Customs alley oop merc-anyone remember it? indiana 80's

here's some pics i found in my stash from 1987. pics were taken in northwest indiana. not a bad lookin car. any history on it, current info?

 

come everybody knows indiana is/was a HOTBED of custom work! i googled "alley oop merc" and came up with a web page, a guy named Larry Goulds owned at the time the web page was put up. i have no idea how old it is though. i googled his name and didn't realy come up with anything.

 

<<<<< My Lyndwood rail built and raced 1959-62 was named "Alley Oop" Bob

 

Larry Gould passed a few years ago , to the best of my knowledge , his cars were sold off .

dave

 

I remember the car well. Got some video around here someplace I shot at James Dean sometime around 2000 or maybe 2001. I'll see if I can find it.

 

The few times I saw the Alley-Oop Merc in the 80's I was enamored with the car, going back to look at details over and over in the course of the day. The couple also had a bad-ass hammered and dropped full custon 36 Coupe. If I remember correctly it was flathead powered and primered, possibly purple. I will also look through my stash and find photo's. I remember picking the guy's brain on the builds. I got the impression the lady was the older of the couple and she was represented to be the owner (and financier) of the cars, and him the builder.

 

Yes that is an awesome merc, I have some pics of it around somewhere, I had the chance to see it in springfield MO back in the 80's/early 90's cant remember but it left a big impression on me. I remember the car very well now that it has been brought up, however I have not thought of it in the last 10 years. I will see if I can fine my pics of it, I would love to see any others that you all have of it though! Jim

 

i was told it had just had an engine fire shortly before these pics were taken, there were no signs of though. it looked beautiful.

*** found it here on the hamb, some how i missed when i searched
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108801&highlight=alley+oop&page=63

 

seems like I've answered most of my own questions! turns out the builder Paul Mathis shows up at our local cruise night in his 58 Plymouth. which is beyond awesome ( the Plymouth, I've never met the man yet). it's all in the thread above.