In the world of custom automobiles this vehicle is the unfinished 'Picasso' truly the rarest hand built bubble top car on earth. In 1963 Bill Cushenbery embarked on a project that would span 4 decades, outlive Bill and the story continues.

The vehicle was a hand built all-aluminum Corvair-powered bubble-top concept car. Bill was nearing completion of the vehicle when he was approached by a group of promoters to go into partnership with them. He needed the financial help these people were offering, so he agreed and relocated all his equipment, including the aluminum car to their facility in Burkbank, California.

A short-lived business deal sent Bill packing back to Monterey, California less the aluminum car. Bill had no financial means to buy his car back so it was lost. The car was sold a number of times over the years and although Bill's seach went on for over 30 years, he was never able to locate it. In a 1997 interview conducted by Jerry Weesner, editor for Custom Rodder magazine, Bill spoke in length regarding the mysterious aluminum car. Tragically, less than a year after the interview, Bill was struck with cancer and passed away in December of 1998. Ironically, within a few months of Bill's death, Carl Green and his son Rick discovered the car on a ranch outside of San Diego, California.

Almost totally hidden by tall weeds the car had small tress growing up through the engine compartment and a pack rats nest built over the Corvair power plant. Actually, for nearly 35 years of abuse, the car was still in fair shape. Carl performed a quick 'refresh/restoration' on the car and transported it to Darryl Starbirds's Rod and Custom Hall of Fame Museum in Oklahoma wher it was put on display for the first time.