Austin

Art Tremaine's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Whittier, California. Art was a member of the Strokers of Whittier car club and his roadster was built in the late 1940s. By 1957 the roadster had been sold to T.W. Buck and Roger Bohls of Austin, Texas. Buck and Bohls built it into a drag racer.

Ian Cusey's 1932 Ford Roadster of Bell Gardens, California. Randy Pimpler of Austin, Texas bought the roadster from Ian.

Don Broyles' 1932 Ford roadster of Dayton, Ohio. The car was originally built in 1951. In 1956 Don installed a 1956 Chevrolet Corvette 283 engine in the roadster. In 1995 Ron Olfers of Austin, Texas bought the car.

Mike Young's 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Austin, Texas. Lee Pratt turned Mike's coupe into a late 1950s early 1960s hot rod. The build was completed in 2016.

Chris Casny's 1940 Mercury Coupe of Austin, Texas. Chris is a member of the Kontinentals car club, and his Merc first hit the road in November of 2018.

Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom of Alameda, California. Bill was a member of the Shamrocks of Alameda car club, and he set out to build the roadster in 1955. Built from a retired Tudor Sedan, Bill modified the body by cutting off the roof and moving it down to form the trunk. He completed the build the same year, showing it at the 1956 National Roadster Show. In June of 2019 the car was sold to William Young of Austin, Texas.

The KHJ Surfin' Bird was restyled by Bill Cushenbery at Cushenbery Custom Shop for 93 KHJ Boss radio's "Big Kahuna" promotion in 1966. The Surfin' Bird is one of the last known true custom cars to be completed by Cushenbery. Kevin Bennett of Austin, Texas purchased the old custom in April of 2020.

Austin, Texas.

Hot Rods of Austin, Texas

Art Tremaine's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Don Broyles' 1932 Ford Roadster
Ian Cusey's 1932 Ford Roadster
Mike Young's 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe

Custom Cars of Austin, Texas

Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom
Chris Casny's 1940 Mercury Coupe
KHJ's 1956 Ford Thunderbird - The KHJ Surfin' Bird

People of Austin, Texas

Chris Casny
Kevin Bennett
Randy Pimpler
Roger Bohls
Ron Olfers
T.W. Buck
William Young