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Custom Car Maiden Voyage

MAIDEN VOYAGE Rob Radcliffe of King Kustoms has been working on his period looking 1950 Ford Shoebox Custom for a

ZIMMERMAN 1954 FORD Ron Zimmerman’s 1954 Ford Skyliner restyled by Ray Orput from the Jim Roten Photo Collection. In

FOMOCO SEDAN CUSTOMS When you say ’39-’40 Ford or Mercury Custom, most people visualize a chopped Coupe, or Padded topped Convertible.

41 FORD MID 40s CUSTOM In the early and mid 1940’s a lot of of simple, yet elegant Customs were

AL TWITCHELL 52 WAGON This mild Custom Wagon that makes it on the cover of a ’54 Rod

ED JENSONS 36 FORDS From the Ed Jenson’s wonderful 1940’s Sacramento area photo collection, come these photos of two mildly customized

HALL TOPPED CONVERTIBLE Roy Herman is the current caretaker of this early 1950’s built custom 1941 Ford. An original custom

RESTYLING THE 1940 FORD COUPE Turning a “tall top” 1940 Ford coupe into a streamlined tail dragging Custom Car. The

CAMPBELL 1942 FORD “BABY BLUEY” Perfectly styled 1942 Ford by the Barris Kustom shop, owned by Custom Car photographer Marcia

BEING 17 YEARS AND DRIVE LIKE THE KING OF THE ROAD In 1940 Clarence Solomon commissioned Coachcraft Ltd.