Grille looks familiar but

[greg g]

The rest of it looks a bit strange.

[Young Ed]

The general construction of it reminds me of the powell trucks. I wonder if they branched out and made a convertible.

[Plymouthy Adams]

who knows who or what came up with this retro fit of the D24 grille..very spartan body with base forward hinged hood, and slap sides...cheap doors...very base line vehicle

[greg g]

There are no known remaining business records from PMC; however, some history has been assembled from available fragments. The company struggled sporadically, and ceased to exist sometime around 1970. The most widely accepted production numbers for Powell vehicles are 1,020 pickup trucks, 300 station wagons, three motor homes, and tens of thousands of scooters and industrial/delivery vehicles.

[JoelOkie]

Looks kinda like the leftovers pieces of a Dodge combined with pieces of a Studebaker Lark.

[Plymouthy Adams]

even the cardboard box of the lark was not that ugly....get a Lark Daytona and see what you got and what you have to pay for it...

[TodFitch]

The general construction of it reminds me of the powell trucks. I wonder if they branched out and made a convertible.

There are no known remaining business records from PMC; however, some history has been assembled from available fragments. The company struggled sporadically, and ceased to exist sometime around 1970. The most widely accepted production numbers for Powell vehicles are 1,020 pickup trucks, 300 station wagons, three motor homes, and tens of thousands of scooters and industrial/delivery vehicles.

Looks like the type of convertible that Powell would have made if they made convertibles. And the street scene looks like it could well be Los Angeles/Southern California where Powell was located... I wonder if it is a Powell.

[Tony_Urwin]

I gotta wonder if this might not be a Cuban photograph. They haven't been able to get parts for American vehicles since the embargo, so they craft some interesting hybrid vehicles.

[Eneto-55]

The photograph itself looks supicious to me. You can see a faint 'image' of some curvature where the rear of the front fenders should come, and also along the lower part of the door. The hood line just seems to end in mid-fender - there is no line continueing on to the back of the hood area, and neither do you see it curve up across the top. There's a different fuzziness in certain areas of the photo, like in the lower part of the door, and also along the top front of the hood. I suspect it's a doctored photo. (My dois centavos.)

[BobT-47P15]

Is that a Dodge front bumper also?

Maybe Dodge hubcaps.

Might well be a home made vehicle as those were popular to do in

the 1950s. Plans for some were available in such magazines as

Popular Mechanics. Dress of the occupants looks like 40s or 50s

attire.

This car was built in the early 50s from two 46 Hudsons by a fellow in my

home town. Some of his friends helped him with it also.

Edited August 24, 2010 by BobT-47P15

[Young Ed]

Is that a Dodge front bumper also?

Maybe Dodge hubcaps.QUOTE]

I suspect it probably has an entire dodge frame and drivetrain under the new body.

[BobT-47P15]

Also in that Jan 1952 issue were a couple other customized cars.....

[Plymouthy Adams]

Bob..in some states you can get arrested for hanging ugly paper like this...

[BobT-47P15]

Tim......I guess they can't all be winners.

Just goes to show that the customizing thing was getting started back

then.

This car was built in the late 40s or early 50s by a customizer in New

York. Is now in the hands of a Joplin fellow who is restoring it. Is a

Buick. Definitely different, but not necessarily to everyone's taste.

It was featured in several car magazines in it's day.

Has a Merc grille.......Hudson tail lights.

[P-12 Tommy]

That car is big time ugly.

Tom

[Plymouthy Adams]

rest assured, not my taste but I will not in any way take away from the man's imagination and handiwork...this car represents many many manhours of love and labor...and to see it to the finish..super big plus..hat off to that ugly looking animal..long may it live and longer may it stay in the garage and out of sight...

[Don Coatney]

Is that a Dodge front bumper also?

Maybe Dodge hubcaps.

Might well be a home made vehicle as those were popular to do in

the 1950s. Plans for some were available in such magazines as

Popular Mechanics. Dress of the occupants looks like 40s or 50s

attire.

This car was built in the early 50s from two 46 Hudsons by a fellow in my

home town. Some of his friends helped him with it also.

Bob;

The Hudson picture you posted looks very much like this Hudson. The gearshift knob from my P-15 now resides in this car.

[BobT-47P15]

I've seen that picture you posted in the past......I wonder if the builders

of those two vehicles followed any plans published in some magazine.

Pretty darn similar.

That silver car (the Buick) was originally painted red. It sat outside behind some bar in Kansas City

for many years, was overgrown by weeds, then found by someone who bought it some time back.

I believe the current owner purchased it at the Springfield swap meet a few years ago. He has several

nice old cars that he's re-done. The builder even made a name tag for the car's original owner.....it's

called "Vic's Rocket".

Edited August 25, 2010 by BobT-47P15

[greg g]

perhaps is it was chassis mule for this, any one recognize this styling excercise? Hubcaps look similar.

[Don Coatney]

perhaps is it was chassis mule for this, any one recognize this styling excercise? Hubcaps look similar.

Looks Nashie to me.

[greg g]

Close but no cigar.

[Frank Elder]

the rest of it looks a bit strange.

aaaaaaaccckkkk!

[boxer_inv]

Just to add another to this mix, here's a photo I was given tonight by a visiting uncle.

I'm told it was a backyard build job, mostly out of timber panels but worked well - 2 were made by some guys in New Zealand. I have no idea whether they're still around now. Photo was taken in the mid-late 60's I'm told.

Definitely different!