'61 Ranchero (Old 60's Custom Rescue)

[John Goschke]

I can't believe how nicely that thing cleaned up!  Great workmanship on the rebuild.

 

[Greg Pugh]

I'm finding that in resto/refurb work, I'm often trying to honor the OB's vision, at least insofar as it doesn't completely disagree with my own. Drive on!

Exactly! The original builder had some good ideas but lacked a little bit in execution. Lol

You're a brave man, Greg! I'm sure you'll make it look killer.

-Art

I sure hope so!

Right you are Rich!!  Ol' Greg's at it again!!

Lmao!

I can't believe how nicely that thing cleaned up!  Great workmanship on the rebuild.

 

Thank you so much!

[Greg Pugh]

Last night I got the sides all smoothed out. No more door handles, door locks, scripts, or fuel cap.

[Greg Pugh]

Then I started playing around with headlight treatments. I think I've settled on these units from a '59 Chevy. It will have a tube grille in between them.

[Snake45]

Wow, that headlight/grille combo looks great on this! Drive on!

[Greg Pugh]

Thank you!

[Ron Hamilton]

Greg,

I have to tip my cap to you on this one for bringing it back to life. Only better. Great work so far.

[Greg Pugh]

Thank you Ron!!

[mustang1989]

Good headlight arrangement. This one's gonna be a lot of fun to follow along on. So much to learn from your builds. I promise............I don't have an old Ranchero in the stash to build this time.

[Greg Pugh]

Thank you Joe!

[Tom Geiger]

No need to apologize for changing the color on this one... it had no color!  The important part is that you are saving it.

[Greg Pugh]

I'm not changing the color. I'm painting it the color that the original builder had intended.

[Greg Pugh]

I'll be darned! There was a T-bird interior under all of that!

[Greg Pugh]

After cleaning up the interior, I got excited and I had every intention of using it. However, it just did not fit.

[Greg Pugh]

So I had already rounded up this guy because I needed glass and the tonneau cover. After looking at the supplied interior, it appears to already be tucked and rolled! Plus, it will require zero modification so the decision was easy for me!

[olschoolkid]

Great job on this build! I think it will make a nice custom when it is done. I wish I would've thought of something similar when I built my Ranchero kit.

[Lizz62]

Man ,you are killing this one!! It's gonna be sweet.

[Greg Pugh]

Thank you fellas!!

[DumpyDan]

This is really coming together well, looks awesome so far

[chepp]

Here's another "vote" for the '59 Chevy headlights and tube grille — it really makes it look good as well as different. I think that the seats are the first ones that I've seen that have backs that are shorter than the cushions. Some headrests will help that out. Keep us posted.

[Greg Pugh]

I had an idea so I picked up this kit...

Because amongst a couple of other things, I needed this...

So that I could do this...

[Greg Pugh]

This was the result. Check out the side view! The curvature of the T-bird hood to Ranchero hood couldn't have been any more perfect! I love it when a plan comes together!!

[blunc]

hmm...

the 62 t-bird headlights and grille might have worked on this also...

[mustang1989]

Doncha just love it when you get "another idea" in the middle of a custom build like this and suddenly you look around and you've multiple kits wrapped up in a single build? LOL. I do know a thing or two about that feeling. lololol.

Keep up the good work Greg.

[John Goschke]

Brilliant hood treatment! 

Are you going to leave the Klingon forehead thingy on the roof?  Everything else is so clean now it's starting to look out of place.  Though I could see preserving it as tribute to this nice build's really humble starting point!