The grille came about when I missed buying a pristine one from a 41 Packard Clipper. I was so pissed off I decided to make my own version, to suit the 38 ford shape better while mimicking the Ford grille bars. The grille and other stuff are just a distillation of things done in the late 40’s that I like. Standing on the shoulders of giants as they say.
DAYUM, I just found and read this whole thread. What you have done is amazing. I hope my car turns out somewhere in the same ballpark!
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