Customs My 54 gets a new look!

Been trying to get my 54 I bought last year on the road and it was running some old and seperating mismatched radials w/rings and spider caps. So I just put on new Coker bias wide whites ad added some Merc caps. I think it looks better? It is a work in progress
BEFORE!



AFTER!

 

By the way, the dummy spots are coming off

 

I like the headlights and TBird grill. Did you have to narrow it to fit?

 

clean

 

Thanks, No, its a full bumper, it was done in the early 60's There was an article in one of the little books in 60 that showed how to do it

 

nice custom!

 

I really like the new look. HRP

 

Very, very, nice!

 

Bad ass!

 

Thanks guys, I plan on painting it and finishing it out, I am really not a fan of gray or black primer. It will take a while though, little time and money and a couple of projects ahead of it. So for now I just plan on driving it.

 

Way Cool !! The 54 was always a favorite with me. Keep us posted, pls.

4TTRUK

 

Sweet caps.

 

A mild custom that could have been right out of the "Little Pages" of years gone by...Nice Ride !!!!!!!

 

very nice job! not over done, but still different enough.

 

Very nice, I like it.

 

Here is the article from 60 that got it started

 

Here is a rear shot with the old tires, split Pontiac rear bumper and side trim

 

"New" looks good - have a "new" '54 project of my own

 

Thanks, looks good!

 

Diggin' the new caps and the rear view! Any plans for the rear or is it done...
/ primerkid

 

Nice looking work! Not trying to be critical but there is something I find weird about the front end treatment. The bottom of the t-bird grill seems too high up or something. There seems to be a lot of space between the bottom if it and the ground.

 

Thanks, Rear is done, just paint and bumpers chromed for the outside.

 

Yep, you either love it or hate it, like I said it was a thing in the early 60's. If you drop the bumper to the height you would normally put a bumper, the nose would look droopy.

 

looks great
what are you running suspenionwise
aerostar coils and 3 in. rear blocks ?

 

Thanks, it has blocks and cut orig coils.

 

I like that bumper on there and the new caps look good too!!


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I think your car is great looking but I'll have to agree with K13 on the space below the front bumper. Have you considered adding a lower metal panel contoured to the bottom of the bumper and painted the body color? It kind of appears unfinished with all that space below. Still a great custom. Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

Looks great.
Nice car.

 

Great car, looking really good!