![]() ![]() The interiors of both cars are really over the top, so typical of Barris and of the era. Sonny’s car wears brown paint in its “coves” along the stock door and fenderlines, while the Cher car’s coved panels are painted a more distinct red to contrast the rest of the body’s Hot Pink. The taillight treatments are completely custom, with their origin unknown-they somewhat resemble the wide rear lights on a mid-‘60s T-Bird or a ’68 GT/CS, but are not divided into three sections as they are on those Fords, nor are they sequential. ![]() Each car got deluxe Mustang rocker panel trim and faux sidepipes, although it appears the cars wear small functional notched dual exhaust outlets in the lower rear fascias. He once customized the grille of his Model T hot rod using knobs from his family kitchen’s cabinets, about which he said his mother wasn’t abundantly thrilled. The rest of the mods were typical of Barris at the time each Mustang’s hood wears a pair of bright metal “grilles” intended to look like some sort of hoodscoops, but more closely resemble ventwork you might find at an industrial heating and air conditioning supply outlet Barris was famous for this type of mod not in any way functional and often found at the hardware store or home center. ![]()
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