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1950 Sacramento Autorama

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Butler Rugard, C.A. Hall Auto Tops, Capitol City Auto Club, Dick Bertolucci, Hall Tops, Harold "Baggy" Bagdasarian, Harry Westergard, Kenneth VK, Les Crane, Less Crane, Sacramento Autorama, spotlight, Thunderbolts

1950 SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA The Capitol City Auto Club, better known as the Thunderbolts organized a two day Auto Show in

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1957 Sears Parking Lot Show

August 27, 2019August 29, 2019 Rik Hoving 13 Comments Outdoor Custom Car Show, Parking lot show, Petersen Publishing, Sears Parking lot, spotlight

1957 Sears PARKING Lot SHOW The parking lot at Show Arena. Started in the early 1950s, gathering some of the

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1955 Thrifty Parking Lot Show

August 26, 2019August 29, 2019 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Barris Kustom, Bob Dofflow, Bob Hirohata, cbflash, Dave Bugarin, David E. Zivot, Hirohata merc, Rick Rickman, spotlight, Thrifty, Thrifty parking lot show, Wally Parks

55 THRIFTY PARKING LOT 1955 Hot Rod and Custom Car show held at the new Thrifty Drug Store on Vermont

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Barris Display Wall Pan-Pacific Auditorium

July 30, 2018September 9, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Barris Crest, Barris Kustoms, George Barris, Kustoms Los Angeles, Kustoms of America, Los Angeles, motorama, Pan Pacific Aditorium, Pan-Pacific Auditorium, Petersen Motorama

BARRIS DISPLAY WALL The Barris Kustom Shop had a special wall Barris Shop display at the Petersen Motorama

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50s Indianapolis Custom Shows Part 2

July 17, 2018May 12, 2019 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Geoff Hacker, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Custom Auto Show, Mid-West Customs

50s INDIANAPOLIS CUSTOM SHOWS P2 Part two in our photo coverage of the early 1950s Custom Auto Shows held in

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50s Indianapolis Custom Shows

July 14, 2018August 15, 2018 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Geoff Hacker, Indiana State Fair Coloseum, Indianapolis Custom Auto Show, Jack Stewart Ford, Jim Skonzakes, Mid-West Customs

50s INDIANAPOLIS CUSTOM SHOWS In 1951 and 1952 the Indiana State Fair was hosting the Custom Auto Show.

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1948 Paris Salon Car Show

January 21, 2018January 31, 2018 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Coachbuilders, coachbuilt, Figoni et Falaschi, Franay, GNRS, Grand Palais, Salón de l'Automóvil, Saoutchik

1948 PARIS SALON The 1948 Salon de Automobile has been captured in beautiful color slides by Jale Youle

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1950 Petersen Motorama

January 13, 2018January 26, 2018 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 1950 Motorrama, First Motorama, motorama, Petersen Motorama, Petersens Motorama, Rodders Journal ad, Shrine Convention Hall

1950 PETERSEN MOTORAMA In 1950 Robert E. Petersen organizes the first Annual Motorama Show. A prestigious and well

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1952 New York Show Photo

August 30, 2017September 9, 2017 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 1952 New York International Motor Sports Show, CCC-Shirts, Charles Eli, International Motor Sports Show, Larry Ernst, Larry Ernst Chevy, Rodders Journal ad, Thomas Douglas Ford

1952 NEW YORK SHOW Photo A closer look at an birds eye view photo taken at the New

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1989 Oakland Roadster Show

March 17, 2017April 5, 2017 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Bob Dzemske, CCC-Shirts, Dzemske, Dzemske Colletion, Gene Winfield, GNRS, kustoms illustrated, Oakland Roadster Show

1989 OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW Bob Dzemske and his son visited the 1989 Oakland Roadstershow and captured some of

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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.