Bill Gaylord Archives - Custom Car Chronicle

Chopped 1949 – 51 Mercury Convertibles

CHOPPED 49-51 MERCURY Convertibles A trip in time back to the late 1940s and early 1950s when the

BOB DOFFLOW 1949 FORD Don Roberts from Bears Custom Shop outdid himself on the magazine cover car, many

1947-48 BUICK GAYLORD TOPS Bill Gaylord created a couple of stunning looking super long chopped padded tops for

BILL GAYLORD 49 MERCURY In 1949 Bill Gaylord gets a 1949 Mercury Convertible which George Barris chops right away. Its the

GAYLORDS COUPE DEVILLE How the Gaylord shop in Lynwood California turned a badly damaged 1954 Buick Riviera into a Dream

JOHNNY HAGEN 50 MERCURY Johnny Hagen created this Classic restyled padded topped 1950 Mercury as his own personal

PANORAMIC FORD part 2 The Buster Litton 1949 Panoramic Ford changed hands in 1954. Don Schaedel became the new

50s FLASHBACK CHEVY Warren Ayers bought a second hand 1941 Chevy in 1953, and was able to turn

BILL GAYLORD PHOTO ALBUM Custom Upholstery legend Bill gaylord shared his story and his scrap albums with Kustoms