1960 Chrysler Windsor customized by Bad Chad Customs

[Kenmojr]

Chad Hiltz aka Bad Chad Customs used to have weekly car show on Discovery TV and Amazon Prime for a season or two. His shop is located in Canning, Nova Scotia. He is also a friend of the late, great Gene Winfield.

I took these photos August 2009 at a local car show in Windsor, Nova Scotia.

 

[Falcon Ranchero]

I like the larger fins, but the front end is an odd choice

[Bainford]

Chad's typical eye for style.

[Can-Con]

28 minutes ago, Bainford said:

Chad's typical eye for style.

Similar to Pablo Picasso.🙄

[Rigor]

Sorry but waste of a good car 

[johnyrotten]

He's a very talented guy, sometimes his style isn't my thing. His Bugatti project showed a ton of expertise and skill, I enjoyed that.

[thatz4u]

Sure can't unsee that thing...

[peteski]

That thing is so very homely that it made me throw up on my keyboard.  What a mess!

[MeatMan]

On 4/28/2025 at 6:33 PM, Rigor said:

Sorry but waste of a good car 

Don't know the specifics of the origin of this car, but Chad typically starts with junk, so I'm not sure "good car" would apply.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Wow!

I guess there are some people that just have no sense of style!

 

This is a prime example of the problem that I often have with custom cars.

Everybody thinks that they're a "designer". 🤮

 

 

 

Steve

[Bucky]

That front end looks like it belongs in the Cars movie with Lightning McQueen!

[Falcon Ranchero]

34 minutes ago, Bucky said:

That front end looks like it belongs in the Cars movie with Lightning McQueen!

Does look a bit like Flo; but just like an ugly version

[JollySipper]

4 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

This is a prime example

That's funny right there, it being in primer..... Like they can't paint, either!   

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, JollySipper said:

That's funny right there, it being in primer..... Like they can't paint, either!   

Wasn’t intentional, but I guess it works. 😉

 

 

 

Steve

[MeatMan]

I guess I'm just different. I think customs are just expressions of people's imagination.
Don't get me wrong, I don't like this style at all, but I'm not gonna bash someone for making a custom I don't care for.
Heck, there are George Barris & Gene Winfield customs I don't like, but I respect their imagination and the work they put into them.
I don't think customs should have a limit, or a "formula". I say do what excites you.

[stitchdup]

It could be worse

Its very rare for a car to be released with an already accident damaged front end but its a look thats growing

[JollySipper]

20 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

It could be worse

That grille isn't big enough! And it needs to be backlit, so as to Really stand out............  

[rattle can man]

At least they had the guts to try it.  Not my cup of tea. It just goes to prove that old adage: just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. 

[Brian Austin]

On 5/1/2025 at 8:48 AM, MeatMan said:

I guess I'm just different. I think customs are just expressions of people's imagination.
Don't get me wrong, I don't like this style at all, but I'm not gonna bash someone for making a custom I don't care for.
Heck, there are George Barris & Gene Winfield customs I don't like, but I respect their imagination and the work they put into them.
I don't think customs should have a limit, or a "formula". I say do what excites you.

Back in the previous century, they used to be termed "personalized", which would reinforce that these were built to suit their owner's tastes.  Just like our own custom model project, I think.

Edited May 3 by Brian Austin

[StevenGuthmiller]

On 5/2/2025 at 9:04 PM, Brian Austin said:

Back in the previous century, they used to be termed "personalized", which would reinforce that these were built to suit their owner's tastes.  Just like our own custom model project, I think.

It's personalized alright.

 

I can't imagine that anyone else would want it.

 

 

 

Steve

[Brian Austin]

I thought being unique and not following the herd were good things.

 

 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

1 minute ago, Brian Austin said:

I thought being unique and not following the herd were good things.

 

 

 

There are limits to everything.

 

 

 

Steve

[Falcon Ranchero]

Um, is this the same car? Looks like it is. I mean I don't dislike this as much as the brown version; this looking a little cleaner but still that front end is an odd choice.

I guess this is it as of 2019, a full 10 years after the photos of the brown version were taken

Edited May 5 by Falcon Ranchero

[bobss396]

I'm really not anywhere close to liking anything that he does.

 

[redscampi]

He doesn't seem to have any grasp of automotive design concepts. There is nothing aesthetically pleasing to the eye in anything he creates. It's just a lot of stuff randomly grafted on to what was once a decent looking car. The wildest creations of George Barris look downright tasteful compared to this. 

Edited Friday at 11:12 AM by redscampi