AUTOS CARS CUSTOM

Original drawings from George Sheppard, then reproduced in 1939 by Colliers Weekly magazine
but I found this on my favorite site, http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com because Nik finds the coolest stuff and shares it!

not the most impressive I've seen, the 1929 Hudson http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/one-of-5-specially-constructed-1929.html might have that distinction, or the 1929 Stutz http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/1929-stutz-model-m-amazing-instrument.html but this is really nice

Nash Metropolitan, Pontiac woody, Cadillac, and Ford Convertible.. .the truck I can't make out, Chevy I think.

found on a site that rips off other blogs, so I'm not giving them a link. Auto Cars you have good taste in what to steal from my blog, and others, but you annoy us all. 

Found at the Motor Transport Museum
"Any and all photos taken on the museums property must include the wording: "By permission of the Motor Transport Museum, 31949 Highway 94, Campo, California, web site: http://www.motortransportmuseum.org"

beside the improvement in the engine, all the suspension is now Mustang, the rear end is a narrowed 9", and the doors were swapped from side to side and now function suicide style.



photos and story are just a sample of the whole story at http://www.rodauthority.com/news/car-feature-maverick-metro-mark-haydens-54-nash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-feature-maverick-metro-mark-haydens-54-nash

found on  http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=10937

The station wagon (post or hardtop) is an expensive body to make, mainly because of the large rear quarter panels and roof. The wagon had been very popular in the Rambler line ever since its intoduction in 1950 as a two door. A four door version was introduced in 1954 and accounted for almost one third of Rambler sales that year, and closer to half for 1955.

That there were never any wagons in the other Nash or Hudson lines explains some of the high Rambler wagon sales, but there had to be a wagon in the Rambler line regardless of cost. As it turned out, nearly half the 1956-57 Ramblers sold were wagons. http://www.amcyclopedia.org/node/54

Keep in mind, the 1956 was the 2nd year of AMC existing and so they still used more than one (AMC) car maker identification on this wagon.






 wow, incredible leather seats! And check out the ashtray in the door, cool!



So I looked it up, and was reminded... of just what AMC was. American Motors was a merger of failing car companies that couldn't compete alone against GM, Ford and Chrysler.. The companies that merged were Nash, Hudson

the ultimate goal was to be the merger of the new American Motors Corporation with the newly formed Studebaker-Packard Corporation (cash-flush but dealer-poor Packard bought cash-poor but dealer-flush Studebaker), which would have made American Motors a viable four-marque competitor in the industry as one of the "Big Three" - they would have been bigger than Chrysler.

However, when George Mason of AMC died in 1954, James Nance of Studebaker-Packard (took over in 1952) decided to go his own way.  He shouldn't have, since the Studebaker-Packard merger was fraught with problems, and the strength of AMC would have bailed them out.  As it was, Nance resigned following a disastrous 1956 and Studebaker-Packard agreed to a three-year management contract with the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.


  Curtiss-Wright promtly took over all of the defense contracts and factories that Studebaker-Packard held, and killed off Packard within two years, although the Packard name wasn't dropped until 1962. 

 the seatbacks for the front fold down, and make it a lumpy but serviceable bed for the roadside rest area sleeper. Saved a lot of money for vacationers and "on the road" salesmen in the 50's.
even has a dashboard jesus. cool

 What a photo, Motion perfrmance, Shelby Dragonsnake, and Sun tuneup

 I don't think I ever posted about the Police edition of the Javelin 401 that Alabama put to use for a while.
 Walt and Art Arfons, land speed icons
 Randy Walls, San Diego local who brings his Nova Flopper to the local cruises
 Amazing dealership photo... Boss 429, Cobra Torino, Boss 302
 field find 61
 1964 Worlds Fair Ford display of the Comet
 James Garner racing team Lola's
 Dick Smothers and Linda Vaughn
 '64 Competition Vette
 Astra bodied blown modified
 Dan Blocker's Vinegaroon special
 Motorama specials getting offloaded
 1955 photo of a Packard and it's loaded trailer of hydroplanes.. that is a rare sight
 Pinin Farina bodied Nash Palm Beach

 Above is a rare car, the Scaglietti Corvette... Italian design beauty, cheap and easy to find Chevy parts
these are just a sample of the cool images at http://prova275.tumblr.com/