1951 Mercury

Performed customizations to this Merc including fabricating two sets of skirts and 6-ripple taillights, customized front and rear bumpers, Desoto grille park lights, and painted whole car black with semi-gloss clear. Car was featured in the December 2009 edition of Ol' Skool Rodz.
More March 18

...So each finished taillight is precisely cut and created from 12 different pieces. Three taillights are needed to make each one.
Park light teeth ready for rechrome.
Desoto grille installation and front bumper smoothing to get rid of license plate area. Bumper ends were adjusted to fit perfectly with fenders.
Rear bumper also spliced and smoothed. Previous bumper was customized to house Chevy taillights.
1954 Merc taillight is not wide enough for '51 quarter panels...
Desoto grille teeth being altered to house custom park light lenses.
Fabricated flush-mount skirts with no lip. Pretty straight, huh?
Car with finished customizations before glass reinstall and rechrome.
Fabricated skirts with lip. Two sets of skirts, both perfectly match the quarter panels.