That 35 should be on the streets of downtown Sacramento cruising J st from the river headed towards Westergards or Bertolucci's Body and Fender.
Here is my Dads car with all his buddys rides in my his yard.Not sure what year ? I think it is the correct era you are lookin for !!
Perhaps not your every day period perfect 1940's custom.... Tom Lyle Williams (founder of the Maybelline Company) and his 1938 Packard. It appears to have 1940 Lincoln headlights crafted onto customized front fenders. And the Hollywood Single Bar Ripple disks are a Custom addition to this great looking packard as well. In this photos the flipper hubcaps where gone. According to the www.maybellinestory.com site where I found these photos The Williams family liked to do some customizing to all their cars. Here is photo of a 1936 Ford owned by Bill Williams. The photo was taken in 1945. The running board of his 1936 Ford where removed and the holes left in the fenders where rather crudely covered with some - most likely - aftermarket panels.The hood sides where replaced with smooth units.
Sorry, not quite Customs and not the 1940's with that 53 Chevy and 52 Pontiac in the pic. That said, it's a very cool photo!
I think Tom Lyle williams Packard is a 1940 model, possibly with a body by Bohman & Schwartz, one of the pre-eminent coachbuilders pre WW11.
My first thought was Dutch Darrin. The Packard Darrins were noted for the cut-down doors. But a quick search on Google images showed most Darrins of the era had concave cuts in the door with a swoopy up-curve at the back. So I think you're right. However, I did turn up this 1941 Packard Clipper by Darrin. Wowsers!
Correct.... some research came up with this... 1940 Packard 1805 Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Victoria
I dont know or remember what the last words were about what happened to Al Andril's 40 ? Last I remember hearing or reading was that a surfer bought it in the Malibu area and I dont remember hearing anything else.
Here is a bit more info on Dale Velzy, the guy who bought Al's 1940 Merc. LINK I wonder what 1940 Merc that is in the second photo in the background... behind the guy. The 1949 Chevy with the padded top is really great looking as well. I also wonder who's car that is... looks like it could have been a Barris creation. This is also the last I have heard about the car... I have no idea what happened to it after this. It sure would be great if it was still around somewhere.
Thanks Rik,I have never seen that picture before.^^^ We dont really hear nobody talk about Al Andril's 40 when it could possibly be the first one done at the Barris shop.I have always really loved the car and it's early look,it just seems like out of all the custom 40 mercs it's probably the least talked about.
Hey, After Bohman & Schwartz folded, one of the key metalshapers @ Bohman & Schwartz would go on to work for Coachcraft, another coachbuilder in post war Southern California. Coachcraft built several kustom Packards & Caddys. " Humpty Dumpty was pushed "
Hey, Howard "Dutch" Darrin did build several open cut-down Packards, as well as the prototype sold to Packard for the concept of ''factory'' kustom Packards. Darrin's '' in your face '' personalty '' scarred Packard management, that and rising build costs, gave rise to Packard building late model runs of the factory kustoms, in the factory. The units built by Packard wern't as ''swoopy'' as Darrin's efforts. " Humpty Dumpty was pushed "
No unfortunately not. So every now and then I email my contact person, but nothing new. He will get back to me as soon as there is something to report... I hope he will, and I hope it will be soon.
Well at least you have a contact to hopefully find out some info.I really like this car and I hope the owners make it look like these pictures again.
I saw this car at the national Packard show in Michigan in 1994. Amazing car. Sent from my POS phone.
Rik, and everybody, Great to see this '36 Ford pop up again. I have the thread on this car bookmarked, and it would be great to see some resolution with this. If I hit the lottery, I'm buying it--but otherwise, someone, somehow should restore it to its custom heyday.
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