1950 Chevrolet built by Gene Winfield

This is Chris Clark’s 1950 Chevrolet that was built several years ago with his long term mentor and friend Gene Winfield.

Chris is an old school customizer that got the custom bug at just 9 years old when he helped his grandfather rebuild a Model A. He has worked with many of the well known names in the industry including Mike Fennel and Skreechfield.

This car has taken 4 years to build, and the main criteria to the success of the build was to only use the tips and techniques from the way they would have built it back in the 50′s.

The car has not been lowered and all the original mechanical components have been kept with all the work being performed only on the external parts of the car.
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The lower appearance of the car was achieved by channeling the body a few inches. The roof has been chopped and fitted with custom sunroofs and both the front and rear end of this car have been extensively modified.
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The front end is completely redesigned with a 1958 Cadillac grille and dual headlights.

The rear is not left out, with an extension that pushes the bumper back and allows the license plate to be surrounded by a molding, and the addition of 4 1965 Chevy lights.

Gene Winfield was known for his innovation in custom painting carefully fading two can colors together called the Windfield fade. When all the changes were complete Gene sprayed the car in that vibrant green paint.

The engine is the 216 inline 6-cylinder with a 3-speed manual gearbox.




The interior is in tuck ‘n’ roll green in keeping with the light green metallic of the bodywork, the dashboard is revised by stylizing it as much as possible.

The wheels mounted on radial whitewall tires receive baby moon hubcaps.
The car received numerous awards, including the Custom d’Elegance Achievement Award.