1951 Custom Mercury in Round Rock
Custom 1951 Mercury Tudor Sedan with LS2 engine, 1949 Buick Roadmaster taillights and rear bumper, grille from 1953 Desoto, front bumper from 1949 Mercury, with bags to lift it off the road. The seats are
Category: 1950s
1951 Ford Custom at Murphos
Murphos.com has fabricated several outstanding Shoebox Fords. Murphos is located in Buda, Texas, just south of Austin.
1951 Cadillac Hardtop Coupe in N. Austin
1951 Cadillac coupe getting service in N. Austin, Texas. Its modern OHV 331-cid V-8 makes 160 hp. Compared to the flathead V-8 it replaced in 1949, it’s more compact, weighs 188 lbs. less, and is
1952 Custom Chevrolet at Murphos in Austin
This is a Chevy, but GM used this body on Pontiac and maybe Oldsmobile. Took these pics at Murphos Rods and Customs.
1950 Cadillac Convertible in S. Austin
Ready for a better life at Austin Speed Shop’s earlier location on S. Lamar.
Brilliant 1950s Willys Jeep Pickup
Took these pics at JeepMasters on S. First St, now moved to S. Congress Ave.
1956 GMC NAPCO 4×4 Truck in NW Austin, Texas
1956 GMC truck in NW Austin, Texas, modified with Napco’s 4×4 Power-Pak system, installed to new trucks by the dealer in about three hours. It wasn’t until 1960 that Chevrolet/GMC offered their own 4×4 system.
1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in a Texas Field
I found this 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in Lockhart, Texas, at Hot Rod Jim’s.
Steve Wertheimer’s 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Steve Wertheimer is a central figure in Austin’s blues venues and custom car scene. Long-time owner of the venerable Continental Club and C-Boy’s Heart & Soul club, both on historic S. Congress Ave. Steve is
1956 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan in the Brush
Found this two-tone 1956 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan behind, way behind, a BMW mechanic’s garage in NW Austin. As a new car, it was advertised touting its “big jet-tube tail lights, big new wrap-around parking
