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
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Jesse Lopez
Lopez 41 Ford Magazine prepped
LOPEZ 41 Ford Magazine Prep In the old day, before Photoshop, photos were retouched by hand. Using fine
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Jesse Lopez 1941 Ford
JESSE LOPEZ 1941 FORD Around 1947 innovative car enthusiast Jesse Lopez dreams up his ultimate Custom. Together with
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Balboa Beach Rendezvous Ballroom
BALBOA BEACH Rendezvous Ballroom From 1948 till 1951 the Kustoms Los Angles Car Club would cruise down to
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Edison Photo Location
EDISON Photo Location In the late 1940’s a series of Color and black and white photos were taken
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Custom Plastic Details
CUSTOM PLASTIC DETAILS Around 1947 Jesse Lopez experimented with the use of clear green Lucite to Custom Restyle
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Bumper mounted taillights
BUMPER MOUNTED TAILLIGHTS Bumper mounted taillights developed in a time when the trend was to shave and mold car bodies into
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Barris Bell Shop
BARRIS BELL SHOP After establishing a name in the Custom world in the Barris Compton Ave shop in
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That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc
© by Michelle M. Yiatras Timechanic ™ (Nick Matranga – That Illustrious Sanguine ’40 Merc! – original written February,
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Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold
© by Michelle M. Yiatras Timechanic ™ (Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold – original written in august, 2011)
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