Custom Cars September 1958

What's new in quad headlights? "There’s only one styling for headlights these days and that's of the quad light variety," Custom Cars Magazine stated in their September 1958 issue. "It's predicted that if your custom doesn't now possess these dual lamps - it shortly will," they boldly claimed. Gene Winfield was an early adaptor of canted quads and a master of the trade, and one of his first canted quad jobs can be seen on the cover of Custom Cars September 1958. The car is a 1950 Ford that he restyled for LeRoy Goulart. Goulart's shoebox Ford was a groundbreaking custom, and Custom Cars described it as "One of the most unique adaptions we have encountered is this canted headlight/grille combination for a '50 Ford." Winfield had reworked the entire front end of the car to accept slanted 1957 Imperial headlights that were installed inside a well-thought-out grille cavity. A sinister look. The car was shown at the National Roadster Show in February of 1958, and according to Custom Cars June 1958, "spectators found LeRoy Goulart's latest treatment of quad headlight styling a treat in original custom work."