Gene Winfield poses with a 1960 hot rod known as the Jade Idol. It was built from a 1956 Mercury hardtop model. Winfield grew up in Modesto, California, and became a leading car designer.

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According to Ed Almquist in his book Hot Rod Pioneers, Gene said ... California. Based on a 1956 Mercury two-door hardtop sectioned four inches, the Idol took a year and more than $15,000 ...

Soon the young gun was building hot rods and race cars during and after ... The following year, he built a mind-blowing 1940 Mercury three-window for Jack Kiely, a custom that went on to win ...

"Gene Winfield was the definition of a hot rod legend," said John Buck ... His canvas was the radically customized ‘56 Mercury dubbed the Jade Idol. It was quickly followed by another custom ...

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It’s tougher than it sounds, especially on the 1949-to-1951 Mercury models Winfield favoured ... career crafting stories for antique-car and hot-rod car club magazines. When the Ontario-based ...

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