''Marquis'' is a
customized 1956 Ford built by
Bill Cushenbery
Bill Cushenbery (March 22, 1933 – December 12, 1998) was an American car customizer, show car builder, and model kit designer. Cushenbery was a major influence on the look of custom cars and the customizing industry in general. In addition ...
in 1963-1965.
Built for Gene Boucher, Cushenbery started with a '56 Ford hardtop. It was
sectioned
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, and had almost every body panel reworked, with the hood given an asymmetrical peak; '59 Buick rear quarter panels were also added.
Candy gold paint was done by
Don Mathews and
Naugahyde
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interior by
Bill Manger.
Begun in 1963, it took two and a half years to complete.
[Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in ''Rod & Custom'', December 1998, p.84.]
Featured appearances
*''Rod & Custom'', April 1962
*''Hot Rod'', May 1962
*''Car Craft'', June 1962
*''Popular Customs'', Spring 1963
*''Car Craft'', February 1963
*''Popular Customs'', January 1966
*''Classic & Customs'', July 1983
*''Custom Rodder'', March 1998
Notes
Sources
*Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in ''Rod & Custom'', December 1998, p. 84.
External links
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