Customs chopped black 57 chrysler custom?

I think that any '57/'58 Chrysler custom would have been influenced by the Inman/Joe Wilhelm car - it's a milestone - no doubt about it. I don't think you can build one that still looks like a Chrysler and not be subjected to the influence/comparison/allusion.

 

Kinda ... that pic (& another) was originally posted by Rod Powell in the "Top Custom" thread ... and at the bottom of post #21 of this thread, I wrote:

... I have several pics of it in my "The Inman '57 Chrysler" Album ... @RodP posted a couple of pics of it HERE ... and of course, @Rikster has some pics of it in his Fotki website ... just click HERE.​

 

@Weasel ... well stated!

 

this is the gold one back in 1991 at Paso. can't be 2 with those Olds(?) headlights

 

I'm pretty sure you're right. When I saw the car at Sal's around 2000, it had those billet wheels still on it. But the paint had gone to hell already, wasn't even shiny anymore. It didn't look anywhere as good as it does there in your pic.

 

It seem that I can solve some of the mystery - the chopped black 57 Chrysler Custom is right now in my garage in Denmark - at least as a replica of the original car build by Joe Wilhelm and owned by Clif Inman in the earlie 60´s - it has taken 10 years to get it in this shape and it is build on a 57 chassis in Finland from 1986 until 1996 and best of all, it is for sale for the right byer and price, please see more pics on

http://gilsfeldt.dk/fotoweb/Biler_og_motorcykler/Sider/S%C3%B8rens_Chrysler.html

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

Best Regards
Søren Jensen

 

Søren (@Fukamuni) Jensen,

Your "REPLICA" Inman '57 Chrysler Custom is very CL! ... but I guess you already knew that :

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You might have better luck selling it if you were to post it in the Classifieds: Cars For Sale section of the H.A.M.B. ... they really frwn upon guys selling stuff here in the forum section.

There's quite a few other threads here on the H.A.M.B. that make reference to your car ... mostly from when Petri Hälvä owned it ... here's four of them that include pics:

• '57 Chrysler HEMI COUPE FINALLY!!! (by @attitudor)
  
  
• Kustoms (by @Gotgas)
  
  
• Kustoms (by @pekka_wizzz.)
  
  
• Bitchin\' Kustoms from Sweden etc. (by @RPW)

As you may have read in this thread, the ORIGINAL Inman '57 Chrysler Custom is still "alive & well" ... film & record producer Bill McEuen purchased & restored the car in the early 80's ... unfortunately he keeps it stored in one of his warehouses and it isn't seen in public very often ... I found the most recent picture of it on McEuen's "HOLLYWOOD CARS" website

 

Here is the Golden Sunrise as it looked when first built.
Sorry the old scans are so grainy.

 

Hi

It has been very interesting for me to see the discussion and I have learned a lot more about the history on my Custom Chrysler, which somehow make me think if I really need to sell it (my vife is pushing as it takes up at lot of space in my garage, why Iám telling her that I try - but havent had the luck until now )

What would you think a car like mine would be worth among those who knows the value of owning an car like that

And yes it is the happy boy on the picture who is me

Søren

 

Rik Hoving (@Rikster here on the HAMB) maintains the definitive Custom Car Photo Archive website (click HERE) ... and being the definitive photo archive of Customs, it includes several pics of the "Clif Inman '57 Chrysler" as well as the many other customs influenced by it ...

As mentioned in post #21: ... and of course, @Rikster has some pics of {the Inman Chrysler} in his Fotki website ... just click HERE.

As mentioned in post #51: ... the gold car with scallops is the "Golden Sunrise" '58 Chrysler that the great Gene Winfield built & painted (orange/white fade job) for Richard Zocchi in 1982 [Click HERE for pics] ... ... ... @Rikster has a whole bunch of pics of "Golden Sunrise" through the years ... Just click HERE.

 

Not very much ... but I would be willing to take it off your hands for a thousand Euros (1000&#8364

 

looks good søren! i'll try make it saturday..and hemi32, i overbid you and give 2000 euros!
-palle
ps: welcome on the hamb..but better do and intro before someone kicks your ass!
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=18

 

Since 1996? For shame Weasel, for shame...lol

That's a trick beast, finish her already!
(that of course, is a selfish request, I would just like to shoot pix of it at a show or two)

 

I finally got around to scanning some more of my father's photographs of the Clif Inman / Joe Wilhelm '57 Chrysler Custom.

Here's a few from the day my father and his friend, Gary "Goodguy" Meadors (with the help of Fresno area Hot Rod builders Ronnie White & Pepper Snow) found the car:

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As I have mentioned before, my father really wanted to purchase the car for himself ... but with several other unfinished projects (a '32 Roadster, a '32 Chopped Tudor, a '57 Chrysler 300C, & a '58 Chrysler 300D), he just couldn't justify buying it.

He later mentioned to Rod Powell that he knew of the car's whereabouts ... and Rod just happened to have a customer (Bill McEuen) that really wanted to own a significant Custom of the 60's ... so arrangements were made for my father to purchase the car for Mr. McEuen ... McEuen dropped off a "large stack of Benjamin's" at our house ... and then my father, Rod Powell and a few others made the trek back to Fresno to buy the car and trailer it to Rod's shop in Salinas:

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That's so cool.
It occured to me how much pics where taken in a time where shooting photo's still cost some money, instead of in today's digital world.
Thanks for scanning these pics.

 

Hey thanks man...I've never seen the back of it before - just that one shot of it from the front.
Definitely a great custom

 

Those are some great pictures and a great story to go along.

 

This is a great thread!!!!!!!! Great for us young guys!!

 

I agree.

 

AMEN and AMEN

 

On the left is a pic of my dad's Chrysler. I wanted that car really bad!!!

 

Anybody wanna know what (who) prompted Clif to chop the Chrysler? Started out as a razz...

 

@Atwater Mike - Sure ... please do tell ... the more documented history of the car, the better!

 

Bump.....

 

WOW cool car! someone needs to clone this!!

 

I recently stumbled across some Kodachrome slides taken that same day in 1977 ...

... Still covered in dust:

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... Washing it off:

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... and a couple close-ups:

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Damn, thank you for those pics