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The first chopped 49-50 Mercury?

September 2, 2021September 13, 2021 Rik Hoving 21 Comments Alcorn, Ayala, Barris, Bettancourt, first chopped merc, Gaylords, king shirts, Mercury, Quesnel, Sledge Customs, Wally Welch

  FIRST CHOPPED 49-50 MERCURY   Who was the first one to chop the top of the 1949-1951 Mercury, the

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Historic Customs USA Road Trip P3

August 30, 2016September 14, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments 1936 Ford, 39 Mercury, Dave McCain, Gene Winfield, king shirts, Micke Hedberg, Ronnie Lindblom

  HISTORIC CUSTOMS USA Road Trip Part 3   By Ronnie Lindblom & Micke Hedberg. With most of the problems on

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Custom History 

Boat-Tail Roadsters

March 14, 2016March 21, 2017 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 37 Ford, 38 Ford, Boat tail, boat-tail roadster, boattail, California Custom Car Photo Album, Dan Post, E.T. “Bob” Gregorie, king shirts, Speedster

  BOAT-TAIL ROADSTERS   In the late 1920s and early 1930s several luxury cars were introduced with Boat-Tail shaped rears.

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 29

February 25, 2016February 28, 2016 Rik Hoving 4 Comments '36 Ford, 36 Ford 4-door, KI, king shirts, Kolberts, Memo Ortega, Peppy Bravo

  PEPPY BRAVO 36 FORDS   Memo helps out his friend Peppy Bravo to create his dream custom based on

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Harry Westergard 

Westergard Ford Memories

February 23, 2016February 25, 2016 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Ed Jenson, Harry Westergard, king shirts, Sacramento, Tim Cunha, Vern Simons

  WESTERGARD FORD MEMORIES   Anthony from Sacramento Ca. remembers how he worked on Vern Simons Harry Westergard restyled 1936 Ford

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1951 Eastern Auto

February 13, 2016February 26, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments Alex Kraus, Custom Accessory, Eastern Auto, Eastern Auto Supply, Joseph Kraus, king shirts

  1951 EASTERN AUTO   Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop

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C. A. Hall Tops

January 22, 2016May 3, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments C.A. Hall Auto Tops, Calvin A. Hall, CCC-Shirts, Hall, Hall Tops, king shirts, Oakland, Padded Top, Ron Brooks, Sledge Customs

  HALL TOPS   When you lived in Northern California, and wanted a custom upholstery job or padded top created

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 28

January 20, 2016February 24, 2016 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 80s car shows, KI, king shirts, Memo Ortega, Paso Robles, Pomona

  CAR SHOWS IN THE 80’s   In the early 1980’s Memo heard about these all Kustom Car Shows in

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Early Custom Cars 

33 Ford Early Custom

January 17, 2016January 25, 2016 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 1933 Ford, Erwin Drake, king shirts, Ralph Poole

  33 FORD EARLY CUSTOM   This 1933 Ford Roadster underwent major restyling and the end result was good enough to

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Hirohata Merc Hawaiian Badge

January 13, 2016March 21, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments Barris Kustoms, Bob Hirohata, CCC-Shirts, Hawaiian badge, Hirohata Hawaiian, Hirohata merc, John Denich, king shirts

  HAWAIIAN BADGE   Since the Hirohata Mercury was restored it always had an oddly shaped and located brass badge

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