The car now resides in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. This video closes the “ Afterburner” trilogy with the ominous text “Stay clean…” A 1/24 scale plastic model of ‘ The Eliminator’ was produced by Monogram under license. In the following video “ Rough Boy” the shuttle hybrid plays a larger role as the sole customer in a car wash space station. ‘ The Eliminator’ makes another appearance in the video “ Sleeping Bag” where it gets buried by two CAT wheel loaders the car gets reborn as a hybrid between the Hot Rod and the Space Shuttle, as shown on the cover of the “ Afterburner” album. The car was also featured in various custom car magazines around the globe and is probably one of the most recognized cars on TV. The 1933 red Ford 3-window coupe named ‘The Eliminator’ was featured in a video trilogy from the album “ Eliminator ”, the album consisted of the hit songs “ Sharp Dressed Man”, “ Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “ Legs”. Billy’s custom vehicles were a mainstay for the earlier ZZ Top videos. When playing concerts, the guys bring out a fan favorite pair of guitars that are the spinning “white fuzzies”, a tribute to hanging fuzzy dice in the custom street rods of the ’50s.īilly Gibbons is a fan and avid collector of custom cars and motorcycles. In the 1990s, Gibbons also contributed to the design of the “ Muddywood” guitar, a one-off instrument crafted from a plank of the Mississippi Delta shack in which blues legend Muddy Waters was born. Hill requests that his basses have a similar neck profile to the 1951 Fender Precision Bass he used extensively in the early days of the band, and often uses to this day. Gibbons likes his custom instruments with a neck conforming to the specs of his highly-prized 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard nicknamed “ Pearly Gates”. They are equally well known for their personal custom guitars, many of which were co-designed by Gibbons. Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill are dedicated to their music and are also dedicated classic electric guitar and vintage amp collectors.
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