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Customizing with early Cadillac Tail Fins

April 25, 2022April 26, 2022 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 48 Cadillac, Barris, Barris Kustoms, Cadillac Tail Fin, Cadillac Taillight, Harley Earl, Jamco, Rodders Journal ad

CUSTOMIZING CADILLAC TAIL FINS When the 1948 Cadillac introduced the all new Streamline rear fender Tail Fin it was quickly

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Custom Car Accessories Custom History The Tom Nielsen Collection 

Antennas on Customs – Beam Me Up Scotty!

June 30, 2018August 11, 2021 Tom Nielsen 4 Comments Custom Accessory, Custom Antenna, Frenched Antenna, Space Age Antenna, Tom Nielsen

  ANTENNAS on CUSTOMS   When building a custom car the radio antenna is a feature that sometimes received “special

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Eastern Auto Supply
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1951 Eastern Auto

February 13, 2016February 26, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments Alex Kraus, Custom Accessory, Eastern Auto, Eastern Auto Supply, Joseph Kraus, king shirts

  1951 EASTERN AUTO   Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop

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Custom Car Accessories Custom History Early Custom Cars George DuVall 

The Super Wheel Disk

April 2, 2015June 8, 2021 Rik Hoving 7 Comments California Auto Products, George DuVall, Jamco, Super Wheel Disk, Swirl hubcap

SUPER WHEEL DISK When it came to Custom hubcaps in the early-mid 1940’s you did not have too many choices.

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Barris Kustom Shop Custom Car Accessories Custom History 

Identifying the Barris Crests

March 18, 2015April 14, 2015 David/Michelle 4 Comments Barris, Barris Crest, Barris Kustoms, David Zivot, Identifying Barris Crest

IDENTIFYING THE BARRIS CRESTS Preliminary Examination and Detailed Comparison Study of the Barris Kustom Coat of Arms Badge.   [box_light]We recently

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Art & Design Custom Car Accessories Custom History George DuVall 

Single Bar Hubcaps Design

March 16, 2015December 21, 2016 Rik Hoving 4 Comments cbflash, Flipper hubcap, Flipper Hubcaps, George DuVall, hubcap, Jamco, Single Bar Flipper Hubcap, Single Bar Hubcap

SINGLE BAR HUBCAPS The most popular dress-up item in the early/mid 1940’s was the Ripple-Disk-Single-Bar-Flipper-Hubcap. Many Custom Cars from this era

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Appleton Spotlight Restoration

October 10, 2014December 23, 2016 Rik Hoving 8 Comments Appleton, Appleton Spotlights, Appleton Spotlights Restoration, CCC-Shirts, Donating CCC, Manuel Reyes

  SPOTLIGHT SECRETS   The Appleton Spotlights have been used on countless 40’s and 50’s Custom Cars. They are not being produced

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Custom Car Chronicle: THE BEAUTY OF CUSTOMIZING Custom Car Chronicle is a online magazine and forum, for custom car and hot rod people who are looking for inspiration, historical knowledge, and a place were their passion can be shared. CCC is created by a small, international group of custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design-, photography-, and architecture enthusiasts. Editor in chief is custom car historian- Rik Hoving. For centuries people are inspired to built beautiful cars. CCC focuses on everything that ignites that special inspiration: design, history, technology, perfect proportions, the right feeling, and amazing personal stories. PRIVACY POLICY.
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