Bill Heins kustom 56 Ford PICS, who was he?

Hey, I was at the Barrett-Jackson car auction in 2000, and I saw a REALLY SWEET 56 ford Kustom. It ive been trying to find info on it, and on the B-J site it says it was built by Bill Heins. The front end was completely remade with lead if I remember right. Said it was shown at the worlds fair (idk what year). Ill try to find a pic of it.

 

the car was red with a black roof, but it only had the rear half (Enough to cover the backseat). Had highly modified body, with semi molded lake pipes. The interior was very interesting. It was black leather I believe, but it was in a wraparound style. The drivers side bucket was normal, the p***enger side bucket was turned to the right, the rear p***enger seat was BACKWARDS and the driver side rear was normal if I remember right. Between these seats was a full curved console going into the back. Still looking for pics..................

 

heres a pic of the front (hopefully)

 

I think I have pics of the side and back somewhere, ill keep lookin

 

ah HA, heres a side pic

 

OH, MY GOD! That is "interesting".... ehhhhhhhh, I hate it. And I love 56 fords. Not only is the design atrocious, the execution is horrid. I see lumps and bumps down the side. Nope, don't like it at all, not even a little bit.
sorry...

 

I used to have nightmares as a kid of a monster chasing me, It looked just like that thing. Thanks Briggs...years of therapy down the drain...I want my mommy.

 

lol then **** YOU Rock, just kidding. I think that the rippled side is just cause of reflections and the cardboard camera that I was using. If I remember right, it was very straight.

 

Sorry, Briggs...just never was a fan of 5o's-60's wild customs. That car is prolly no worse than some of the others that give me cold shivers.... Now, gimme a nice, smooth Westergard custom 36, 3 window and I'll love it..

 

Bill Hines not Bud

 

oh, is it Bill? it was shown as Bud, maybe its a nickname? Maybe searching with the right NAME would help me find info lol, thanks

Briggs

 

That was about where I got off the " custom " Hay wagon...they were so BIZARRE-that I just couldnt think they were "improved".[Sorry....]

 

Customizing for the sake of customizing, not to make it look better. It looked better stock and I hate stock.

 

bill hines is originally from detriot where he worked for a number of different shops, including the alexander brothers. he moved to kustom central (california) in the 50's. he was famous for a couple of cars known as the lil' bat and the bat. the lil' bat is the car that got him his job at kustom city(barris'). he still wotks on kustoms today.

 

The front of the thing looks like that guy in the wind tunnel. Bill was a hell of a talented man, but some of his designs leave something to be desired.

 

anyone seen this car before/know when it was made/know its name?

lookin for any info at all

 

while you guys are talking about bill hines, does anyone know if he ever lit those cigars, or did he just chew on them?

 

I like Bills nephews work..Teddy Z.

 

He still does alot of tech articles for either Rod N Custom or Street Rodder, cant remember which.

 

That looks like the car that was at Paso last year. I have never heard of him refered to as Bud but who knows. If it is the same car yes it really is that f-ing bizzare looking. I think its proof that they had LSD in the 50's

 

That car was featured in a World's Fair Exhibit of futuristic cars. Early 60's fair I believe. The car has been redone recently in pearl white paint.

 

mikes51-where did you find that info? Do you know where I could see more pics of it or get more info?

 

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I saw the car twice in paso. First, a couple of years ago in red as in your pic. Alongside the car were the photographs, posters, etc. that showed it in the World's fair exhibit.

I think it was just this year that we saw the car again in Paso. This time it was one of Bill's relatives that showed us again the World's Fair do***entation.

Yea, I do remember the wild wrap around interior with the backwards seat. It was cool if you could picture it through 1960's era eyes. For better or worse, we have such good taste in our cars nowadays, it now looked over the top.

When the car was redone in white, the interior looked toned down to me.

 

This car was built by Bill Hines and yes it was repainted a Pearl White. I saw it at Paso this year.

 

I'm sorry, but that's just f**cking wrong. Looks like something in the old east coast "little books"....those guys were smoking some serious ****.

Yep, Mr Hines does light the cigars...watched him chopping a top at a KKOA show one year...he's hell with a torch. He'd lead a while, then wave the torch in front of his face and relight the cigar...that car pictured is one ugly sob but he is one talent craftsman.

Brian

 

the moonglow was crushed at a junk yard and that thing is still around. what the hell?

 

Hmmm...proof positive that not all things "Kustom" are good. Just because you can weld and float lead, it does not mean you have taste. Personal opinion....the Bat was not good either... Sorry, but talent does not equel taste..... Even Barris made some bad calls...S***ch

 

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the moonglow was crushed at a junk yard and that thing is still around. what the hell?

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Thats funny,,but true!..My question is..If there was a 'pearl white one' at Paso this year & Briggs just showed us this one,,Does it mean there is 2 of these damn things??
Wich one is the original if they are not the same car or cloned,,,& why??

Bill Hines to me is a 'Legend'...Somebody i'd like to personally meet someday before time p***es by!

 

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Hmmm...proof positive that not all things "Kustom" are good. Just because you can weld and float lead, it does not mean you have taste. Personal opinion....the Bat was not good either... Sorry, but talent does not equel taste..... Even Barris made some bad calls...S***ch

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Dat Dirty Rat, the red one I posted and the white one are the same car. I took the pics of the red one in 2000 and it musta been painted white after I saw it...........