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Neferteri Part Nine

NEFERTERI Part Nine In this, the next to last episode in the Neferteri saga, our Forrest Gump tackles the challenges of scaling down the full figured Cadillac of Trucks. Larry...

by Larry Pointer

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The Original Kustoms of America

ORIGINAL KUSTOMS of AMERICA 1954 the Custom Car business was booming Nation wide. Time for George Barris to take the Custom Car Club to a new level. Kustoms Of America was fou...

by David/Michelle

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Horns Used Car 36 Ford

HORNS Used Car 36 FORD In 1941 Willis Horn from Marysville California purchased a Custom 1936 Ford Chopped Coupe from and Hot Rod Shop. Since 1973 it is owned by grandson Jeff...

by Rik Hoving

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Victoria Custom Stories

VICTORIA CUSTOM STORIES The stories that go along with the old pictures of early custom cars are sometimes just as interesting as the cars themselves. By Tom Nielsen I have tr...

by Tom Nielsen

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LIFE magazine photo shoot at Barris

LIFE Magazine photo shoot at BARRIS In the early 1950s several non car related magazines did some magazine features on Custom Cars. One of them was Life Magazine, or at least ...

by Rik Hoving

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The Slippery Ayala Look

SLIPPERY AYALA LOOK Gil and Al Ayala started creating Custom Cars in around 1945. One of their trademark restyling techniques would become the super smooth molded in everythi...

by Rik Hoving

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GSII Glow in the Dark Tires

GSII GLOW in the DARK TIRES Jim Skonzakes had created his Golden Sahara II around 1958, filled with the latest technology. When Goodyear developed a glow in the dark tire in t...

by Rik Hoving

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Gil Ayala painted Cars

GIL AYALA PAINTED CARS Gil Ayala loved to mix Custom Paint Colors, he loved to experiment with toners, with different base coats, to create the ultimate Custom Paint finish. I...

by Rik Hoving

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Barter Collection 36 Ford Cabrio

36 FORD CABRIOLET Jamie Barter has shared a few more photo from his early photo collection with us. This time he shared 3 photos of a heavily restyled 1936 Ford Cabriolet ta...

by Rik Hoving

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Bob Lomax 53 Chevy by Ayala

BOB LOMAX 53 CHEVY 1953 Chevy Convertible created by Gil and Al Ayala form Robert Lomax in the mid 1950s Bob Lomax’s ’53 Chevy was one of the “few” Aya...

by Rik Hoving

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Gil Ayala Wild Bird Restored

AYALA WILDBIRD RESTORED Gil Ayalas 1955 Ford TBird aka Wild Bird has been completely restored by Yarils Customs in Florida. New owner Bjorn Jansson takes it on a Kross Kountr...

by Rik Hoving

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About CCC

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.

Neferteri Part Nine

The Original Kustoms of America

Horns Used Car 36 Ford

Victoria Custom Stories

LIFE magazine photo shoot at Barris

The Slippery Ayala Look

GSII Glow in the Dark Tires

Gil Ayala painted Cars

Barter Collection 36 Ford Cabrio

Bob Lomax 53 Chevy by Ayala

Gil Ayala Wild Bird Restored

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