To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Boeckmann Collection | Online event, 4 February 2027.

Offered Without Reserve | $30,000 - $60,000 USD Built by Dave Puhl and John Malik of Trend Automotive of Lyons, Illinois, from 1960 to 1961Based on a first-year Ranchero; chopped, shaved, and lowered1959 Thunderbird front clip, frenched recessed lighting front and rear, upholstered windshield visor, extended bed, and filled-in tailgateFord Y-block V-8 engine with Hilborn fuel injectionWhite vinyl interior with swingout seats, bullet-shaped headrests, “tuck and roll” inserts, in-dash television, and center-console rotary-dial telephoneBest Judged, Best Paint, and 1st place in the Radical Division at the 1963 Spring-O-Rama Rod & Custom Show in Rockford, IllinoisFeatured in period on the cover of Car Craft and Car magazines; shown at the 1965 New York World’s Fair Acquired by The Boeckmann Collection and sympathetically recommissioned in 2011 In the heady world of hot roddin...