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Sacramento Autorama

Custom History Early Custom Cars Historical Custom Car Shows 

1950 Sacramento Autorama

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Butler Rugard, C.A. Hall Auto Tops, Capitol City Auto Club, Dick Bertolucci, Hall Tops, Harold "Baggy" Bagdasarian, Harry Westergard, Kenneth VK, Les Crane, Less Crane, Sacramento Autorama, spotlight, Thunderbolts

1950 SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA The Capitol City Auto Club, better known as the Thunderbolts organized a two day Auto Show in

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Harry Westergard Riley Collins 

Leroy Semas 37 Chevy

March 21, 2018May 26, 2018 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 37 Chevy, Harry Westergard, Leroy Semas, Ray Orpit, Ray Orput, Riley Collins, Riley's Body Shop, Rodders Journal ad, Sacramento, Sacramento Autorama, Thunderbolts

  LEROY SEMAS 37 CHEVY   In the late 1940’s Harry Westergard creates what appears to be a mildly restyled

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Barris Kustom Shop Marcia Campbell Collection 

Sam Barris Chopping Merc Album 1

January 11, 2017February 11, 2020 Rik Hoving 12 Comments First Chop Mercury, Jamco, Jerry Quesnel, John Barris, Marcia Campbell, Photo album, Rob Radcliffe, Rodders Journal ad, Sacramento Autorama, Sam Barris

CHOPPING MERC ALBUM part 1 Custom Car photographer Marcia Campbell and Sam Barris were good friends. When Sam chopped the

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In Memoriam 

RIP Harold Bagdasarian

October 21, 2014October 24, 2014 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Harold Bagdasarian, Sacramento Autorama

RIP HAROLD BAGDASARIAN Sacramento Autorama Car show promotor and Capitol City Auto Club Thunderbolts president Harold “Baggy” Bagdasarian has passed

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Historical Custom Car Shows Jim Roten Collection 

Jim Roten Photos 1956 Sacramento Autorama part 2

March 25, 2014March 28, 2014 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Jim Roten, king shirts, KKB, ljb, Sacramento Autorama

’56 SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA PHOTOS PART 2 Part two of the series of photos Jim Roten took at the 1956 Sacramento

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custom cars Jim Roten Collection 

Jim Roten Photos 1956 Sacramento Autorama Show

March 16, 2014March 25, 2014 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Jim Roten, king shirts, KKB, ljb, Riley Collins, Riley's Body Shop, Sacramento Autorama

’56 Sacramento Autorama SHOW PHOTOS Jim Roten from Chico California took a lot of photos of the custom car around him

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Car Shows 

2014 Sacramento Autorama Customs

February 15, 2014February 19, 2014 Rik Hoving 2 Comments Sacramento Autorama

SACRAMENTO AUTORAMA CUSTOMS We have started a CCC-Forum thread on the Custom Cars at the 2014 Sacramento Autorama show. On

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