I have seen a pic of this raked and flamed sedan ( I guess it was a '40) ages ago in some mag, can't remember which one was it. Anyone got a colour pic of it, please share it with us. I reckon the car belonged him in the late 50's and he even recreated the car in the 80's.
I think you mean Bob Mc Coy. A very famous car, cloned by other people also. I saw it 10 years ago looking pretty sad, but I've heard it has since been restored.
Yep, that's what I was thinking too. Had nerf bars and a flame paint job. Made me start liking coaches.
Thats right, somewhere I mixed the two names, thanks for the info! I kinda liked the stace and details of that '40, and also checked that painting, but I's still curious about the article. Possible in Hot Rod Mag or Street Rodder in the 80's I guess.
The owner of a beautifully done clone of the car just left my house a couple of hours ago. I saw the car up at his place a week ago, and it is stunning. Send 00Mack a pm, if anyone can help ya with info, he can.
you must have been thinking of the song Me, and Bobby McGee...hahaha...oh well, at least you got some info...
I know you're kidding, but our Finnish friend was thinking of Bob McGee, who in the late '40s built the innovative and tasteful Deuce roadster that went on to become the model for the L.A. Roadsters club logo when it was owned by L.A. Roadsters member **** Scritchfield. Dave http://www.roadsters.com/
actually, I was not aware of that...I'll have to look that up...thanks for the info, I like learning stuff like that...
Ah,the good old days! There's gotta' be more color shots out there, but this will have to do... *****in' car.
Dave is right I was going to point that out earlier. The McGee roadster is a milestone car appearing on the cover of Hot Rod in October of 1948. Here are pics of the roadster and the engine. Which I plan to duplicate for my roadster. The McCoy Tudor is seen in pics above.
Bob McGee's roadster is just incredible, but to be honest, I did mix the song and the name . Somehow I mixed the names and it must be that song that's in my head... Anyway thanks for the pics, you've been a great help! And more pics are always welcome! - Pekka
No help on the color, but here's a B&W scanned from a glossy 8x10 Bob gave me years ago. At the time he built the car he worked delivering parts for a Ford dealership in San Diego. He replaced the grille "chin" every week or so with a new one from the parts bins. The parts manager cautioned Bob one day that the chin was being discontinued, prompting Bob to buy all the chins in stock -- a buck-and-a-quarter apiece. After changing a couple of them, he welded bolts to the bottom of the grille and held the chin in place with wingnuts. I believe Bob still has the front "nerf bar" hanging on his garage wall, despite being offered major bucks for it. He wasn't happy with the flames which were painted by a friend. Blending was done with rubbing compound, a common technique for young guys at time. Once the lacquer had hardened, you rubbed the blend area until it looked right. He refined it a bit over a period of several months, but it still wasn't up to his personal critical standards. The smile is pure McCoy, even the real McCoy you might say. It hasn't faded to this day. This is what Bob has done in recent years to relax . . .
In the late 50's I used to go to a used book store and buy comics. Right below them were the hot rod mags. A little book caught my eye and I've never been the same. It was the October issue of Car Craft 1956 a little book. I still have it. Alas no scanner but I could send you my reprint of the article. According to the story It was his 3rd try with a 40 and he was from San Diego. Another story in the little book stated he used three colors, red, yellow and orange and blended them with 600 sandpaper and rubbing compound.
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