1955 Beatnik Bubbletop



RM Auctions has yet again put-up one-of-a-kind vintage cars at its annual Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction that is scheduled for August 18 to19 at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California. One of the highlights of the auction will be this bubble-topped 1955 Ford Custom “Beatnik” from famed designer Gary “Chopit” Fioto. The “Beatnik” is a lavender-hued 1955 Ford that’s been skillfully reworked into a bubbletop. Gary Fioto created this awesome vintage creation in four long years and started by completely removing the roof from a ‘55 Ford. Fioto used a mix of Cadillac and Lincoln components in the car and the powerplant is a highly polished Chevrolet small-block V8 with six carburetors. The bubbletop-beauty is estimated to sell for somewhere around $350,000 to $450,000. Besides, this bubbly roadster the auction will feature important hot rods and kustoms from the foremost designers and fabricators including Rick Dore, Ken ‘Posies’ Fenical, Zane Cullen and Milt Brown.



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