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Neferteri Part Eight

NEFERTERI Part Eight Herein, our Forrest Gump embarks on a quixotic crusade in search of elements from the Golden Age of the Classics. Larry Pointer found himself a survivor o...

by Larry Pointer

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Joe Brenner 41 Merc

JOE BRENNER 41 MERC The Valley Custom Shop restyles the perfect mild custom 1941 Mercury 4-door Sedan for Joe Brenner. This article was originally created in November, 2015, ...

by Rik Hoving

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A Trip to Custom City

A TRIP to CUSTOM CITY In the 1940s and 1950s there were several second hand Hot Rod and Custom Car lots around. Custom City was one of them. John Hellmuth shared some color sl...

by Rik Hoving

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Front-end Swap on Early Customs

FRONT-END SWAPS on EARLY CUSTOMS In the 1940s and early 1950s quite a few older cars were Custom updated with more modern front-ends. To make them look more modern and above ...

by Rik Hoving

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Neil Emory 1937 Dodge

Neil Emory 1937 Dodge In the late 1930s early 1940s a young Neil Emory created a stunning Custom out of a 1937 Dodge Convertible Coupe. It was his very first Custom, many mor...

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Dave Peters 1949 Ford

DAVE PETERS 1949 FORD Dave Peters 1949 Ford Sedan. The Valley Custom Shop study in restrained Custom Restyling. Most of the Custom Shops have developed a style of their own...

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In the Works – Gary Emory 1939 Ford

GARY EMORY 1939 FORD Gary Emory, son of the legendary Custom Car builder and co-founder of the Valley Custom Shop, Neil Emory, is working on his tribute to the Valley Custom S...

by Rik Hoving

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Historical Customs at 2015 GNRS

RESTORED CLASSICS The 2015 GNRS was filled with fine customs, amongst those were no less than three recently restored historical Custom Cars, lets take a closer look at those. Histor...

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Glen Hooker 1939 Mercury

THE CARIBBEAN One of the most beautiful Customs created by the Valley Custom Shop is this 1939 Mercury convertible restyled for Glen Hooker of Burbank, California, in the ea...

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Ron Dunn Finished paint

RON DUNN FINISHED PAINT November 26, 2014, The Team at Steve’s Auto Restoration in Oregon have completely finished the paint work on the Valley Custom Shop-built Ron Dunn Ford. Next ...

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Ron Dunn Ford in paint

RON DUNN FORD IN PAINT The Team at Steve’s Auto Restoration in Oregon are keeping up the pace on the Valley Custom Shop-built Ron Dunn Ford. At the end of October 2014 the body was pa...

by Rik Hoving

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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.

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Neferteri Part Eight

Joe Brenner 41 Merc

A Trip to Custom City

Front-end Swap on Early Customs

Neil Emory 1937 Dodge

Dave Peters 1949 Ford

In the Works – Gary Emory 1939 Ford

Historical Customs at 2015 GNRS

Glen Hooker 1939 Mercury

Ron Dunn Finished paint

Ron Dunn Ford in paint

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