Pack Automotive Museum
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Performance - Hot Rods - Custom - Antiques - One Offs Many with valid Race and Movie Build Histories
One of only a few TOTALLY FREE On-Line Automotive Museums on the Internet
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Each of these cars has been
customized by Boyd
Coddington, a man who changed the face of automobile customization.
Through the kindness, generosity, and hard work of many, these automobiles
were reunited and restored according to the precedent Boyd established
during his career. |
1949 Chevrolet Convertible
350 CI, Automatic
Part of The Boyd Tribute Collection
This
1949 Chevrolet Convertible was built for Greg Turchetta in 1993 since
Greg admired the 1950 Turtle Back that Boyd customized for Jamie Musselman.
Conceptualized and sketched by Chip Foose, the ’49 Convertible was nearly
identical in body to the ’50 Turtle Back. Only the engines are different;
the Turtle Back has a 350 engine with dual quads, while Greg requested
an LT-1 engine for his Convertible. Bill purchased the ’49 Convertible
in 2009 and had it restored in 2010. Updates included a revised leather
interior designed by Ron Mangus, and updated paint and body modifications
by Charley Hutton. The car was stripped completely, refinished, and
reassembled. During this process, the gas tank was also relocated to
the trunk to create a sleeker bodyline, and the car received a new engine
cover and new rear disk brakes. The vehicle was a featured story in
Custom Rodder written by Eric Geisert in 1995. - Built by Boyd Coddington |
