He Designed It In 1947… and Saw It Again Over 50 Years Later! 1950 Fitzpatrick Custom! If Michelangelo had turned his talents to automobiles, the Fitzpatrick Custom might well have been one of his masterpieces. Its story began in 1947, when World War II fighter pilot Phil Lacey sketched out a dream car and shared it with his friend Al Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick challenged him to build it, and together they became part of a Southern California movement creating hand-built “sports customs” from exis