Features Kustoms blues? I need to see some kustoms....

Nothing wrong with self motivation!
Nice Buicks.

 

You'll go blind!

 

It's OK, I have gl***es.

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Might've worked better if they were mounted upside down putting the flat on the bottom maybe???

 

Maybe. There's more to it than just flipping them.... In order to set the new lower (square) edge even with the grill/bumper, the upper end would be quite a bit back into the fenders. Not saying it wouldn't work, or be better... but it might look just as odd.

May be a bit of a "scoop shovel" look...

 

Wash State car, hated then, nuthin has changed m'mind

 

Photos from the Richard Fuerholzer collection.

 

Neat little shoebox convertible. I like the chop on the sedan to the right of it in the last pic....except for the tiny rear window. Looks pretty cool with the leaned back windshield though.

 

here's my work in progress 59 Ranchero
I have a sectioned 59 Imerial bumper for the rear-

 

Very Kool! Like to see a picture of the rear bumper...... Pleaz.

 

Rear-in treatment looks very similar to this British Columbia custom from way back when.



And a front shot (note the Lincoln quads)

 

A construction photo of Bill Carr's Aztec from the Junior Conway Collection on Kustomrama. Junior’s Shoebox can be spotted behind Bill's radical custom, which Junior was involved in painting. The truck to the left is Johnny Zupan’s 1956 Ford. More photos and stories from the Junior Conway Collection will be found in Gasoline Magazine's next Kustomrama Korner. More info and photos of the great Aztec can be found here: http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?***le=Bill_Carr%27s_1955_Chevrolet

 

Slim's Invitational

 

Got to see Snooky today for the first time. Wow what a kool Kustom restoration










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Wish I had some info on this wild wagon.








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I can't stop looking at that first picture. That 58 has got a really cool profile. WILD. Never seen anything like it.

 

Dammit, orange juice and eggs just came up a little.

 

Me too....

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that is probably the wildest '58 Ford I have ever seen. Definitely the wildest wagon.
Pretty much like everything but the rear end treatment.

 

Got to agree with that somewhat, history would be interesting as to when it was built, however, lots of people didn't like these two radical rancheros either:

 

I remember when the Trendero hit the magazines, I thought that was the coolest thing I had ever seen. (yes I am that old).
The abbreviated one at the top has some styling that just doesn't seem well thought out, kind of like they got to a point and didn't know where to go from there. Not bad just looks unfinished.

 

just because you can does not mean that you should

 

The first one is a famous custom from the late 50's/early 60's.

It wasn't like that at first as it was a customized 1957 Ranchero and was featured in the Custom Car October 1958 magazine:
It was known as the Richard Lee Tiago ranchero.



It was in a bad accident shortly after that and got re-done into a radical custom by cutting off 2 feet in the back half.
Once again it was a feature car but in the July 1959 Car Craft issue:


Then the whole story about both versions was featured in the July 1997 Custom Rodder issue:
http://customrodder.forumactif.org/t3455-1957-ford-ranchero-richard-lee-tiago

 

Other than the side trim and fender flares doesn't look like it's been changed too much.

Sadly, way out of my reach.

 

Neat car, hope it ends up in good hands that appreciate it.

 

Neat old custom convertible for sale. Not sure if I see $49,000 there but would definitely like to see it get into the hands of someone who appreciates it's history.

 

1957 Nash Metropolitan, completely custom from top to bottom, chopped roof and laid back windshield, channeled body, stretched axles, modified wheel cut outs.





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Oh Jeezus.........^^^^