Customs The art of the mild custom

One of my faves

 

NICE!!!!!
Thats the colour combo and tires/wheels I plan for my Acadian longroof.
Thanks for posting!

 

Bump..Lee Pratt's shoebox is really nice too..I like the color combo on that one.

 

some

 

Here's some...

 

And some more...

 

vertible59....Those pics are really great. Some really nice stuff in there.

 

Thanks, I guess you can tell some of 'em are really old. I have more...if I can just remember where I put them.lol The blue '50 Merc with the vinyl top was an original Monterey that my pal found abandoned in a North Carolina cow pasture. He built a really nice mild kustom from humble beginnings and drove it everwhere for several years. Sadly, it and several other nice cars were destroyed in a garage fire that was caused by a lightning strike.

 

Thats to bad to hear that about that Merc..

I hope you can find some more pics..It would be nice to see them.

 

A personal favorite of mine..........

 

Beautiful cars here, I'd be proud to own any of them.

My 53 Customline with late model running gear, Jamco front and rear suspension, custom dash and interior panels and much more work to be done. New paint coming in about a month. This is a great driver!

 

post #3 blue riv and post #35 blue 59 impala bottom of page were built by Bob Cardwell of Joliet il , that guy knows how to build a custom car, he's owned many and built many. and jimmi Vaughn knows how to build a custom also. keep em comin

 

I had to make a double-take at this one. It's got a very subtle chop! Couldn't be more than 2-3 inches. In my mind, this is the quientessential mild custom: when you gotta ask "it looks great, but what did they do to it?"

 

Here is my 1961 Fairlane, Lowered, Shaved, and Flamed...can you see them? When I bought the car it has 17" polished Billet Cragars, Now it has 15" Americans...can't make up my mind!!! what do you think?
Murph

Great photos coming in of all the cars!

 

I agree, it doesn't look chopped. It's a really clean custom, and you can never go wrong with burgundy on a ford or merc.

 

I'd like to offer my new mild custom:

 

HELLO...That car is gorgeous!

 

If you're offering...I'm taking! I'm on my way to pick it up now!

 

50fraud--very nice,like the clean uncluttered design,
show a photo of the rear.
My 1st custom was a yellow and white 55 Ford
PS--the wagon in the in the background -nice

 

50
That is very nice and tasteful.

 

Thanks. Here's the rear view. For more detail about the car, see the thread titled "Hoo F***ing Ray!"



The '52 wagon in the background belongs to Gary Minor, who did the bodywork on the '56.

 

50Fraud..That is very nice.

 

Wow! this car is perfect! (post 166, 167)

 

I thought that house looked familiar, he was working on your 56 when we stopped there last spring on our way to Santa Maria.

I love the way it turned out, the GTO hood scoop is cool.

BB

 

Thanks, guys!

 

50 fraud, I like the car ,but the wheels?

 

50fraud, that's the most tasteful 55 Ford I've ever seen in my 50 years of intense custom car experience (even if your wheels were dissed by someone who has green wheels!).

 

afew i have in my file

 

teddyp...I really like the last picture of the Merc..Very nice....Glad to see this thread up top again....Maybe Rik or Twochops would like to add some more

 

I believe it's a HAMBers car. I fell in love with this at first sight. Not even sure to call it a Kustom. Simply restored with a mild drop and some wires. Sweet combo.