"FASTBACK FRANK" LIVINGSTON HAS BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER SOME of the coolest rides ever seen since the '50's.
Frank's a NorCal Hall Of Famer, and from his early days with "Satan's Angel's" to today always has some neat machines stowed away in his garage. Frank, and his wife Kathy, have been friends for many years, and they travel almost anywhere they can find a car show to visit.
Well, back around 1998, Frank's friend, Dan Pimentel, had started work on a '49 Chevy for himself, and you guessed it, it was a fastback ! Frank went to take a look at it, made claim to it, and tooled it over to Jerry Sahagan's for some mods.
After that it was sent to Darryl Hollenbeck for finishing-up the body work and spraying a neat blue & white paint job. Then, on to "master sticher" Howdy Ledbetter for a superb interior...with an unsual touch. That "unusual" concept is something I really wanted to ask Frank about !
SO, listen-up as Frank fills me in on his 1949 Chevy Fleetline: "The Crown Jewel". JK
[SPECIAL NOTE: Frank's '49 was featured in the same Sepetember, 1998 Issue of Custom Rodder as the late MANUEL ARTECHE'S '61 INVICTA...the car that I now own, and the one you see at the top left of these HOF Legends Pages. To see more of THE INVICTA and Manuel's other cars, please see The Manuel Arteche' Tribute Page, ]
(Above left: Frank and his '49 Fleetline the "Crown Jewel"; Above right: You can see how well the '54 Merc Lenses & '56 Dodge bumper work together.)
(Above left: The "Crown Jewel " at rest; Above right: Howdy Ledbetter's tonneau-rear seat cover looks...with the "crown" stitched-in. )
NOTE: These pix are from Frank Livingston's personal collection. Many thanks, Frank !
