nutsav Nevada-Bad: 9400:. 94'" vehicle a Manl- mr jusr don't all in germ , '1de play golf . . r n has 0 application on a golf Jurse,"Winmr said. He says 1e scaled-dawn, all-metal :55 Ford is basicallya my turn heads at Bdtoma 7'0 galley at wig-WS- unsasnom S a we rubber-nedt- ez. People actually stop in their tracks no look at it," he said. You mayr ber Winter from an April 2007 Wheels feature on his collection of 1955 and '56 Ford Crown Victoriast Those cars still draw plenty of looks, but Winter says the downsized '55 Ford neverfails to attact more than its share of attention. II on a... all Jim winter's blight, purple and white .iaog Ford," or a mini- rharhevuses to 33m m down from about 19 feet to 9 feet, 9 inches," he said, One of the hardest things was taking a saw, drill or He was inspired to build it grinding wheel to perfect-1y afterseerng a similar car built good restoration pans, Winter bya friend, Bob Haas, who said. bails Born Michigan He (and He confessed that the Mini- another iend, Curtis Ford is based on a Club Car Johnson) mine down and golf cart chassis, but that's gave me three days to help in where any connection to golf rouglungrt m,"Wi.nter said. ends. The little Ford, which Using spare vrnmge sheet cant be licensed as a street- metal bumpers and a grille, legal machine because it does- 5egan culling things nt have 4-wheel brakes, rode site. _ on 9-inch wheels. Winter mod- tlungrs chopped ied a set ofjunkwrd 13inch e cowl, the grille, the wheels to t, giving the car a the gravel guards, more comfortable ride and - 9 yards. The fenders boosdng top speed from 12 rick. We shrunk it mph to a blinding 17 mph. The Mike Dem/The mama Eagle Jim Water is a collector and restore! of classic 1955-56 Ford Crown Victories: but says his all-steel homebuilt 1955 Mini-Ford gets more attention than a lot of the full-size cars. original l-cylinder Yamaha full working lights and turn engine and single-speed trans- signals all around. mission remain in use. People dont realize the Just as the hood, bumpers work that goes into one of and deck lid were narrowed, these," Winter said. "it took 10 the factory 55 Ford dashboard months to build and theres > had to be cut down, with the just about as much to do on round radio and heater con- this as an a full-sized car, he trols eliminated from the cen- said. People who have asked ter section. Winter retained him to build them a mini~cat the ("ll-sized Ford steering quickly drop the idea when wheel, speedometer and origi they learn just how much it nal dash knobs and bezels. would cost. Bill Armbrister sewed up the So for now. ifyou see a put- white vinyl upholstery, while ple and whit " le ~er Robbies Hobbies handled tooling up a ' chrome plating the bumpers at a car sho and Lustercraft Plastics provid- be Jim Win ed the mini-wraparound Its just ab windshield. Carl Fry helped I amvery, rewire the car, which features it.