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1951 Eastern Auto

February 13, 2016February 26, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments Alex Kraus, Custom Accessory, Eastern Auto, Eastern Auto Supply, Joseph Kraus, king shirts

1951 EASTERN AUTO Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop

custom cars How To Published Material

Installing Spotlights

February 1, 2016December 23, 2016 Rik Hoving 10 Comments Appleton, Appletons, CCC-Shirts, Custom Accessory, Lorainne, Rodders Journal ad, Spotlights

INSTALLING SPOTLIGHTS Spotlights have been a popular accessory item on custom cars since the early 1940’s. This article

books & magazines Custom History Published Material

Ultimate Custom Car Library

October 29, 2015November 1, 2015 Rik Hoving 0 Comments Custom Car Books, Custom Car Library, Custom Library

CUSTOM CAR LIBRARY We often get the question here at the CCC what kind of Custom Car related

custom cars Jim Skonzakes Jim Street Collection Published Material

Golden Sahara Seiberling Advertising

July 13, 2015March 17, 2018 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Barris, Golden Sahara, Jim Skonzakes, Jim Street, Seiberling, Seiberling tires

FEATURE STAR THE GOLDEN SAHARA I In the mid 1950’s Jim Skonsakes’ Golden Sahara I, was hired by the

Ayala Custom Shop custom cars Published Material

The Ayala covers

June 8, 2015March 26, 2017 Rik Hoving 5 Comments Al Glickman, Ayala, breaking, cbflash, Custom Cars, Garland's, Gil Ayala, Hank Griffith, Hop Up Magazine, Motor Trend magazine, Wally Welch

AYALA COVERS Gil Ayala’s Auto Body Works never had as much magazine exposure as the Barris shop had.

Business Cards

Custom Shop Business Cards

September 18, 2014September 25, 2014 Rik Hoving 2 Comments business cards, KKB

CUSTOM SHOP BUSINESS CARDS In the CCC-Series on printed material we show you here a fine selection of business cards from

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RG Canning Show Card

September 4, 2014September 6, 2014 Rik Hoving 1 Comment cbflash, Craig Wise, KCP, KKB, promotional card, RG Canning

RG CANNING SHOW CARD Gary Canning was a car/bike show promotor in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Craig Wise shared one

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The Wayne Detroit Custom Shop?

August 27, 2014September 4, 2014 Rik Hoving 3 Comments David Zivot, The Wayne

WAYNE DETROIT CUSTOM SHOP The Wayne Auto Customs Works Inc. from Detroit, Michigan, who knows more about this shop?

Published Material

Rotogravure prints in early magazines

May 19, 2014November 28, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments cbflash, early magazine, Hop Up, Hot Rod magazine, R&C, Rotogravure

ROTOGRAVURE PRINTS You have probably enjoyed these wonderful dark color toned photos when browsing thru your early 1950’s

Barris Kustom Shop Custom Car Advertising

Barris magazine ads

April 12, 2014April 18, 2014 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Barris, KCP, king shirts, KKB, magazine ads

BARRIS MAGAZINE ADS George Barris started to promote his Barris’s Custom Shop in the early car magazines starting in 1948.

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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.