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Early Custom Cars

Custom History Early Custom Cars 

Light Color Early Customs

October 16, 2018January 2, 2019 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Early Custom, Early Custom Car, Jimmy Summers, Light Color, Light Paint

  LIGHT COLOR EARLY CUSTOMS   Most of the time we think of dark painted cars when we think Early

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Custom History Early Custom Cars 

Link Paola Custom Car Pioneer

September 4, 2018October 1, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Bill Faris, Carson Top Shop, cbflash, Custom Pioneer, Dean Batchelor, Glendale California, Link Paola, Link's Custom Shop, Montrose California, Spence Murray

  LINK PAOLA Custom Car Pioneer   Link Paola Custom Car Pioneer from Glendale California created some beautiful Custom Cars

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Custom History Early Custom Cars Lost & Found 

37 Cord Mystery Custom

August 24, 2018September 17, 2018 Rik Hoving 0 Comments coachbuilt, Custom Cord, Mystery Custom, Rodders Journal ad

  37 CORD MYSTERY CUSTOM   This Custom 1937 Cord was bought by the previous owner in 1956 and he

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Art & Design DIGITAL RESTYLING Early Custom Cars 

1938 Ford Sedan Digital Restyling

July 24, 2018September 16, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 1938 Ford, DIGITAL RESTYLING, Rik Hoving Kustoms, Sedan Custom

  1938 FORD SEDAN DR   Digital Restyling the 1938 Ford Standard 2 door Sedan as an early Restyled Custom.

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Custom History Early Custom Cars 

D and B Auto Sales Part 2

July 2, 2018February 25, 2019 Rik Hoving 5 Comments Custom Car Dealer, D & B Auto Sales, D&B, DandB Auto Sales, Don Britton, Hot Rod Dealer

D and B Auto Sales Part 2 In the Golden Years of Customizing Don Britton owned a Car Lot specialized

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Barris Kustom Shop Custom History Early Custom Cars Featured Custom Cars 

Cliff Rackohn 1948 Mercury

June 5, 2018June 12, 2018 Rik Hoving 7 Comments 1948 Mercury, Barris Customs, Barris Kustom, cbflash, Cliff Rackohn, Cliff Rockohn, Dave Clickman, Gram Brothers, John Logg, Kenneth VK, Sam Barris, spotlight

  RACKOHN 1948 Mercury   One of the more elegnat Customs to roll from the Barris Kustom Shop in during

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Custom History Early Custom Cars 

Ohio Early Custom Cars

May 29, 2018July 7, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Curt Iseli, Dayton Custom, Dayton Ohio, Early Custom, Early Customs, Jim Skonzakes, Jim Street, Ohio Custom, Ohio Custom Cars, Rodders Journal ad

  OHIO EARLY CUSTOM CARS   Dayton Ohio has been a huge Custom Car scene from the very early beginnings.

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Custom History Early Custom Cars 

Channeled 36 Ford

May 21, 2018July 2, 2018 Rik Hoving 1 Comment '36 Ford, 1936 Ford, 36 Ford 40 Front end, Carson Top Shop, cbflash, channeled, Don Clarke, Doug Hall, Early Custom, Kenneth VK

  CHANNELED 36 FORD   Another Mystery Custom is this channeled 36 Ford that probably was restyled by Don Clark.

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Custom History Early Custom Cars 

Santa Monica 36 Ford 5 Window

May 7, 2018January 16, 2019 Rik Hoving 6 Comments '36 Ford, 36Ford 5 window, Dean Batchelor, Eastern Auto Supply, George DuVall, Harry Westergard, Kenneth VK, removed running boards, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Body Works

36 FORD 5 WINDOW Beautifully styled 1936 Ford 5 window Coupe from the Santa Monica area. Created around 1940 and

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Custom History Early Custom Cars The Tom Nielsen Collection 

Re-creating That Special Car

January 26, 2018February 8, 2018 Tom Nielsen 2 Comments 1940 Ford, 1948 Customs, Denver Colorado, Ken Wall, Rodders Journal ad, Tom Nielsen

  RE-CREATING THAT SPECIAL CAR   Lots of car fans have fond memories of the First Car or a Special

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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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