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Memo Ortega

Memo Ortega Files 

Cousin Panyas Photos

December 16, 2017December 27, 2017 Rik Hoving 7 Comments Cousin Panyas, Frank Panya Ortega Hernandez, Memo Chop, Memo Ortega, Panya, Rodders Journal ad

  COUSIN PANYAS PHOTOS   After looking for a long time Memo Ortega finally was able to get access to

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Ayala Custom Shop Memo Ortega Files 

Remembering the Gil Ayala 1942 Ford

July 19, 2017August 27, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments CCC-Shirts, Gil Ayala, Gil Ayala 42 Ford, Gil's Auto Body Works, Matt Kolbert, Memo Chop, Memo Ortega

  REMEMBERING the Gil Ayala 1942 Ford   In 1959 Memo Ortega buys the Gil Ayala 1942 Ford. Memo finished

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Gil Ayala wild bird
Ayala Custom Shop news flash 

Gil Ayala Wild Bird Restored

April 6, 2017August 27, 2017 Rik Hoving 3 Comments AyalaCustom, Bjørn Inge Jansson, Bob Selva, CCC-Shirts, Gil Ayala, Gil Ayala Wild Bird, Memo Ortega, Rodders Journal ad, Wild Bird, Yaril Quintana, Yaril's Customs

  AYALA WILDBIRD RESTORED   Gil Ayalas 1955 Ford TBird aka Wild Bird has been completely restored by Yarils Customs

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 33

April 1, 2017April 11, 2017 Rik Hoving 7 Comments CCC-Shirts, Jamco, Los Banos, memo Chops, Memo Ortega, Paso Robles, Rodders Journal ad, West Coast Kustoms

  SoCal SHOWS Part 5   More Flashback stories and more photos from the Memo Ortega files from the time Memo went

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 32

February 3, 2017April 10, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments CCC-Shirts, Jamco, Memo Chop, Memo Ortega, Paso Robles, Rodders Journal ad, West Coast Kustoms

  PASO ROBLES Part 4   More Flashback stories and more photos from the Memo Ortega files from the time Memo

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Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 31

December 8, 2016February 3, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments Jamco, Memo Chop, Memo Ortega, Paso Robles, Rich Pichette, Rodders Journal ad, West Coast Kustoms

  PASO ROBLES Part 3   Back in the 1980s when Memo Ortega owned his full Custom GMC pick up

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Car Shows Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 30

September 29, 2016December 8, 2016 Rik Hoving 10 Comments CCC-T, Jamco, Memo Ortega, Paso Robles

  PASO ROBLES SHOW   Memo Ortega recently came across some more of the photos he took at the late 1980s

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Barris Kustom Shop Custom History 

Bumper mounted taillights

May 29, 2016June 30, 2016 Rik Hoving 7 Comments Barris Kustom, Bumper Guard Taillight, Jesse Lopez, Kenneth VK, Memo Ortega, motor cycle taillight, Motorcycle taillight

  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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Richard Aguirre 55 Mercury
Ayala Custom Shop Memo Ortega Files 

Richard Aguirre 55 Mercury

April 28, 2016March 23, 2021 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 55 Mercury, Ayala, Gil's Auto Body Works, KI, La Verne, Memo Ortega, Mercury, Richard Aguirre, Vagabonds

RICHARD AQUIRRE 55 MERCURY After failing to buy a famous Barris Custom, Richard Aguirre buys a brand new 1955 Mercury

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Ayala Custom Shop 

Mystery Ayala 40 Mercury

April 8, 2016April 13, 2016 Rik Hoving 2 Comments '40 Mercury, Ayala, Gil Ayala, Gil's Auto Body, KI, Manuel Lopez, Memo Ortega

  MYSTERY AYALA 40 MERCURY   This 1940 Mercury chopped convertible was supposedly restyled by the Ayalas in the early 1950s. It

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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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