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Nov 28, 2018 · The reworking is classic ZZ Top and so is the video. The cars are all built by So-Cal Speedshop, including Gibbon’s own car he’s driving called Whiskey Runner. It’s based on a ‘1934 Ford 3-window coupe and Gibbons describes it as, “The bad little sister of the Eliminator coupe.”
Jun 28, 2022 · The man in question, Billy Fredrick Gibbons, has no rival (in the music industry, we mean) in collecting cars, including the 1948 Cadillac 'CadZZilla' Series 62, 1932 Highboy Ford, and the most famous of them the 1933 Ford 'Eliminator' Coupe, the object of our fascination here.
Jul 21, 2020 · Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead is a musical biography of Gibbons and ZZ Top, incorporating many rare archival photos and artifacts; the background to fifteen of Gibbons’ custom cars, trucks and motorcycles; and scores of guitars, going back to his first axe, a Gibson Melody Maker he got for Christmas in 1963.
Feb 13, 2024 · Billy Gibbons’ cars collection is a renowned assemblage of meticulously maintained and pristinely restored automobiles that reflects his deep-rooted passion for classic and high-performance vehicles.
- 1933 Ford Coupe A.K.A. Eliminator
- 1948 Cadillac Series 62 A.K.A. Cadzzilla
- 1936 Ford A.K.A. Mambo Coupé
- 1932 Ford A.K.A. Highboy
- 1962 Chevrolet Impala A.K.A. Slampala
- 1950 Ford Business Coupe A.K.A. Kopperhed
- 1958 Ford Thunderbird A.K.A. Mexican Blackbird
- 1936 Ford Truck A.K.A. Rat Rod
- 1933 Ford Coupe A.K.A. Wiskeyrunner
Heavily influenced by Pete Chapouris' the California Kid, Billy had Don Thelan's Buffalo Motor Cars shop built him a chopped 1933 Ford in the early '80s, that became one of his earliest custom cars. The Eliminator was featured on two of ZZ Top’s album covers and appeared in a handful of the band’s music videos. Some of the defining features of the ...
After Gibbons came up with the name for this Cadillac Sedanette, he went to straight to Larry Erickson for a design proposal. CadZZilla turned out to be a mix of early post-war Cadillac design and artistic customization at the hands of Larry Erickson, Boyd Coddington, and Craig Naff. The car has a custom House of Color’s deep purple paint scheme, a...
This is a three-window coupe with a cool paint job, and a screaming chrome skull on the front grille was named Mambo Coupe after a box, full of Hawaiian shirts, that was found in the trunk of the vehicle.
Billy said: Gibbons believes that this is the most elegant car he owns. It has an old French-built V8 flathead under the hood.
The modern air-ride suspension allows the car to be set to extremely low ground clearance. The name Slampala came from the slang term for a low clearance (‘slammed’) and the model (Impala). Gibbons said:
Gibbons named the car Kopperhed because of its copper and black color combination that reminded him of the rattlesnake. The vehicle is based on the ’50 five-window business coupe/sedan that has been “metamorphosed” into a three-window. The car was created by Pete Chapouris, Jim Jacobs, Mike Cardenas, John “Waddy” Crambia and Rick LeFever.
A vintage vehicle nicknamed ‘The Mexican Blackbird’ (after a ’75 ZZ Top song of the same name), was customized by the SO-CAL Speed Shop in Pomona, California, under the direction of Pete Chapouris.
The Ford Model T was the start of the assembly line, mass-production, and Henry Ford’s fortune. This truck has the rat rod look but a custom hot rod function. It was this combination that caught Gibbons’ eye and made him need to have it. Stripped back to its basics, the Ford runs a '53 Ford flathead engine with an S-10 transmission , 6-inch drop tu...
This is yet another unique '33 Ford in Gibbons’ collection that was built by So-Cal. The most interesting feature of this car is the jagged line running from front to back and over a grille on the front fender/hood. If you want to learn more about Gibbons' collection, you can check out his book titled 'Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Rock Gearhead,' or wat...
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Aug 31, 2020 · Billy F Gibbons discusses his extensive collection of hot rod-inspired guitars. By Jamie Dickson. ( Guitarist ) published 31 August 2020. We joined the ZZ Top man for a personal tour of his garage, which naturally includes a few classic cars... (Image credit: Blain Clausen) Jump To: The collection.
Jul 19, 2016 · By Lindsey Fisher July 19, 2016. ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons is no stranger to the automotive world with a car collection like no other, including cars like “CadZZilla”, which we featured in last month’s Hot Rods You Should Know feature. But there is one car owned by Gibbons that is by far his most famous ride to-date and that car is ...
