I bought 73 car back in April with a business partner. He bailed and the whole deal went south. I finally got all out and kept this one because its kinda rare in that its a Chrysler V-250. What it means is it's a 331 poly motor with a 4 bbl. If it had been a Imperial or a 300 it would have been a Hemi. Car is was too gone to fix. I just posted it because of your thread with 2 cars that I own. I will pick up the Ford in a cpl. weeks. It will be For Sale. Your are very talented and you really took yours to a level most of us only dream about.
^^^Well, all of the compliments were well earned!! Thanks for sharing your vision and excellent execution. Envious Al
My apologies to those who are sick of reading about my overexposed Victoria. I had promised to do before-and-after pictures, and that's what this is. First, the side views; the car at the top is a bone stock Vic and looks like mine did before it became 50Fraud. The second view is how the Fraud looked from 1997 to 2020, with paint, lowering, removal of trim (and, in some cases, replacement with '50 parts), and raised front wheel arches. The third view is how it looks today, with its chopped and redesigned top. Thanks to Rik Hoving for his input on the design of the top, and to Don Dillard and his crew for the execution:
Here are front and rear views of Vic, before & after. The significant changes in the front view are the headlights ('52 headlight doors) and the windshield: Tom Davison photo Finally, the rear views. What's changed here is the top, and the side and rear windows: Tom Davison photo This turned out to be a more complex round of modifications than I anticipated. It took a long time and a lot of money. Was it worth it? No, certainly not in terms of the value of the car, but I'm pleased that my car now looks more like my vision for it. There are a few minor details that, in retrospect, I would handle a little differently, but on the whole I think it was a successful exercise.
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