>>>>>,Yep,,i wished ida took more pics of it ,,,BUT ,,i was study'n under Ed Roth then ,,he taught me how to pinstripe and gave me my first set of striping brushes,& Weirdo Shirt Catalogs so i could open my own shop in Iowa when i got back home ,, Plus,,my folks took me to the Rose Bowl Parade & Game ,,Disneyland ,,Long Beach Harbor ( my Dad was in the Navy during WW II ,,,P T Boats),,so Southern California was a whirlwind for a young punk 16 year old like me ,,
Fantastic photos CONNMAN.... Never seen those before. Only other photo I have of this car before the scallop was added to the side of the body is this one. I think it comes from the Greg Sharp Collection and was used in TRJ...
I just checked what I thought I remembered. In TRJ issue #36 this photo is used in the back. It was used to shown the use of the 55 Lincoln tailights used on "Nadine". The car is owned by Dick Schneider from Bell, CA. I think I have seen it in an later 50's small size magazine as well.. perhaps only one photo and not a feature article. I will keep my eyes open for more... great mild/wild custom.
>>>>>>,Wish we had a pic of the front ,,,i think it had a '54 Pontiac grille ,,but not real sure ,,when i went thru Barris' shop ,,there was a half dozen Mercs being werked on ,,some chopped some just gettin' the usual custom werk ,,so i may be confusing em all ,,
>>>>>,thought we did the scallops on the side of the body before i striped the roof and that litlle scribbly on the trunk & the hood,,guess we did the side scallops after ,,Man that was a long time ago ,,just glad i saved the pics after 50 years ,,
Thanks Conman for posting the pics. This is why I Love the HAMB, you never know what or who will be posting some kool stuff tomorrow. I would love to see more pics that you might have......(hint) Happy Trails, Mick
>>>>>,Back then ,,most of Barris' two tone Mercs ,,,Chopped or Not ,,had Buick side trim & big fender skirts ( Cruisers?) ,,,interesting Ed did this one with that '55 Ford trim and the '56 Chevy wheel wells ,i think this one would be werth doing again ,,or ,,,find it in a barn/shed sumwhere ,,
>>>>>,Mick; those are the only pics of that Merc i saved over all these years ,,,i have a couple boxes of pics from when i was in the Air Force in Roswell ,N Mex ,'62-'63 and later in the USAF in Anchorag Alaska ,,late '63 -'65 when i took an Alaskain Discharged n stayed up there 'till late '69,, i do have sum pics of Cordova Drag strip in '58-'59 when i raced my '34 Chevy there ,,
>>>>>,Here's a pic of Barris' Shop i took when i took those Merc pics ,,that '55 Ford P/Up was muti colored Green and ended up on the cover of Hot Rod ,,
I agree with ya, wouldn't that be a kool barn find. Does anyone know what happen to the Merc? Very kool and thank you for your service. I'm like a hungry dog when it comes to kool kustom pics. I just can't get enough. thanks again..... Happy Trails, Mick
>>>>>For you Computer Experts ,,,( i'm not ),take that pic i posted w' the Barris sign and Lighten it up ,a bunch ,,sittin' back there in the shadows is a Sectioned & Channeled ,UnChopped '40 Ford coupe ,,behind it is sum more kool kustoms,,but,,the last day or so when i was out there ,,we drove by Barris' shop and that '40 Ford coupe was sittin' out there ,,with new paint ,,Heavy Metalic Gold ,,( i didn't have any film in my camera ) ,,,,then ,,look at the last scenes in the movie ,"Hollywood Knights" ,,,the car they said Jimmy Shine built and was giving to the "Kid" before he went to "Nam" ,,,the one with the "New" 8-Track tape player ,,,i believe is the same Sectioned n Channeled , UnChopped '40 Ford Coupe i saw ,,??? maybe not ,,but how many could there be built like that ,,??? Sectioning any car is a Major Job,,yet alone a '40 Coupe ,,and painted GOLD ???
>>>>>Mick; i was a Jet Mechanic in the Air Force ,,B-52's & T-33's at Roswell ,,F-102's in Alaska ,,best times of my life ,,,'cept for having my two sons ,,believe me,,,the Cold War was easy compared to what the guys are doing today ,,and back in Nam ,,they are to be Thanked !!!
>>>>>When i was at Barris' shop & went in that garage door next to that '40 Ford Coupe ,,i had my camera out n ready ,,the Barris folks informed me i couldn't take ANY pictures in the shop ,,NOR ,,on the property ,,thats way my pics are from out in the street ,,
That shop next door to Barris' shop was Dean Jeffries' Shop ,,loved his white '48 Merc Deluxe Convertable ,,and his good work ,,i had takin' pics there ,,but ,,,they got lost over the years ,,at least i can't find em in the boxes of a couple thousand pics i have ,,,
>>>>>This Candy Lime Green '55 Ford Crown Vic was at Ed Roths shop waiting for its turn for scallops & pinstriping ,,,keep in mind ,,this was X-Mas of '58 ,,that Ford was only a couple years old ,,,notice the louvered hood ,,nosed n decked ,,appleton spots,,,full length lakers ,,flipper hup caps ,,and that all so present Mexican white tuck n roll interior ,,
>>>>>,in that Barris pic ,,notice that '49-'50 Cad George drove ,,BUT ,,,George's Brother drove that Kiaser ,,,too kool
>>>>>,That Hudson going by is also in the background of the close up pic of the Merc ,,,man i musta been quick w' the camera ,,,lol,,lol,,
>>>>>,This is the '51 Vicky Deluxe i had when we went to Calif from Iowa X-mas of '58-'59 ,,nosed n decked ,,frenched headlites w' real lead ,,,flat head w' dual carbs ,,mild cam ,,3 speed O D ,,i showed Ed Roth a pic of it and he named it "Ticket Bait" a drew me up a weirdo cartoon of it ,, adter we got back home ,,it got appleton spots ,,louvered hood ,,shaved door handles ,,a re paint of '57 Caddy Alpine White ,,and lowered to the max ,,the front crossmember under the radiator on a pack a Luckies layin' on its side ,,hell goin' over rail road tracks tho ,,lol,,lol,
>>>>,When we got back home from Calif,,i painted Ed's weirdo cartoon on my glove box door ,,and put the car name ,,"Ticket Bait" on the quarters of the Vicky ,,a couple weeks later ,,Sat nite ,,i was cruzin' Main Street ,,bumper to bumper traffic ,,a local cop went by the other way ,,,i watched him in my side mirror ,,and his bubble gum machine red lite went on ,,i pulled over in my regular parking spot to watch the cruzers ,,that cop pulled up on my quarter ,,lites flashing ,,walked up to my window ,,,didn't even ask for my drivers license ,,,just laffed n said "Connman" your in deep shit ,,excessive noise ,,defective suspension ,,he said "this piece a junk sits WAY too low" ,,no door handles ,,illeagle spot lites ,,and ,,,,that pack a Luckies rolled up in your sleeve??? you under 18 ,,illeagle to smoke ,,,wrote me 6 tickets ,,,when he was waling away ,,he laffed n said "Ticket Bait" Eh ???,, i took the name off as soon as i got home that nite ,,,LOL,,LOL,,LOL,,
>>>>>,I'd love to o back to those old "Lead Sled" days ,,i'd trade my real steel '27 T for a nice mild or chopped custom '49-'51 Merc or my old '51Vicky in a heart beat ,, oh well,,i can dream right ???
Great job on your build...it looks like everythings coming together beautifully. Keep the pics coming!
>>>>>,HVYCHVY ; Yes ,,great werk man ,,keep it up ,,can't wait to see the finished product ,,Bitchin' Dewd ,,
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