The Red Baron (custom car)

The Red Baron was a custom t-bucket hot rod built in 1969.

The Red Baron custom car
The model kit that inspired the Red Baron custom car

The project was designed by Tom Daniel and built by Chuck Miller at Styline Customs.[1]

The car was inspired by a Monogram model kit that Daniel had designed which was on display at the 1967 Chicago Toy Fair.[2] Seeing the popularity of the kit, Monogram arranged to have a full-size version built. It is currently at the Smith Collection Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]

It later inspired a Hot Wheels car.

Notes
  1. Hot Rod Show World, p.76. Peterson Publications/Hot Rod Magazine, 1976.
  2. Built the Kit as a Kid? Check out the Fullsize Red Baron Hot Rod, https://www.hotrod.com/articles/built-the-kit-as-a-kid-check-out-fullsize-red-baron-hot-rod/, January 11th, 2016 (retrieved 11/9/2018)
  3. What Happend [sic] to Chuck Miller's Red Baron?, https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/what-happend-to-chuck-millers-red-baron/, October 03, 2013 (retrieved 11/9/2018)
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