Bellflower

Bob Johnston's 1923 Ford Model T Roadster - The Tweedy Pie

Tom Brimer's 1949 Chevrolet

Howard Buysman's 1950 Chevrolet

Larry Watson's 1950 Chevrolet of Bellflower, California. Watson started practicing pinstriping in 1956, at age 16, and he used his first car to practice on.

Larry Watson's 1950 Chevrolet of Bellflower, California. The Rose Mist version of Larry's Chevrolet featured bodywork by Ed Schelhaas of Schelhaas Custom Shop. The build was completed in 1956, and as Larry hadn't started painting complete cars yet he had Ed's painter, George Newton, paint it. George painted the car in an Ivory lacquer at the bottom, and a new Oldsmobile metallic color named Rose Mist on the top.

Lowell Helms' 1950 Ford Tudor

Jake Bultsma's 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air

Steve Berg's 1952 Mercury

Roger Miller's 1953 Ford Club Coupe, of Bellflower, California was restyled by Ed Schelaas and striped by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style.

Jerry Koller's 1955 Ford of Bellflower, California. Known as the "Doll Buggy," Jerry's Ford featured a scallop paint job by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style. The car was painted around 1958-59.

Calvin Wiekamp's 1955 Mercury

Phil White's 1956 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Bellflower, California

Calvin Wiekamp's 1958 Ford Thunderbird

Larry Watson's 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Larry Watson's 1959 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe

A photo from Bellflower Blvd taken in 1961. Photo courtesy of OZFan22.

Larry Watson's 1962 Cadillac

A 1960s postcard taken at Bellflower Blvd.

Larry Watson, Manager of Bill's Body Shop No 2 in Bellflower, California. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Watsons Custom Auto Painting - New Location - 17412 Lakewood Blvd - At the peak in 1966, Larry Watson sold his shop on Lakewood Boulevard in Paramount and moved to Mexico to pursue an acting career with his wife. Late in 1966, he returned to California, where he opened up a new shop at 17412 Lakewood Blvd., on the corner of Artesia and Bellflower. While he was away, two other "Watson" custom paint shops had sprung up in the area, offering custom paint jobs to teenagers that didn't know better, so after returning, Watson had to start promoting his shop as the real deal again. These chromed business cards were made when Watson returned from Mexico. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this card comes from the office of Larry Watson. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Jim Logue's 1954 Ford convertible of Long Beach, California. Completed in 1958, Jim's Ford featured hydraulic lifts from aircraft surplus parts to alter the ground clearance. Jim's Ford is the first known custom car to be fitted with hydraulic lifts on all four corners, and it might be the very first custom to ever to incorporate this groundbreaking modification. Jim's Ford is also known as "The Fabulous X54." Bryan Robinson of Bellflower bought the car in 2015.

George Garcia's 1958 Ford Ranchero of Bellflower, California. George's Ranchero was built as a tribute to Richard Lee Tiago's 1957 Ford Ranchero, according to him the best custom Ranchero ever built. The build was completed in 2018.

Custom by Paint - Made in Bellflower - A tribute to traditional custom cars of the 1950s. Bodywork by Barris. Paint by Larry Watson. Lifts by Bill Hines. Long live Kustomland! Price: $19.99 - Check availability on Amazon.om.

In 1983, Bill Hines moved to Bellflower, California.