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Customs Ron Hings custom 56 Chevy convert

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Moriarity, Sep 16, 2022.

  1. Hope he listened. Had a similar conversation when we first bough Taboo back. Had a former owner trying to convince us to take the nose and cut the back half off and stick it on a convertible or a hardtop body. Didnt understand that it would then not be "Miss Taboo" any longer.
     
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  2. verde742
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    IF the interior WAS dyed at one time , How in the world DID it get back to white?

    inquiring mind wants to know ?
     
  3. Moriarity
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    it appears to have been painted or dyed white, possibly after the previous dye was washed off. there is evidence of blue on some of the stitching
     
  4. verde742
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    pretty remarkable !!!!!
     
  5. Mr48chev
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    I thought I posted before but remember the name and the car it was associated with. Now I need to move some stuff and dig though a file cabinet to see if I can find a couple of old show programs that I have stashed away.

    Personally I like the maybe not quite Candy tangerine streamline 'baby look of it.
     
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  6. Moriarity
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    If it was within the last 20 years or so, was it Don Pennington?
     
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    I am diggin your car. But as a custom leaning HAMB'R see the design but mostly the work involved in creating a car like this.
     
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  9. Moriarity
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    Such a nice day yesterday so I took the 56 to the drive in
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  10. Moriarity
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    At the drive in last night

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  12. cool, Ill have to go dig up something with the vin for Taboo and see when and where it was built.
     
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  14. Moriarity
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    The odometer had stopped working so I removed and disassembled the speedometer so I could repair it.
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    While I had it apart I decided to replace the shabby upholstery vinyl on the instrument panel
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    Had to make up some new grommets for the indicator lights
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    Back together
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  15. verde742
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    You are one talented man !!!!
    Do you have any pictures with top up, but all windows down?
    BTW: Is Hing still alive ?

    I am sure he must be proud !!!!
     
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  16. Moriarity
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    Thanks... I believe that he is, but I have not talked to him
     
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  17. I think he is, @LowKat might know as well.
     
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    Beautiful car, does someone still make the triple whitewalls? Didn’t know there was such a thing as triple whitewalls ,love em.
     
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  21. Looks great as usual Mark.

    Can’t beat white interiors.
     
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  22. Moriarity
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    Yeah man, gotta love em
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  23. Moriarity
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    Had the 56 out for annual garage cleaning
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  24. Would love to be your neighbor! lol
     
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  25. God damn I love that car.
     
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  26. Not to be critical, but an orange carpet with that interior would be amazing.
     
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  27. Moriarity
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    went to the Drive in for lunch on Father’s Day. The grandkids had never been in a convertible before

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  28. chevy57dude
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    How did they like it, Mark? Hope you "converted" them into hot rodders!
    Good stuff.
     
  29. Moriarity
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    they had a blast
     
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