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Carson Top Shop

Carson Top Shop Custom History Gaylords 

Chopped 1949 – 51 Mercury Convertibles

December 8, 2018January 14, 2019 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 49 Mercury, 49-51 Mercury, Bill Gaylord, Carson Top Shop, cbflash, Chavez, Chavez Tops, Chopped padded top, Gaylord Tops, George Barris

  CHOPPED 49-51 MERCURY Convertibles   A trip in time back to the late 1940s and early 1950s when the

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Carson Top Shop Custom History 

The Carson Top Shop Part 2

June 23, 2016April 26, 2017 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Aztec, Bob Houser, Carson Top, Carson Top Shop, CCC-Shirts, Custom Upholstery, Ed Sloan, Glen Houser, Golden Sahara, Hirohata, Kenneth VK, KI, Naugahyde

  CARSON TOP SHOP part 2   The Carson Top Shop changed the scene in the 1940’s with their Padded

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Carson Top Shop
Carson Top Shop Custom History 

The Carson Top Shop Part 1

April 2, 2016July 11, 2018 Rik Hoving 9 Comments Barris, Bob Houser, Carson, Carson Top Shop, CCC-Shirts, Custom Upholstery, Glen Houser, Jarrett Metal Works, Jarrett's Auto Works, Jimmy Summers, Padded Top, Rob Houser, Rodders Journal ad, Roy Hagy, Upholstery

  CARSON TOP SHOP part 1   The birth of the Traditional Custom Car in the late 1930s was influenced

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Carson Top Shop custom cars Custom History Gaylords Hall Auto Tops 

Custom Interior Tags

March 7, 2015May 30, 2017 Rik Hoving 3 Comments C.A. Hall Auto Tops, Carson Top tag, Carson Tops, Gaylor, Hall, Jamco, Runyan

  INTERIOR TAGS   In the 1940’s and 1950’s some of the better know upholstery shop used small tags with

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Barris Kustom Shop Carson Top Shop custom cars 

Hot Rod Show Give Away Custom

August 5, 2013September 16, 2017 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Barris, Barris Cadillac, Barris Kustoms, Cadillac, Carson Top Shop, CCC-Shirts, Eddie Edmunds, George Barris

  GIVE AWAY CADDY   For the 5th Hot Rod Show, held in the Los Angeles National Guard Armory April

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Carson Top Shop
Business Cards Carson Top Shop 

Business Cards: Carson Top Shop

July 13, 2013September 26, 2013 Rik Hoving 1 Comment business cards, Carson Top Shop

THE CARSON TOP SHOP BUSINESS CARD This is the first in a series of spotlight articles on Business Cards from

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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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