R&C Cover Custom PU for Sale

R&C CUSTOM PICK UP FOR SALE.

July 11, 2013. The Ralph Ehorn 1954 Ford F100 Kustom Pickup, which appeared on the cover of ‘Rod & Custom’ magazine not once, but twice (January 1959 & January 1960)! Mr. Ehorn of Red Bluff Ca., created this one of a kind Kustom truck in the late 50’s, with much of the work being done by Ray’s Custom Shop in Chico, California.

The car is offered on ebay, unfortunately not in its original condition. The car has been updated over the years, but could easily been brought back to how it was intended when first built. Or just enjoyed the way it is now.

From the ebay ad.
The body was smoothed & shaved of its trim handles, the hood was louvered, nosed & peaked and the tailgate was paneled smooth. They lowered the truck by using a dropped axle up front and relocating the spring mounts in the rear. A 1955 Bel Air grille was used with ’54 Buick headlight bezels, along with ’50 Buick taillights, which were molded into the rear fenders (frenched), and a recessed antenna (frenched) was mounted on the rear of the cab on the passenger side.
Chrome bumpers, chrome running boards and chrome side exhaust matched the chrome reverse rims w/ ’40 Ford hubcaps, wrapped in wide whitewall tires. It was finished in Candy Apple Red and was dubbed ‘The Candy Truck’.
Ralph showed his truck all over the West Coast and won many trophies along the way. In 1958, it won 3rd in Class @ The Oakland Roadster Show and in January, 1959, it made its first appearance on the cover of ‘Rod & Custom’ magazine, with pin-up Roberta Calame gracing the pages alongside the truck.
Later that year, Ralph restyled the truck, this time installing a ’59 Buick Grille Insert and using Quad Headlights from a tilt-cab fire truck. She was painted Pearl White and was again featured on the cover of ‘Rod & Custom’ magazine in January, 1960, exactly a year from the date of its first appearance.
(Thanks for the tip Wolf)

 

Update July 27, 2013. Auction has ended, car has not been sold.