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Larry Watson Painted Hot Rods

WATSON PAINTED HOT RODS Larry Watson is best know for his special paint on Custom Cars, but he

DECARR OLD BODY SHOP After having worked at the Barris Kustom shop for many years, Bill DeCarr openeded

LARRY WATSON SPACE AGE PICK UP Besides having his 1961 Ford Econoline, named Wire-O, Larry also had plans for a

JERRY PRESTON 59 EL CAMINO Besides having one of Larry Watson’s first panel job on his 1954 Ford, Jerry

MERCURYS BY WATSON Larry Watson painted an incredible amount of cars in his long career, however only very

DICK GONZALES 55 STUDEBAKER Larry Watson painted Dick Gonzales his 1955 Studebaker Candy yellow and Pearl White. The car became

BUSONIC AT WATSONS In 1959 Roy Abendroth started planning his dream custom based on his 1955 Buick Century.

GOLDEN SAHARA AT WATSONS In late 1959 Jim Skonzakes, owner of the Golden Sahara has Bill DeCarr customize and

WATSONS – TERRY HOLLOWAY PLYMOUTH The paint job Larry Watson created on Terry’s 1957 Plymouth in the late