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Harry Westergard

Westergard Ford Memories

  WESTERGARD FORD MEMORIES   Anthony from Sacramento Ca. remembers how he worked on Vern Simons Harry Westergard restyled 1936 Ford Roadster in the 1940s. In 2010 I was in contac...
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Dick Bertolucci

Ohanesian Merc – details

  OHANESIAN MERC DETAILS   One of my personal all time favorite custom cars, The Harry Westergard/Less Crane/Dick Bertolucci-built 1940 Mercury Convertible Sedan. Lets take a look...
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Harry Westergard

Westergard Custom Found

  WESTERGARD CUSTOM FOUND   Rick Atterberg posted three photos of a 1939 Ford custom convertible on his facebook. Rick Amado possible id-ed the car as an original Westergard Custo...
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Butler Rugard Westergard Merc

  BUTLER RUGARD WESTERGARD MERCURY   A very early Westergard customized 1940 Mercury survives several re-stylings over the years, gets restored to 1950’s specs and ends up i...
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Harry Westergard Headlight Style

EARLY WESTERGARD HEADLIGHT STYLE Before Harry finalized his “Westergard look” he created headlights molded on top of the fenders on the Gene Garrett 1936 Ford. Where did this st...
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Ed Jenson Collection

Max Ferris – Westergard 1936 Ford

  MAX FERRIS WESTERGARD 1936 FORD   Restyling this car in the 1940 would have an impact on the custom car scene forever. The term “Harry Westergard style” came from th...
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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. When I was about 20 years, I first saw a...
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George Barris personal ’36 Ford

  BARRIS SACRAMENTO ’36 FORD   George Barris was still living in Sacramento, spending his spare time in Harry Westergard’s shop, when he build this 1936 Ford convertib...
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Gene Garrett’s Westergard Ford

EARLY WESTERGARD Gene Garrett brought his already mildly customized 1936 Ford convertible to Harry Westergard, to have it turned into -what nowadays is considered-, the first Westergard sty...
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The Mark Murray Collection: Buddy Ohanesian Mercury

WESTERGARD BERTOLUCCI MERCURY ON THE SALT We have been sharing some fine examples of the Mark Murray Collection before. This time you can see four snapshots taken most likely at an early 19...
by Rik Hoving
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Harry Westergard

Westergard Mercury not sold in Greece

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE UNSOLD GREEK WESTENGARD? The 1940 Mercury that Harry Westergard built for Butler Rugards in the later part of the 1940’s was for sale at the the Coys auction...
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1932 Ford Hot Rods with a Custom Feel

LOOKING FOR CUSTOMIZED 32 FORD Yes, it is true the 1932 Ford are primarily seen as Hot Rods, or Street Rods (and of course as a restored stocker, but we’ll leave those for the moment)...
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Sal Cacciola Westergard Chevy

  SAL CACCIOLA WESTERGARD CHEVY   This great looking 1938 Chevy Custom Convertible was built by Harry Westergard in the late 1940’s for Sal Cacciola from Pittsburg CA. In 2009 J...
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