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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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C. A. Hall Tops
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C. A. Hall Tops

January 22, 2016May 3, 2017 Rik Hoving 6 Comments C.A. Hall Auto Tops, Calvin A. Hall, CCC-Shirts, Hall, Hall Tops, king shirts, Oakland, Padded Top, Ron Brooks, Sledge Customs

  HALL TOPS   When you lived in Northern California, and wanted a custom upholstery job or padded top created

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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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Early Custom Cars Jamie Barter Collection 

Jamie Barter 34 Ford

October 1, 2015October 8, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 34 Ford, Early Custom, Jamie Barter, Sledge Customs

  34 FORD ROADSTER   Jamie Barter has shared a few more of his early photo collection with us. This

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Warren Ayers 41 Chevy

September 19, 2015October 2, 2015 Rik Hoving 4 Comments 1941 Chevy, Barris Kustom, Bill Gaylord, Gaylords, Sledge Customs, Warren Ayers

  50s FLASHBACK CHEVY   Warren Ayers bought a second hand 1941 Chevy in 1953, and was able to turn

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Morris Minor Custom

August 29, 2015September 11, 2015 Rik Hoving 10 Comments John Phillips, Morris, Morris Minor, Sally Phillips, Shoebox-Central, Sledge Customs

  BETTIE BITCH   Sally Phillips fromĀ Didcot, Oxfordshire,Ā United Kingdom hated to have to drive in a modern car, so she

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Barter Collection 40 Merc

August 28, 2015September 2, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 1940 Mercury, Carson Top, Jamie Barter, Shoebox-Central, Sledge Customs

  BARTER COLLECTION 40 MERC   Jamie Barter recently added these four old photos of anĀ 1940 Mercury Convertible Custom to

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custom cars Early Custom Cars Hall Auto Tops 

Pre War 38 Lincoln Custom

August 18, 2015August 26, 2015 Rik Hoving 5 Comments 1938 Lincoln, Hall Tops, Ron Brooks, Sledge Customs

  EXQUISITE 1938 LINCOLN   This exquisite padded topped 38 Lincoln Custom was restyled when the car was very new,

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Removed Running boards

August 15, 2015July 22, 2016 Rik Hoving 13 Comments Barris Kustoms, cbflash, coachbuilding, Coachcraft, Harry Westergard, Hollywood Trim, Per Webb, removed running boards, Sledge Customs

  EARLY CUSTOM RESTYLING   Back in the late 1930’s early 1940’s more and more Custom Cars showed up with

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Dusters 2015 Time Travel Meet

July 13, 2015August 5, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Dusters, Dusters Time Travel Meet, Sledge Customs, Time Travel Meet, Wolf Christiansson

  2015 TIME TRAVEL MEET   CCC-Member Wolf Christiansson shared his photos of his recent trip to the Annual Time

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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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