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Speakeasy Customs
. SPEAKEASY CUSTOMS The Jim Street Golden Sahara II is being restored at the Speakeasy Custom and Classic Shop. A closer look at who they are. . In May, 2018 Larry Klairmont acquired the Golden Sahara II at the Jim Street Estat...
Chopped 1949 – 51 Mercury Convertibles
CHOPPED 49-51 MERCURY Convertibles A trip in time back to the late 1940s and early 1950s when the first of the 1949 – 51 Mercury Convertibles were Customized with chopped padded tops. The 1949-51 Mercury has...
Road Trip Custom Sightings
ROAD TRIP CUSTOM SIGHTINGS David Conrad shared some neat pictures he took in the 60s and 70s. Interesting and sometimes abandoned Custom Cars he came across while on the road. In July 2018 I shared a photo of an e...
1945 San Francisco Customs
1945 SAN FRANCISCO CUSTOMS Northern California had a very active Custom Car Scene back in the 1940s. Bruce Heather shared some photos of unequally Restyled Nor-Cal Customs from 1945 with us. Bruce Heather shared s...
Joe Hocker 1936 Ford
JOE HOCKER 1936 FORD The Hocker brothers Joe and Tom from Oakland California were both into Custom Car. Tom had the famous Barris Restyled 1940 Ford, and Joe a DuVall windshield 1936 Ford Phaeton. Of the two Hocke...
Frank Sonzogni Mercury
FRANK SONZOGNI MERCURY Frank Sonzogni Lynwood Police Officer worked part time at the Barris Kustom Shop. Here he created his ultimate Dream Custom 1950 Mercury. Frank Sonzogni was an Lynwood Police officer of Ital...
Marvin Lee 42 Chevy
MARVIN LEE 42 CHEVY Marvin Lee of Pasadena California Restyled his 1942 Chevy Fleetline AeroSedan when the car was brand new in 1942. 1942, the last year the major US Car Companies brought out a new car model. Pro...
Light Color Early Customs
LIGHT COLOR EARLY CUSTOMS Most of the time we think of dark painted cars when we think Early Style Custom Cars. But there were actually quite a few light color Early Customs. Lets take a closer look. I guess that ...
Lopez 41 Ford Magazine prepped
LOPEZ 41 Ford Magazine Prep In the old day, before Photoshop, photos were retouched by hand. Using fine brushes or airbrushed details were added or backgrounds deleted. This photo of the Jesse Lopez 1941 Ford, use...
Rogelio 1954 Chevy
Rogelio 1954 CHEVY SOLD Rogelio Martinez bought this car as a far from finished project back in 2000. He saw the cars potential and over the next decade he built his dream Custom. Now its time to let go. SOLD (Spo...
What happened to Panoramic Ford
WHAT HAPPENED to PANORAMIC FORD One of the Custom Car Icons the Buster Litton Panoramic Ford has been lost for many decades. Perhaps this new info will lead to the answer to what happened to the Panoramic Ford. Wi...
Thom Metz 1933 Ford Cabriolet
THOM METZ 1933 FORD Thom Metz has created a 1933 Ford Cabriolet Hot Rod influenced by it original Hot Rod heritage and inspired by Custom legend Harry Westergard. “It was always the intent to preserve the ho...
Lou Allen 1947 Buick
LOU ALLEN 1947 BUICK Art Chrisman created many cars in his long career. But not many people recognize him as a Custom Car builder. Lou Allens 1947 Buick shows he was actually really good at it. By Jeff Neppl and R...
Bob Dofflow 1949 Ford
BOB DOFFLOW 1949 FORD Don Roberts from Bears Custom Shop outdid himself on the magazine cover car, many award winning Bob Dofflow 1949 Ford Sedan. Lets take a closer look at this beauty. Bob Dofflow 1949 For...
1947-48 Buick Gaylord Tops
1947-48 BUICK GAYLORD TOPS Bill Gaylord created a couple of stunning looking super long chopped padded tops for 1947-48 Buicks that completely transformed the looks of those cars. A closer look. I was browsing thr...
Link Paola Custom Car Pioneer
LINK PAOLA Custom Car Pioneer Link Paola Custom Car Pioneer from Glendale California created some beautiful Custom Cars in his career. lets take a closer look. Link Paola‘s name often pops up as one of the P...
The Japan – How to build a Custom
HOW TO BUILD A CUSTOM The Japan The Barris built 1952 Mercury hardtop known as The JAPAN was featured in a series of step-by-step stories on building a custom. The three and a half month restyling project resulted...
37 Cord Mystery Custom
37 CORD MYSTERY CUSTOM This Custom 1937 Cord was bought by the previous owner in 1956 and he kept it till 2007. But so far there is no info on who Customized it prior to 1956. We need your help. In the Summer of 2...
Jack Stewart Ford White Primer
JACK STEWART FORD WHITE PRIMER In 1950 George Barris painted the Jack Stewart Ford in white primer after he had fine tuned the Ayala restyled coupe. In 2018, 68 years later, the car is back in white primer, and al...
Selling Custom Cars On-Line
SELLING CUSTOM CARS on-line Putting your Custom Car up For Sale on one of the many on-line auction sites has become very easy. But how can you make sure your Custom will get noticed, and you will make the sale you...
1955 Thrifty Parking Lot Show
55 THRIFTY PARKING LOT 1955 Hot Rod and Custom Car show held at the new Thrifty Drug Store on Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. In the 1950’s it was very common to organize Hot Rod and Custom Car shows at the l...
Barris Display Wall Pan-Pacific Auditorium
BARRIS DISPLAY WALL The Barris Kustom Shop had a special wall Barris Shop display at the Petersen Motorama Shows held at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. From 1951 till 1955 these Barris Shop Wall Displa...
