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Best of show trophy cup winner at Bombs Away Car show
"Bob Jasper"

This ‘50 Old Coupe is the 15th in the string of 49-50 Olds mobiles owned by Bob Jasper since his first one in 1959. Most were coupes. This car started life as a 2 door Sedan but Bob found a coupe roof and performed a roof swap converting into a coupe. This car is a near clone of his second one which was shown on the show circuit from 1963 to 1965. The car is powered by a ’56 olds 324 and hedro. The wire wheels are very rare 1953 Buick Skylark units. The split bumpers on all 4 corners are 1955 pontiac and the gravel pans are molded to the body. The license plates are mounted in handmade housings that are frenched to the body. The front fenders are extended 3 inches using 1955 chevy headlights with a pear running the full length of the fender.

A power antenna is neatly tunneled into the right front fender. After nosing, decking and shaving the door handles, 1955 buick side trim was fitted to the sides of the car. The neat shark fin trim under the quarter windows are
from a 1949 pontiac. The inerior is all custom with 1967 impala bucket seats and trick pearl white rolls and pleats everywhere including the trunk. The stearing wheel is from a 1958 Chevy belair.

All Custom body modifications including the roof swap as well as the motor swap, wiring and of course the “BITCHIN STITCHIN”
Interior were done by Bob.The final body blocking and paint prep was don by John B. and Bill Forsythe while that beautiful
“Midnight sapphire pearl” paint was applied by John Booth.Pinstriping is by the talented Bob Davidson. Chrome plating chores
were handledeasily by Don Meth. This car was featured as a projeck car in Mp Magazine in the July-Aug 2015 issue.
In it’s first showing it was awarded “Best of Show” at the 2019 “Bombs Away” Car show.

This '50 Old Coupe is Featured on Mp Magazine