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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Larry Watson Painted Hot Rods

February 5, 2018July 14, 2018 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Artesia Blvd, Bill DeCarr, Bill Ortega, Candy paint, cbflash, CCC-Shirts, Custom Paint, hot rods, Larry Watson, Pearl Paint, Rodders Journal ad

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

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Bill DeCarr Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Bill DeCarr Old Body Shop

November 5, 2015November 8, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Bellflower, Bill Bickel, Bill DeCarr, Bill Ortega, Larry Watson, Lee Shelton

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

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Nick Matranga 1940 Mercury Barris
Barris Kustom Shop Custom History The Personal Stories 

That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc

June 23, 2015October 28, 2017 David/Michelle 4 Comments Al Andril, Al Ayala, Barris Kustom, Bill Ortega, David E. Zivot, Dick Fowler, Gaylord, Gil Ayala, Hannenberg, Jesse Lopez, Michelle M. Yiatras, Nick Matranga

  © by Michelle M. Yiatras Timechanic ™ (Nick Matranga – That Illustrious Sanguine ’40 Merc! – original written February,

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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Larry Watson Space Age Pick Up

May 5, 2015December 12, 2015 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Bill DeCarr, Bill Ortega, Econoline, Ed Schelhaas, KI, Larry Watson, Space Age

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

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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Watson Jerry Preston 59 El Camino

December 10, 2014December 19, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments '59 Chevy, Bill Ortega, El Camino, Jamco Holiday, Jerry Preston, Larry Watson, Rodders Journal ad

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

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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Mercury’s by Larry Watson

October 2, 2014November 26, 2016 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Bill Ortega, cbflash, CCC-Shirts, Larry Watson, Mercury

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

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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Dick Gonzales 55 Studebaker

September 21, 2014July 10, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Bill Ortega, Dick Gonzales, Studebaker

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

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larry watson busonic
Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

BuSonic at Watsons

September 16, 2014February 4, 2017 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Bill Ortega, BuSonic, CCC-Shirts, John Schott, Larry Watson Photo Collection, Rodders Journal ad, Roy Abendroth

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

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Jim Street Collection Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Golden Sahara at Watson’s

August 30, 2014April 30, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Bill Ortega, Golden Sahara, Golden Sahara at Watson, Jim Skonzakes, Jim Street, Larry Watson

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

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Bill DeCarr Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Watsons – Terry Holloway Plymouth

June 2, 2014January 6, 2018 Rik Hoving 0 Comments Bill DeCarr, Bill Ortega, CCC-Shirts, Larry Watson, Plymouth

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

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