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Featured Cars

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Hometown Custom

August 10, 2021August 11, 2021 Tom Nielsen 6 Comments Bob Bedell, Dale Runyon, Jack Conner’s Speed Shop, John Orberg, Kenneth VK, KI, Rod Mckenzie, Roger Bedell, The Accelerators, Tom Nielsen

  HOMETOWN CUSTOM   It is unusual now as well as back in the fifties for a custom car to

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Bob Aguilera 53 Mercury

August 28, 2019September 21, 2019 David/Michelle 3 Comments 1953 Mercury, Al Andratti, Bob Aguilera, David E. Zivot, Dick Richardson, San Bernardino, spotlight

Plain, simple, tastefully done. That would be the best description of my favorite 1953 Mercury restyle. The Bob Aguilera 1953

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Dick Lippert 49 Chevy

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 Rik Hoving 22 Comments 49 Chevy Convertible, 49 Chevy Custom, Custom Car Chronicle, Dick Lippert, Dick Lippert Chevy, New York Custom, spotlight, Working chopped Soft Top

Dick Lippert from upstate New York customized his 1949 Chevy in his parents drive way in 1953. By Dick Lippert

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Palle Johansen 47 Caddy Introduction

April 1, 2019April 4, 2019 Rik Hoving 9 Comments Early Style Custom, George Barris Cadillac, Johansen Cadillac, Palle Johansen, spotlight

PALLE JOHANSEN 47 CADDY After many years in the works, Palle Johansens 1947 Cadillac Padded Topped Convertible Kustom is finally

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Don Britton 1950 Ford

February 26, 2019April 3, 2019 Rik Hoving Barris Kustoms, Chuck Calvin, Dan Boller, DandB Auto Sales, Don Britton, Sectioned Ford, Sectioned Ford Sedan, Sectioned Shoebox

DON BRITTON 1950 FORD Don Britton 1950 Ford Sedan was restyled in 1950 by Chuck Calvin who sectioned the body

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Ron Sobran 1951 Mercury

January 14, 2019February 9, 2019 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 51 Mercury, 53 Detroit Motorama, Angled windshield, Ron Sobran, Ron Sobran 1951 Mercury

Ron Sobran created an unequally restyled 1951 Mercury with laid back windshield around 1952 in the Detroit Michigan area. A

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Rogelio 1954 Chevy

October 4, 2018November 14, 2018 Rik Hoving 0 Comments 1954 Chevy, Los Cochinos, Regelio Martinez, Roger Martinez

  Rogelio 1954 CHEVY SOLD   Rogelio Martinez bought this car as a far from finished project back in 2000.

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Thom Metz 1933 Ford Cabriolet

September 20, 2018February 11, 2019 Rik Hoving 0 Comments 33 Ford, 33 Hot Rod, Glenmoor Gathering, Pete Eastwood, Rodders Journal ad, Thom Metz, Traditional Hot Rod, Westergard Style

THOM METZ 1933 FORD Thom Metz has created a 1933 Ford Cabriolet Hot Rod influenced by it original Hot Rod

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Bob Dofflow 1949 Ford

September 16, 2018October 31, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 1949 Ford Custom, Bears Custom Body Shop, Bill Gaylord, Bob Dofflow, Don Roberts, Don Roberts Custom Shop, Magazine Cover Custom, Shoebox Custom

  BOB DOFFLOW 1949 FORD   Don Roberts from Bears Custom Shop outdid himself on the magazine cover car, many

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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 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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