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Larry Pointer Files The Personal Stories 

Conquistadors Club Plaque

February 20, 2015June 25, 2015 Larry Pointer 5 Comments ccc-advertising, Conquistadors, KI, king shirts, Larry Pointer

CONQUISTADORS CLUB PLAQUE How do you start a car club? The Sheridan, Wyoming Conquistadors Car Club was founded in 1955. Larry

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 21

February 18, 2015December 12, 2015 Rik Hoving 9 Comments ccc-advertising, KI, Memo Ortega, Mercury, Sledge Customs

MEMO’S 51 MERC PART 2 This is the second part of the story on Memo Ortega’s personal 1951 Mercury he

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Spotlights when Where Who

February 7, 2015March 4, 2021 Rik Hoving 6 Comments Appleton, ccc-advertising, Classic Cars, Coach-built, KKB, Sledge Customs

SPOTLIGHTS ON CUSTOMS Spotlights When where who? That has been a subject for many Custom Car Enthusiasts conversations. We know these

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The Personal Stories The Tom Nielsen Collection 

Every Picture has a Story

February 6, 2015February 12, 2015 Tom Nielsen 4 Comments ccc-advertising, Everett, Harry Westergard, John Dennis, king shirts, Sledge Customs, Tom Nielsen, westergard

EVERY PICTURE HAS A STORY I always wondered about how these two photos of a classic California custom were in

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Larry Watson Larry Watson Personal Collection 

Kermit Hanson 1957 Buick

January 28, 2015February 11, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Buick, ccc-advertising, Kermit Hanson, KI, Larry Watson

THE SNATCH WAGON Larry Watson added three tone crab-style flames to the mildly customized Kermit Hanson 1957 Buick and created a new

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custom cars Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories part 19

January 25, 2015November 22, 2015 Rik Hoving 11 Comments ccc-advertising, kustoms illustrated, Memo Ortega, Mercury, Sledge Customs

PART 19 THE MERCS Back in the late 1980’s Memo owned two Mercury’s, one from 1950, the other one from 1951,

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Barris Kustom Shop 

2007 Barris Exhibit NHRA

January 21, 2015January 30, 2015 Rik Hoving 4 Comments ccc-advertising, George Barris, king shirts, NHRA, Rob Radcliffe, Sam Barris, Sledge Customs

2007 BARRIS EXHIBIT In the summer of 2007 the NHRA Wally Parks Museum in Pomona organized an exhibition about the

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57 Chevy Hint of Mint

January 8, 2015February 7, 2015 Rik Hoving 2 Comments 57 Chevy, ccc-advertising, Forgotten Fiberglass, Hint of Mint, ISCA show, KI, king shirts, Roger Jetter

57 CHEVY HINT OF MINT Originally customized in the early 1960, this 1957 Chevy Bel Air became famous in the

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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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