Customs Ron Hings custom 56 Chevy convert

Yep, the real deal from back in the day. Note there's also no 'safety bead'. And looks like they used pre-'55 Chev centers as there's no hubcap 'bumps'.

 

Mark is the right owner for this car. Congrats on adding it to your stable,

 

Usually..not always..but usually I don't like canted quad headlights. Lots of cars with them missed the mark...

Your 3 examples are probably the best looking I've seen. Real cool for all of them to be together in your collection.

 

That Chevy is bad ass! You have one in every color

 

congrats ! , I was looking that over on BaT... So cool... do you have any history on it ? sorry if someone has already asked and I didn't see the reply @Moriarity

 

It's all been said..just adding to it.
Congratulations.

 

Hyptnotic!! Mark thanks for saving the canted quad Chevy customs!

 

The fin-to taillight profile is perfect. Sometimes they end up looking a little droopy.

 

I see where I rate.

 

LOL! I'm just ribbing ya!

 

WICKED!

 

Just now seeing this. Super awesome Mark! Bummer something has to go ultimately to make room. Add my vote to the unused kitchen having to go instead of a car. Who cares about home resale without a kitchen? Won't be your problem anyhow. Of course, the boat could always come here...even though I'd either be too scared to run it on our lake during the day or hack off the all the other residents running it early in the morning. LOL

 

A little background on Ray Wilson.

 

I too am just now seeing this post Mark. CONGRATS! Your taste in customs matches mine perfectly.. Perhaps relating back to the optional custom pieces in the the old AMT 3 in 1 kits as well as that style being the ultimate in the mags and shows of the day. I love this one too (orange suits it and probably replaces some aged and cracked lacquer?)! Please, before the snow flies.. a pic of all three together??

-Dave

 

man this rules! congrats

 

That will be epic! Im gonna have to start a collection to somehow get Taboo back to CCR or something else to get them all together at some point.

 

See, that is why adoption is your answer. All the help cleaning and you can take a couple of cars to the show.
The offer for adoption is still available and you get a V8 Corvair in the bargain

 

You were making good headway until you mentioned the V8 Corvair.

 

I only have 3 words to describe that car: Spec-tac-ular!

 

Thank you ! @Moriarity ... I love reading about these old customs... cant wait to see a picture of the canted headlight trio !

 

That looks fun ! I'm sure it was a handful with that combo.. Ralph Nader would have been even more up in arms.. Unsafe at any Speed..

 

I only saw two. I hope for @Moriarity's sake there are two more on the other side . Nice score, Mark.

 

That thing is KILLER! Heck I thought I was a KUSTOM guy now because my decklid is shaved.. haha.. If I even come within a hunnert miles of Mound, MN I'm stopping in... you have been warned.

 

...that's gonna be a lot of headlights.