Voitures Anciennes
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Voitures Anciennes
That's the one.
You might not recognise what it was transformed into. It was called "Redneck" and of course finished in red with all name badges removed and body seams welded. The owner wanted a mural airbrushed onto it which was all the fashion at the time but I managed to convince him that the fashion would soon fade and I persuaded him to accept a desert scene sandblasted into the rear window instead. It was suitably subtle and could be easily replaced at a later date if required. A black vinyl roof covering finished the package. I recovered a pair of Datsun bucket seats with Ford Fiesta red/black houndstooth check pleated inserts in black surrounds. Door panels and cab lining were recovered to match, and also the cargo bed was lined with the same padded and pleated lining with an oak parquet floor. A rigid vinyl close fitting hinged lid kept the rain out. A pair of fibreglass "stepside" wheelarches were imported from the states and blended into the sides of the cargo bed to achieve the old fashioned look. I separated the individual bed panels and cut sections out to shorten it and narrow it so the new fat arches just covered the 10" wide x 15" polished alloy wheels. 5" x 14" ones nicely filled out the front. A Le Mans racing fuel filler finished the bed. At the front a custom made chrome tubular grille replaced the horrid grey plastic one it came with. I applied a bonnet bulge taken from a Ford Capri to make room for the twin carbs below. Oh, and it wouldn't be a custom without a Rover 3.5 V8 squeezed into the polished stainless steel lined engine bay with an automatic behind it.
I had spent enough time creating the pickup and had other interests to return to: my own custom van, and a sailboat. He eventually convinced someone else to cut the top off to create a cabriolet, a bit heavy for one person to unclip and remove but it was a real headturner.
You might not recognise what it was transformed into. It was called "Redneck" and of course finished in red with all name badges removed and body seams welded. The owner wanted a mural airbrushed onto it which was all the fashion at the time but I managed to convince him that the fashion would soon fade and I persuaded him to accept a desert scene sandblasted into the rear window instead. It was suitably subtle and could be easily replaced at a later date if required. A black vinyl roof covering finished the package. I recovered a pair of Datsun bucket seats with Ford Fiesta red/black houndstooth check pleated inserts in black surrounds. Door panels and cab lining were recovered to match, and also the cargo bed was lined with the same padded and pleated lining with an oak parquet floor. A rigid vinyl close fitting hinged lid kept the rain out. A pair of fibreglass "stepside" wheelarches were imported from the states and blended into the sides of the cargo bed to achieve the old fashioned look. I separated the individual bed panels and cut sections out to shorten it and narrow it so the new fat arches just covered the 10" wide x 15" polished alloy wheels. 5" x 14" ones nicely filled out the front. A Le Mans racing fuel filler finished the bed. At the front a custom made chrome tubular grille replaced the horrid grey plastic one it came with. I applied a bonnet bulge taken from a Ford Capri to make room for the twin carbs below. Oh, and it wouldn't be a custom without a Rover 3.5 V8 squeezed into the polished stainless steel lined engine bay with an automatic behind it.
I had spent enough time creating the pickup and had other interests to return to: my own custom van, and a sailboat. He eventually convinced someone else to cut the top off to create a cabriolet, a bit heavy for one person to unclip and remove but it was a real headturner.
On my headstone it will say: Please switch off mobile phones. I'm trying to get some sleep.