Rod and Custom Magazine joins Guildner's Kustom on how to chop the top of a Shoebox Ford the right way. ... The Rose, Cadzilla, or even the Pharaoh's Sled in American Graffiti. 0:00 / 0:00.

Wayne Jones (Indianapolis) began customizing his '51 Ford in 1956, finished it by 1959, then decided to chop the top just last year. It's no slouch, either, with early hemi lurking under the flames.