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Neferteri Part Nine

NEFERTERI Part Nine In this, the next to last episode in the Neferteri saga, our Forrest Gump tackles the challenges of scaling down the full figured Cadillac of Trucks. Larry...

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Barris Mystery Parked Car

BARRIS MYSTERY PARKED CAR In 1994 I saw a Mystery Car in the background of one photo taken at the Barris Shop. The shape of the top intrigued me, and I wanted to know more abo...

by Rik Hoving

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Melford Robbins 39 Tub

MELFORD ROBBINS 39 TUB Oilers Club Member Melford Robbins owned this beautiful dark maroon Carson Topped 1939 Ford Sedan Convertible in the late 1940s. The Custom is still aro...

by Rik Hoving

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Victoria Custom Stories

VICTORIA CUSTOM STORIES The stories that go along with the old pictures of early custom cars are sometimes just as interesting as the cars themselves. By Tom Nielsen I have tr...

by Tom Nielsen

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Neferteri Part Eight

NEFERTERI Part Eight Herein, our Forrest Gump embarks on a quixotic crusade in search of elements from the Golden Age of the Classics. Larry Pointer found himself a survivor o...

by Larry Pointer

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Americas Most Beautiful Roadster 2017

AMBR 2017 Americas Most Beautiful Roadster award for 2017 goes to 1936 Packard named The Mulholland Speedster owned by Bruce Wanta. Designed by Eric Black and wonderfully ha...

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Saoutchik Plastic Steering Wheel

SAOUTCHIK PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL In the late 1940s Custom builders experimented with the use of plastics in Custom Cars. One of their inspiration sources was the lucite steeri...

by Rik Hoving

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Merry Christmas 2016

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2016 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Custom Car Chronicle. We hope you have enjoyed the 2016 CCC year as much as we have. I would like to thank ...

by Rik Hoving

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Neferteri Part Four

NEFERTERI part Four Larry Pointer, our Forrest Gump of the Conquistador Car Club, carries us along in his journey through the era of streamline moderne styling. These were t...

by Larry Pointer

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Gardena Ca Mystery Merc

GARDENA CA MYSTERY MERC This great looking 1939 Mercury Convertible with 1939 Buick Grille and Chopped padded top was built in 1947. Who owned it, and where is it now? Don Sch...

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Leroy Carson 36 Ford Survivor

LEROY CARSON 36 FORD SURVIVOR Jeff Neppl visited the October 2016 Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield California. One car stood out to him, this 1936 Ford Cabriolet mild custom Sur...

by Rik Hoving

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Neferteri Part Three

NEFERTERI part Three Larry Pointer, our Forrest Gump of the Conquistadors Car Club, marvels at Europe’s Golden Age of the coach built automobile, and influences that wou...

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Coachcraft 1940 Ford

COACHCRAFT 1940 FORD In 1940 Coachcraft LTD created what must be one of the first full custom 1940 Fords for Clarence Salomon. The beautiful Convertible would later be owned b...

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VJ Parade 41 Custom

VJ PARADE 41 CUSTOM August 14, 1945 VJ Parade on 4th Street in Los Angeles shows two mildly restyled 41 FOMOCO Convertible Customs. while browsing the internet searching for ...

by Rik Hoving

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CLASSIC CADDY

1941 CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE In 2012 I came across 3 photos of a very nicely styled 1941 Cadillac convertible Custom. These very interesting in 1946 taken photos show a car tha...

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Neferteri Part Two

NEFERTERI part Two Larry Pointer, our Forrest Gump of the Conquistadors Car Club, marvels at Europe’s Golden Age of the coach built automobile, and influences that would...

by Larry Pointer

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Neferteri, Part One

NEFERTERI part One A Forrest Gump run through the Art Deco scene of the Streamline machine. Larry Pointer found himself a survivor of Y2K, retired, a widower, and a more or le...

by Larry Pointer

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Neferteri Part Nine

Barris Mystery Parked Car

Melford Robbins 39 Tub

Victoria Custom Stories

Neferteri Part Eight

Americas Most Beautiful Roadster 2017

Saoutchik Plastic Steering Wheel

Merry Christmas 2016

Neferteri Part Four

Gardena Ca Mystery Merc

Leroy Carson 36 Ford Survivor

Neferteri Part Three

Coachcraft 1940 Ford

VJ Parade 41 Custom

CLASSIC CADDY

Neferteri Part Two

Neferteri, Part One

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