Jesse Lopez Archives - Custom Car Chronicle

George Barris First Photo Location

George Barris was known for taking photos of Custom Cars in beautiful special locations. Hollywood Park was his first special

LOPEZ 41 Ford Magazine Prep In the old day, before Photoshop, photos were retouched by hand. Using fine

JESSE LOPEZ 1941 FORD Around 1947 innovative car enthusiast Jesse Lopez dreams up his ultimate Custom. Together with

BALBOA BEACH Rendezvous Ballroom From 1948 till 1951 the Kustoms Los Angles Car Club would cruise down to

EDISON Photo Location In the late 1940’s a series of Color and black and white photos were taken

CUSTOM PLASTIC DETAILS Around 1947 Jesse Lopez experimented with the use of clear green Lucite to Custom Restyle

BUMPER MOUNTED TAILLIGHTS Bumper mounted taillights developed in a time when the trend was to shave and mold car bodies into

BARRIS BELL SHOP After establishing a name in the Custom world in the Barris Compton Ave shop in