Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

The boy’s sawed out the top of the core support to get the motor out of the 57, that was a common practice back then

 

Are you a Brown & Sharpe man or a Starrett man?

 

Check out the tail pipe!

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It’s a Kaiser

 

Hot damn, I love this thing!

 

Looks like the back end of a olds vista cruiser I like it too.

 

You boys stay off them gokarts...I’ll chase you down and throw you in the hoosgow

 

Godawful. I think I’m going to heev up...Geez

 

That’s not a custom it’s a catastrophe ( failure that is)


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Sorta reminds me of a Checker Marathon.... only uglier. Hell of a lot of wasted work there looks to me, but if the builder liked it it's just right.

 

Bob Merry's 1954 Oldsmobile - Kustomrama

1954 Oldsmobile - Bob Merry - Joe Bailon (forumactif.org)

1954 Oldsmobile restyled by Joe Bailon of Bailon Custom Shop in Hayward, California for Bob Merry. The striking feature on Bob's Olds was definitely the front. Bailon reshaped the fenders, extended them 10", and handmade the whole quad headlight assembly. The bullets between the headlights were from a 1955 Buick. The grille was from a Corvette, and was housed within a surround made by dual 1957 Plymouth front bumpers and four 1953 Dodge bumper guards. The hood was shaved, peaked, louvered, and featured two air scoops. The rear fenders were shortened 3", they were also reshaped in order to accept the 1955 Chrysler taillights. The doors and trunk were electrically operated. Joe painted the car Candy Apple red. As a final touch, dual spotlights and chromed reversed wheels were installed.[1]

 

This roadster looks so good. Everything is proportional. A lot of work went into stuffing that Olds. into it. I really like that they didn't push the radiator forward.

 

Wife sent this to me yesterday. It seems Traditional to me from the good ol’days when children were not seen or heard.

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