Just a comment about this photo. I owned this car in the seventies and traced it's history and had several great conversations with Budd, "the Cat" Anderson. He drove this car from show to show with the Ford Custom Caravan. Ford motor company replaced the Olds engine with a 289 Hi-P0 and a 4 speed tranny. I drove the car on the street and loved it. The builder of the car was Bill Cushenbury and was a stylist as much as a metal craftman. I still belive that this car was the ultimate because it was both a hotrod and a custom. The styling is as fresh today as it was then. It has truly withstood the test of time.
El Matador is perhaps the most beautiful 40 Ford ever built. There are several clones out there, but the real car was impeccably restored about 15 years ago by Murphys Body Shop in Florida. I remember when Bob Nugent owned the car - always enjoyed seeing it at shows. Thanks to great people like Bob Nugent, and "Murphy and The Striper," cars like El Matador still survive and continue to be crowd pleasers.
You have no idea on how much your box arts influenced me and inspired me on the hobby. The '58 Chevy, the '65 Galaxie, were all kits I bought and thought "one day I wanto to build something as nice as this". Thank You very much!!!!
Bob, best I can tell, it's a '3-D' promotional placard for the MALCO Ohio George Willys. (Minus the Ohio George markings, it appears) I sold it some 6 or 7 years ago on eBay (which also where I got it.) Wish I wouldn't have needed the money. Either I'd either still have it, or it would be in Utah at the Model Car Museum.
they went inside? i'm surprised it didn't collapse around them. I love this old schoolhouse, and I am sad because I heard a rumor that they might be tearing it down! This is a very sad looking structure. I wish someone would restore it before it is too late.
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