Kenny Isaak's 1965 Pontiac
1965 Pontiac restyled by Tom Chafin for Kenny Isaak. In 2017 Bob Huffman told Kustomrama that Kenny's Pontiac was Tom's second custom build. He restyled it in 1967, before he did Bob's 1965 Chevrolet Impala. Bob also remembers that the car came with a factory 4-speed.[1]
The Car Resurfaces in Long Beach, California in 2017
In February of 2017 Howard Gribble heard rumors about the car still being around. It was supposedly stored away in Long Beach, California. A month later Dave Heady shared some recent photos with Howard showing the old custom as it currently sat. Howard went to check out the old custom in October of 2019. Current caretaker David Lytle was 82 years old when Howard stopped by. He had been owning the car for almost 50 years, and Howard believes that he bought it from Kenny Isaak. Lytle told Howard that Bobby Darrin, the entertainer, once wanted to buy the car for some fantastic price. Lytle had put about 20 000 miles on the car. The original owner had logged about 22 000 miles.[2]
Magazine Features and Appearances
Cars Illustrated April-May 1968
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