Vintage Customs

"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss) 10/01/2014 at 15:32 • Filed to: Custom

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Though I'd share some neat old pics of customs built in the 50s and 60s. Can you figure out what each car started out as?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:36

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This one - maybe started life as a '51 Chevy?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:37

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

$kaycog > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:37

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'58 Chevy?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:39

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'52 Ford?

Bandit > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:44

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54 Chevy?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 15:46

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Windshield frame and body notch are very much like a tri-five, and side trim is like the love child of a '59 Edsel and a Buick. I just don't know.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 15:50

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Looks kinda similar to a same vintage Pontiac.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 15:50

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I'm gonna say 57 Chevy. Look at the window silhouette and front vent window.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > $kaycog 10/01/2014 at 15:51

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I see some '50s Cadillac in there. If you squint and put some chrome on the front there.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 10/01/2014 at 15:56

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Yeah, they both have the "wide pants" look to the rear fenders. I said Chevy based on hood sheet metal and no trace of chrome nose stripe, but it could go either way.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 15:58

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very true. Definitely a GM product either way.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 10/01/2014 at 16:03

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I thought Caddy too, but couldn't come up with a clear match. There's a lot of specialty work there.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 16:08

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looks like a 54 or 55 Caddy with dechromed 59 headlight buckets.

$kaycog > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 10/01/2014 at 16:08

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Rear quarter looks '58 Chevy to me.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > $kaycog 10/01/2014 at 16:12

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I think you got it. The windows look very similar too.

$kaycog > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 10/01/2014 at 16:14

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I think it is probably the Impala model.

ly2v8-Brian > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 16:15

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Mercury

ly2v8-Brian > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 16:16

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all Chevys and a bathtub Merc

camaroboy68ss > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/01/2014 at 16:16

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Nope

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ly2v8-Brian 10/01/2014 at 16:17

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Knew it was one of the two. I rechecked, and it looks like I got the year right, so that's something.

camaroboy68ss > $kaycog 10/01/2014 at 16:18

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Correct. This is the Cushenberry built "Limelighter" started as a 58 impala. This is a 60s custom where free form took over placing parts off another car.

camaroboy68ss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 16:18

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50 Olds. It's been sectioned

$kaycog > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 16:19

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Neat! I think it looks very nice.

camaroboy68ss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 16:19

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55 Chevy

ly2v8-Brian > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/01/2014 at 16:20

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yeah it's a late 40's to 54 I believe body style. The eponymous lead sled.

camaroboy68ss > ly2v8-Brian 10/01/2014 at 16:25

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it's a 51, 49-51 are roughly the same 52 was a complete new body

camaroboy68ss > Bandit 10/01/2014 at 16:25

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1950 Olds, it has been sectioned

ly2v8-Brian > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 16:26

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I thought it was 49 wasn't sure of the cut off. Thanks

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > camaroboy68ss 10/01/2014 at 16:30

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But...but

camaroboy68ss > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/01/2014 at 16:39

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they are 59 Chevy headlights that have been canted