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This looks so right at first glance; then comes the .."wait a minute...." I have never found another picture of this phantom '55 Chevy 4-door...
And I was there, a car-struck teenager from across the river! When all we had were a few magazines with months old info, this was heaven!! [ATTACH]
If you say so. But it it was unusual, and a bit homely, I admit.
Keeneland Concours Lexington Kentucky July 2015 1953 Cadillac Elegante [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Noblesville Indiana July 2007] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Love those Packard taillights! They look better than the originals.
Ft Myers FL Feb 2006 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Did this head ever make it to the US?
One of my favorites when I first saw it back in the day and still a favorite.[ATTACH] Great to see it back!!
Good find! Also, I missed the fact that the photoshop doesn't have a trunk opening. Possible but that would be a long crawl from the back seat to...
[IMG] New to me, does anyone know what the rest of this car looks like? James Laga does a lot of photoshop but this looks like an actual car.
[IMG] Bought this book new in 1956 and still have it! It is still a favorite to thumb through!!
Sneak back up to Post number 18 and go clicky clicky on the link. All will be revealed!
Glad you guys are still enjoying the article! :D When Bob said the Caddy engine was a tight fit, he wasn't kidding:[IMG]
Great build series, very well written and excellent explanations! The bench seat and three-on-the-tree remind me of my '50 Chevy coupe and...
For some smart phone users, the middle photo may be upside down and I don't know why. Sorry!
From 'Scale Auto Enthusiast' October 1987 - an excellent 1:25 scale Drive-In with great models several of which actually cruise around the...
The Aztec, The Hirohata Merc - driving them cross country back in the day was apparently not that unusual: [IMG] [IMG] You can read the...
For those of you who make it all the way through the Hirohata story, I left the classifieds as a bonus on the last page. If you hurry, R. Poole of...
[IMG] It's HERE! Read the entire Bob Hirohata "Kross Kountry in a Kustom" story. None of that hokey ass chopping off the story in mid-disaster!!
I'll put it up on my website and let you know.
They really did leave us hanging on purpose. Sux!
Actually, as I remember it from back in the day, the gasoline caught fire and burned the Merc to a shell, so Bob and Azzie left it and went to...
Thanks, GJ13, I sure missed the obvious answer to my problem! This $10 mag has been bought.
As a big fan of the Hirohata 1951 Merc, I recently bought a used copy of the 2011 hardback book "The Hot Rod Reader" edited by Melinda Keefe and...
Back in the '50's, I was a kid building model cars in the hills of eastern Kentucky and a major Barris fan. It was a dream come true when I heard...
Below - Kit announcement pix from the fall Chicago Hobby (RCHTA) show 2001: [IMG] [IMG] David
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