Norm.

Norm Grabowski just passed away from this world this morning. He was known as car builder and actor, plus talented woodworker (just like me, hahaha...) but he is most widely known for "Kookie Kar", one of first showcar hot rods. He built this car was in 1952, powered with then-new Cadillac engine. For people of that time, car became popular in TV-show "77 Sunset Strip", aired every friday evening.

It's '31 model A V8 with '22 T-model body and shortened model A pick-up hangin' on the rear.
Flames were painted by legendary Dean Jeffries. Later on, Tommy Ivo built his nailhead powered "Ivo T" with measures copied from what Norm had done first.

Photo from 1996, Norm on the right, and bearded guy on left side of picture is... well, if you don't know who he is, you are reading wrong blog.