Marquis (custom car)

Marquis

Overview
Manufacturer| Ford
Model years| 1956
Designer| Bill Cushenbery
Body and chassis
Body style| '56 Ford hardtop

Marquis is a customized 1956 Ford built by Bill Cushenbery in 1963-1965.

Built for Gene Boucher, Cushenbery started with a '56 Ford hardtop.[1] It was sectioned 6 in (150 mm), and had almost every body panel reworked, with the hood given an asymmetrical peak; '59 Buick rear quarter panels were also added.[2]

Candy gold paint was done by Don Mathews and Naugahyde interior by Bill Manger.[3]

Begun in 1963, it took two and a half years to complete.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Featured appearances
* 2 Notes
* 3 Sources
* 4 External links

## 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

1. ↑ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.83.
2. ↑ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, pp.84 & 86 caption.
3. ↑ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, pp.84 & 87 caption.
4. ↑ Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p.84.

## Sources

* Mauldin, Calvin. "Bill Cushenbery: Custom Creations for the Future", in Rod & Custom, December 1998, p. 84.

## External links

* Kustomrama

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