Sonny lives in Oxnard California, a bit north of Los Angeles. Although still a relatively young guy, he's been submerged in custom culture for at least 20 years. His father was one of the OG rodders of the 1950s so a love of rod and custom culture has been his blood since birth really. He bought the Buick eleven years ago and quickly built it up as a custom car over a period of six months. The car wasn't on the road for long, though, as it caught fire during a freeway drive and burned to the ground. Undeterred, Sonny decided to start over with a more in-depth build and proceeded to sandblast the car down to bare metal. This time, the car was constructed over a period of three years, with Sonny doing all the work himself. I would classify this custom as being more on the wild side of traditional style. It's heavily dechromed and shaved... on photo you can also see the frenched headlights, appleton spotlights and the peaked hood. Chopping a fastback coupe is probably one of the most difficult operations of this type... ... as the whole line of the fastback has to be sunken down into the car. It's no joke. In the end, the top has been chopped a full 4 inches. You can also see how an extra layer of metal has been added to the hood to create a secondary panel line. The rear fenders have been widened and extended to complete the tail-dragger look. Like a lot of modern street customs, Sonny's has a full air ride system, along with custom suspension, "Z"ed rear frame kickups and ...
Tags: 1949, buick, super, sedanette, roadmaster, hot, rod
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