Outside the Box Customs
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April 26, 2014 at 08:20 #12709Rik HovingKeymaster
I love traditional built customs. Customs on your everyday Ford, Chevy, Buick or whatever. Cars built in particle styles from the early 1940’s till the late 1960’s and everything in between and around.
And then you have those people who dare to take your not-so-everyday car and turn it into something special. Perhaps it was already special to start with. But they see potential in the project for a great custom car project. Customizers who are not afraid to think outside the box on a large scale.
I just came across an interesting project on Facebook. Kenny Baker of Elmer, Missouri is working on an ex four door Jaguar, and is turning it into a very interestingly restyled custom… Looking forward to see more on this project.
Jeff Allison & Marcy Molkenthen designed the car.And if you know of more of these “out side the Box” projects… show them here. Lets get inspired!
It started as this… a 1953 Jaguar-“Saloon”
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April 27, 2014 at 00:35 #12715Bert GustafssonParticipantI think it is very interesting when people dare to do something that not has been done a thousand times before, and I guess this qualifies. I never cared too much for fenderskirts up front but except for that I think it is very cool and I think it resembles the Phantom corsair a bit with those headlights. Thanks a lot for sharing.
April 27, 2014 at 01:11 #12716Quentin HallParticipantOnce again you beat me to it Bert. It does look a bit Phantom Corsair. I like it. I sat behind a couple of the slightly earlier restored Jag wedding cars here in Perth the other day and was thinking how exotic the styling was….despite Jag saloon styling being ten years behind the times. Their sportscars however …..
My uncle had one of the 60a Jag saloons and I always felt like you needed a tweed jacket and cap….and a leather pair of gloves. Even as a ten year old.
I like the factory fadeaways and the front skirts but can’t imagine how the wheels turn in there.April 30, 2014 at 18:57 #12800patsyngeneParticipantWonderfull,Englisch cars are so high class styled they only need some pepper! Thats what they do with this car putting a lotta pepper in it.
May 1, 2014 at 15:47 #12836Big AParticipantWow, I like those headlights but they are sunk too far back IMO, and that nose sticks out like a proboscis monkey. I never understand skirts on the front wheels either, unless you’re heading out to Bonneville. Sorry, but not my taste (not my car either, I know).
I think a Mk VII could make an awesome tail dragger. Chopped, maybe hard-topped, skirts, lowered… that’s about it. Maybe a custom grille that works with the lines of the car and hood. Subtle.
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May 1, 2014 at 16:05 #12837Big AParticipantWhoever built John Fluevog’s Jag had a better handle on subtlety of design…
This XK140 was built in the ’50s, beauty again is in the eye of the beholder…
No shortage of customized Jags out there. I saw the Posies E-type at Watkin’s Glen a few years ago, more of a hot rod than a custom but I wouldn’t kick it out of the driveway…
The Brits must be thrilled (veering away from the original post, but I couldn’t resist)…
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May 1, 2014 at 18:33 #12839Justin KudollaParticipantI like these cars. John Fluevog’s was built by Canadian master-customizer Jim Bailie. The Jag at the bottom “Snoopy” was painted by legendary customizer and custom-paint pioneer Dick Jackson.
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www.trendcustomcars.comMay 13, 2014 at 00:17 #13216Curt IseliParticipantJames Hetfield and Rick Dore’s “Black Pearl” was originally going to be based on a ’48 Jag saloon before they opted to go with completely scratch-built everything. Here is a photo of the original Jag. They sold this body and I THOUGHT Terry Cook was building it, but after a quick look I wasn’t able to turn anything up on that. Maybe someone on here knows.
My wife likes ’50s and ’60s European cars, and checking them out over the years I’ve noticed they’ve got lots of really cool interior pieces that would be right at home in an American custom car…door handles, window cranks, etc.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.May 13, 2014 at 06:17 #13218Rik HovingKeymasterI have not heard anything about that Jaguar being used on a new custom or anything like that. But some of the project are still kept secret projects despite all the Social Media and many forum based websites of today. I love these English cars, they really have great lines and make great Customs. At least for those who are willing to think outside the box. Thanks for that pic Curt, I had not seen a photo of the Jag they were planning to use.
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May 17, 2014 at 21:33 #13352Justin KudollaParticipantHere are a few neat ones that were on the Hamb. The Thunderbird Ranchero is from member Earl Schieb.
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www.trendcustomcars.comMay 17, 2014 at 21:37 #13355Justin KudollaParticipantThis ’63 Thunderbird is from Rick Erickson/Extreme Kustoms in California. This is what he had to say about it:
Yep it’s a 63 bird and it is one of my personal kustom so it never get’s any attention. I put a wrap around windshield i got off the rear of a 1959 Rambler (Rambler used safety glass front and rear) I plan to make the roof a double bubble and will open when the door is opened. I have also already made rear skirts that fully cover the rear tires. It had a big gas guzzler 390 FE that was starting to show its age so i replaced it with a low millage bigger gas guzzler with a 1970 Caddy 500 coupled to a 4L80.Attachments:
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www.trendcustomcars.comJune 3, 2014 at 05:14 #13829Dustin ForemanParticipantNot so out of the box as far as platform(47 Chevy coupe), but vision/concept!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.June 3, 2014 at 13:00 #13831TonyParticipantUm…well, there was an idea there.
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