EARLY CUSTOMS Pre 1950 build Customs
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August 19, 2022 at 22:39 #73770
Michu
Participantā¦in between iāve found it out, the hood sides are from a 34 Pontiac:
August 22, 2022 at 14:56 #73784kristopher hop
ParticipantAugust 23, 2022 at 17:03 #73787Tinwolf
ParticipantIts a -47-48 Buick grill , -42 and -46 Buick grilles included the top piece that fits in the grove of the hoodĀ !
August 23, 2022 at 17:46 #73788Mild Mitch
ParticipantYup, Buick as Timwolf says. I have one if anyone needs it.
August 30, 2022 at 00:24 #73838Rik Hoving
KeymasterNice chopped sedan, Don Berg collection. (Bia Facebook)
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September 1, 2022 at 13:36 #73858Rik Hoving
KeymasterA couple 1946-47 high school yearbook photos shared by @46to64 (Ross R) on Instagram.
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September 6, 2022 at 21:35 #73887Rik Hoving
KeymasterDavid Sorenson shared this one on Facebook.
āThis is one of several photos of the cars that famed Pasadena, California photographer J. Allen Hawkins built. The ’27 Chevy touring has a ’34 Ford grille shell, custom sheet metal and headlights. He also timed the car at Muroc in the late ’30s or early ’40s. Hawkins partnered with another legendary Pasadena hot rodder, Blackie Gold, to run a motor shop that did hot rod work (before they were called hot rods). Later that shop became Dave Mitchell’s first muffler shop. J. Allen’s daughter has posted these photos on another side and was kind enough to send them to me via email. Thanks, Cherie Hawkins, this is a great tribute to one of Southern California’s most famous photographers.ā
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October 6, 2022 at 07:38 #73983Michu
ParticipantRecently iāve found this nice snapshot of an 35 Ford on ebay, the seller is from New York but i guess the photo is taken in California, sadly the license plate is not seen. And it seems to be pre 1950.
November 24, 2022 at 08:34 #74156Rik Hoving
KeymasterCraig Thorson
Shared this nice story on Facebook in the 1935-1936 Ford Group.“I had a nice online chat with our Group FB host, Arturo, the other night and felt encouraged to post this.
My late father lived in Alhambra, California and likely bought his Washington Blue beauty around 1940/41. On December 7, 1943 he became a Naval Aviation Cadet and left the car in charge of his younger brother Ralph.Dad bounced around the country completing various pilot training requirements and arrived in the South Pacific as a Marine aviator in April 1945. When WWII ended he was a junior 2nd Lieutenant and as such, didnāt return home to Alhambra until April 1946.
Meanwhile, his brother made some changes to the ā36 Cabriolet. Suffice to say that being located in Alhambra, a suburb of greater Los Angeles and a hotbed of early hot rodding, the changes were cool!
Ralph had the windshield chopped and a Carson top added. I recall Dad saying that his brother also had it converted into a club cab by the addition of a rear seat. Looking at the extended rear roofline Iād guess it was possible but, Iām imagining leg and head room were a challenge!The spare tire was removed, taillights removed from the rear fenders and replaced by ā39 teardrops on either side of the newly recessed license plate. This was topped off with 1941 Ford bumpers and flipper hub caps.
I can only speculate that Ralph likely had the customization accomplished at Jarrettās Auto Works and the Carson Top Shop right next door on South Vermont in nearby Los Angeles.
Dad didnāt keep the ā36 very long and soon traded it in on a brand new 1946 Buick Super convertible.
After being recalled for Korea, Dad went to work in the die casting business in Los Angeles. In the mid 1970ās he started Vintique Inc. as a side business with his friend Harold Looney of Vintage Auto Parts in Orange, California. Their first product? The 1936 Ford V8 hood ornament!My Uncle Ralph stayed close to automobiles as well owning a Rambler/AMC dealership before opening Thorson GMC Buick in Pasadena, California.
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November 24, 2022 at 08:35 #74157Rik Hoving
KeymasterRecently iāve found this nice snapshot of an 35 Ford on ebay, the seller is from New York but i guess the photo is taken in California, sadly the license plate is not seen. And it seems to be pre 1950.
That is a very sweet ’35 Ford with all the right touches. Love it.
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November 24, 2022 at 18:22 #74159Mild Mitch
ParticipantGreat cars!
November 27, 2022 at 04:57 #74163Craig Thorson
ParticipantThank you, Rick, for sharing the brief story of my Dadās ā36. Hereās the link to about 45 seconds of it in glorious 8mm color film:
Iām guessing the film was taken on the day my Dad returned from the South Pacific in April 1946 as heās still in uniform and appears to be having a first look at his now custom cabriolet. One thing I noticed in the still photograph of the rear is that it has a 1941 California plate with the 1942 topper. In the film, as the car is backing out the driveway, the license is a 1945 California plate. This makes me believe that my Uncle could have had the car customized as early as 1944.
Oh, the questions I wish I had asked of both my dad and my uncle!
November 27, 2022 at 19:59 #74164Mild Mitch
ParticipantWow, that is some real history. Very cool, thank you for sharing. What a Bitchin Custom!
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November 28, 2022 at 06:06 #74170Rik Hoving
KeymasterThat short movie clip is just so fantastic. So unique to see these moving images.. and in color as well.
Thank you.
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November 29, 2022 at 06:15 #74173Rik Hoving
KeymasterSome very mild cars from the Jimmy Barter Collection.
I love these old snapshots…
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