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The problem is I think Sam knew when to stop with regards to restyling a car  There's some progress pics of the restoration of the Sam Barris Merc in the new Rodders Journal  |
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Last Edit: Apr 2, 2007 12:44:24 GMT by Seth
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Its being restored again?
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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That top one is gorgeous, is that the [insert Asian name] Merc?
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Seth
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That top one is gorgeous, is that the [insert Asian name] Merc? Hirohata |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Thanks, I thought Hirohito... no, that's not it.
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I do like the old ones, fairly subtle, like this one:  |
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Last Edit: Apr 2, 2007 12:56:51 GMT by michiel
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Bob Hirohata and trophies  Second paint job  Ouch  As found  |
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Ive got goose bumps ....I want them ALL!!!!!!!!!
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POINTLESS FACT: Bob Hirohata was the first person ever to get shot in a 'drive by' gang shooting. .........Told you it was pointless.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Is the Hirohata Merc still alive?
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 That is one beautiful rear end!! |
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Yeah, just been restored.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Awesome, this sort of thing is deep routed, in most of my full project visions! great collecting AK   |
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Doesn't the Hirohata Merc belong to Tommy Lee or someone. Eddie Van Halen also has an impressive collection of 50s Kustoms.
When you say "just been restored" I'm sure I read about both the Barris Buick and the Hirohata Merc being restored in the mid and early 90s respectively. Surely they didn't need doing again? Or are you, like me, starting to get "Old man's memory" when things that happened "recently" actually happened 15 years ago....
Theres a lot of crazy old show cars re-appearing and being redone as they were which is great. Vic Edelbrock's '32 was done a few years back, Coffee Grinder was in Custom Car this month, etc and a bunch of Ed Roth creations at a show in the US recently, now theres a crazy man.
Sam Barris' Buick was actually pro-streeted in the 80s by some fool who didn't know what it was LOL.
California Dreamin' also made a reappearance, also in CC about a year or so back IIRC.
SOmeone tells me Small Fry is in restoland now
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2007 14:50:36 GMT by akku
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Yeah, just been restored. Any links ? |
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I've got some info on it at home, i'll let you know this evening.
your right about the 'old mans memory thing though, it may have been a few years ago, back in the days when i had hair.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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I'm wondering how long it'll be before we see a revival of the full on show custom ,.. not just trailer queen show cars,.. but the total Barris-esque flights of fancy.. Or do they still pop up in the c(k?)ustom world?
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1. we have trailer queens which are as over-styled as the kustoms were in their show car days.
2. look at a lot of the rat rod stuff. Its all styling, and some of them are so styled they are about undrivable.
3. someone needs to post a pic of that Japanese built rod which is a cross between Lil Coffin and the Beach Boys cover Deuce Coupe... That is sooooo a custom show rod.
4. theres a Barris award at the National Roadster Show or whatever its called now. Some seriously weird stuff competes for that. That purple space ship thing in the "the best of the best" was the last winner. too much IMO, but it makes him happy so....
5. Lots of people still building traditional kemps and kustoms anyway.
6. Not sure I've seen a new built car with upulstery on the underside built yet though...
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There are two Hirohata merc's around: Replica:  Real thing:  The replica was built shortly before the real thing was re-discovered! And for a bit of Barris WTF:  |
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Old Fords never die they just go sideways
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