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This one is now FOR SALE!

More Custom Clouds and Classic Coaches

This page was created by Charlie Wolters.
The pictures were supplied by Jim Watts, Joaquin Rivera, Charlie Wolters, and others.

 

2.

Elvis' Custom Cloud?
Was this Elvis' car?
This car and the white one at the top of this page are now for sale.
Robbin White in Georgia inherited this car from her father, Hal White.
Hal reportedly purchased the vehicle out of a museum where it had been
displayed with a Tennessee license plate from 1976, and the name Elvis on it.
Reportedly it had been purchased by Elvis.  This story has not been verified.
The car has a new Jasper engine with less that 1500 miles, and an odometer
reading of 41,000 miles. Robbin says it runs great, but does need some TLC.
If you are interested in buying this car, contact Robbin at robbinwhite@aol.com.
Robbin is eager to sell, and is now offering this beauty for the bargain price of $10,500

 

3.

Joaquin's car
Would you believe...
...that both pictures are of the same car?  What a difference a total
restoration can make!  Joaquin Rivera took before, during, and after
pictures of the whole project.  You can see them all right here.

 

4.

Prototype Custom Cloud
This car was offered on eBay early in 2008.  The seller claimed it was the first
prototype Custom Cloud.  I asked Jon Tedesco to look at this car.  He did,
and said it definitely was not his first Custom Cloud.  The seller also claimed
(as the air cleaner says) the engine is a 350 cu. in.   The VIN shown has a letter
"U" as the fifth digit, denoting a 400 C. I. engine.  A Monte Carlo ornament and
some spider insignia are mounted on the grill top.  Nice IROC Z-style wheels.

 

5.

London Custom Cloud
Is this the first Custom Cloud ever built?

There is a lot that indicates that this is the first one.

  • The first car sold to London England, and this car is in London.
  • Jon Tedesco made the first one from a 1975 Monte Carlo, and this one is a 1975.
  • The first car was silver, as this one appears to have been.
  • Dean Giliard remembers the first one had a red interior and a dark, full vinyl top, as does this one.
  • The holes in the bumper (shown with red arrows) shows where the wide-spread fog lamps and close-together bumper guards mounted (both were this way on the first car).
  • The modification of turn signals put on the bumper's front suggests there were no turn signals after removing the fog lights (the first car used the fog lights for turn signals).

If anyone can help trace old VIN numbers, please contact me, and we can investigate this mystery further.
I find the unique devil-thumbing-his-nose hoot ornament to be hilarious.

 

6.

Silver Custom Cloud

Custom Cloud grill and insignias, but Classic Coach taillights.  Custom
Cloud labels on Cadillac wheel covers, and a cherry-red interior.
This is the car that was advertised as one of only 14 produced.
This car was bought by A. Evans in Hamlin, Tx.  Mr. Evans
also bought Joaquin's grey Custom Cloud (car #3 above).

 

7.

Rolls Royce impostor
A Rolls Royce impostor!
The Rolls Royce Flying Lady hood ornament
is officially known as the "Spirit of Ecstasy."

 

8.

Ghostly Cloud
Very unusual wheels and hood ornament.  A ghostly effect!

 

9.

Custom Cloud in California
This is the Custom Cloud most often seen on the Internet.
It's unusual to find a full vinyl top on these cars.

 

10.

Classic Coach grill
We finally get to see the newer Classic Coach grill, but without any
hood ornament.  The Landau bars on the top are also from the Classic
Coach version.  But, the taillights are original Custom Cloud units.

 

11.


This one was found in Phoenix, AZ.  Nice two-tone gray/silver.
Note the extra side-marker lamps, and one tacked-on left parking lamp.

 

12.

White Custom Cloud
Unusual rectangular fog lamps.  That hood ornament looks like
one from a Pontiac.  This car was offered both on Craigslist and
eBay in 2008.  The seller claimed it only had about 17,000 miles.

 

13.


Jim says this car was bought by M. Vernis of Akron, Ohio in August
2007, from the car's original owner, who changed the Custom Cloud
hood ornament, insignias and taillights to Classic Coach units.

 

14.

Hot Rod Custom Cloud
A hot rod with a 450 HP engine and a 4-speed transmission.
And, with opera windows, too!

 

15.


Custom Cloud front with Classic Coach taillights on back.

 

16.

Custom Cloud homemade convertible
It's a custom-made convertible!  All too often these cars get used for shelves
in garages.  The high price of gas doesn't help.  This car is owned
by Leo, in Minnesota.  Note the rear quarters are still Monte Carlo,
and the Classic Coach insignia under the strange hood ornament.

 

17.

Swan Hood Ornament
Unique swan hood ornament.  Has opera windows, Monte
Carlo front bumper, and Chrysler Cordoba wheel covers.

 

18.


Unusual color.  I like it!  Dig those fat white walls!
This kit was installed on a 1975 Monte Carlo.

 

19.

Jim Watts' Custom Cloud
This is Jim Watts' Custom Cloud.  It has the electric roof,
opera windows, and red plaid seats.  But, the hood ornament
is not the original Flying Lady.  Even Jim can't explain what this
hood ornament is.  For the bottom picture, Jim lowered the
stance by using two-inch drop spindles and low-profile tires.

 

20.

Silver Custom Cloud
There's so many pictures of silver CCs that it's easy to
assume they are all different cars, when often they are not.
But, the combination of wheels, roof options, mirrors,
lamps, and bumpers define this picture as yet another car.

 

21.


This pretty one might still be for sale!
This is a 1974 Monte Carlo that was converted.

 

22.  23.  24.  &  25.


These four Custom Clouds all belong to the same guy!
The white car had the hood ornament stolen.
The others have non-original hood ornaments.

 

26.

Rusty Monte Cloud
Joaquin's next project.
Mr. Rivera had sold his CC (# 3 above).  After a viewer of this site told
me he had this 1975 Custom Cloud for sale, I told Joaquin about it.  He
checked it out and even though he'd have to pay for it's delivery from the
East Coast all the way to the West Coast, Joaquin decided to buy and
restore it.  Unusual cars have unusual problems.  This one only has 45,000
miles on it, but it was left too long at a storage facility that lost the keys
after they lowered the windows.  It was parked for years under a leaky
roof.  The seats and vinyl dash pad are in great shape, but the car has
extensive water damage.  Although the doors are atrocious, the bottom
of the car is in pretty good shape.  Note the deteriorated door panel, rug,
and steering wheel.  The ignition lock was removed to have new keys made.
Also note the after-market stereo, and the strange location of the door speaker.
Joaquin is sending me photo updates of the restoration progress (coming here soon).

 

27.

Rich's Custom Cloud
This Custom Cloud sold in Ohio in 2009

 

28.

Jim Watts' other Cloud
Jim Watts said he bought this Custom Cloud for parts.  But, he
told me he'll sell it reasonably cheap, if you're interested.

 

29.

Patricia's CC
A woman in Milwaukee WI. notified me in February 2010 that she inherited this Custom Cloud.

 

30.


Found in Florida in 2010.

 
   

Note:  More CCs have been located that have not been pictured on this website.
 

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 You may contact Charlie Wolters at:
cpwolters@aol.com,
or at phone:
314-962-7678.

Thank you for visiting.
Enjoy!