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Bill Gaylord

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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Custom History Featured Custom Cars 

Bob Dofflow 1949 Ford

September 16, 2018October 31, 2018 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 1949 Ford Custom, Bears Custom Body Shop, Bill Gaylord, Bob Dofflow, Don Roberts, Don Roberts Custom Shop, Magazine Cover Custom, Shoebox Custom

  BOB DOFFLOW 1949 FORD   Don Roberts from Bears Custom Shop outdid himself on the magazine cover car, many

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1947-48 Buick Gaylord Tops

September 9, 2018October 4, 2018 Rik Hoving 0 Comments Barris Kustom, Bill Gaylord, Carson Top Shop, Gaylord Tops, George Barris, Kenneth VK, Padded Top

  1947-48 BUICK GAYLORD TOPS   Bill Gaylord created a couple of stunning looking super long chopped padded tops for

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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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Gaylords Coupe DeVille

May 25, 2016June 22, 2016 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Barris Kustoms, Bill Gaylord, Coupe De Ville, Monroe Manor complex, Sal Mammano, Tony Carlos

  GAYLORDS COUPE DEVILLE   How the Gaylord shop in Lynwood California turned a badly damaged 1954 Buick Riviera into a Dream

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Johnny Hagen 50 Mercury

March 3, 2016March 10, 2016 Rik Hoving 5 Comments American Top Shop, Bill Gaylord, Johnny Hagen, KI

  JOHNNY HAGEN 50 MERCURY   Johnny Hagen created this Classic restyled padded topped 1950 Mercury as his own personal

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Barris Kustom Shop George Cerny Shop 

Panoramic Ford Part Two

November 2, 2015February 4, 2017 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Bill Gaylord, Buster Litton, CCC-Shirts, Dick Jackson, Don Schaedel, Junior Conway, king shirts, Panoramic Ford, Rob Radcliffe

  PANORAMIC FORD part 2 The Buster Litton 1949 Panoramic Ford changed hands in 1954. Don Schaedel became the new

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Barris Kustom Shop Custom History Gaylords The Personal Stories 

Warren Ayers 41 Chevy

September 19, 2015October 2, 2015 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 1941 Chevy, Barris Kustom, Bill Gaylord, Gaylords, Sledge Customs, Warren Ayers

  50s FLASHBACK CHEVY   Warren Ayers bought a second hand 1941 Chevy in 1953, and was able to turn

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Gaylords 

Bill Gaylord Photo Album

June 6, 2014September 23, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Bill Gaylord, Gaylords, Kenneth VK, KI

  BILL GAYLORD PHOTO ALBUM   Custom Upholstery legend Bill gaylord shared his story and his scrap albums with Kustoms

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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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