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Horizontal Custom Grilles

HORIZONTAL CUSTOM GRILLES From early in the 1940s Custom Restylers started to experiment with new and wider grille designs. These wide custom grilles gave the cars a beautiful modern...

by Rik Hoving

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The Original Kustoms of America

ORIGINAL KUSTOMS of AMERICA 1954 the Custom Car business was booming Nation wide. Time for George Barris to take the Custom Car Club to a new level. Kustoms Of America was fou...

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LIFE magazine photo shoot at Barris

LIFE Magazine photo shoot at BARRIS In the early 1950s several non car related magazines did some magazine features on Custom Cars. One of them was Life Magazine, or at least ...

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Johnny Zaro 1941 Ford

JOHNNY ZARO 1941 FORD Originally created for John Vara by George Barris. This radical full fade away fendered 1941 Ford padded topped Convertible is best known as the Johnny Z...

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Dzemske Collection Barris Photos

DZEMSKE BARRIS PHOTOS TIntro text. In the late 1950’s and 1960’s Bob visited many Mid West shows. Most of these shows were filed with the more local Hot Rods and C...

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Sam Barris Buick Restoration Finished

SAM BARRIS BUICK FINISHED The full restoration on the Sam Barris 1950 Buick has been finished. The Iconic Custom looks breathtaking, just as how Sam Barris finished it in late...

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Shaved Door Handles

SHAVED DOOR HANDLES Shaving the door handles of your car for that Ultra Smooth Custom Look was one of the major trends in the early to mid 1950s. The history of Shaved Door Ha...

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Buster Litton and Friends

BUSTER LITTON and FRIENDS Buster Litton and Ron Roach pay several visits to Rob Radcliffe in Temecula California. They are checking out the progress on the Buster Litton Con...

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Sam Barris Chopping Merc Album 3

CHOPPING MERC ALBUM part 3 Part three in the series on the Chopping the top on Jerry Quesnels 1949 Mercury by Sam Barris. Finishing the Mercury in white primer, and showing...

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41 Merc Fade-Away Convertible

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

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Rounded Corners on Customs

ROUNDED CORNERS ON CUSTOMS Molded body lines, fine tuned with rounded corners on the hood, doors and trunk make a Custom really smooth. When did this trend started? Rounded co...

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Horizontal Custom Grilles

The Original Kustoms of America

LIFE magazine photo shoot at Barris

Johnny Zaro 1941 Ford

Dzemske Collection Barris Photos

Sam Barris Buick Restoration Finished

Shaved Door Handles

Buster Litton and Friends

Sam Barris Chopping Merc Album 3

41 Merc Fade-Away Convertible

Rounded Corners on Customs

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