PAST PROJECTS » 1950-1959

1950 Chevy Pick-Up Partial Build owned by Jack Anglin of Novi, MI

1950 Chevy Truck owned by Tim McGilton of Wake Forest, NC & Gordon McGilton of Clayton, NC
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1950 Dodge owned by Jerry Parker of Newton, NC

1950 Plymouth Coupe owned by Wilburn Tate of Hartford, MI

1950 Studebaker Truck owned by Jerry (Bob) Moore of Hickory, NC.

1951 Chevy Pick Up owned by Steve Thomas of Greensboro, NC Partial Build

Replace the old front-end with a new Fat Man Fabrication Hub-to-Hub IFS with boxing plates for frame. Remove the stock rear-end and suspension and install a Rutter's Rod Shop '72 Nova Posi rear-end with the owner-supplied suspension kit.

1951 Chevy Suburban owned by Bernie Kranz of Chelsea, MI

1951 Ford Coupe owned by Bryan Johnson of Chevy Chase, MD

1951 Ford Truck #1 owned by Gordon McGilton of Clayton, NC

1951 Ford Truck owned by Gordon McGilton of Clayton, NC. Click on the first picture and have fun.
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1951 GMC Truck owned by Dennis DeHaan of Kalamazoo, MI

1952 Chevy PU Gibney

1952 Dodge Power Wagon Partial Build owned by Andrew Slattery of Charlotte, NC.

Here's a unique project since we don't see M37/M43's everyday. Our mission was to restore the body including replacing the wooden canopy bows and boards and canvas and get her running smoothly.

1952 Ford Truck Kelly

1953 Chevy Hernandez

1953 Chevy Truck owned by Robert Cortino of Hickory, NC.
WORK PERFORMED: Repaired fuel issues and installed brake kit.

1953 Ford Car owned by Dennis Edge of Bessemer City, NC.
Complete build including a lot of metal repair work to rockers, doors, floors, etc., a Fat Man Fabrications MII Stage II Frame Stub Hub-to-Hub, a PRC custom aluminum radiator, a Tanks, Inc. fuel tank, power windows, new glass, plus body and paint.

1953-55 Ford PU owned by Brent Greene of Crouse, NC

1954 Chevy Truck owned by Rick Powell (on the right) of Mooresville, NC.

1954 Ford Truck owned by Joe Propst of Newton, NC.
WORK PERFORMED: Repaired and replaced springs and shocks.

1954 Packard Owned by Bob Brewster

1955 Chevy owned by Dennis Seagle of

1955 Chevy Belair owned by Matt Cohen of Reaford, NC

1955 Chevy owned by JJ Jeffries of Vale, NC.
Main body sheet metal replacement and repair.

1955 Chevy Pick Up owned by Wade Huckabee from Winston-Salem, NC

1955 Ford F-100 owned by Mike Fisher of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1955 Ford owned by Bob Smith of Connelly Springs, NC.
Rebuild motor, rebuild transmission, install new PRC aluminum radiator, repair drive shaft, install new brake assembly, miscellaneous repairs and adjustments.

1955 T-Bird owned by Dan Byrne of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Tri-Five Chevy Custom Exhaust installed on a customer-supplied chassis owned by Randall Adams of Robbinsville, NC. Custom exhaust was built with 304 stainless and a Stainless Works muffler. Complete exhaust system was smoothed and fully polished.

1956 Chevy Nomad owned by Jim Chapin of Rolesville, NC.

1956 Chevy Nomad owned by Rick Sorgen of Portage, MI

1956 Ford owned by Lawton Hatley of Hickory, NC.
Finish and repair work completed unsuccessfully at a previous shop. Add body and Paint.

1956 Ford Pick Up owned by Doug Harper of Newton, NC.
Another visit for more work done. Replace the fuel tank.

1956 Ford Truck owned by Doug Harper of Newton, NC.
First visit to various work. Remove old bench seat and replace with bucket seats, insulate cab with Dynamat, box the front frame and rework motor mounts, etc.

1956 Olds 88 owned by Ronnie Murray of North Wilkesboro, NC.
Ronnie came in with what looked to be a very nice Olds 88 and then the fun began. Click on the first picture to follow along with the build which included body, paint and some really trick customization by the team at Rutter's Rod Shop.

1956 Oldsmobile 88 owned by Randy Pennington of Hickory, NC

1957 Chevy owned by Tommy London of Claremont, NC

The customer wanted some upgrades and a little TLC for his sweet '57. Some of the major items installed were a Rocky Hinge Street Drive system, a Vintage Air system, Dakota Digital gauges, RideTech suspension, and PRC aluminum radiator. It's now a more comfortable and modern running ride for sure!

1957 Chevy Truck owned by Marshall Machado of Wake Forest, NC
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1958 Chevy Impala owned by Todd Price from Coldwater, MI. Lots of metal repair and fabrication.

1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille owned by William Gasser of Nathalie, VA

1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo owned by William Gasser of Nathalie, VA

1959 Chevy Apache owned by Leslie Hamlin of Hickory, NC.
Rebuild motor, replace fuel tank, plus miscellaneous adjustments and repairs.

1959 Chevy Apache Pick Up owned by Kip Place of Hickory, NC

Get it running, fix the brakes, relocate fuel tank with a new tank, refit door and hood, paint the firewall, inspect for proper function of transmission, rear end, radiator, etc.

1959 Chevy Nomad owned by Carol Hipps of Swannanoa, NC.

1959 Corvette owned by Bill Isenhower of Taylorsville, NC.
Replace motor with new crate motor. Paint new motor. Replace radiator with new aluminum radiator. Replace clutch assembly and water pump. Degrease, clean and paint engine bay.

1959 Corvette owned by Hugh Smith of Buffalo Junction, VA.

1959 Ford F-100 owned by Greg Bass of Fuquay Varna, NC.

This customer wanted some engine work done, A/C installed, new fuel tank, power steering and some wiring replaced. We know that not every customer has it in his budget to work non-stop on a vehicle so we often work out a plan to work in stages. This truck will look great and run smoothly when finished.

1959 Ford Fairlane owned by Melvin Teague of Taylorsville, NC.

This project required tracing, repairing, and replacing damaged wiring for the headlights to work properly. We also repositioned the radiator and fan for better air flow.

1953 Ford F-100 owned by Owen Wimble of Waitsfield, Vermont.