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Antennas on Customs – Beam Me Up Scotty!

ANTENNAS on CUSTOMS When building a custom car the radio a...

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Early Pictures Tell a Story – Curb Parked

CURB PARKED As a young “car crazy kid” growi...

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Re-creating That Special Car

RE-CREATING THAT SPECIAL CAR Lots of car fans have fond memories of...

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Victoria Custom Stories

VICTORIA CUSTOM STORIES The stories that go along with the old pictures of ...

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What’s in a Name?

WHAT’S IN A NAME? The trend originated from Motor ...

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Low Profile Deuce

LOW PROFILE DEUCE Thirty-two Fords have always been at the forefront of the “h...

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Hometown Custom

HOMETOWN CUSTOM It is unusual now as well as back in the ...

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Canted Quad Lights

CANTED QUAD LIGHTS Canted Quad Headlights on Customs, a trend started in 195...

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49 Mercury The Sahara

THE SAHARA This Mercury was the first chopped ’49...

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Every Picture has a Story

EVERY PICTURE HAS A STORY I always wondered about how these t...

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Unforgettable 1947 Chevy

UNFORGETTABLE 1947 CHEVY One of the first chopped custom coupe...

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Dale Runyon Part two

DALE RUNYON PART TWO In this second part of the Dale Runyon story we concentra...

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Dale Runyon part one

DALE RUNYON PART ONE Dale Runyon, a young car guy from Everett, Washingt...

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Delightful De Soto Bumpers

DELIGHTFUL DE SOTO BUMPERS Although rarely customized, the De Soto cars ...

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Bob Tormey Mercury Color Photos

BARRIS BUILT ’41 MERC Tom Nielsen has been sharing some great vint...

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Favorite Four Doors

4-DOOR CUSTOMS As a teenager I loved looking at the cars in the “small pages” car magazin...

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Lady in Distress!

THE FAMOUS MADAME FI FI DISTRESS 1. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental s...

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CCC is created by a small, international group of custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design-, photography-, and architecture enthusiasts.
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Antennas on Customs – Beam Me Up Scotty!

Early Pictures Tell a Story – Curb Parked

Re-creating That Special Car

Victoria Custom Stories

What’s in a Name?

Low Profile Deuce

Hometown Custom

Canted Quad Lights

49 Mercury The Sahara

Every Picture has a Story

Unforgettable 1947 Chevy

Dale Runyon Part two

Dale Runyon part one

Delightful De Soto Bumpers

Bob Tormey Mercury Color Photos

Favorite Four Doors

Lady in Distress!

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