Mike Haas and Eric Erickson are credited with the build. The original paint was apparently designed by Jeff Scozzaro, and applied by Haas. Himsl resprayed the car when it was restored, Haas having retired by then. From Street Rodder magazine, 2009:
Mike's first big splash in the world of show cars was the "Playbunny Coach" (note that the other "P" word wasn't used, as to prevent copyright infringement--but I'm sure no one missed the idea), a radically chopped and sectioned '55 Nomad that he and Eric Erickson built. Mike then painted it candy red in '70-71. It was, in fact, the very same wagon that Mike had previously mildly customized (it had coach lights on the B-pillars) and candied in '67. In a recent conversation with Art Himsl, he divulged that he'd never seen anyone who could lay on candy apple red paint as well as Mike--high praise coming from a master of custom painting. (Note that this unusual creation, which is more show rod than what would be considered traditional custom, has recently been brought back to life, but not in its original paint and trim livery.)For the "restoration," Art Himsl was called on for the paint, as Mike has long retired from the limelight of car shows and painting, now chauffeuring limos in Sausalito, California, for his livelihood.
