April 2016 - Custom Car Chronicle

Richard Aguirre 55 Mercury

RICHARD AQUIRRE 55 MERCURY After failing to buy a famous Barris Custom, Richard Aguirre buys a brand new 1955 Mercury

1950 OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW In 1950 Al and Mary Slonaker organized the first Annual National Roadster Show. Mostly entered

1982 LEADSLED ROADTRIP In 1984 Mike Key created his famous LEADSLEDS book. It made a huge impact on me.

ROAD TRIP to DES MOINES In 1982 Phil Waters makes the trip from Manchester, England, to the US,

DONN LOWE 1940 FORD Donn Lowe reshaped the 1940 Ford coupe into a perfectly balanced piece of automotive art.

GIL AYALA on RESTYLING The April 1950 issue of Motor Trend magazine shared an story on Custom restyling.

RALH BUSH SPORTS CUSTOM Ralph Bush owned this 1941 Chevy based Sports Custom while in Collage in 52-54

BARRIS BELL SHOP After establishing a name in the Custom world in the Barris Compton Ave shop in

1940 MERCURY STARDUST In 1986 John DAgostino hired Bill Reasoner to create his dream radical 40’s style custom based on

MYSTERY AYALA 40 MERCURY This 1940 Mercury chopped convertible was supposedly restyled by the Ayalas in the early 1950s. It