Custom shoebox Ford convertible in 1956

[KingKustoms]

My very talented woodworking, body work, hiking, and hot rod building friend Dave Dreiling sent me a message tonight with some pictures of a pretty cool ’50 Ford convertible.

This is what he said: “Hi Rob, I was visiting my family in Chicago the other weekend and I came across these pictures taken in 1956 of my dad in his dad’s Ford. I thought they were pretty cool and thought you might like to check them out.”

I asked him if I could share them here on the CCC, so I hope you guys enjoy.

 

Dave has been incredibly helpful in recreating the top bows and repairing some inner structure wood damage on my dad’s 1936 Ford Phaeton. (More on that later…)

Enjoy 🙂

 

1950 Ford convertible

-’51 hood and upper grill lip

-’49/’50 Merc grill

-’51 Ford Crestliner side trim

-’56 Merc hubcaps

-Foxcraft style skirts

-Spotlights (look like factory accesory spotlights)

-Accessory head light bezels

-Bullnose strip

-Continental kit

Robert A. Radcliffe III
King Kustoms

[Rik Hoving]

Very cool…

The Crestliner side trim looks so fantastic on these cars.

Thanks for sharing Dave and Rob.

Enjoy the beauty of Customizing

[Dave (a.k.a. rodncustomdreams)]

Yup.  Looks like it coulda been in the little pages!

 

Dave

Jus' creepin' along..

[KingKustoms]

You’re welcome! Always cool to see actual photographs from the time period 🙂

Robert A. Radcliffe III
King Kustoms

[Torchie]

KingKustoms wrote:

You’re welcome! Always cool to see actual photographs from the time period

Indeed. Who said nobody used the continental kits….:)

Love it.

Torchie

[1952B3b23]

Very cool. I love seeing black and white photos with custom cars!

-Chris

"The devils in the details"

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