Bill Cole's 1941 Ford

Photos of Bill's Ford taken at his cousin's house in Lindsay, California around 1950. "Bill was visiting at the time," Richard "Nobey" Noble told Kustomrama. Photo courtesy of Bill Cole, from The Richard "Nobey" Noble Photo Collection.

Bill was a man with many talents. We don't know who performed all of the metalwork on the Ford, but it could have been Bill. The car was mildly restyled, and on these photos, we can see it running a 1946 Buick Roadmaster grille, rippled 1937 DeSoto bumpers, dual spotlights, fenderskirts, and flipper hubcaps with ripples. The letters in the windshield say Redlands. Photo courtesy of Bill Cole, from The Richard "Nobey" Noble Photo Collection.

Bill told his friend Nobey that the girls loved the car. Photo courtesy of Bill Cole, from The Richard "Nobey" Noble Photo Collection.

1941 Ford 4 Door Sedan owned by Bill Cole of Redlands, California. Bill was a member of the Strokers of Whittier car club, and he lived in Whittier before he moved to Redlands.

After the war started, Bill worked at an Aircraft defense plant as a machinist and airframe fabricator. In 2019 Richard "Nobey" Noble told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama that his friend Bill was a man with many talents. We don't know who performed all of the metalwork on the Ford, but it could have been Bill. The car was mildly restyled, and photos taken around 1950 shows it running a 1946 Buick Roadmaster grille, rippled 1937 DeSoto bumpers, dual spotlights, fenderskirts, and flipper hubcaps with ripples. The bodysides were shaved for trim and handles, and the hood was nosed and molded for a cleaner appearance. The headlights were also frenched. Nobey recalled Bill telling him that the girls loved the car.