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*Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in ''Rod & Custom'', December 1998, p.83. |
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== Further reading == |
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*Barris, George. ''20 Top Customs''. Petersen Publishing/Spotlight Books, 1962. |
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El Matador is a custom car built by Bill Cushenberry during 1959-1961. It was his first show car.[1]
Cushenberry began work on El Matador in late 1959 as a showcase for his talents and a rolling advertisment.[2] It started as a 1939 Ford,[3] chopped 4+1⁄2 in (110 mm) and sectioned 5 in (130 mm).[4] '57 Olds parking lights were used as taillights.[5] The nerf bar bumpers were adapted from upper bumper rails off a 1950 Pontiac.[6]
He scrounged parts from Seaside Auto Wreckers, operated by Vick Irvan (father of Ernie Irvan).[7] The rear window was a windshield from a 1951 Chevrolet fastback, mounted upside-down.[8]
The car featured vertically-stacked, inward-canted headlights[9] (a common customizing idea at the time), with hand-formed steel front end and chrome mesh grille.[10]
El Matador debuted in February 1961 at the Oakland Roadster Show.[11]
Cushenberry sold the car to Bob Larivee, Sr.[12]
El Matador and Exodus, which appeared the same year, drew a lot of attentioin to Cushenberry and a lot of custom work for his shop.[13]
Notes
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.85 caption.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.85 caption.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.85 caption.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.84.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.84.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
- ^ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
Sources
- Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenberry: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
Further reading
- Barris, George. 20 Top Customs. Petersen Publishing/Spotlight Books, 1962.
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