"Mabelline" is the name of this piece of art. She is named after the hot rod song Mabelline made popular by Chuck Berry in 1955.From my early youth in Southern California in the 1950s I dreamed of a “proper” hot rod. I was too poor to afford ANY car but as I got older I decided to realize my dream.
On the internet I found the foundation of that dream about 1000 miles away, and luckily, within a few miles of a friends house who owned a trailer and could be talked into bringing it to me on his next visit.
Many hours of hard work resulted in its first showing where it garnered Second Place in the “Rat Rod” division.
This is my 1937 Ford Roadster Pickup. It sits on a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado frame with the original 500 ci Eldorado V8 (been hopped up a bit....LOL).I recently gave it to my Pastor who is also a car nut because there was no more room in the garage of the “Museum”.
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