Silhouette (Gran Toros)

Silhouette was a show rod built by Bill Cushenberry and shown off in 1963. The car was based on a 1956 Buick chassis with a Buick Nailhead V8. The car made use of electronic controls, allowing its driver to open its hood, trunk and bubble canopy with ease. After its career as a show rod, Silhouette was mistakenly sold to a body shop based in Hollywood, then later repurchased by a friend of Cushenberry's who planned to restore it; while the car was being restored in 1982, Silhouette was stolen an