53 buick pickup

[damodelguy az]

had a 53 buick body that the roof was pushed sideways badly. after not happy with soaking, decided to cut roof off and make a truck of it. used the 66 ford pickup roof.  originally i had seen a step side bed on it from a picture i had of one.  tried different beds, but kinda liked the fleetside look.  ended up using a 57 chevy pickup interior and chassis

[landman]

Love it.

[Zippi]

Man, this is looking so kewl.  Really nice so far.

[Raoul Ross]

Please tell me you're gonna run the exhaust out the port holes!

This is very cool!

[NOBLNG]

Good start! ? Nice job on the roof, and the fleetside does look best.?

[David G.]

Interesting combination.

I think paint and trim will go a long way toward tying the design elements together.

David G.

[chris chabre]

I dig it!!!

[customline]

This is where the fun is! 

[Mr. Metallic]

8 hours ago, damodelguy az said:

had a 53 buick body that the roof was pushed sideways badly. after not happy with soaking, decided to cut roof off and make a truck of it. used the 66 ford pickup roof.  originally i had seen a step side bed on it from a picture i had of one.  tried different beds, but kinda liked the fleetside look.  ended up using a 57 chevy pickup interior and chassis

No you're talking. A high line brand like Buick deserves a classy full dress bed, pre dating the Cameo. Very cool idea.

[TransAmMike]

Pretty cool there Glen.  Some interesting bodies in the background too.

[Wolf]

Just out of curiosity, where did you get the ‘53 Buick Road Master body or was it a kit? That’s the first car my father owned when we came to Canada in 1960. Dark Green on the roof and light green on the body. I loved the waterfall grill and tons of chrome on the car.

Cheers,               
Wolf

[Jantrix]

Very slick!

[bisc63]

Interesting project, can't wait to see more progress!

[Oldcarfan27]

Here's the conundrum, is this a WIP for a car? Or a truck?

[Zippi]

I see this as more of a WIP for a truck from a car.  Nice way to tip the scales.  

[customline]

Maybe it's a Ute? ?

[crazyjim]

I like the look of this one.

[damodelguy az]

i believe the body was an r and r,  maybe from star model  originally.  thanx for interest and encouraging words.   glen

[Butter 1]

I like the style side,  a "Buick Cameo". Your choice of a top looks good.

[slusher]

Really nice combination. Really neat build idea…

[Sam I Am]

On 5/18/2022 at 4:49 AM, NOBLNG said:

Good start! ? Nice job on the roof, and the fleetside does look best.?

Exactly what he said!

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Good to see some slicing and dicing?.... -RRR

[Steve H]

Awesome stuff Glen. Very nice slicing and dicing indeed.