Silhouette (show rod)

Silhouette was a show car built by Bill Cushenbery in 1962. It debuted at the 1963 Oakland Roadster Show.
History.
Designed in collaboration with artist Don Varner, "Silhouette" was Cushenbery's first full-on show car. He hand-hammered 20-gauge steel over a shortened 1956 Buick chassis and, in the style of other show rods of the time such as "The Mantaray", added a bubble canopy roof — front-hinged and supplied by Acry Plastics in this case. It was candy-painted, mixed with black, red, and gold. The car was powered by a Buick Nailhead V8 that was later fitted with Hilborn fuel injection, and ran on reversed Cadillac wheels.
"Silhouette" debuted at the 1963 Oakland Roadster Show and earned Cushenbery his first Master Builder Award.
Around 1968, the engine was changed to a Ford V8. The car appeared in the 1968 television special "Wonderful World of Wheels".
Somewhat later, "Silhouette" was stolen and disappeared. In 2013, the bubble top and some mechanical parts were located, but the engine and the rest of the body remained missing.
A 1/64 scale model of "Silhouette" was among the original "Sweet 16" Hot Wheels cars issued.
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