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49 Mercury

Carson Top Shop Custom History Gaylords 

Chopped 1949 – 51 Mercury Convertibles

December 8, 2018January 14, 2019 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 49 Mercury, 49-51 Mercury, Bill Gaylord, Carson Top Shop, cbflash, Chavez, Chavez Tops, Chopped padded top, Gaylord Tops, George Barris

  CHOPPED 49-51 MERCURY Convertibles   A trip in time back to the late 1940s and early 1950s when the

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Ayala Custom Shop Custom History Featured Cars 

Al Glickman 1949 Mercury

March 23, 2017May 7, 2018 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 49 Mercury, 52 Oldsmobile, Al Glickman, Ayala, Gil Ayala, Gil's Auto Body Works, Hop Up Magazine, Jamco, Rodders Journal ad, Tommy Kamifuji

  AL GLICKMAN 1949 MERCURY   Al Glickman 1949 Mercury Hop Up Magazine cover Custom was restyled by Gil and

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Barris Kustom Shop Marcia Campbell Collection 

Sam Barris Chopping Merc Album 2

January 16, 2017January 20, 2017 Rik Hoving 2 Comments 49 Mercury, First Chop Mercury, history on chopped tops, Hot Rod and Motor Sport Show, Jack Stewart, Jerry Quesnel, Marcia Campbell, Sam Barris

  CHOPPING MERC ALBUM part 2   In part one we have showed the full pages of the Photo album that

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Barris Kustom Shop 

Sam Barris Merc License Plate Frame

January 12, 2017December 29, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments 49 Mercury, CCC-Shirts, License plate, Lundstrom Motors, Lundstrom Motors Sacramento, Mats Olsson, Mercury, Sam Barris

SAM BARRIS MERC LICENSE PLATE FRAME . Sam Barris used Dealer License plate frames on his trend setting 1949 Mercury

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Featured Custom Cars Gaylords 

Bill Gaylord 49 Mercury

June 30, 2016June 25, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 49 Merc, 49 Mercury, Bill Gaylord, Bill lunney Gaylord, First Chop Mercury, Gaylord Tops, George Barris, Kenneth VK, KI

  BILL GAYLORD 49 MERCURY   In 1949 Bill Gaylord gets a 1949 Mercury Convertible which George Barris chops right away. Its the

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Anthony White Collection

June 6, 2016June 13, 2016 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 00-MACK, 49 Mercury, Anthony White, Frank Maratta, George Remington, Russ Montelbano

  ANTHONY WHITE COLLECTION   Anthony White, Pin-striper extraordinary, historic Custom Merc owner, collector of vintage photos and walking Custom

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Featured Custom Cars The Personal Stories The Tom Nielsen Collection 

49 Mercury The Sahara

May 2, 2015March 12, 2016 Tom Nielsen 2 Comments 49 Mercury, KI, Mercury, Sahara, Sewell, The Sahara, Tom Nielsen, Yakima

  THE SAHARA   This Mercury was the first chopped ’49-’51 that Tom Nielsen had ever seen in person, so

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Peretto 37 Ford Custom

June 30, 2014September 23, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 37 Ford, 49 Mercury, Chris Ito, Ray Paretto, Ray Peretto, Reno Paretto, Reno Peretto

PERETTO 37 FORD CUSTOM Brothers Reno and Roy Peretto were two very creative craftsman, together they created at least two

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Custom Car Chronicle: THE BEAUTY OF CUSTOMIZING Custom Car Chronicle is a online magazine and forum, for custom car and hot rod people who are looking for inspiration, historical knowledge, and a place were their passion can be shared. CCC is created by a small, international group of custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design-, photography-, and architecture enthusiasts. Editor in chief is custom car historian- Rik Hoving. For centuries people are inspired to built beautiful cars. CCC focuses on everything that ignites that special inspiration: design, history, technology, perfect proportions, the right feeling, and amazing personal stories. PRIVACY POLICY.
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