1956 Royal Dodge Lancer built by Richard Zocchi

[Mike Phillips]

1956 Royal Dodge Lancer built by Richard Zocchi (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/85270-1956-royal-dodge-lancer-built-richard-zocchi.html)


Confirmed today, if weather permits, this car will be here for our class.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=77873


This is a custom car built by the famous custom car builder Richard Zocchi

Richard Zocchi's Custom Cars (http://www.zocchicustomcars.com/)


This will be the first car we work on and will be filmed for "My Classic Car" with Dennis Gage....


Read about the build for this car here,

1956 Royal Doge Lancer (http://www.zocchicustomcars.com/1956-royal-dodge-lancer/)


Pretty dang cool!


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[Aaryn NZ]

Wow! :dblthumb2:
Mike thats crazy cool. Is that the factory roof profile or has is been chopped?
So can't wait for Jan Bootcamp! :buffing:

[Mike Phillips]

Wow! :dblthumb2:

Mike thats crazy cool.




That's what I think! I've been doing this stuff all my life now and having a Richard Zocci car here is over the top. The people that are attending this class are getting to work and learn on some really cool cars.

At my last class we had a $150,000.00+ fully restored 1958 Chevy Belair Convertible here....




After warming up on the Dodge Ram Truck and learning how to use the basic polishers we then moved onto the black 1958 Impala. This is a true show car except that whoever buffed it out last used only a rotary buffer and left holograms in the paint.

We also did the Baggie Test and the entire car was covered with some type of above surface bonded contaminant so after using Detailer's Waterless Auto Wash to clean this classic we then used Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay to clay then paint. Then we used the Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover and Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish to remove the swirls and perfect the paint and then sealed the paint using Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax.


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In the normal world, the people that own these types of cars simply don't let other people "touch" them let alone do a full buff out.


Of course I always have one or two "normal" cars in my classes as it's important to me to have the types of cars that most people will end up working on. If you look at the cars from my last class you'll see s modern Dodge Ram Truck among the other cars we worked on.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/2410/May_2014_Detailing_Class_002.jpg








Is that the factory roof profile or has is been chopped?



Yes.

The top was chopped 4"

Some of the sheetmetal work performed to this car was done by none other than the legend himself, Gene Winfield. I attended a panel beating class taught by Gene Winfield a few years ago when I was still at Meguiar's and living in Southern California.

I drove my hotrod 1959 Cadillac to the class to show Gene. The trip was about 200+ miles from my house. I thought the other guys going to the class would be driving something cool to being I assumed they were "car guys". I had the only hotrod in the parking lot. The rest of the cars were mundane transportation cars. I guess I was a little surprised as I figured there would be some nice rides in the parking lot. Happy to say Gene really like how I stuffed a 468 BBC into the 59 Caddy.


I included a link above that goes to the build history of this car but over the years I've learned people are scanners so here's the build info from that link...

1956 Royal Doge Lancer (http://www.zocchicustomcars.com/1956-royal-dodge-lancer/)



The car premiered at the 2000 Grand National Roadster Show San Francisco Cow Palace and was awarded the prestigious George Barris Kustom d’Elegance Award.

(Richard Zocchi has won this award three times now … he was the winner of the very first George Barris Kustom D’Elegance Award in 1992 with his fabulous ‘39 Dodge and again in 1994 with his chopped yellow pearl ‘51 Olds).

At the Sacramento Autorama the car won the very first Manuel Arteche Memorial award.

At the Good Guys All American Get Together in Pleasanton, California, it was in the Top Five Customs.

Finally, at the West Coast Kustoms Paso Robles 2000 car show, it received the Larry Watson Nostalgia Pick.

The top was chopped four inches. The rear window was sunk into the package tray to create the flowing line. The side roof molding was hand-built. The windshield and all glass work was done by Dan Mazzoncini of Dan’s Glass, Concord, California.

The upper hood was lengthened 1 inch to create the hood grill and rear scoop.

The centerpiece of the grill opening was sectioned three inches and the grill cavity was hand-formed.

The front grill hood scoop and rear grill were hand-made of three-sixteenths round rod by John Aiello.

Headlights were extended out four inches to simulate early 50s Studebaker look.

Headlight bezels again used by Zocchi is his trademark look – ‘56 Olds with the outside lip cut off.

Front and rear bumpers were frenched and extended … all bumper bolts shaved off to give it a clean appearance.

Front and rear wheel wells were flared.

Hand-made rear skirts were added.

Rear quarter panels were extended four inches.

One-half inch round rod was used to create cavity opening on taillights, which were hand-built by Gene Winfield.

Side molding was used from ‘57 Pontiac which was altered on the quarter panels.

Doors and trunk handles were all removed and Unkl Al’s remote system was used.

Paint was applied by Marcos of Lucky 7 Auto Body, Antioch, CA. PPG toners of violet and white were used in a custom mix by Marcos with gold pearl.

The front suspension was re-worked with drop spindles from Fat Man Fabrications by Bob Madsen.

The car was then turned over to bob Westbury for installation of Air Technology Air Ride System.

The interior was hand-built by Bob Divine Interiors of Martinez, California. It was done in violet and white to match the dash and exterior. Pioneer sound system was also installed by Divine.

The engine is a stock 315 Hemi except for a mild cam. The engine was all painted and detailed.

All chrome work and stainless work was done by Sherm’s Plating of Sacramento, California.

The car has radial tires with 2 ¼ inch whitewalls.

Hubcaps were custom made.


Pretty cool. :dblthumb2:







So can't wait for Jan Bootcamp! :buffing:



Me too...

I never know what I'll have here for cars but I have great relationships in the local car community and over the last 5 years that I've been here I've earned their trust.

As I confirm cars for the January class I'll be sharing them on the forum. There's really no other place to go to learn the craft of car detailing and the art of polishing paint on high caliber cars. And if you look around, there's no other forum with this kind of action.

Weather permitting, this car will arrive today along with this car for the Secret Project tonight here at Autogeek.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=80884 http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=80886


Busy day today and tomorrow but stay tuned for more pics of this 1956 Royal Dodge Lancer built by Richard Zocchi


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