before & after pics.......lets see em'

Mick- please don't take this the wrong way......................................
That's the ugliest fucking Merc I ever saw!!!!!

Man am I glad this is a before pic!
I think I threw up a little.

 

I agree it has to be on the list of the ugliest Mercs ever. The funny
thing it was designed after a Tom Taylor drawing in Rod and Custom magazine.
Needless to say the Merc didn't turn out as kool as the concept drawing.
A good friend of mine built the car and every modification that he did I kept
telling him no don't do that. That just added fuel to the fire and he continued
to cut it up.

Years after the build was complete and he had sold it to a customer of his my
friend passed away and I was thankful that I had the opportunity to buy it. I
bought it right and I thought even though it was ugly I thought over time I would
be able to get it into something that would be respectable. Fifteen year later and
with the help of Ralph Schindel, I beleive we reached our goal.

Thanks for the kind words. I think? ha,ha,ha,ha.....

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

Bone stock 15-footer to AV8. Took me a shag over 2 years.

 

Not copletely before but mush batter now with the fake rust!!!!!

 

Lets try that again, I must be drunk!! These are pictures of during build not before... but its alot better without the billet UGH wheels and with the fake rust...

 

38 Tudor done, pre-digital camera days so pics not so good. Drove home a perfectly good stocker September 1990. Took til April 91 to get it "modernized".

 

(continued) After the last rod run of 91, went into the body shop for some shiny blue paint. Couldn't have done it without a LOT of help!

 

Before:



After:

 

Before during and after.

 

Both of these projects are still under way. Just got the '23 last week and its coming along fast, just gotta get rid of that stupid grill shell.

Kevin
Ooltewah Speed Shop

 

Pulling out of the barn..1974

2008

 

October, 1993



December, 1994 .....



(326)

 

Here are some pics of my latest project. It's a 52 Ford F2 that my grandfather bought used in 1962. He died in 1973 and left it to me. Drove it with the flathead until 1977 and then put a 283 Chevy in it. Drove it that way until 1990. Sat behing my garage 'til 2007 when my son and i decided to "resurrect" it. Using a 36 Chevy Master frame with an 8' channel. 56 Chrysler hemi with the pushbutton Torqueflite trans. Plans also include a 4" chop. These are before and in the middle of the project pics.

 

My 23 year project! If I had known how much work was involved I would have bought a better car to begin with.
Peace,
Chaz

 

my coupe

 

Okay here is mine!

 

my roadster

 

My dodge ..........

 

that plymouth is fuckin rad

 

A 32 we are just finishing up.

 

what year is that truck oon the first page

 

Ok, I'll play:

 

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heres my 52 and my 55

 

2004




2008

 

there is no way i can compete with the talent on this board !! congrats to all with the major talent !! but my car is done by me , for me ! it is done my way ! not as talented for sure , but still havein more fun that a human being should have with his cloths on ... had way to many cars to talk about . this is my latest & probably my last ! but i love it !! ...
oh yea , my motorcycle pix , both 2 wheel & 4 wheel ...........thx .. steve

 

52 front on a 48- 50 cab?