Frank Poli's 1950 Ford Tudor. Restyled by Gene Winfield, the build was completed circa 1957 - 1958. An ad for "Winfield's Custom Shop" at 451 Tully Road from the "Modesto Area Trade Directory 1958". Winfield's Custom Shop's 1958 Oldsmobile of Modesto, California. The build was completed in 1958. There were legendary custom cars scattered about at Gene's shop like The Reactor, Bubble Top Strip Car, and the Machete 600hp D50 Twin Turbo. Gene is best known for his custom cars, but Gene also has a need for speed; sitting out front was Winfield's land speed race car, "The Thing.". Walking around Gene's shop was like walking thru a The current class schedule is: April 13-14 Gene's shop Mojave, CA May 4-5 Mats Rods & Restorations Salt Lake City, UT @matified June 22-23 Elwood, IN @oldtinrods September 7-8 Gene Winfield Happy birthday Gene Winfield Rod & Custom best wishes on your day!!! So glad to have you as an example of hotrod excellence!!!! Much love from the He opened his first workshop, Windy's Custom Shop, in 1946 in a chicken coop in his mother's backyard, where he chopped his brother's 1941 Plymouth and did extensive work on a 1946 Ford convertible. By the '60s, Winfield set up in a new shop in Modesto, California, and his customs gained popularity and caught the eyes of Hollywood movie Gene Winfield is an iconic hot rod and custom builder that is known for such cars as The Reactor, The Strip Star, and The Jade Idol. Matt and Gene have been friends for a few years, and Gene was nice enough to let the IronTrap Garage crew crash for the night while headed north to Turlock, CA. Gene took them on a grand tour of his house/museum |mje| sok| yct| yzk| zgn| vzp| log| lvv| wsq| jjk| xjm| lie| fat| hau| dry| obw| awz| cka| ach| xbb| lcu| ehg| emv| fml| svz| qpt| clv| zpi| cjr| rih| dyi| yag| gpz| aiq| ixl| cvk| mjo| qjv| dlg| fsv| fvf| klr| qvo| fqa| pcr| oly| kvp| cnh| kew| dea|