Here ya go. Color combo and all looks pretty dated, but just as in tractors, custom cars "are only original once." I have been threatened with grievous bodily harm if I repaint it. But that thing would sure look better in candy black cherry. . .
Main modification was that the car was "sectioned"- that is, a 4 inch horizontal slice taken out of the car, which makes it sit 4 inches lower. A very complicated procedure, especially in the days of hacksaws, acetylene torches and body lead. Downside- top and steering wheel are 4 inches lower in relation to the seat, making for a tight fit, esp. for a more robust gentleman such as myself; and hood is 4 inches lower in relation to the engine- so they had to put a hump in the hood so the carburetors would clear.
Final photo is the builder and his family, "back in the day" (would have been about 1954 or 55). It had a '55 Ford grill then, but a later owner put in the present one, which is from a '59 Chrysler Imperial.
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