History Larry Watson Painted Johnny Taylor 1958 Ford Custom

Incredible!!!!!!

 

I have kept that issue of Rod & Custom ever since it arrived in my mailbox in 1963.
Still love that car!

 

thats a reall nice old custom

 

nice true custom

 

Nice

 

Hey,

I'm havin' a bout of C.R.A.F.T.........

was this car and the one Von Franco did a killer painting of ( The Maze) one and the same? Did The Maze ever really exist, or have the fumes finely polished me off?

Thanx,

Swankey Devils C.C.
"Spending A Nation Into Generational Debt Is Not An Act Of Compassion!"

 

those are drawer pulls often used to decorate grilles back then.....never seen 'em used like that though!....very cool....I'm hoping to visit his shop next month!!

 

Always a big thanks, Rickster. Nice. Slim

 

I saw that car pulling out of the L.A.R.S. this year. It caught my eye, but I thought it was a recent build.

 

Its in this months Kar Kulture Delux and its for sale........

 

That Johnny Taylor Ford & the "My Blue Heaven" Sectioned '59 Ford are by far the most Bitchen '50s Ford ever Built !!!

To bad they didnt go the extra mile & restore the Wheels Correctly !

 

"The Maze" was a very real car, but it was a '57.

Rikster's site has more information and many pictures, including this one.

 

LOVE IT! But it looks asinine with the radial tires no?

 

Chris says he would switch it back to reverse chrome rims with knock offs if ya want to fund the resto....

 

Seems to me alot of $$ went into that resto, Why stop & skimp on Cheap Ass Chrome wheels & Radials ?

I meen they HAD to pay for them & a Lil more output for the RIGHT stuff would make sence to me ....

 

new owner can do it and claim he did allot of the resto...........

 

Where is this car? My dad built the car originally and I would like to see it and possibly get my hands on it. Can someone here get me in contact with the current owner. I went to the Car Kulture Deluxe site but I can't find it one there.
The buttons on the side were made on a lathe by my dad and I don't remember the body and paint details but I can find out! My mom (who is not the girl in the picture) remembers every little detail about the car. Especially when he brought it home brand new and tore it apart to do what he did. Awesome!

Greg Taylor
jgregtaylor@charter.net

 

That sidetrim is bad ass. Different doesn't have to be ugly. Do the seats remind anyone else of toilelts though? hahaha I'd still love to own that car!! And I wouldn't change a thing

 

Send who a PM? Who is the owner?
I just talked to my mom about this one. Brings back some memories for everyone. Price is probably way out of reach but I would like to see it anyway and keep tabs on it. Maybe I can buy it back when it's ready for the next restoration.

According to my mom- Larry Watson didn't paint the car but was very involved and may have painted or repainted a part of it. It was either my dad, Art Leonard or Bud Lehner that did the paint. A lot of the other information is pretty accurate. Oh, except my dad spelled his name "Johnnie". Rod & Custom screwed that one up and the car has been called Johnny Taylor's......ever since. I also like the original knock-off/hubcap combo.

 

Greg, welcome to the HAMB. It would be nice to see the car back in your family. Hope you can come up with the scratch.

 

Thats amazing! Talk to Scripps (Scott) on here. I spoke with him a few months ago about the car and he knows who to put you in contact with. Good luck!

 

It won't happen. I spoke with the owner and he wants a lot of money for it. I am happy to hear it is mint and my dad would very happy as well. I am going to go see it in person real soon. Thanks for the help getting me in touch with the owner. Great forum you guys have here.

 

Do you have any photos of the car from when your dad had it? Build shots would be great, also I would love to see a picture of him with it from back then.

Thanks!

 

Always loved 58 Fords.....

 

Great piece of history and awesome to see it has been saved. That's one cool ride!

 

Sorry it's not going to work out, Greg. If you do go to see the car, get a picture of yourself with the car. That would be one for the family album. Oh and welcome to the HAMB. I think you've already seen how much fun this place can be......Don.

 

Did you know him? Well, here's some pics. I have never posted pics on a forum so sorry if doesn't work.

 

I didn't know your dad, I'm just a huge fan of his car. I did get to know Bud Lehner a bit a few years ago, and he told me about the rivalry your dad's car had with the Buddha Buggy.

Great pictures!!!!!!

 

hell yeah cool pics