If you were an ‘80s kid, or rather an ‘80s teen, MTV played all four videos of ZZ Top’s Gimme All Your Lovin' literally by rote, to the point you got sick of the song. The one thing you could not get tired of was that iconic red 1933 Ford coupe, never mind the male-Cinderella and all the harlot-like fairy godmothers come to “rescue” him.

The Ford Coupe hot rod belongs to the band’s singer and guitarist, Billy Gibbons, and such was his love for it, that he named his album "Eliminator" eponymous. Of course, Billy Gibbons has an equal love for Ford, Chevy, and Cadillac and says these were his first three words.

Accordingly, to keep the 1933 Ford Coupe Eliminator company, he also has a Boyd Coddington-made Cadzilla which at heart, is a 1948 Series 62 Cadillac and a 1962 Impala dubbed Slampala. And of course, Boyd Coddington has built some of the best hot rods in the circuit.

He has more Fords as well. Whiskey Runner is a 1934 Ford 3-window coupe, Koperhead is a 1950 Business Coup, Mexican Blackbird is a 1950sThunderbird, and finally, there’s also a 1936 Ford truck rat rod. But for now, let’s talk about the gorgeous red 1933 Ford Coupe from Gimme all Your Lovin’.

Updated July 2022: We have updated this article with new bits of information on the Billy Gibbons "Eliminator" 1933 Ford Coupe, its current condition, and whereabouts.

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Billy Gibbons Is An Earnest Hot Rodder

Billy Gibbons ZZ Top Ford Coupe Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg When It Comes To His Collection For Hot Rods, Or Even His Passion For It
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You just have to look at Billy Gibbons to know he’s quintessential if stereotypical hotrodder, with those plaid clothes and long white beard, and an inordinate penchant for featuring hot rods in his band, ZZ Top’s music videos. As is clear from the introduction above, Gibbons' ZZ Top Ford Coupe is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his collection of hot rods or even his passion for it.

ZZ Top, as a band, got together in 1969 as a boogie band, with Gibbons as the leader, bassist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard. Ironically, Beard never grew that signature white beard that Gibbons and Hill sported in their 1983 Eliminator album, and by that time they had left boogieing behind and turned to rock 'n' roll.

Quite naturally, the hot rodding passion made even more of an impression with ZZ Top’s fans, and also propelled hot rods into the MTV generation so to speak, bringing about a renaissance of the movement. In any case, rock and hot rodding tend to go hand in hand and many rockers love hot rods. Billy Gibbons just seems the most passionate of them all.

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The Iconic 1933 Ford Coupe ‘Eliminator’

Gibbons Approached Don Thelan’s Buffalo Motor Cars To Build Him His Ford Coupe ‘Eliminator’ In The Early ‘80s
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In 1974, there was the movie, The California Kid, and the hero car of the movie was a Ford Coupe. Blown away, Gibbons approached Don Thelan’s Buffalo Motor Cars to build him one in the early ‘80s. The car was no fiberglass model but the real steel deal. Gibbons also brought in Pete Chapouris, the man behind the California Kid Ford, to help him build an authentic hot rod.

The hot rod ran on a Pete and Jake chassis on a dropped tube axle and four-bar suspension in the front. The body was chopped some three inches leaving just a nine-inch rear and Steve Davis added in that three-piece hood with those signature side panels.

Kenny Youngblood added in the ZZ graphics to complete the look. Under the hood is a 5.7-liter Chevy V8 with a Camaro Z-28 hydraulic cam, a performance-oriented intake manifold with a four-barrel carburetor, and a Turbo 350 transmission.

The result was a retro car that could overtake many of the fast and modern ones with ease and even went from LA to New York with Gibbons driving it, with two passengers. Gibbons may be a hot rodder, but as a true rock star, one of the passengers was one of the girls from the video. Quite the charmer, right?

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Two Of These Rock-And-Roll 1933 Ford Coupes

1933 Ford Coupe From ZZ Top front third qaurter view
Classic Album Art Via Twitter

The Eliminator album, which featured the hot Gimme All Your Lovin’ carried the Ford Coupe’s painting as the album cover, along with being in all four videos of the song. The car in the video was bought by Gibbons from the original owner in Arizona. But the moment the videos went live on MTV, clamor to see the car for real arose equally loud.

For some tours, Gibbons did take his car along but when the popularity of the car arose to great heights in somewhat crazed fans, Gibbons is said to have commissioned a clone, something he could take along his tours and keep his first and foremost love safe and sound in his garage.

The clone was built by California Street Rods and Gibbons possesses both the cars, as well all his other hot rods till today. Thing is, the man gave as much to rock ‘n’ roll as he did to hot rodding, and while the first may have been lucrative for him, the second set off a whole hot-rodding chain reaction throughout the nation. Based on nothing more than that gorgeous 1933 Ford Coupe ‘Eliminator’.

Where Is The ZZ Top1933 Ford Coupe(s) Now

933 Ford Coupe from ZZ Top poster
Casual Bob Via Twitter

The original ZZ Top Ford Coupe is now housed safe and secure at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which helps bring hotrod enthusiasts and rock fans together to witness this iconic car. As for the clone, we believe that it is still part of Billy Gibbons's tasteful car collection. This is one of those celebrity cars that was properly used and not kept as a garage queen. And we respect Billy for that.

Sources: Ford, SCVhistory, Twitter