El Matador is a custom car built by Bill Cushenbery during 1959–1961.
[1] Cushenbery began work on El Matador in late 1959 as a showcase for his talents and a rolling advertisement.
[1] The rear window was a windshield from a 1951 Chevrolet fastback, mounted upside-down.
[1] The car featured vertically-stacked, inward-canted headlights[3] (a common customizing idea at the time), with hand-formed steel front end and chrome mesh grille.
[1] Cushenbery sold the car to Bob Larivee, Sr.[1] El Matador and Exodus, which appeared the same year, drew a lot of attention to Cushenbery and a lot of custom work for his shop.