Was my car a former movie star???Hot Rods to Hell (1967)

I cant believe the stuff that keeps showing up here. This movie is the first hot rod movie I ever saw. My dad didnt understand why I liked those hoodlum kids and I tried to make him understand it wasnt the trouble makers. It was the cool cars ! Hollywood allways makes something bad out of something we like.

 

dunno if any history was found on your actual car but here it is from a little pages book ROD BUILDER & CUSTOMIZER Jan 1959

Look at the back section, the taillights and license lights match, and take a look at the bones, and its a 26/7 with a 28/9 back on it, i think its got to be it.

 

looks like a match!

 

nic ework titus

 

Wow! Even the pinstriping matches!

 

yea man..nice job titus!

Lucky sure did get lucky on this one,lol

 

Nice score/research Jeff!

 

ding dang darn would you look at that!!

 

yep...good eye! really cool.

 

Now that is an unusual and great looking car! You should definitely resurrect it BUT let the rolloverthetopedge upholstery idea get modernized. That one feature is a booger hanging out the car's beautiful nose.
Enjoy, you're a lucky guy. Another great oldie and goldie found and identified!

 

that's hella cool to get that piece of history on your ride.

 

Holy Crap!!! I can't believe it! Thanks Jeff! I owe you a shit ton of beers for this!

Going to go stare at the pictures some more. That is the car for sure!

 

Lil' Jewel. Sounds like a winner. The Royal Lilac wouldn't be hard to reproduce. I've seen that color used for a few '59 Cadillacs. The color is still made under a different name. If you could get some decent pics of the striping,I'd say reproduce it via another talented striper. Restore it to the way it was back in the day.

 

Looks like a modified Dodge grill.or maybe an early Plymouth pickup grill(I'm thinking 1941 or so)

 

Amazing - three years of research, now that's commitment.

 

Even his name is LUCKY......wtf?

 

I have been putting off doing anything on this car because I really wanted to know the story. Now that I do, my mind is racing in a thousand directions!

 

I stopped by Chris's house today and dropped off the magizine for him, it is confirmed, definately the car.

 

Cool story. I would sure restore that car back to the magazine quality. COOL INFO shared here!

 

What took you so fucking long? Just kidding, good detective work!

 

Congrats!! Lucky Thats a cool rod I hope it gets returned to its former glory for the History end of it, You should google the builders name to see if you can find him or his family members maybe they have more pics or History on the car for you.

 

Mystery solved.......that's why i love it here!

 

At first I thought the grille might be Hollywood Graham. Kinda sorta close, but no cigar.

Lee

 

That is so cool! I am stoked for you!

 

So has anyone tried to look up Ray Licea yet. The mag article was 50 years ago, Presuming he was a young man at the time the pics were taken ,there's a good chance he's still above ground.

How cool would that be? To have him involved in the Rod's resurrection!

 

...so who gets the $750 search fee?


just kidding. Very cool history and car.

 

Amazing research, you guys are amazing.

 

It appears that Ray may have died September 18, 1997. Which is too bad. I have not had luck with locating Jadeen. It looks like I need a 1939 Chrylser frontend...

 

Cool story. Let me know if you need any SF Bay Area leg work.

 

Definitely 39 chrysler grill. Titus, that was awesome.

HAMB never ceases to amaze me.

heres a start.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1939...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53dddbf435