That's what is known as a "Mud Plugger". They are still popular today in Britain in what is actually known as Sporting Trials. They run slow over rough terrain that is often very wet. https://www.thewrightevent.co.uk/sporting-trials-cars/
I know that’s a 55 Ford…but the ones I’ve seen the vin tag was straight….however it’s been a longtime since I looked. It also looks like a Ford Promo photo of a loaded Crown Vic so it might be before full production.
I used to love working on a Bridgeport... I haven't touched one since I was forced into early retirement.....
Hello, During our photo shoot days, we found out that tax breaks are a good thing. If we wanted to declare a business expense for our hot rods we used as part of our photo shoots, then it would help in the calculations. The 1965 El Camino was one that could be considered as the number 1 tax write off as we used it almost daily. 100k later, it still did not have a permanent sign on the tailgate or side of the doors. Our friendly Tax guy we knew from Long Beach was great in getting us payments back after every April 15 of those early years. We were lucky. But, the daily use of our El Camino was definitely a business expense, but we did not want a flashy painted sign on the side of the doors or on the back bedside panels advertising the “Photographic Works.” Although the tax guy did say if we had it painted, it would qualify for a tax discount every year. It was primarily used for business purposes, since we had another car in the family. So, to solve our problems, a local sign shop said they could make a nice red trimmed border with a white background and black letters showing the “Photographic Works” logo. Each panel surface on the doors would be the place it would be stuck on each day or night. Vnak Photo When we went to our own date night or movie nights, we would have no insignia on either door. The magnetic signs would be able to come off and stored away. Safety for possible photo equipment that could have been inside would not be a bright invitation to break in and take things… Yikes. Jnaki So, that was the road we were headed. But, our tax guy said the signs had to be permanent to qualify for a tac write off for our business. Down the drain on that idea. We just made nice business cards and notepaper for letters to businesses and customers to keep in touch for future builds/photo jobs. That worked all over So Cal and when we went to Northern California, we met some nice builders and the cards went flying out of our pockets. Note: One other idea when we got the 327 powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery was that after we got the handling and safety issues taken care of, we now had a secure enclosed rear cave to store all of the necessary equipment. Our idea was that with no prying eyes when we left it alone during our lunches, dinners or movie nights out in town, we could walk away safely, whether or not there was actually some photo equipment back in the cave. The idea derived from a huge 7 foot tall electric sign given to me from the old Meyers Manx shop in Fountain Valley and the 405 freeway. The side signs, designed and made smaller, would have fit on the sides of each door of our sedan delivery. But our plan was to get two signs made for the sides of the 327 powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery for our business adventure. It was a nice plan, but plans and lifestyles change… The sign would have ruined the look of the original sedan delivery and we still wanted a hot rod to stand out on its own without any outside influences. YRMV Westside of Long Beach
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