A true icon of custom cars, Winfield shared his knowledge with others through workshops, passing the flames to the next generation.

California customizer Gene Winfield, who chopped the tops of something like 800 1949 to 1951 Mercury coupes and made ... younger builders the techniques of chop topping and leading, as well ...

He was also selling parts such as Winfield ... as Gene built his reputation. Then, in 1960, he built the ‘Jade Idol’ for Leroy Kemmerer of Castro Valley, California. Based on a 1956 Mercury ...

Car customizer Gene Winfield has died at the age of ... It’s tougher than it sounds, especially on the 1949-to-1951 Mercury models Winfield favoured, since the cut-down roof has to line up ...

If you’ve spent a portion of your life watching Top Gear, Overhaulin’, and browsing the internet in search of cool-looking cars for desktop wallpaper, then you probably stumbled upon the name Gene ...

Gene Winfield poses with a 1960 hot rod known as the Jade Idol. It was built from a 1956 Mercury hardtop model. Winfield grew up in Modesto, California, and became a leading car designer.

Winfield was an American car designer, famous for his bold, asymmetrically aesthetic designs. Unfortunately, Gene passed away ... and a massive chromed Mercury V8 flathead.