It really looks like you didnt do anything to it at all. Its so smooth and natural you'd think it was stock. Thats the best kind of customizing in my opinion. The stuff that someone who doesn't know any better would think was original. The lights look like they were born there. SUPERB Job! Love the color by the way.
Since I've been playing with a 55 Special of recent times, I gotta take my hat off to you, looking sweet, especially love the rear tail light mod, top stuff. My only 2c, why did you keep the factory hubcaps? Cheers, Drewfus
Very, very nice. I think the stock caps look great . My 55 was a factory black and seeing this make me want to strip it and give it a jam job.
VERY NICE, great color combo. i remember as a kid, my father wanted that same car but he couldn't afford it.
holy crap, that thing is friggin' sweet! love the stance and the mild mods, color's are perfect, just beautiful, very tastefully done. you guys should be very proud of yourselves. wow!
Yall done a excellent job on that one, really looks & sits good. Let me know if you need help charging your AC.
Congrats on a fab build, I am so impressed with the teamwork on this ride. I love all the touches you did that seperates this one from the usual ones. Those taillights are so super sweet and I don't remember seeing frenched headlights looking that cool for a long time. The color combo is so rich and attractiive, and the dye work is so smart. Exceptional build by a very hip team!! ~Sololobo~
I think it turned out fantastic! It rides really nice and runs good too...in fact the whole thing came out really well. You two did a great job on it, and should be proud.
Kept the caps thinking I'd go with a theme...put a bullet in the front grill bar instead of the original emblem, and I'd put bullets in the original caps center reflector. Can always pull em off to get that dragstrip effect
I just noticed I posted all the pics with the passenger side showing, need a 360 view Thanks to all for the wonderful comments, it's made all the hard work worthwhile...it's a cruizer for sure
Nice choice of colors, car looks great! And you are quite a lucky couple to be able to enjoy this hobby together.
it's a mid 70's Buick Regal with 273 gears. Since we used the 455/turbo 400 combo we thought this ratio would work well ( except when she takes it to the nostalgia drags in Temple)
Those '56 Chrysler taillights sure pulled the rear of the car together...love it...but, IMHO, the grille now needs work...I don't have a solution, but it appears too stock to me. You redid the headlights, which look nice, but the grille/bumper area needs a change... Here's a solution on my '55 Caddy (about page 4)...maybe something similiar... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329070&highlight=the+best+55+caddy+build R-
I understand where you are coming from and we thought about what type grill we wanted....tube grille? 57 Corvette grille? and several others and decided to use what the car came with and add a chrome bullet to the center bar. Looks ok to my wife and that's the only person I had to satisfy.
Thanks, I guess after 37 years my wife has decided to keep me. She is talented too....where do you think Brian (Bass on the HAMB) got all his artistic ability? I can barely write my name where I can read it, so I am pretty sure he didn't get it from me!
Awsome! You guys do great work together, and should be very proud of ya'lls latest build. I can't wait to see it in person!
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