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PETERSON PHOTO COLLECTION ONLINE

 

A small portion of the huge Petersen photo collection has been added to the Getty Stock Photo Archives part of The Enthusiast Network Collection.

 
Some time ago we already reported that the Petersen Collection, then part of the Source Interlink media, now part of The Enthusiast Network (TEN). Since then some more photos have been shared on the online archives of the Getty Stock Photos. Photos (digital files) that can be purchased for any publications, or personal use. There are a number of really interesting Custom Car related photos in the archives now, and if you are into Hot Rods, then there is an even larger number of photos that will appeal to you. At the end of the article there is a link to the complete TEN/Peterson collection on the Getty Images site…. enjoy.
 
Photo captions below are from the Getty Website
 
 

Jim Garrett’s Custom 1952 Oldsmobile Holiday. While the grille is stock, debadging and adding 1955 Olds tilted headlight rims changes the look dramatically. The addition of ’55 Lincoln taillights, installed upside-down, and the body trim from a ’53 Olds make the profile and rear view unique. The car is lowered 3 inches overall. Low front 3/4 view of passenger side. (Photo by Joe Moore/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Earl Bruce’s Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing appearing with trophies garnered. Flamed paint job by Von Dutch. (Photo by Fred Beindorff/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Harry Hoskings Custom 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. A Barris Kustoms restyle using Dodge Lancer trim pieces, shaved door handles, 1955 Lincoln taillights, 1956 Corvette grille. In 1957 it appeared as pictured in Trend Book’s Restyle Your Car publication number 143, written by George Barris and Jim Potter. (Photo by Bob D’Olivo/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)

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1957 Sacramento Auto Show. Kustomizer George Barris speaks about his latest project, the Kopper Kart pickup, to a correspondent from KCRA TV in Sacramento as the camera rolls. (Photo by Dick Day/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images) George Barris kneels next to his latest automotive custom creation, the Copper Kart pickup truck. (Photo by Al Paloczy/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Painter and customizer Dean Jeffries pinstriping Rod & Custom magazine’s custom project pickup truck. Dream Truck. (Photo by Fred Beindorff/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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1951 Ford Custom (Photo by Bob D’Olivo/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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1957 Autorama Car Show with classics, customs, and new cars. (Photo by Spence Murray/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Dean Jeffries Demostrates Pickup Truck Pinstriping on the Rod & Custom magazine Dream Truck project vehicle. (Photo by Spence Murray/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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1957 Renegades Auto Show – Long Beach. Tail fins were the order of the day with customizers utilizing this styling exercise to great extent on a variety of makes and models. (Photo by Dick Day/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Custom 1957 Plymouth. An example of how the removal of chrome and metal finishes can radically change a car’s appearance. This Plymouth has been lowered, dechromed, and painted in a monochromatic color. Along side a stock model the changes are dramatic. (Photo by Lynn Wineland/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images) Lowering Your Car – Hot Rod Magazine. 1956 Chevrolet and 1956 Mercury are used to illustrate the sleek and sophisticated look that lowering can achieve. (Photo by Ray Brock/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)

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Custom 1954 Plymouth (Photo by Joe Moore/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images) 1951 Chevrolet Custom Car With Tail Fins parked in front of a spanish mission-style building in Southern California. (Photo by Spence Murray/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Customs Corvette (Photo by Pat Brollier/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images) Custom 1954 Ford. Two-tone paint scheme. 1953 Chevrolet grille. (Photo by Lynn Wineland/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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Rod and Custom Dream Truck. After extensive modification that took about 5 years, suggested by staffers and readers, a 1950 Chevrolet pickup, owned by the photographer, Spencer Murray, was nominated to the Motor Life magazine ‘Top Customs of the Year’. It has been worked on by som of the legends of customizing, like Valley Custom, Gates Auto Body, Gene Winfield, Barris Kustoms, Dean Jeffries, and Larry Watson. (Photo by Spence Murray/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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1956 Custom Car Show South Bay. Rear portions of Sal Mammona’s Buick with Cadillac rear fenders and Junior Conway’s Ford, customs displayed in a large parking lot near San Pedro. (Photo by Bob D’Olivo/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
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