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[[File:Kustomrama-customs-by-the-sea-santa-barbara-2019.jpg|500px|thumb|The 1st [[Customs by the Sea]] in [[Santa Barbara]], [[California]] was held March 9, [[2019]].]]
[[File:Customs-by-the-sea-santa-barbara-2019-friday.jpg|500px|thumb|Pre-[[1959]] customs galore. Cars lined up in front of the Rotunda on Friday. Photo by [[Sondre Kvipt]] - [[Kustomrama]].]]
[[File:Scott-roberts-1954-mercury-customs-by-the-sea2.jpg|500px|thumb|[[Scott and Holley Roberts' 1954 Mercury]]. Scott and Holley's Mercury was one of the six cars featured inside the Rotunda at the show. Photo by [[Sondre Kvipt]] - [[Kustomrama]].]]
[[File:Steve-pierce-1941-buick-customs-by-the-sea10.jpg|500px|thumb|[[Steve Pierce's 1940 Buick]] Coupe was one of the six cars featured inside the Rotunda at the show. Photo by [[Sondre Kvipt]].]]
[[File:Steve-pierce-1941-buick-customs-by-the-sea12.jpg|500px|thumb|[[Steve Pierce]] receiving the [[Kustomrama Custom Car D'elegance Award]] for [[2019]]. Photo by [[Sondre Kvipt]].]]
[[File:Steve-pierce-1941-buick-customs-by-the-sea11.jpg|500px|thumb|The award was painted and goldleafed by [[Norway]]'s own [[BC the Striper]]. Photo by [[Sondre Kvipt]].]]



== The Kustomrama Custom Car Spectacular ==
[[Customs by the Sea]] is a traditional custom car show presented by [[Kustomrama]], the Traditional Rod & Kustom Encyclopedia. Held in cooperation with [[the Oilers car club]], during [[the Race of Gentlemen]] and the [[Santa Barbara Drags]], [[Customs by the Sea]] is a celebration of the traditional custom car. Both [[Kustomrama]] and [[TROG]] love the American racing and custom heritage, and the joint event is a living breathing celebration of that history filled with action and fun for all.

== Santa Barbara, California 2019 ==
The 1st [[Customs by the Sea]] car show in [[Santa Barbara]], [[California]] was held March 9, [[2019]]. The show took place in the brick circle at the Hilton Santa Barbara Hotel, and at the lawn in front of it, right next to the drag strip.


==A Gathering of Pre-1959 Traditional Custom Cars ==
[[TROG]] goes through great lengths to bring its spectators back in time to those early days of racing, and [[Kustomrama]]'s [[Customs by the Sea]] car show in [[Santa Barbara]] was a celebration of pre-[[1959]] traditional custom cars. From the beautiful and innovative visions of [[Frank Kurtis]] to the wild paint jobs of [[Larry Watson]], [[Kustomrama]] wanted to showcase builds from the peak era of the pre and postwar custom car.