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

A few pages back - '57 Chev appears to be Pat Shaw's "Scarlet Lady"...sold many years ago out of Longmont, ColoRODo...wonder where it is now...???

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Phantom or Custom? Looked like it was made in the Oldsmobile plant.

 

I'd call it a stock 1950 Olds sedan delivery.

 

Made by Oldsmobile, total of 8 manufactured for use at Olds ***embly plants

 

The only problem with your opinion is that Olds never made a production sedan delivery. That car was made from a four door sedan. I saw his build book and a lot of work went into his project. There was a rumor that a few were made for use by the Oldsmobile factory but they were never sold to the public.

Custom? I don't know because it looks totally stock.

 

Wow, What a build. I had a friend building am Olds Delivery but it had a mild chop etc.,. this one just blows my mind. Fantastic workmanship,. I'm glad you shared it, be kool to find build pics.. .

 

Found this article about these sedan deliveries. It says it was not a "Custom" so I'm not sure what you'd call it ...

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1950-oldsmobile-sedan-delivery

If I remember correctly, he started with a car like this. The photo I posted was taken a number of years ago and I think the builder has p***ed away. I haven't seen the car for a few years.

 

1,367 pages later, and many still struggling with what a custom is.

 

Not stock = custom

 

Similar troubles over in the mild custom thread....lots of radical customs posted

 

Ever hear an almost stock 50 Merc called a "Lead Sled".

 

It would appear to me it is whatever you think it is...

 

If it’s not stock it’s a custom.
all hot rods are customs
Restored = custom built to OE specs

 

I’m not the labeling type. That’s for the car show organizers and trophy hounds to arm wrestle over.
I just post pics where it seems folks think they should go. I’m no expert on anything

 

Good thread, great cars, would be a shame for opinions of definition to derail it now.............

 

agree..