The body was chopped some three inches leaving just a nine-inch rear and Steve Davis added in that three-piece hood with those signature side panels. Kenny Youngblood added in the ZZ graphics to complete the look. Under the hood is a 5. The result was a retro car that could overtake many of the fast and modern ones with ease and even went from LA to New York with Gibbons driving it, with two passengers.
Gibbons may be a hot rodder, but as a true rock star, one of the passengers was one of the girls from the video. Quite the charmer, right? The car in the video was bought by Gibbons from the original owner in Arizona. But the moment the videos went live on MTV, clamor to see the car for real arose equally loud. Gibbons is probably the best-known roddin' rocker.
Thelan chopped the steel three-window body three inches, Steve Davis made the three-piece hood with unique "scooped" side panels, and Kenny Youngblood designed the "ZZ" graphics. Additional body details included the filled rear splash pan with recessed license plate, '39 Ford teardrop taillights, and lowered '34 Ford headlights.
Finicky hi-po motors have never been Billy's scene, so the emphasis was on reliability. Power was provided by a simple but capable cid Chevy V-8 with a Camaro Z hydraulic cam , a polished intake manifold with a single four-barrel carb , and a Turbo transmission. A painting of the coupe was featured on the cover of ZZ Top's multiplatinum album Eliminator, and the real car was immortalized on the small screen in four music videos that were run in heavy rotation on MTV.
Each video featured a Cinderella-story vignette in which an earnest but unfairly downtrodden teen is swept away and "saved" by the arrival of beautiful girls in the Eliminator. In a recent email exchange with Mr.
And Gibbons was adamant that the car is a driver. The car recently was rolled out from a loan at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in preparation for a move to the Chicago Art Institute for an exhibit highlighting American pop culture. Gary Medley has been a friend, ally and contributor to the performance community for decades.
His interest in cars and journalism was pretty much a genetic imperative, as he is the son of Tom Medley, creator of Stroker McGurk. Get Tickets Gear. May 28, Sign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram. Two classic automotive legends take to the drag strip to decide the answer to an age old vehicular rivalry.
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