Does anyone remember "The Busonic"?

the latest paint on that car ws done at my shop about 6-7 years back. most of the work was done by don heckman, and watson consulted about the colors.
all that body work was done in lead, quite a feat up in the lower ft areas.
jamie stormes did the pinstiping. it was quite stunning when complete.

i have the oakland pic hanging on my office wall, and have a bunch of pics of the work as it was done if anyone is interested, and nobody objects.



skull

 

Post all the pics you got PLEASE!!!!

 

WOW! Good to see all these old kustoms again. Someone did some fantastic bodywork on this one and it sure looks good!

 

what a cool old custom

 

Absolutely incredible. As a '55 Buick owner, and i can probably speak for others, this is the one flagship car for a custom '55 Buick that always turns up. It's very rare for us to see over-the-top creations out of a car that's almost always left as a simple mild custom. It's amazing to see it in full color off a modern camera.

I don't know how i ever missed this thread.

 

here are some pics of work in progress

 

I'll have to pop over there & take some proper shots

 

Gorrilla Fur, so thats where they all went Usually like customs but a bit too much for me to sorry.

 

I might get banned for saying this, but....i love the interior!The mix of black fur and pleats is sweet!

 

Thanks thats great to see it in bare metal and fresh paint.

I always loved the Winfield paint job on it.
The Howard Gribble photo with angle hair that was posted by mikes51 is amazing...

I scanned this one from a Brithish Custom Car magazine some time ago...

 

So cool to see this thread still alive and kicking with new pictures and info. It was quite a treat to see this car in my shop everyday for over a year. The workmanship on it is amazing.

 

Made my day, so far. Slim

 

heres a few more pics, will try and dig out some more

alot of material went on this one

skull

 

I love it!

 

I remember it. In addition to the magazine spread already posted, I think it was featured in a Peterson’s custom car yearbook about 1964. It looks better than ever now. Great job!

 

Fantastic Kustom. I think I had heard of the Busonic, but had never seen pics of it.
It the "taillight" exhaust fuctional?
Also, is it still fo r sale? not that I have the cash, but its nice to have something in mind when buying lotto tickets!

 

Man that interior is off the hook I loved the 70s muff comment man what would that be like to drive wearing shorts in the summer !?

 

Could be yours..... for 62k

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=385715

I love the Beusonic and Chico is a ruler too.. hate to see it go...

 

That's the sound of me weeing all over myself,.

 

Is angel hair available anywhere anymore?

B

 

It's different you have to give credit there for that!

 

All 6 of the "taillight" exhaust is functunal and looks really cool with a little condensation steam coming from them.
Yes, still for sale.

 

Man, do I like the current paint job way more then that green one! Yuck!
Cool car! thanks for posting!

 

I'm sorry, that car is ugly as hell. It goes against everything having to do with good customizing and good design in general. Nothing flows and it's a tour de force of Ge gaw craptasticness(TM)

 

i've always loved that car,,,,glad to see it's still around..

 

I think The Strangers bought it all for the San Francisco show a few years back....

 

I think thats the fake stuff, like some Cadillac had at the Sac Autorama a couple years back.

 

Do You have the link to where u got this

 

what u got to bring to the table? U wouldn't know a traditional Custom if it drove right over u! Damn thats hot!

 

A couple of PhatCaddy with Busonic......