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Mercury

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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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Barris Kustom Shop custom cars Hirohata Mercury The Personal Stories 

A short drive in the Hirohata Mercury

May 20, 2018June 5, 2018 Rik Hoving 13 Comments 1951 Mercury, Barris, Bob Hirohata, Carson Top Shop, CCC-Shirts, Hirohata, Hirothata Merc, Jim McNiel, Mercury, Rodders Journal ad, Von Dutch

  A SPIN IN A CUSTOM CAR ICON   Hirohata Mercury owner Jim McNiel, asked me to jump in the

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Featured Custom Cars Valley Custom Shop 

Joe Brenner 41 Merc

May 8, 2017May 24, 2017 Rik Hoving 8 Comments '41 Mercury, Flying Tigers, Getty, Joe Brenner, Mercury, Petersen, Valley Custom, Valley custom shop

  JOE BRENNER 41 MERC   The Valley Custom Shop restyles the perfect mild custom 1941 Mercury 4-door Sedan for

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Barris Kustom Shop 

Sam Barris Merc License Plate Frame

January 12, 2017December 29, 2018 Rik Hoving 2 Comments 49 Mercury, CCC-Shirts, License plate, Lundstrom Motors, Lundstrom Motors Sacramento, Mats Olsson, Mercury, Sam Barris

SAM BARRIS MERC LICENSE PLATE FRAME . Sam Barris used Dealer License plate frames on his trend setting 1949 Mercury

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Richard Aguirre 55 Mercury
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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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Memo Ortega
Memo Ortega Files 

Memo Ortega Stories Part 26

November 22, 2015February 24, 2016 Rik Hoving 11 Comments 1951 Mercury, 51 Mercury, cbflash, KI, Memo Ortega, Mercury

  MEMO’S 51 MERCURY FINISHED   Memo Has been working on his personal 51 Mercury for many years. In the last

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Early Custom Cars Lost & Found 

Early 39 Merc Custom

October 24, 2015May 30, 2016 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 39 Mercury, Kevan Sledge, Mercury, Padded Top, Ronnie Lindblom, Sledge Customs

  39 MERC MYSTERY UNRAVELS   This unrestored very early 39 Merc Custom padded topped convertible showed up at the

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custom cars Custom History Historical Custom Car Shows 

Mercs that will appear at Pebble Beach

July 8, 2015August 15, 2015 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Ken Gross, Mercury, Pebble Beach Concours, Pebble Beach Concours Mercury

  PEBBLE BEACH MERCURYS   Ken Gross has officially announced the 7 1949-1951 Mercurys that will be part of the

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Pebble Beach Concours Mercury
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2015 Pebble Beach Mercurys

June 9, 2015June 9, 2015 Rik Hoving 10 Comments Ayala, Barris, Ken Gross, KKB, Mercury, Pebble Beach Concours, Pebble Beach Concours Mercury

  2015 PEBBLE BEACH MERCURYS   The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance creates a class of historic 1949-51 Mercury Customs for

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Ayala Custom Shop custom cars Historical Custom Car Shows 

Wally Welch 1951 Pan Pacific winner

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Ayala, Donating CCC, Gil Ayala, Gil's Auto Body, Mercury, motorama, Pan Pacific building, Wally Welch

  WALLY WELCH TAKES BEST CUSTOM WITH HIS AYALA 1950 MERCURY   The second Petersens Motorama show was held in

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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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