56 Monterey Kar Kapades

1956 KAR KAPADES SHOW

Marcus Edell has been sharing some really great photos on the Vintage Car Show Photos Facebook Group. Recently he shared these photos taken at the 1956 Kar Kapades show in Monterey California.

 
Two unidentified mild customized 1951 Mercury’s, and in the back we can see Warren Gonzales 1950 Ford Convertible.
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Overview of one corner of the show, give a good impression how packed everything was. Blackie’s Roadster seams to have the center stage at the show.
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Heavily customized 1951 Kaiser. Notice the, Lyon hubcaps.
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I think this is Johnny Johnsson’s Kaiser convertible created from a four door model.
 
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Joe Bailon restyled this 1950 Ford convertible for Elton Kanter. Joe added a Victoria roof to it to make it a Hard-Top. Most of the photos we know of this car it is painted in dark blue. But the car also was painted bright red, it appears the car was red at this show.
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Joe Botti’s F100 magazine cover car in the background. The headlight on the far left side of the photo belongs to Brian Bernon’s 1953 Chevy from Oakland. 
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According the sign this is Mark Lusier 1952 Ford Wagon with see-thru plexi glass hood insert.
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Warren Gonzales 1950 Ford Convertible July 1956 Car Craft cover car had an unique paint combination of lime gold with ultra violet purple. The car was created by Gordon Van’s body shop in Berkley Ca. Notice the removed C.A. Hall padded top against the wall.
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Two great looking white Hot Rods parked close together.
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Very interesting Rod with the chopped down Ford truck grille. Parked next to it is Rudy Heredia’s 1927 T-Ford with a DeSoto grille. 
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Gene Winfield was at the show with his personal 1950 Mercury and parked next to it an early version of the Nick Cozzitorto’s 1952 Ford Pick-Up.
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Blackie Gegeian Roadster.
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I looks like the Rods and Customs where separated from each other. This clearly is the Hot Rod section of the show.
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Leroy French ‘s great looking Joe Bailon chopped four door 1949 Plymouth.
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The nose of Nick Cozzitorto’s 1952 Ford restyled by Gene Winfield, and parked next to is Gene’s personal 1950 Mercury. 
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Rod Powell shared this photo he took at the show. Although he is not sure about the year, it could be ’56 or ’57, he went to both shows. Rod remembers that the gold paint on Frank Livingston Chevy was incredibly brilliant.
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This photo comes from my own collection, which I bought in 2010. It appears to be a copied photo from an Andy Southard photo taken from the Barris-built Wildcat Dream Truck taken at the 1956 Kar Kapades show.
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