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Hot-rods: the original Lead Sled
These days we hack Ikea, but back in the day "real men" hacked cars. We're talking of course about hot-rodders, and of all the "vintage tin; rides on the road, probably no car has been more hacked than the original Lead Sled, the '49 Mercury Coupe. Chop-topped, lowered, shaved, flame-licked, fenders blown out or taken in, this car had a damn sight more done to it than we ever did with the Expedit shelf unit.
So here it is, our tribute to the '49 Merc. Above is a photo of the original car; click the link below to see what generations of motorheads have wrought of the Lead Sled. (And yes, that last one at the wedding has a rear-mounted flamethrower. Goodbye paparazzi chase cars.)
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I'd have to disagree about the most modified car, I'd say it would be either modal A or 32 Ford, or the ubiquitous VW Beetle.
However since we're honouring the Merc we need to include the landmark Hirohata Merc, even if it is a '51
My grandfather lowered his with a racing suspension, put an Offenhauser head on the block, and raced. He traded it for a Duesenberg during the depression, as the owner couldn't afford the gasoline.
Model T's and board track motorcycles were the original hot rods. And, the drivers/riders weren't as concerned with the paint. It seems that the culture is returning to these roots.