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1950s to the 1980s, requests for Nudie's work piled up from a multitude of top stars, ranging from Gene Autry to ZZ Top. By the early 1960s, Nudie added his signature treatment to a number of Cadillacs, and once Webb Pierce, one of Nashville's most flamboyant stars, saw a 1962 Pontiac Bonneville customized by Nudie, he had to have one too. Orders flowed in, including from Audrey Williams, the widow of country music legend Hank Williams, who according to an accompanying letter, acquired the "Silver Dollar Car" at a cost of $22,000 as a promotional vehicle for her son Hank Jr. This indescribable vehicle is one of only nine "Nudiemobiles" that are known to exist today out of the original 18 built, of which each one was uniquely personalized with its own arsenal of non-functional but authentic armaments and chrome-plated embellishments. Beginning with a stock 1964 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, Nudie removed all traces of the original interior material and carpeting, replacing it with genuine hand-tooled leather. Then came the application of numerous genuine and highly collectible silver dollars dating from 1922 to 1934, along with chrome-plated pistols, horseshoes, miniature horses and rifles. Some of these items acted as functional replacements for interior and exterior door handles, switches and controls. Externally, the six-foot wide Texas longhorns on the front end of the vehicle leave an imposing first impression, while the rear of the car has a full Continental trunk treatment emblazoned with the name "Hank Jr." in chrome letters on the wheel cover – yet another signature Nudie feature. By the time that Audrey Williams had purchased the Pontiac, Hank Jr. was already a rising star who sang and performed on the soundtrack for the 1964 MGM film Your Cheatin' Heart, Hank Sr.'s film biography. When the studio's publicity prior sale in 2006. It has been used very sparingly since then but has seen limited parade use in 2009. This is a unique piece of country music history and an opportunity unlikely to be
Pontiac cars
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Pontiac cars
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