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anyone recognize this chopped 57 chevy wagon?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by jeffrob, Jul 14, 2013.

  1. jeffrob
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    [​IMG]found the photo online from 2011 GNRS
     
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  2. Mr48chev
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    We might be able to if you included a photo to look at.

    If it was outdoors there is no telling as there probably isn't a listing of the cars that were otdoors. Indoors someone should have a program from the show telling who owned it.
     
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  3. jeffrob
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    the curse, photo is attached when I preview then poof

    gone like magic !
     
  4. I remember seeing the car before the whiteout!:D HRP
     

  5. jeffrob
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    can't copy and paste URL...... really
     
  6. jeffrob
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    definitely an indoor photo
     
  7. Here ya go,, HRP

    [​IMG]
     
  8. jeffrob
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    thanks HRP

    much appreciated........

    Jeff
     
  9. Jim Bouchard
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    That is Rich Pichette's old car. He is the guy that started the West Coast Kustoms Car club and Paso. The car was there as a tribute to him and was parked with another car being built as a tribute car for him as well. He was a great man and friend!
     
  10. jeffrob
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    thank you Jim, much appreciated, a beautiful car
     
  11. 40Standard
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    from Indy

    a lot of work done there. I don't care for it
     
  12. That now belongs to[Hamb'r] MilesM.......I believe he still owns it anyways.
     
  13. Yeah,Miles is the caretaker now and he has posted the history of the car. HRP

    History
    Bought in 1985 by Rich (and Penny) Pichette, founder and president of West Coast Kustoms (Cruisin the Coast and Paso Robles events, www.westcoastkustoms.com). Originally pale yellow with the first custom modification being a 57 Buick grille which was later changed out for the Olds grille. About 1992 a rear end accident lead to 57 Chrysler tail lights during the repair which lead to a six year build mostly done by Bill Hines with the debut at the 98 Grand National Roadster show. It had Blue CA plates “57 KUSTM”. In 2005 he sold it to Greg Haun who I bought it from in Aug 2006. Greg kept the blue CA “57 KUSTM” plates and the WCK drag plate and all the build photos that he got when he purchased it.

    May 98 Custom Rodder, 6 page scallops and pinstripe article
    July 98 Custom Rodder, Grand National Roadster Show coverage pic
    Nov 98 Custom Rodder , 3 page feature article

    Body
    57 Chrysler tail lights by Gary Minor
    4 1/2 “ chop by Bill Hines
    Hood shaved/reskinned with a 57 Pontiac hood skin by Bill Hines
    55 Pontiac Safari side trim
    Dual frenched antennas by Bill Hines, his signature mod
    Power antenna
    55 Olds floating grille with letter holes filled and rechromed
    Front fenders were shaved, molded in, and Frenched headlights were added by Bill Hines
    Vent windows removed
    Shaved door handles and locks
    Electric door open solenoids, cable operated
    Shrouded license plate on shaved tail gate by Bill Hines
    Fuel filler relocated inside with custom box and cover by Industrial Chassis
    Partially shrouded side pipes by Bill Hines made functional by Industrial Chassis
    Paint by Bill Hines, custom mixed pearl green and base white with Murano pearl scallops.
    Traditional boomerang and tuning fork scallops laid out by Jerry Weesner, editor of Custom Rodder at the time for an article in Custom Rodder
    Emerald green Pin stripes by Larry Watson, another Custom Rodder article
    Smoothed and modified California one piece front bumper (bullets removed)
    Passenger car rear bumper center with license plate light
    Glass by All Pro Glass in Bellflower CA, Factory green tint, broken side glass when I got it was replaced by Bell Glass Phx, AZ. They also added stops so the windows would not fall into the door and break again.
    Drive shaft tunnel was raised Industrial Chassis
    Station wagon rear window supports were mounted on both sides of the rear hatch by Industrial Chassis

    Interior
    By George Gomez, CA
    59 Buick split back bench seat
    Pearl white and light green Pleats
    Emerald green carpet
    Flaming River column with shifter
    59 Impala wheel
    White and clear laminated tear drop shift knob
    Offy polished aluminum four gauge panel
    Stewart Warner twin Blue gauges, oil pressure, water temp, vacuum, oil temp, and Tach
    Vintage Air Gen 4 heat and air conditioning by Industrial Chassis
    Chrome glove box and ash tray
    Chrome panel over rear lift gate and chrome interior trim
    Autoloc remote door and rear gate control
    AM/FM Stereo head unit
    Kenwood dual speakers mounted in factory location
    Pioneer Amps
    Pioneer 6x9's inthe back walls with 57 Chevy dash speaker grilles
    Pioneer 10" woofers
    XM radio adaptor

    Engine and Driveline
    Rebuilt mild 350
    Edelbrock Street Dominator intake manifold
    Edelbrock carburetor with 1” spacer
    Chrome timing cover and oil pan
    Finned aluminum valve covers
    Finned aluminum air cleaner
    Fluidine aluminum radiator
    Fabbed aluminum overflow tank
    18 ½” fan
    Aluminum radiator shroud by Industrial Chassis, Phoenix, AZ
    700R4
    Trans cooler
    Lokar column shift trans linkage
    Custom SS dual exhaust routed outboard of the frame with SS Flowmaster Hush power mufflers and SS flex pieces feeding the side pipes at the rear of the shroud by Industrial Chassis

    Chassis
    Stock chassis
    GM metric hubs, disk brakes and Dropped spindles by Industrial Chassis
    Power brakes
    Bilstien shocks
    Front and rear sway bars by Industrial Chassis
    Stock rear end
    14” x 6” steel wheels painted emerald green
    Goodyear 215/70/14 WWW radials
    Real 57 Dodge Lancer hubcaps
     
  14. jeffrob
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    HRP -

    thanks for the info and posting the pic for me

    did some searching and found more pics/info, appreciate everyone's help
     

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