In 2014, the client gave up the car for marriage and family responsibilities, so the Sakuragi Brothers took over, quickly shipping it to Winfield for his metal magic. In 2009, they were stalking this ’52 Chevy on eBay to purchase it for a customer. As proprietors of Wheels Unlimited, they are active advocates of the custom car movement in Japan. Yoshi and Kyohei Sakuragi helm the Century Toppers Modesto in Japan, and own several Winfield customs. The Sakuragi Brothers and Gene Winfield share the common bond of a love for custom cars. Today, after countless projects, Gene still claims that building cars makes him young. A taxi wrecked that car so he acquired a 1931 Ford Model A roadster next.
It sported dual antennas, foxtails, wig-wag taillights, and Gene’s first paint job, in blue. His first car was built at age 15 it was a homebuilt 1929 Ford Model A coupe, hopped-up so he could street race it. A Winfield fade paint job alone is legendary. He is hailed as one of the kings of kustomizers for his pioneering and iconic custom car builds. Gene Winfield is a metal master with a stellar career spanning 70 years. Al Slonaker, founder of the 1950 Oakland Roadster Show (now Grand National Roadster Show) attended their event to pick cars for his first show. The Century Toppers hosted their first car show in 1949 at a Ford dealership. Early club meetings were held at Gene’s shop and their club jackets were green and white with a black top hat logo on back (some guys wore those hats while zipping around in their hot rods). Gene Winfield was elected the first club president in 1947 of the newly formed Modesto Century Toppers because most of the members were bringing their cars to his shop for custom work anyway and several of the group were participating in dry lakes events via the Valley Timing Association. In 1946, Charlie Bell and his friends formed a car club in Modesto, California. This beautiful Winfield fade paint job is just like a desert sunset. Words: Anna Marco Photos: Mike Basso, Model: Kelly 2016 RodzDeluxe Winner – 1952 Chevrolet Styleline
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