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Joe Brenner 41 Merc

JOE BRENNER 41 MERC The Valley Custom Shop restyles the perfect mild custom 1941 Mercury 4-door Sedan for Joe Brenner. This article was originally created in November, 2015, ...

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Neil Emory 1937 Dodge

Neil Emory 1937 Dodge In the late 1930s early 1940s a young Neil Emory created a stunning Custom out of a 1937 Dodge Convertible Coupe. It was his very first Custom, many mor...

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Dave Peters 1949 Ford

DAVE PETERS 1949 FORD Dave Peters 1949 Ford Sedan. The Valley Custom Shop study in restrained Custom Restyling. Most of the Custom Shops have developed a style of their own...

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In the Works – Gary Emory 1939 Ford

GARY EMORY 1939 FORD Gary Emory, son of the legendary Custom Car builder and co-founder of the Valley Custom Shop, Neil Emory, is working on his tribute to the Valley Custom S...

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Glen Hooker 1939 Mercury

THE CARIBBEAN One of the most beautiful Customs created by the Valley Custom Shop is this 1939 Mercury convertible restyled for Glen Hooker of Burbank, California, in the ea...

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Ron Dunn Finished paint

RON DUNN FINISHED PAINT November 26, 2014, The Team at Steve’s Auto Restoration in Oregon have completely finished the paint work on the Valley Custom Shop-built Ron Dunn Ford. Next ...

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Dick Colarossi 1940 Ford

DICK COLAROSSI 1940 FORD In the early 1950’s the Valley Custom Shop restyled this 1940 Ford for Dick Colarossi. He last saw it in 1966 in the San Fernando Valley, who kn...

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Ron Dunn Ford in paint

RON DUNN FORD IN PAINT The Team at Steve’s Auto Restoration in Oregon are keeping up the pace on the Valley Custom Shop-built Ron Dunn Ford. At the end of October 2014 the body was pa...

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Ray Vega Ford Returns

RAY VEGA FORD RETURNS We all knew this car was still around, and being restored, it had been announced to debut at several shows, and it finally did at the 2014 LARS. The LA R...

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Ron Dunn Ford at RJ Studio

RON DUNN FORD RJ PHOTO SHOOT Valley Custom Shop’s masterpiece, the sectioned Ron Dunn 1950 Ford has been photographed for an upcoming bare metal feature in the Rodder’s Journal....

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Valley Custom Shop Gathering

VALLEY CUSTOM SHOP CUSTOMS GATHERING Seeing one Valley Custom Shop creation is already a real pleasure, can you imagine how it must have been to see all these great Valley Custom Shop creat...

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Ron Dunn Ford in bare metal

METAL MAGIC RON DUNN FORD The team at Steve’s Auto Restoration in Portland Oregon has been working very hard on the restoration of the Ron Dunn 1950 Ford. Ron Dunn Ford was originally...

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Another Valley Custom Masterpiece

VALLEY CUSTOM MASTERPIECE IDENTIFIED Eric Berge shared some amazing photos of a chopped and channeled 1940 Ford coupe on his Facebook. It turns out to be an previously unknown...

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Ina Mae Overman Lincoln Part Three

ANOTHER ROUND OF RESTYLING Ina Mae Overman’s 1952 Lincoln Capri was customized by the famous Valley Custom Shop in Burbank, California. The car was customized, and finished in four di...

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Ron Dunn Ford Restoration Begins

PRESS RELEASE Ron Dunn Ford Restoration Steve Frisbie, owner of Steve’s Auto Restorations, Inc. in Portland, Oregon has announced that restoration is officially underway on the 1950 Ford ...

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Ina Mae Overman Lincoln Part Two

RESTYLED AGAIN Ina Mae Overman’s 1952 Lincoln Capri was customized by the famous Valley Custom Shop in Burbank, California. The car was customized, and finished in four ...

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Overman Lincoln part One

AMAZING CRAFTSMANSHIP Ina Mae Overman’s 1952 Lincoln Capri was customized by the famous Valley Custom Shop in Burbank, California. The car was customized, and finished in four differe...

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Joe Brenner 41 Merc

Neil Emory 1937 Dodge

Dave Peters 1949 Ford

In the Works – Gary Emory 1939 Ford

Glen Hooker 1939 Mercury

Ron Dunn Finished paint

Dick Colarossi 1940 Ford

Ron Dunn Ford in paint

Ray Vega Ford Returns

Ron Dunn Ford at RJ Studio

Valley Custom Shop Gathering

Ron Dunn Ford in bare metal

Another Valley Custom Masterpiece

Ina Mae Overman Lincoln Part Three

Ron Dunn Ford Restoration Begins

Ina Mae Overman Lincoln Part Two

Overman Lincoln part One

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