Hometown Custom
HOMETOWN CUSTOM It is unusual now as well as back in the fifties for a custom car to
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Tom Nielsen
The Japan – How to build a Custom
HOW TO BUILD A CUSTOM The Japan The Barris built 1952 Mercury hardtop known as The JAPAN was
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Antennas on Customs – Beam Me Up Scotty!
ANTENNAS on CUSTOMS When building a custom car the radio antenna is a feature that sometimes received “special
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Early Pictures Tell a Story – Curb Parked
CURB PARKED As a young “car crazy kid” growing up in the 1950’s, I always kept an eye
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Re-creating That Special Car
RE-CREATING THAT SPECIAL CAR Lots of car fans have fond memories of the First Car or a Special
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A Day at the Barris Shop
A DAY AT THE BARRIS SHOP The August 1953 issue of Rod and Custom magazine had a beautiful
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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
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What’s in a Name?
WHAT’S IN A NAME? The trend originated from Motor Boats and WWII airplanes found its way into the Custom Car
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Low Profile Deuce
LOW PROFILE DEUCE Thirty-two Fords have always been at the forefront of the “hotrod movement” which began in
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Canted Quad Lights
CANTED QUAD LIGHTS Canted Quad Headlights on Customs, a trend started in 1957 highlighted in the early 1960’s. By
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