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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 Balboa Beach for Easter Ballweek. Free Custom Car show on the parkin...

by Rik Hoving

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That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc

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That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc 2

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That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc 3

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Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold part 2

Continued from part ONE of the Jesse Lopez Lo! & Behold story. © by Michelle M. Yiatras Timechanic ™ (Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold – original written in augus...

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Matranga Mercury Show Photo

MATRANGA MERCURY SHOW PHOTO Identifying the display photos on the wall behind the Matranga Merc at the 1951 Oakland Roadster Show 2001 Pat Ganahl published his book The American Cus...

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Balboa Beach Rendezvous Ballroom

That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc

That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc 2

That Illustrious Sanguine 1940 Merc 3

Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold

Jesse Lopez – Lo! & Behold part 2

Matranga Mercury Show Photo

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