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Oakland Roadster Show

Joe Bailon Custom Shop 

Joe Bailon Elton Kantor Ford

October 9, 2017April 16, 2018 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 1950 Ford, Custom Elegance Award, Elton Kanter, Elton Kantor, Jamco, Joe Bailon, Manuel Azevedo, Oakland Roadster Show, Rodders Journal ad, Shoebox Ford

  ELTON KANTOR FORD   Joe Bailons second major Custom Car was restyled for Elton Kantor based on a 1950

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Custom History Joe Bailon Custom Shop 

Joe Bailon Miss Elegance

September 26, 2017October 11, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments 1952 Oakland Show, 41 Chevy, Candy Apple Red, Joe Bailon, Miss Elegance, Oakland Roadster Show, Rodders Journal ad

  BAILON MISS ELEGANCE   Joe Bailon turned this once wrecked 1941 Chevy Coupe into the show winning Miss Elegance,

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Barris Kustom Shop Custom History Featured Custom Cars 

Johnny Zaro 1941 Ford

May 11, 2017June 8, 2019 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 1941 Ford, Barris Customs, Barris Kustoms, CCC-Shirts, fade away fenders, George Barris, inset license, John Vara, Johnny Zaro, Oakland Roadster Show, Set-in license plate

Originally created for John Vara by George Barris. This radical full fade away fendered 1941 Ford padded topped Convertible is

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Historical Custom Car Shows 

1989 Oakland Roadster Show

March 17, 2017April 5, 2017 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Bob Dzemske, CCC-Shirts, Dzemske, Dzemske Colletion, Gene Winfield, GNRS, kustoms illustrated, Oakland Roadster Show

  1989 OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW   Bob Dzemske and his son visited the 1989 Oakland Roadstershow and captured some of

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1950 Oakland Roadster show
Barris Kustom Shop Custom History Historical Custom Car Shows 

1950 Oakland Roadster show

April 26, 2016August 30, 2017 Rik Hoving 8 Comments Al and Mary Slonaker, CCC-Shirts, GNRS, Oakland, Oakland Exposition Building, Oakland Roadster Show, Slonaker

  1950 OAKLAND ROADSTER SHOW In 1950 Al and Mary Slonaker organized the first Annual National Roadster Show. Mostly entered

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Historical Custom Car Shows 

John Quintal 1956 Album

October 29, 2015November 1, 2015 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 1956 LA Motorama, 56 L.A. Motorama, cbflash, John Quintal, king shirts, Oakland Roadster Show, Oakland Swanx, Ron Brooks, Swanx

  QUINTELL 56 ALBUM   Nor Cal Custom Enthusiast Ron Brooks has an amazing collection of Custom Car Historic material,

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Ayala Custom Shop Custom History Historical Custom Car Shows 

Gil Ayala at the 1951 Roadster Show

May 28, 2015August 27, 2017 Rik Hoving 3 Comments 1940 Mercury, Ayala, CCC-Shirts, Gil Ayala, Lynn Ayala, Mercury, National Roadster Show, Oakland Roadster Show, Richard J. Stickley

  GIL AYALA AT THE 1951 ROADSTER SHOW   Lynn Ayala recently share some really great historic Custom Car memorabilia from her

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hot rods 

Dick Read’s T-era – almost finished

November 29, 2013December 19, 2015 Rik Hoving 2 Comments cbflash, Dick Read, Oakland Roadster Show, Show Rod

  ITCHING EXPERIENCE   In this last article on Dick Read’s Show Car, the T-era, we show you the second

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custom cars hot rods 

Dick Read’s Show Rod – How it was created

November 26, 2013December 19, 2015 Rik Hoving 0 Comments cbflash, Dick Read, Oakland Roadster Show, Show Rod

  HOW IT WAS CREATED   In the first article on Dick Read’s Show Rod we showed you how the

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hot rods 

Dick Read’s T-era Show Rod

November 25, 2013December 19, 2015 Rik Hoving 4 Comments Dick Read, Oakland Roadster Show, Show Rod

  LOST 60’s SHOW ROD   In the late 1960’s Dick Read from Hoopeston, Illinois designed and constructed his dream

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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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