Canadian cars in U.S. mags 50's and 60's

Purple People Eater

I had a couple old school hotrodders show up too my shop yesterday for a quick louver job, we got talking about old Kustoms in the Lower mainland.
The name "purple people eater" came up. Anybody remember this car I think I saw in the 70s somewhere in the Coquitlam area seems to me it was a 56 Merc. and pretty "wild" Anyone have a picture?/
 
I remember the car well in the New West. area and Keith had some info. when I asked about it previously.
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Here is the "Purple People Eater" a B.C. 55 Merc talked about previously.
Photo from BCHRA archives....thanks




purplepeopleeater.jpg

Bringing this up as someone last week asked about this car. Pretty sure the builder of this car was a barber and ended up working in PG.........or so I think....
 
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The Purple People Eater lives in Langley. I gave the new custodian the original BCCCA plaque off the car of the car a couple years back. Under restoration.