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Help us keep this coverage going in Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing membership pledge, your support goes to local-based reporting from our small but mighty team. Archives RSS. And Gibbons was adamant that the car is a driver. The car recently was rolled out from a loan at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in preparation for a move to the Chicago Art Institute for an exhibit highlighting American pop culture.
Gary Medley has been a friend, ally and contributor to the performance community for decades. His interest in cars and journalism was pretty much a genetic imperative, as he is the son of Tom Medley, creator of Stroker McGurk.
Get Tickets Gear. May 28, About the author Related posts. Gary Medley. Related Articles. He has more Fords as well. As is clear from the introduction above, Gibbons ZZ Top Ford Coupe is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his collection for hot rods or even his passion for it.
Ironically, Beard never grew that signature white beard that Gibbons and Hill sported in their Eliminator album, and by that time they had left boogieing behind and turned to rock 'n' roll. In any case, rock and hot rodding tend to go hand in hand and many rockers love hot rods.
Billy Gibbons just seems the most passionate of them all. The car was no fiberglass model but the real steel deal. Gibbons also brought in Pete Chapouris, the man behind the California Kid Ford, to help him build an authentic hot rod. The hot rod ran on a Pete and Jake chassis on a dropped tube axle and four-bar suspension in the front.
The body was chopped some three inches leaving just a nine-inch rear and Steve Davis added in that three-piece hood with those signature side panels. Kenny Youngblood added in the ZZ graphics to complete the look.
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