Random Custom Car Photos
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I remember my father telling me that he owned a Citroen DS when I was a young kid. The DS has skirted rear fenders, all solid, one piece. The rear fender was constructed in a way you needed to remove one bold at the back (special tool was provided) and the whole rear fender came off, making changing the rear or working on the rear as easy as possible.
Not sure if they used something on this ‘36, but it sure can be done.
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My Dad removing fixing a rear flat on his Citröen DS with the rear fender removed.
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I wondered the same thing Rik. I think Cadzilla used a similar system where the rear fender “skirt” was split from the upper fender behind the horizontal trim. I just can’t see how you could make a rear fender on the ’36 come off with the running board and all. But who knows?
The Citröen was an intriguing car, and rarer than Hens Teeth in the USA. And here, it seemed you would only see one in big cities, where there may have been some support services. No Dealers here. And we always assumed strange folks owned those strange cars. But like as Tony said, fascinating! Way advanced automobile at the time.
Later in the 80’s and 90’s more Citröens appeared in the US, mostly the Maseratti powered cars. They had a pretty strong following with a small performance segment here.
Anyway, despite my comment, I think the ’36 is beautiful!
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Hudson_Joe_Buffardi shared a picture of an old Custom Chevy with Fadeaway fenders on his Intagram eatlier today. He had been searching for picture of a similar old custom after he had seen some pictures shared by #winebrat on IG.
His first thought was the Butler Rugard Chevy, and later the Gerald Fasset Chevy, both restyled by Westergard with Jimmy Summers Fade Away fenders. Joe and did a lot of messaging about it and we soon figured out that most likely the car found is neither of the two Westergard Customs. Some details on the found car do not match the Westergard Customs… so the search is still on. Hopefully some more details will be revealed once the body will be sanded, as in paint etc. Will be continued.
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That last pic of Jeff’s Merc could so easily have been taken here. It’s like a location from my childhood. Spooky.
And beautiful car!
Shared by Tim Sykes on Facebook.
”The Debut of the Hirohata Clone in 1985.
In July of 1985, the fabulous Leadsled Spectacular custom car show came back to Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio. I drove my mildly customized 1955 Ford to the event, but had an issue with the attendant at the front gate. He told me I didn’t have the proper paperwork to enter. I told him I had pre-paid my entry fee, driven all day from my home in Canada, and certainly wasn’t about to drive home without some kind of explanation.
Reluctantly, he pointed towards the back of the complex and told me to drive over there, as far away from the show field as possible. After arriving at the far reaches of the fairgrounds, I parked in front of a building under a shade tree. I started going through my paperwork, still wondering what the problem at the gate was all about.
Minutes later, a large pick-up truck and trailer pulled up right beside me. I glanced over, wondering if maybe they had been banished by the gate attendant as well. Two guys got out and went to the back of the trailer. One of them came back to my car, asking me if I would help pull a car out of the trailer. Of course, I got out to help them. They had the doors of the trailer wide open as I arrived to help. They stepped back to let me see inside the trailer, watching for my reaction.
I recognized the car but it took my brain a minute or two to comprehend the moment. They asked me if I knew what I was looking at, and I answered, “Of course I do. It’s the Hirohata Merc.”
I looked over at them, as they were smiling and patting each other on the back. The two guys were car owner Jack Walker and car builder Doug Thompson. They told me that the car was a clone that they had been working on and just finished two days previous. I ran back to my car and grabbed a camera. The three of us then carefully guided the custom out of the trailer and out onto the grassy field of Clark County Fairgrounds. To commemorate the moment, I had Jack and Doug pose in front of the car shaking hands. This was the first picture taken of the Hirohata Clone taken at its 1985 debut.
Even though we were far away from the show field and spectators, it only took a few minutes before crowds of spectators had surrounded the custom, taking pictures and looking closely at the vehicle.
Two things to note here. The camera I had that day was a cheap Kodak 110 Instamatic that conveniently fit into my pocket, so the quality of the photos are admittedly pretty bad. As you might also notice is that many of these pictures are rather blurry, an indicator on how excited I was to be part of this history making moment.”
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I can only imagine that moment. I still remember how excited I was to see it at the Hangin’ Dice Nats in Ft Smith in ’87. Knocked me out. I still study it every time I see it nearly 35 years later.
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