He finally got his chance about five years ago when one of his friends told him about a '50 Ford coupe his neighbor ... his cool blue shoebox custom. See All 6 Photos Chassis Roger bought the ...

Ronnie Staples, of Sarasota, Florida, had been digging to learn this '50 ... shoebox Ford. "I told my wife," Gerald says, "'If I have to wait 'til I'm 70 years old, I'm gonna build a custom.' ...