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Marquis (custom car)

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Marquis
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Model years1956
DesignerBill 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]

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  • Classic & Customs, July 1983
  • Custom Rodder, March 1998

Notes

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  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

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