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41 Chevy 3-Window
41 CHEVY 3-WINDOW Mystery Custom 1941 Chevy Coupe with chopped turned 3-window top, 1946 Chevy grille and complete smoothed body. Another Mystery Published Custom Car. Over the years I have come...
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1952 New York Show Photo
1952 NEW YORK SHOW Photo A closer look at an birds eye view photo taken at the New York International Motor Sport Shop in 1952 Many years ago I came across two photos of an Custom restyled 1950...
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Background Mystery Custom
BACKGROUND MYSTERY CUSTOM In the background of 2 early 1950s drag strip photos I spotted this unidentified Mystery Custom Convertible with Padded Top. Most of the readers on the Custom Car...
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Tiago Ranchero Clone
TIAGO RANCHERO CLONE George Garcia from Bellflower California has been dreaming of recreating the Famous Dick Tiago 1957 Ford Ranchero for over 30 years. For many years we have seen photos of an...
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A short drive in the Hirohata Mercury
A SPIN IN A CUSTOM CAR ICON Hirohata Mercury owner Jim McNiel, asked me to jump in the passenger seat of his Mercury for a short drive. It put an instant HUGE smile on my face that lasted for days...
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De Rosa Golden Piranha
GOLDEN PIRANHA De Rosa and Son Customs create an uniquely restyled 1966 Buick Riviera with styling cues from the 50’s and 60’s. The first time I saw a photo of this Custom was in 1983, when Chrome...
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Palle Johansen 47 Caddy Introduction
. PALLE JOHANSEN 47 CADDY . After many years in the works, Palle Johansens 1947 Cadillac Padded Topped Convertible Kustom is finally ready – enough – for its debut. . For the last few years Palle has...
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Custom 1933-34 Fords
FORDS MODEL-40 CUSTOMIZED Today almost all of the modified ’33 and ’34 Fords are done up as street rods or traditional hot rods. In the 1940’s and up until the very early 50’s these cars were...
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Westergard classic 36 Ford
CLASSIC WESTERGARD FORD . One of the finest Harry Westergard build early style custom cars is Jack Odbert’s 1936 Ford convertible. . Original article from 2013, updated with Color Photo in July, 2020....
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Eldon Gibson’s 1940 Oldsmobile
“The Boulevardier” By David E. Zivot This is a most intriguing and nicely turned out custom. I first noticed it on an old Dean Batchelor California streets 1941-42 poster in my collection, as well as...
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