Customs Whatever became of " The Majestic" '55 Ford

Moriarty's post on "The Exodus" got me wondering whatever happened to this Starbird/Puhl custom? It was last scene in Canada circa '78-'79. I understand the Riv lights don't work for everyone, a similar Corvette was razzed on here, but this car is pretty cool to my 56 year old eyes! Never really seen a mag feature, BUT RnC did have a tech article on it year 1968.....

 

Man, I must admit I like that.

 

Did it have a 70`s flame job.

 

I don't think so....Kustorama showed it in a copper brown color, at least last known in Canada. I'd like to know if it survived, more than actually buying it! My money barely jingle jangles!!

 

I like it.

 

One of the car mags had a short-lived monthly feature called 'Street Freaks' (R&C? Car Craft?) sometime in the late '60s/early '70s with various reader-furnished photos of jacked-up cars when they were big, and that Ford showed up there one month. I know it was the same car (Crown Vic, Riv headlights and same grill) and my reaction at the time was WTF? Looked like a very cool custom but that straight-axle was an abomination, which made it really stick in my mind. Only pic of it I ever saw...

 

RnC ran a hiboy of the month in their Readers Rides gallery, but I can't recall seeing this one jacked up sky high. It was in a tech article, maybe about frenching antenna...lost the issue.

 

Web photos....the last time it appeared and first appearance.

 

I'm getting old! Seems like I posted BEFORE on this car, and folks were saying the brown car was a different one....any idea?

 

This car must have inspired this 56 Merc custom I have seen on craigslist for awhile now.

https://abbotsford.craigslist.org/cto/d/abbotsford-southwest-56-custom-merc/7557942855.html

 

Yeah, 'Hi Boy of the Month', now I remember... I'm positive it's that car. And I'd say that the 'orange' version is also the same car, but showing some very hard life along the way....