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AYALA BODY SHOP The Ayala Body Shop on East Olympic Ave opened in 1945. Gil Ayala would keep this shop open for around

FADEAWAY FENDERS One of the more extensive ways to Custom Restyle you car is to reshape the front fenders into

MCCLARENS AYALA SHOEBOX Bruce Bartlett share another great photo with us, Jim McClaren’s chopped 1949 Ford Coupe. (Original

FIRST CHOPPED 49-50 MERCURY Who was the first one to chop the top of the 1949-1951 Mercury, the

41 MERC FADE-AWAY Convertible 1941 Mercury Convertible with full fadeaway fenders and chopped padded top. A Mystery Published Custom Car.

AYALA 49 GMC RESTORATION STARTED In 2011 the Historic Ayala GMC Shop Truck changed hands once again. The

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

DON HOLLAND 1941 FORD Gil and Al Ayala created the Purple Pleasure Pursuit 1941 Ford for owner Don

ROUNDED CORNERS ON CUSTOMS Molded body lines, fine tuned with rounded corners on the hood, doors and trunk