1954 54 Ford f100 Cadillac Northstar Delivery Panel bagged unibody finished SAM SCHMIDT

Bodywork and Paint by REFLECTIONS Chino valley, Arizona (928)-499-5307 Sam Schmidt's 1954 Ford Panel, two tone paint, suicide doors, Cadillac= dash assembly with gauges, steering wheel and column, floor, seats, firewall, wiring harness, subframe and front 2005 cadillac unibody with front wheel drive and Northstar V-8. Cadillac rear control arms and suspension. Complete hand fabricated rear floor matched to cadillac floor panel and sub-frame. TRUCK IS NOW A UNIBODY with NO FRAME. The hood has been chopped 3 inches, Both the hood and front fenders have been stretched forward 3 inches to fit around the cadillac front engine bay and sub-frame. Th efront bumper has been shaved and the lower valance smoothed to makea roll pan, the grille has been color matched along with a custom CNC machined metal cadillac emblem has been made to fit in the grille along with a fabricated Ford "V" emblem to match the cadillac emblem. The doors have been suicided with shaved handles and bear claw latches. the wing windows have been removed and a ONE -PIECE No Limit glass kit and power windows have been in stalled. The drip rail has been shaved. Also the rear factory BARN DOORS have been welded together and reworked into a ONE-PIECE hatch with custom fabricated top hinges so the hatch goes up GULL WING style. The rear fender flairs have been sidened 2 inches and there has been TONS of other modifications to this truck. Over 3 years worth of work with countless hours in the sheet metal modifications and 985 hours in bodywork and paint (no metal mods)

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[HillBillyF100]

love the two tone paint..nice panel!

[69fordf250]

Thanks, it was about 13 or so hours of Paint time! both colors are high metallic and its s huge surface area! It was a fun build though.. It made it to Sema last year and was a Featured Vehicle there. Which was a huge blessing and surprise! Have fun with yours they are awesome and easy trucks to build!

[91f250lariat]

I'd like to see build up pictures if there is any! That swap looks great and oddly enough my father is building a 53 f100 pickup and bought a 96 caddy and we just discussed how feasible this swap is. Any way we could get in contact with the builders to get some info? Nice truck! I myself am building a 55.

[HillBillyF100]

yes, they are great trucks....and can be easy to build, but also costly...lol

Awesome about Sema!

[69fordf250]

We were outside of the main entrance of building number one in the half circle driveway entrance area with all of the SEMA picked 2010 feature vehicles (right near the K&N Hummer that was lifted off the frame and was displaying the engine and drivetrain). The Ford display was awesome, they had an amazing looking dually this year and a few one off mustangs. If you get a chance look up the CHROME painted convertable mustang they had this year it was really clean and stylish!

[v12tommy]

Awesome. I can't believe this was at SEMA and I missed it. Was it in a booth or out front? I must have totally been off my game this year at SEMA because I know I missed at least a dozen cars I would have liked to see, as well as multiple products I walked right past and didn't notice either. I didn't even get to the Ford display until after close on Friday while they were disassembling everything.

[69fordf250]

Yeah, Marv is a great guy and super nice. He let us stay in his home in Vegas while we did the final sand an buff on this truck before SEMA 2010. They are super cool folks! I can't wait to see them again on our next vegas trip!

[v12tommy]

Oh that is awesome. His dad is a family friend of ours. Sam is a neat guy.

[69fordf250]

Yes, this is his truck. we were blessed to do the bodywork, paint, and some of the metal fabrication for Sam. It is setup for wheel chair access trhough the rear door of the truck!

[v12tommy]

Sam Schmidt the former Indy Car driver?