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Larry Watson 57 Ford
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Larry Watson 57 Fords

February 6, 2016February 22, 2016 Rik Hoving 1 Comment 1957 Ford, 57 Ford, 57 Ranchero, George Mitobe, Jim Griepsma, Larry Watson, Nick De Mattie, trend books

  LARRY WATSON 57 FORDS   The 1957 Ford was a popular base for mild Customs, they did not need

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Larry Watson 59 Chevy
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2 Watson Painted 59 Chevies.

December 22, 2015January 3, 2016 Rik Hoving 3 Comments '59 Chevy, Artesia Blvd, Bill DeCarr, cbflash, Dave Watson, Larry Watson, Rosemist, trend books

  WATSON PAINTED 59 CHEVIES   Larry Watson painted quite a few 1959 Chevies in his career. Among those were

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Les PoPo New Caretaker

December 8, 2015December 27, 2015 Rik Hoving 1 Comment Barris, Bill Cushenbery, Bob Crespo, Hal Hutchins, Les PoPo, Mark Moriarity, Mikey Miranda, Richard Toonkel, trend books

  LES POPO NEW CARETAKER   The famous sectioned 1940 Ford Coupe Custom Les PoPo, created for Bob Crespo in

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Barris Kustom Shop Early Custom Cars 

Mystery 1938 Ford Custom

March 30, 2015December 4, 2016 Rik Hoving 2 Comments 1938 Ford, Barris, Barris Kustoms, Johnny Zaro, Justin Kudolla, Sedan Custom, trend books

  MYSTERY 1938 FORD CUSTOM   Back in the early days of Custom Restyling every body type was considered good

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Ed Jenson Collection hot rods 

40s NorCal Hot Rod Photos part 2

July 15, 2014July 18, 2014 Rik Hoving 0 Comments cbflash, Ed Jensen, KKB, Sacramento, trend books

40s NORCAL HOT ROD PHOTOS Ed Jensen’s Collection shows an series of unique Custom Car and Hot Rod photos from

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Ed Jenson Collection hot rods 

40s NorCal Hot Rod Photos part 1

June 10, 2014June 12, 2014 Rik Hoving 2 Comments cbflash, Ed Jenson, hot rod, KKB, Nor-Cal, Roasters, Sacramento, trend books

40s NORCAL HOT ROD PHOTOS Besides Custom Car photos, Ed Jensen also had a series of Hot Rod photos from

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ron-martinez-39-mercury
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Perfect Remake

May 3, 2014July 17, 2018 Rik Hoving 8 Comments 1939 Mercury, Dick Dean, Keith Dean, king shirts, Mercury, Ron Martinez, Scott Guildner, trend books

  THE PERFECT REMAKE   Original customized by Dick Dean in the 1980’s, this 1939 Mercury received a perfect remake

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Watson George Teixeira T-Bird

April 24, 2014December 26, 2014 Rik Hoving 1 Comment George Teixeira, king shirts, KKB, Larry Watson, Larry Watson Photo Collection, T-Bird, trend books

GEORGE TEIXEIRA T-BIRD Larry Watson painted several Squarebirds with a panel – outline design. George Teixeira’s T-Bird was done in gold,

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Johnny Zaro Interview

April 18, 2014April 2, 2015 Rik Hoving 3 Comments Barris, Johnny Zaro, Justin Kudolla, trend books

JOHNNY ZARO INTERVIEW In 2006 Justin Kudolla sat down with the late Johnny Zaro and his wife Fay in their

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Fred LeFevre El-Camino by Watson

November 16, 2013December 8, 2015 Rik Hoving 0 Comments 59 Elcamino, Bill DeCarr, El Camino, Fred LeFevre, Larry Watson, Larry Watson Photo Collection, trend books

  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ’59 EL-CAMINO EVER   Smooth, subtle customizing by Bill deCarr, and bright yellow pearl paint with

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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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