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The Glen Smith Special of San Fernando, California. Inspired by the exclusive Model J Duesenberg's, Glen's race car was constructed using various Ford-components. June 14, 1931 Glen won the Main Event at the Muroc Roadster Races.

A photo of Fredric "Freddy" G. Bearcroft in his Ford Model T Roadster taken in 1932. "May 08, 1932 winner of Muroc," the photo declares. Freddy was a Santa Monica, California, local who built and raced his mechanical marvel, and the vehicle in question appears to be a 1925 or late 1924 Ford Model T that boasts a Model A rear end. Adorning the wheels are whitewall tires, a statement that boldly contradicts the traditionalist view of early hot rods wearing blackwall tires. The passenger is identified as Gil Pearson. Photo courtesy of Robert Race.

Jim Woods' Ford Model T Roadster of Burbank, California. Woods ran the car at the lakes quite a bit before the war. It ran a 1932 Ford frame, and it was dressed up with flipper hubcaps with ripples and 1933 Chevrolet headlights. Photo from The Richard "Nobey" Noble Photo Collection.

Paul Schiefer's 1925 Ford Model T Roadster of San Diego, California. Schiefer was a member of the San Diego Roadster Club. He started racing his roadster in 1947, and it became one of the few cars campaigned on the lakes and the strips that, within a decade, saw its first-year top speeds on the dry lakes exceeded by its later 1/4-mile ETs.

Tom Kosulandich's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of San Pedro, California. Built with the help of his brother Mike and Greg Sharp, the Thunderbird underwent extensive customization under the skilled hands of Bill Ortega, Bill Hines, Eddie Martinez and Joe Perez. Featuring a Candy Red paint job by Hines and a custom interior by Martinez, the car debuted in its full glory at the 1963 Tridents Rod Custom Autorama, winning the Sports Car Sweepstakes. This early iteration of Mike's Thunderbird became a standout icon in the Southern California custom car scene and was later featured in Rod & Custom magazine May 1964.

A 1960s business card for Martinez Custom Auto Interiors, operated by Eddie Martinez, located at 11508 Long Beach Blvd., Lynwood, California. Renowned for his craftsmanship, Martinez was responsible for the interior of Tom Kosulandich's 1955 Ford Thunderbird. His attention to detail and mastery elevated the Thunderbird, helping it win the Sports Car Sweepstakes at the 1963 Tridents Rod Custom Autorama. Photo from The Mike Kosulandich Collection.

A 1960s business card for Perez Kustom Kar Interiors, operated by master upholsterer Joe Perez at 4819 Nobel Street, Los Angeles, California. Renowned for his expertise in diamonds and pleats, Joe was a favorite among customizers, creating interiors for many of Larry Watson's builds. He also contributed to Tom Kosulandich's 1955 Ford Thunderbird. When Eddie Martinez did most of the upholstery work in the car, but when he was unavailable, Joe crafted a snap-on hood tarp and upholstered the trunk, adding his signature touch to this iconic custom. Photo from The Mike Kosulandich Collection.

Don Tognotti's 1913 Ford Model T Roadster, "King T", of Sacramento, California. Restyled by Don and Gene Winfield of Winfield's Custom Shop, the build was started in 1962 and completed in 1964, winning the 1964 America's Most Beautiful Roadster award.

Arnie Boyle's Piranha was a Competition Street Roadster built by Arnie Boyle of Montebello, California. A joint venture between Boyle and designer Roy Lonberger, the Piranha embodied a fusion of drag racing spirit and street-legal flair. The build was started in 1963. Completed in 1964, and unfortunately sold for parts in 1965, when Arnie's life took a dramatic turn.

Tom Kosulandich's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of San Pedro, California. Known as "Sundowner," the second iteration of Tom's Thunderbird was updated in 1964 by Bill Hines with additional bodywork and a striking fadeaway paint scheme. These modifications ensured the Thunderbird remained a standout in the custom car circuit.

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Jim Hill's 1921 Dodge truck of Vallejo, California. Jim was a member of the North Bay Rodsters, and the build was completed in 1951. In 1952 Jim won first prize for originality with the truck at the Oakland Roadster Show.

Dick Jackson's 1938 Chevrolet Sedan of Lynwood, California. Dick was 14 years old when he started to hang around the Barris Kustoms shop in 1949. A rope kept visitors out of the shop so the workers would not be disturbed by curious by-passers. Dick used to stand outside the rope and stare into the shop. One day, Sam Barris said, "Hey, we're getting tired of you staring at us. You want a job here?" At the time, the Manok brothers worked there along with Bill Ortega, Sam, and George. Dick said yes, and he started to sweep the floors. The Chevrolet was Dick's first car in 1951. Under Sam's guidance, the car underwent a series of modifications until it finally got the Barris Kustoms touch.

Joe and Jerry Valdez's 1921 Ford Model T Roadster of Oakland, California. Joe and Jerry purchased the car as a race car in the 1950s. They took it apart and turned it into a show car. It went through a couple of iterations before they parked it in the late 1970s.

Les Callahan's 1922 Dodge Roadster Pickup

Norm Grabowski's 1922 Ford Model T-Bucket of Sunland, California. The Lightning Bug iteration of Norm's Model T was completed in 1955. It hit the scene like an atom bomb in the mid-1950s, and it started a T-Bucket craze that spread across the nation like wildfire.

Garret Walther's 1940 Ford Coupe of Stockton, California. The coupe was Garret's first car. He bought it in 1955. Installed a huge 1952 Chrysler FirePower Hemi-engine and went racing.

Pete Brock's 1946 Ford Convertible of Menlo Park, California. The car was originally restyled by Art Lellis and Jerry Moffatt at Olive Hill Garage. The original owner was killed in Korea, and his family placed the car on a used car lot in San Francisco. Pete Brock bought it from the lot in the mid-1950s.

A Norwalk Coachmen club shot taken in 1955. Keith Christensen was the first President and a founding member of the club. In 2016 Keith told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama that the club started in the living room of his folks home in Norwalk late in 1952; "Our club had its beginning in my folk's living room in Norwalk." Norwalk is southeast of Los Angeles, approximately 22 miles. "It was an area of farms and dairies, which of course have faded due to rural buildup. This is why you will see many names of the two dominate nationalities, Dutch and Portuguese, as owners of many hot rods and low riders." Photo from The Keith Christensen Collection.

A second iteration of Pete Brock's 1946 Ford Convertible of Menlo Park, California. While studying as an automotive designer at the Art Center Design School of Los Angeles, Pete started sketching new ideas for the Ford. He brought the custom to Norm's Auto Body to have the ideas carried out in metal. According to Peter, "It’s interesting to note that Briggs Cunningham was the first to use these "racing stripes" which I added to my car in honor of his participation as an American at Le Mans. I later used those stripes in designing the livery for the Mustang GT350s we built at Shelby American starting in 1965." Known as the "Fordillac", this photo shows the car as it appeared when it was featured in Car Craft June 1956.

Norm Grabowski's 1922 Ford Model T-Bucket of Sunland, California. The Kookie T iteration of Norm's Model T-Bucket was completed in 1956 featuring a Dean Jeffries flame paint job. In 1958 this iteration became a TV star, appearing in the popular series "77 Sunset Strip." As a result of the exposure, Norms T-Bucket became the most famous hot rod in the country, inspiring dozens of imitators while creating a whole new class of hot rods.

John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup of San Leandro, California. Lane purchased the Model T in the 1940s. The build was started in 1951 and completed late in 1956. It made its debut at the 1957 National Roadster Show in Oakland.

Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian's 1934 Ford Four-Door Sedan of Fresno, California. The car went trough several iterations in the 1950s. In 1956 it received a Candy cold and red scallop paint job by "Screwy Looie" of Fresno.

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seBuzz Pitzen's 1923 Ford fiberglass bodied Model T roadster of Redondo Beach, California. Buzz bought the body from Diablo Speed Shop in Walnut Creek, California, and it is believed to be the first fiberglass T Bucket ever made. Known as the Glass Image, the build was completed in 1960, making it the worlds first known Fiberglass T-bucket hot rod.

Lee A. Jagla's 1923 Ford Model T Roadster Pick Up of Hayward, California. Lee was a member of the Hayward V-Eights car club, and the Model T was a high school graduation gift from his parents in 1960. In 2014 the old hot rod was sold to Norway.

Gene Winfield's 1935 Ford Shop Truck of Modesto, California. The '35 was Gene's second shop truck, and when he got it, half of the kustomizing had been done by Rick Lefelt. After completing the build, he started showing it in 1960.

In 1958 or 1959, Dale Scribner brought his 1953 Henry J to Sam Barris to have it lowered. Sam, living nearby in Carmichael, used a simple folded piece of paper as a gauge to lower the front springs to Dale's preferred height. In 2024, the memories of the car remained vivid, especially the moments with Sam Barris: "I have fond memories of those days and Sam who took his time to help a kid out," Dale told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama. Photo courtesy of Dale Scribner.

A business card from Joe Andersen, a custom paint and pinstriping shop in Gardena, California. Andersen, an early pioneer in airbrushed designs and fadeaway paint schemes, started his career in Los Angeles under the mentorship of Louis Senter of Ansen Automotive. His innovative work extended to show cars, street cars, and dragsters, including the iconic Stellings and Hampshire "Red Stamp Special" dragster, praised as one of the most beautiful dragsters ever painted. Photo from The Mike Kosulandich Collection.

A photo taken from the roof of Mel's Drive-In in Sacramento in 1959. As Dale Scribner fondly recalled in 2024, Mel's Drive-In in Sacramento was always a hub of activity, much like the famous scenes from American Graffiti. "We would make a loop up K Street, down J Street, and into Mel's, waiting for a parking spot to open up. The place was full of life, and sometimes, folks would be looking to race." Illegal street races were common, and one night after the legal drag races in Vacaville, a gasser team rolled a Willys gasser off a trailer, drove it through Mel's, and loaded it back up, much to everyone's excitement. That spontaneous and rebellious energy was typical of the time. With cars packed into every available spot, people would cruise the surrounding streets until they found a parking space. Illegal drag races took place regularly, with racers looking for competition at every stoplight. Dale’s stories of Mel’s drive-in encapsulate the essence of the era—a time where car culture, racing, and youthful exuberance thrived. The black-and-white image of Mel’s Drive-In showcases its bustling atmosphere, a visual reminder of Dale’s vivid memories from those nights spent cruising with friends and racing on Sacramento streets.

Bill Merrill's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Bill got the Corvette in 1959, while he was a junior in high school. He lived in La Jolla, California for a short while in the spring of 1959, and he had Dean Jeffris lay a panel paint job on the car. Unfortunately, the car was vandalized and the hood was damaged. Jeffries came down to La Jolla and picked up the car to fix the damage and painted the Corvette candy apple red with a gold underbase. The side panel was left gold with a clear coat covering it.

Eric Seltzer's 1959 Fiat 600 of Sherman Oaks, California. Powered by a 750cc Abarth engine, Eric bought the Fiat in October of 1960. When he got the car, it had been given a custom paint job with pinstriping by Von Dutch. After buying it, Eric had all the upholstery work done in Tijuana, Mexico.

Jeffries Studio of Style - Color Specialist - Flaming - Striping. In the late 1950s, Dean Jeffries saw a demand for his business growing to compete with Barris instead of complementing Barris. He left Barris and moved into his own shop at 5807 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Photo from of The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Bob Stokke's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup. Bob was a Long Beach Knights member.

Dave Patton's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster, of San Marino, California.

Woody Lee's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster of Oakland, California. The build was completed circa 1949-1950.

Pat McNamara's 1928 Ford Model A Pick-Up of Bakersfield, California. Built in the late 1940s and the early 1950s, McManara started the build while working for Lee Chapel at Tornado Speed Equipment.

The Throttle Benders car club was established in 1949. Joe "Bud" Simmons was a founding member of the club, and according to his grandson, Brian Burnham, it wasn't a big club, "just a bunch of farm kids from the California Central Valley." The members of the club were from the town of Chowchilla, California. Photo courtesy of Brian Burnham.

Joe "Bud" Simmons' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Chowchilla, California. Bud was a founding member of the Throttle Benders car club, and photos taken in 1949 shows the car running a filled roof, solid hood sides, dual spotlights, and flipper caps.

Kenny Smith's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of San Gabriel, California. Built by Kenny, an early iteration of the car was featured in Hot Rod Magazine August 1950. According to that story, three years of spare time and approximately $1000 went into the build when Kenny first built it.

A photo of Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian with his 1934 Ford four-door sedan taken at United Automotive in Fresno, California in 1950. Gene was 15 years old when this photo was taken, and his mother had just sewed up quilted door panels in Naugahyde chartreuse for the car. "My father brought me home from the hospital in his just purchased 1934 4 door sedan," Gene told Kustomrama in December of 2020. "He purchased it in Fowler, California, just 10 miles from our home in Fresno, California. The car cost $640, a lot of money at the time. It was our family car until 1949 when he purchased a Lincoln Cosmopolitan, giving me the 34 to fix up." At age 14 Gene was able to have a driver's license, but no garage, so he had to remove their backyard fence to park the car in the dirt. "My father gave me the tool bag that came with the car, and piece by piece I removed all fenders, running boards, hood, bumpers, spare tire to build a Hot Rod." Photo by Richard Peters, from The Clean Gene Sadoian Collection.

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Steve Scott's Uncertain-T of Reseda, California. Built by Steve in a small family garage, the build was started in 1960 and completed in 1965. He was 17 years when he started the build. Inspiration came from a cartoon that a friend had made in class.

Watson's Custom Auto Painting - Two Locations. One of Larry Watson's business cards from the 1960s. Business was booming at the time, and Larry was running one shop in Paramount and one in Van Nuys. This card was donated by Marshall Tripp, who worked for Larry between 1966 and 1967. Card from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Milt Mallory's Atlas Swallow of Castro Valley, California. The Atlas Swallow is a fiberglass sports car that emerged from a collaboration between renowned automotive innovators Bill Burke and Mickey Thompson in the early 1950s. Milt discovered the car in a wrecking yard in Hayward around 1963-1964. He had the car most of his senior year at Hayward High, and he hot-rodded it by installing a 1956 DeSoto Hemi that he sourced from a friend's mother.

John Viggianelli's 1963 Ford Galaxie of Pacoima, California. Viggianelli's Galaxie was mildly restyled before it around 1965 received a Candy Ruby over Pearl Silver, Red, and Maroon Metalflake custom paint job by Larry Watson at Watson's House of Style. After the car had been painted, a Mexican gentleman in Glendale installed hydraulic lifts up front.

Al Palamidas' 1925 Ford Model T Roadster

Bill Cissell's 1925 Ford Model T roadster of San Carlos, California. Bill's bucket was built in the early 1960s.

Doug Hartelt's 1925 Ford Roadster

Terry Sweem's 1925 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup

Tommy Ivo's 1925 Ford Model T-Bucket of Burbank, California. Tommy began building the car after seeing Norm Grabowski's 1922 Ford Model T-Bucket. He asked Norm if he would let him take some measurements off his car. Norm told him to fuck off, so Ivo took action on his own, and snuck into Grabowski’s garage so he could take all the critical measurements necessary to build his own version. The build was completed in 1956.

Gary Heliker's 1926 Ford Model-T roadster of Lawndale, California. Gary's roadster was supposedly raced as a modified at the dry lakes in the 1940s. This is how it appeared in the early 1960s.

Gene Winfield's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster of Modesto, California. Gene was a member of the Modesto Century Toppers when he bought the car. After buying it, he rebuilt it using a Z-ed Model A frame. The build was completed in time for the 1950 National Roadster Show in Oakland, California.

Bob Smith's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster

Carl Burnett's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster

Chuck Gibson's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup

Don Hentzell's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup

Ed Thompson's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster

Frank Rose's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster

Louis Banto and Jack Perre's 1927 Ford roadster of Los Angeles, California was completed around 1951/1952.

Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian's 1934 Ford Four-Door Sedan of Fresno, California. Inspired by Blackie Gejeian's 1926 Ford Model T Roadster, the car was dressed up with a black paint job and plenty of chrome. This iteration was shown at the 1952 Oakland Roadster Show.

Louis Banto and Sal Macchia's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster of Los Angeles, California was completed around 1949/1950.

Norm Taylor & Jot Horn's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster - The Airoadster, of California was completed in 1951 and featured a Ranger aircraft engine.

Phil Cartozian's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster of Sherman Oaks, California. Previous owners included Dean Batchelor and Don Prudhomme. Valley Custom Shop did the bodywork on the car for Dean.

Raymond Anderegg's 1927 Ford

Roger Hugo's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster

Glen Wall's 1928 Chevrolet Coupe of Huntington Park, California. Glen was a member of the Throttle Throbbers car club, and he owned the coupe in 1937. Photo from The Glen and Forey Wall Photo Collection.

Don Chase's 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton of Burbank, California

Frank Bertuccio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup, of Mountain View California

Duke Hallock's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster

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.

Bill Cole's 1929 Ford Model A roadster of Redlands, California. Bill was a member of the Strokers of Whittier car club, and the roadster was built in the late 1940s or the early 1950s.

A 1940 Ford hot rod, captured mid-transformation at Chuck's Top Shop in Los Angeles, California. Notice the louvered hood and the faux whitewall tires—creative touches that blend speed and style. Photo from The Robert Genat Collection.

Bill Vogt's 1929 Ford Model A, of Los Angeles, California.

Ed Seltzer's 1929 Ford Roadster of Tarzana, California. The car was originally built by Kenny Smith of San Gabriel, California. Ed bought the hot rod around 1954. After owning the roadster for a year or so, Ed wrecked it badly one night, and he had to completely rebuild it. Seltzer was into foreign cars and sports cars, and he added some European sports car flavor to the traditional hot rod.

Buzz Pitzen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Los Angeles, California. Buzz was a member of the Challengers of Los Angeles car club. The build was started around 1954, and completed in 1959. Shortly after it was completed, Buzz sold the roadster to Barons of Westchester member John Rasmussen of Westchester, California.

Fred Thomas' 1947 Chevrolet Four-Door Sedan of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The car came from California, and Fred bought it from a fellow from San Bernardino. The Cal owner had been studying at the University of Michigan, and he sold tbe car to Fred before he returned back home to California in 1959.

Bill Welch's 1929 Ford Roadster of Playa Del Ray, California. The car was originally built by Kenny Smith of San Gabriel, California. Bill bought the hot rod around 1953 and did some changes to the appearance and the mechanics of the car.

Carl Fleischmann's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Glendale, California was completed in 1953. The build took six years.

Duane Dewey's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Fontana, California. Duane, a member of the Roadents of Fontana car club, built the roadster in the late 1940s or early 1950s, shortly before entering the United States Marine Corps to serve in Korea.

Herman Broome's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster. Broome was a founding member of the Gladiators of Redlands car club in 1953, and a yearbook photo from 1954 shows that his Ford was lowered and modified with a chopped and laid-back windshield for a sleeker and more streamlined appearance.

Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian's 1934 Ford Four-Door Sedan of Fresno, California. The car went trough several iterations in the 1950s. In 1953, after attending the 1953 Oakland Roadster Show, Gene installed a 1950 Oldsmobile V-8 in the car. He also painted it fire engine red and had Tommy the Greek dress it up with pinstriping. Other modifications included a fully chromed and louvered hood, nerf bar bumpers, and copper-plated Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels.

Larry Ewing's 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe of Redwood City, California. The Ford was Larry's first car, and he bought it in 1957 when he was 15 years old. By 1959 he had fixed it up and given it a 1957 Pontiac Limefire Green paint job.

Larry Ewing's 1950 Oldsmobile 88 Coupe of Redwood City, California. Larry got the Olds in April of 1959. A typical late 1950s street racer, he gave it a 1959 Cadillac Kensington Green paint job, chromed and reversed the wheels, and installed big and little tires. Larry still owned the car in 2020.

A photo of Dawn Smith and Linda Merillat taken in front of Dick and Dale's Auto Upholstery. The 1950 Mercury belonged to Dawn, and the photo appeared in an ad for Dick & Dale's in the 1959 Sequoia Hi Year Book.

Eldon E. Schmidt's 1929 Ford Model A roadster of Garden Grove, California. Eldon bought the car in 1960. It came with holes in the body after a rollbar and safety-belts, indicating that it had been raced on the dragstrip. In 1962 he installed a 1958 Chevrolet 283 V-8 engine in the car before he gave it a Metallic paint job and a more contemporary look. In 1995 the car was sold to Sweden.

Eugene Pereira's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster, was finished in 1949.

Dean McLaughlin's 1929 Ford Model A Pickup

Fred Larsen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Culver City, California. Built in 1948, the car was driven on the streets in addition to being raced on the dry lakes and drag strips. After building the car, Fred became a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers.

James Kierstead Sr's 1929 Ford Model A Pickup, of Inglewood, California.

Jim Kierstead's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster, of Inglewood, California. Jim built this roadster when he was 16 in 1939.

Jerry McGinnis' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster

John Svedberg's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup of Vaggeryd, Sweden is a California survivor Hot Rod built in the late 1950s.

Luke Castro's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster, of California.

Tommy O'Connor's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster of Concord, California. In June of 2019 Kyle Martin at Martin Kolor & Style dressed the car up with pinstriped flames.

Cristina Dudley's 1955 Chevrolet of Huntington Beach, California. Known as "Daddy's Girl," Cristina's Chevy blends the classic car culture of the 1960s with modern enhancements. The car was restyled by Cristina's father, Gordon Dudley, in tribute to the familial legacy and his enduring passion for the 1955 Chevy model. The build was started in 2006 and completed in 2019. It soon debuted at the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show, where it won first place in its class.

Art and Lloyd Chrisman's 1930 Ford Coupe

Junichi Shimodaira's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan of Nagoya, Japan. The car, known as Rod Riguez was built by Junichi at his shop Paradise Road. The first version of Rod Riguez was completed in December of 2002. Chuck Schauwecker of Carson, California bought the car in 2005.

Karl Zipf's 1930 Ford Coupe

Mary Jane Edwardson's 1930 Ford Roadster

Russell Johnson's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster of Sherman Oaks, California.

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Bill Leslie's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe was built in Buffalo, New York in 1964. In the 1980s Bill moved to San Diego bringing the coupe with him.

Bill Hines' 1950 Ford of Lincoln Park, Michigan. Known as "The Bat," Bill started restyling the Ford for a customer in his Southfield shop about 1955 or 56. The customer lost interest in the build, it became Bill's personal car, and he completed it late in 1957. Bill debuted the first iteration of The Bat at the 1958 Detroit Autorama. After moving to California, landing a job at Barris Kustoms, he gave the car a scallop paint job in 1958.

Al Neblett's 1956 Oldsmobile of Vallejo, California. Al was a member of the Swanx of Vallejo, and his dad, Boyd, ran Vallejo Auto Body where the car was restyled. Completed in 1957, the car became known as the Batmobile, due to its Chrysler taillights and fins.

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.

Ivan Peroff's 1956 Buick Century of Kanehoe, Hawaii. Built between 1957 and 1958, the car was sectioned, channeled, and powered by a supercharged Buick Nailhead engine. The car came to the San Diego area in the 1980s.

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared early in 1958, after Mike Clines had added Gold scallops.

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared late in 1958, after Ed Roth had helped him lay a two-tone Green and Gold scallop paint job.

Bob Kuykendall's 1931 Ford Model A roadster of Culver City, California. Bob was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers.

Buzz DeChamp's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster, of San Francisco, California was completed in 1952.

A photo of Joe Bailon's shop taken late in 1952 or early in 1953. When Dick Falk started working with Bailon, Bailon was doing work out of a small garage at Alice Street in Hayward; “It had cement on the floors, but there was a lot of dirt also,” Falk told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama in 2019. “It was an old garage. A one-car garage” One day as Dick was coming over, Joe was rubbing out a black 1940 Chevrolet two-door sedan. “It wasn’t customized much as I can remember. He was buffing it all out and went over with cornstarch. When he got done he said ‘OK. Let’s sweep up a little bit. Clean up, and let’s get the Chevy out so you can bring that convertible in, and let’s start sectioning it!’” This photo shows Dick’s 47 in front of Bailon’s new extended shop. “The shop was kind of new when this photo was taken. I can’t remember who the channeled roadster belonged to, but the 32 coupe belonged to Hank Vincent. It was there getting the back fenders bobbed.” Miss Elegance can be spotted inside Bailon’s spray booth. Photo from The Dick Falk Photo Collection.

Chris Casny's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe, of Hollywood, California was completed in 2010.

Gil Granucci's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe of San Leandro, California.

James Stewart's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster of Long Beach, California. In 1946 James joined the Long Beach Dolphins car club with a few of his friends. He raced the roadster at El Mirage.

The Bob Berkshire Roadster of Tarzana, California. Bob built the roadster after returning from WWII, and the first photos of the car started appearing in 1947. Back then he was a member of the Idlers car club. Sometime between 1947 and 1950 Bob moved to Dallas, Texas fo engineering school, bringing the roadster along.

Orvel Reichert's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster

Quint Meland's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster of Oceanside, California. Quint bought the basic car, without an engine in 1956. After spending countless hours in school auto shop and at his father's gas station the roadster was finally ready for its first trip to the Paradise Mesa Drag Strip in 1957. In 1958 Quint was asked to join the Carlsbad Oilers car club and the Dragmaster racing team. He owned the car from 1956 to 1961, and he only lost two races with it.

Robert Stack's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster, of Hollywood, California, was built by Al Jepson, Ed Winfield and Robert Stack in 1938.

Tom Logan's 1932 Chevrolet Pickup

Tony Guinasso's 1932 Chevrolet Business Coupe

Art Lehner's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe of South Gate, California. Art ran Art Chrome Body Shop in South Gate, and most of the work on the car was performed there. The build was started in 1961, and completed sometime around 1961-1962. Known as "The Blue Indigo," it is believed that Art built the car from the remains of Walt Banker's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe.

Bernie Stein's 1932 Ford Victoria Phaeton

Bert Mouron's 1932 Ford Roadster of San Marino, California. Bert bought and rebuilt Mac Schutt's 1932 Ford Roadster around 1951. Bert's version took two years to build, and the build was completed in 1953.

Bill Davis' 1932 Ford Roadster as it appeared in 1950. Bill was a member of the Glendale Stokers, and raced his roadster at the dry lakes.

Bill Kelly's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Warminster, Pennsylvania. The first version of the coupe was built in 1948. In 2013 Robert Kasner bought the old hot rod and brought it to California.

Bruce Olson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Beach, North Dakota. The first version of Bruce's coupe was completed in 1955. In 1962 Bruce and his family moved to Fremont, California, bringing the coupe along. Bruce kept on to the car until he passed away in 1990, continuously upgrading the look of the car a little.

Chet Herbert's 1932 Ford 4-door Sedan

Chuck Price's 1932 Ford Roadster

Danny Schwartz' 1932 Ford 5-Window coupe, of Campbell, California, as it appeared in 1959.

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared early in 1959, after Larry Watson had given it a Candy Magneta and Pearl White panel paint job.

Dick Noble's 1932 Ford Roadster of Burbank, California. Dick bought the car as a coupe in 1938. He wanted a roadster, and ended up trading the coupe body for a roadster body. A padded top with side curtains were added in 1941 along with a shiny black paint job. Dick was a mticulous builder, and the roadster ended up as one of Burbank's finest.

Don Williams' 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe - The Collegiate

Doug Hartelt's 1932 Ford Roadster

Nelson Morris' 1932 Ford

Gary Priebe's 1932 Ford Roadster of Monterey Park, California. Gary's roadster was completed in 1962. In 2016 Gary still owned the old hot rod.

George Cerny's 1932 Ford Tudor

Howard Leever & Fred Esser's 1932 Ford

Ian Cusey's 1932 Ford Roadster of Bell Gardens, California. Ian was a member of the LA Roadsters car club, and he bought the car from Don Streiff.

A photo of Blackie and Amos Torosian with Blackie's roadster taken in Fresno, California in 1947. Clean Gene Sadoian was 14 years old the first time he saw Blackie in his cut down black hot rod in 1948. " The driver was a scary looking guy with cut off t-shirt sleeves. He looked at me and smiled. I saw gold leaf letters on the side of car—"Blackie". He did a burn out for me, I was forever hooked." Photo from The Clean Gene Sadoian Collection.

Jim Papworth's 1932 Ford Roadster of Culver City, California. Jim was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers, and the roadster, that he bought in 1947, was his first car.

Jimmy Summers' 1932 Ford Roadster was built by Jimmy Summers of Hollywood, California in 1941.

Joanna Quesnel's 1932 Ford roadster of Culver City, California. Joanna was married to Chuck Quesnel. Chuck was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers. Joanna was also a part of the club, but she was not considered a member as she was a girl.

Joe Carlomagno's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe

Johnny Bierfeldt's 1932 Ford Roadster, of Norwalk, California was a Long Beach Qualifiers car. It was painted by Bart Root and upholstered by Don Hudson.

Les Johnson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe, was built by Huffman's Body Shop, in Modesto, California.

Lonnie Gaskin's 1932 Ford 4-door Sedan

Lew Thompson's 1932 Ford Roadster of Modesto, California. Lew's roadster was originally hot rodded in the Los Angeles area in the 1940s. In 1948 Gene Winfield reworked the car at Winfield Custom Shop for current owner Joe Cardoza. Joe sold the car to Modesto Century Toppers member Lew Thompson. Circa 1960 Joe sold the roadster to fellow Modesto Century Toppers member Peter Hischier, who gave it a Candy Apple Red paint job. Circa 1963 Peter had Gene Winfield rework the car and give it a black paint job. This incarnation did also feature a fully chromed undercarriage.

Lynn Yakel's 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe

Mac Schutt's 1932 Ford Roadster, of Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. The build took two years, and it was completed in 1949.

Mervyn Toynton's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe

Mikael Blomberg's 1932 Ford Roadster of Motala, Sweden. Blomberg bought the roadster from Indian Mike of La Cañada Flintridge, California, early in 2019. Advertised for sale as an authentic drag car from the late 1950s or the early 1960s, Mike believed the roadster probably ran in the A/Roadster class back in the days. Blomberg got the car back on the road and drove it to the Santa Barbara DRAGS before he shipped it home to Sweden.

Tony LaMasa's 1932 Ford Roadster

Willie Kendig's 1932 Ford Roadster of Yettem, California was built after Willie came out of the service in 1948.

Bob Kuykendall's 1933 Ford Cabriolet of Culver City, California. Bob was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers.

Monte Trone's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe

Robert Accosta's 1933 Ford Sedan

Ron Price's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe of San Jose, California. Built in the early 1960s, the car made its debut in 1961, at the Grand National Roadster Show.

Alex Xydias' 1934 Ford Cabriolet

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.

Doug Hartelt's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe

Gil Lippincott's 1934 Ford Tudor was restyled in 1950.

Harold Ohanesian's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe

Jack Pieknik's 1934 Ford Victoria was supposedly restyled by Downriver Modified member Ray Hosh in the 1950s. Jack Pieknik bought the car in 1971 and got it back on the road again. Sometime after 1995 the car was sold to a collector in California.

Joaquin Arnett's 1934 Ford 3-window coupe of San Diego, California was completed in 1951. Shortly after completing the build, Joaquin sold the coupe to Andy Granatelli

Pierson Brothers' 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe

Rick Menz' 1934 Ford Tudor-Sedan of Sepulveda, California. Rick began building the car in 1960. At the time he was a member of the Chancellors of Van Nuys car club. He sold the Ford in 1962 before the build was completed.

Walter Leeman's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe of East Los Angeles, California. Walt's coupe was completed in 1958.

Bob Davis' 1935 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Long Beach, California was restyled in 1960. Bob was a member of the Lords of Wilmington car club.

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared late 1959 or early 1960, after Larry Watson had given it a fogged panel paint job.

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared circa 1960, after Junior Conway had given it a Candy Tangerine paint job.

Charlie Grantham's 1935 Ford Pick Up of San Bernardino, California. Charlie was a member of the SCTA Road Runner car club, and he restyled the truck himself in the late 1940s and the early 1950s.

Glen Wall's 1935 Ford Phaeton of Huntington Park, California. Glen bought the car in the late 1930s, and he restyled it mildly, dressing it up with fenderskirts, flipper hubcaps and Appletons.

Being a jack of many trades, Jimmy Summers told his step-daughter Karen that he made his money owning gas stations. By the late 1930s, he was running "Jimmy Summers Custom Automobile Body Shop" at 7919 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. This photo of Jim's 1932 Ford Roadster was taken in front of his shop. Located right across the street from Fairfax High School, So-Cal Speedshop founder Alex Xydias was one of the local kids that used to hang out at Summers' shop after school. The shop was nothing fancy, Xydias recalls in Mark Christensen and Tony Thacker's book about So-Cal Speed Shop, "just four plastered walls, a bare concrete floor, and a gas jet, which on cold mornings was ignited to shoot a flame that warmed the shop in minutes." Photo from The Jimmy Summers Photo Collection.

Southern California Plating's 1935 Ford

Bruce Brown's 1936 Ford of San Mateo, California. Bruce's Ford was restyled in the 1940s, sometime prior to 1948.

Dave Gayner's 1936 Ford Roadster

Delwyn Triska’s 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Kagel Canyon, California. Del's coupe was restyled in the late 1940 or the early 1950s. He bought it in 1948 or 1949, shortly after he had graduated high school.

Dick Archibald's 1936 Ford

Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe, of San Francisco, California.

Ed Pink's 1936 Ford 5-Window coupe of Los Angeles, California. In 1949 Ed chopped the top on the Ford and converted it into a dry lakes racer. He joined the Rusetta Timing Association, and became a member of the Coupes club.

Frank DeRosa's 1936 Ford of Pittsburg, California. The car, known as the Joker Car, was restyled after Frank opened up his own custom shop in 1949.

Frank Sandoval's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Wilmington, California was restyled in the 1940s. Frank bought the car after he returned from Army service around 1946 - 1947.

George Barris' 1936 Ford Coupe of Roseville, California. This was George's first real custom. He bought the car from money he had earned while doing some odd jobs for Harry Westergard at Brown's Body Shop. George worked at the car between the staggering amount of school work, and working with Westergard. The build was completed in 1941.

George Barris' 1936 Ford Convertible

George Patris' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe, of Inglewood, California.

Jack McNeil's 1936 Ford, of Los Angeles, California was built by J & G Custom Shop.

Jim Lewis' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe, of Orange, California, was painted by Brownie's Body Shop, Buena Park, and upholstered by Jim Berry of Santa Ana.

Jim McKinley's 1936 Ford

Jon Fisher's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Burbank, California. Jon is a member of the Burbank Choppers car club, and the coupe was restyled by Jon and Scott Guildner. The build was completed in 1996.

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Pete Limpert's 1936 Ford tudor sedan of Gardena, California. Pete built the car in the early to mid 1960s. Around 1966/1967 it received hydraulic lifts by Dennis "Red" Pierce.

The Pierson Brothers' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Inglewood, California. Bob and Dick Pierson were members of the Coupes of Inglewood car club.

Robert Fulton's 1936 Ford sedan convertible of Hollywood, California. Robert owned the car from 1947 to 1949.

Ron Guidry's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe

Rudy Jaime's 1936 Ford Convertible of Pittsburg, California.

Vern Simons' 1936 Ford Roadster

Danny Kazarian's 1937 Chevrolet of Paramount, California was restyled by Masterson Kustoms, and completed in 2008. It was restyled to resemble a mild 1940s custom.

Willie Svensson's 1957 Oldsmobile 88 of Älvkarleby, Sweden. Rumored to come from Northern California of the Midwest of the US, the car came to Sweden around 2008.

Bud Schaffnit's 1937 Cord of California.

Neil Emory's 1937 Dodge Convertible of Burbank, California, was started in 1940 and completed in 1941. Built in his shop class at Burbank High, Neil kept the car for a couple of years before selling it in 1943.

Al Twitchell's 1937 Ford Sedan

Bob Goodman's 1937 Ford 5-Window Coupe

Doug Hartelt's 1937 Ford 4-door

Glenn Johnson's 1937 Ford Coupe of Las Vegas, Nevada. The build was started in 1947, and completed it in 1951. Glenn moved to Glendale, California during the build.

Jim Kierstead's 1937 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan restyled by Jim Kierstead of Inglewood in 1942.

Doug Osterman's 1937 Plymouth coupe of San Jose, California. Doug's coupe was completed in 1959 featuring body and paint work by Flyers Body Shop, custom upholstery by Kay Seat Covers and plenty of chrome by San Jose Plating.

Dick Bertolucci's 1938 Chevrolet Coupe

John Sal Cocciola's 1938 Chevrolet Convertible

George Bistagne's 1938 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan

Harold Johnson's 1938 Ford Tudor of Inglewood, California. The tudor was Harold's first car, and the build was started in 1948.

Joe Stone's 1938 Ford Convertible Sedan of Downey, California. The car was mildly restyled sometime between 1938 and 1941, and it was dressed up with fenderskirts and Flipper hubcaps.

Arthur Lellis' 1939 Ford Convertible of Los Angeles, California. Restyled by Art at Art & Jerry Custom Shop, the build was completed in 1946.

Bill Pearce's 1939 Ford Convertible of Hacienda Heights, California. Bill's Ford was restyled in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Bob Calahan's 1939 Ford convertible sedan of Culver City, California. Bob was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers.

C. E. Johnson's 1939 Ford, of California was restyled in the late 1940s.

Emil Dietrich's 1939 Ford convertible of South Gate, California. Emil bought the car from Jack Runyan in the mid 1940s. Jack used to hang out at State and Hope Street near Huntington Park. He bought the car brand new at a Ford dealer in South Gate. The car was already customized when Emil bought it.

G. L. Harlander's 1939 Ford V-8 convertible sedan of Oakland, California was restyled in the 1940s.

Jerry Moffatt's 1939 Ford Convertible of Los Angeles, California. Restyled by Jerry at Olive Hill Garage, the build was completed in 1946.

Kenny Controtto's 1939 Ford Convertible of South Gate, California was restyled in the 1940s.

Mel Falconer's 1939 Ford, of Sacramento, California was restyled by Harry Westergard and completed in 1945.

Bill Hughes' Roadster of Denver, Colorado. Frank Kurtis built the car for Bill in 1939, and it was built around a Miller-Ford race car engine. The car was sold to California around 1946.

Bill Henderson's 1939 Mercury Convertible of Los Angeles, California. Bill bought the Merc when he was 14 years old. In the mid to late 1940s he worked for Barris Kustoms, and they taught him how to customize cars, while he was working on the Merc.

Jim Kierstead's 1939 Mercury Coupe of Inglewood, California. Jim's Mercury was restyled by Barris Kustoms, and it is rumored to be the first 1939 - 1940 Mercury coupe that the Barris Brothers chopped. The build was started in 1945 and completed in 1947.

Neil Emory's 1940 Buick Super Sedan of Burbank, California was restyled around 1949/1950. Neil ran Valley Custom Shop, and had little time restyling his own cars.

John D'Agostino's 1940 Cadillac Seriec 62 Coupe, of Discovery Bay, California was restyled by Oz Kustoms. The build, named "Sophia", made its debut at the 2013 Grand National Roadster Show.

Fred Crellar's 1940 Chevrolet convertible of Concord, California. The build was started in 1948, and completed around 1951-1952. In 1974 Satans Angels member Ron Brooks of Castro Valley, California bought the car and restyled it further.

Bob Brown's 1940 Ford Coupe of Pico, California sported a flame job done in organe, red and blacl. It was upholstered by John's Auto Top Shop of East Los Angeles

Bob Creasman's 1940 Ford coupe of Los Angeles, California. Bob began restyling the car late in 1943, making it the first 1940 Ford coupe to be channeled, and the second to be chopped in the Los Angeles area. The work was done in conjunction with the Brand Brothers Body Shop in Los Angeles. In 1948 the car received fadeaway fenders.

Clyde Castleberry's 1940 Ford Pickup

Clyde Walther's 1940 Ford Convertible of Stockton, California. Clyde bought the car off a used car lot in Stockton about 1953. It had already been customized when he bought it, and they never found out who did the job.

Dave Cunningham's 1940 Ford Sedan - The Li'l Beauty

Dick Colarossi's 1940 Ford coupe of Glendale, California was restyled by Valley Custom Shop. The build was completed in 1954, and it made it's debut at the Motor Revue and Motorama in November of 1954.

Don Schaedel's 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan was restyled by George Cerny of Cerny's Custom Shop in 1950.

Gene Garret's 1940 Ford of Sacramento, California. Gene was a member of the Thunderbolts auto club, and his custom featured a padded top by Carson Top Shop.

Jon Enberg's 1940 Ford Coupe

Jim Chapkis' 1940 Ford

Johnny Williams' 1940 Ford as it looked in 1949. Johnny lived in San Francisco.

Link Paola's 1940 Ford Convertible was customized before the new 1940 Ford was introduced to the public in in 1939.

Mike McAuliffe's 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan of Pleasant Hill, California. Restyled by East Bay Speed & Custom, the build was started in 2016 and completed in 2017.

Paul Rizuto's 1940 Ford convertible of Pittsburg, California.

Tom Hocker's 1940 Ford Coupe

Manuel Avila's 1940 Ford, a Sport Custom of Tulare, California.

Manuel Gonzalez's 1940 Ford Coupe of Wilmington, California. Gonzalez was a member of the Pharaohs of Wilmington car club, and in 1956 his coupe received a flame paint job by Von Dutch.

C. H. Peterson's 1940 Ford-Willys, a Sport Custom from California.

Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible of Costa Mesa, California. Originally restyled in the 1940s or the 1950s. An earlier iteration of Kalle's Mercury was supposedly spotted in Lynwood, California in 1958. By 1963, it had been repainted in Green Metalflake, and an old photo shows it sitting at a car dealership in San Diego. Kalle bought the car in May of 1978 and spent two years restoring it, giving it his own look.

Tim Morton's 1940 Ford Pickup of Kingsburg, California. Morton owned the sectioned and channeled truck in 1980, but it is rumored to have been running around Fresno in the late 1950s. It was also supposedly featured in a 1950s hot rod magazine.

Al Andril's 1940 Mercury Coupe of Maywood, California. Al's Merc was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1948 at their Compton Avenue shop.

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Albrecht Goertz' 1940 Mercury of Los Angeles, California. Known as the Paragon, Albrecht's Mercury was restyled in 1939. Once completed, it was shown at the 1939 World Exhibition in New York. Albrecht went on to become a noted BMW designer.

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Dick Owens' 1940 Mercury convertible of Redondo Beach, California. Dick's Mercury was restyled by Barris Kustoms, and the work was sometime between 1945 and 1947.

Gerry Huth's 1940 Mercury Convertible

Harold Ohanesian's 1940 Mercury Convertible Sedan, of Sacramento, California, was restyled by Harry Westergard, Less Crane and Dick Bertolucci of Bertolucci's Body and Paint Shop between 1945 and 1951.

Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury convertible of Hollywood, California. The build was completed in 1946.

Johnny Zaro's 1940 Mercury Coupe of Maywood, California. Johnny's Merc was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1948 at their Compton Avenue shop.

Kevan Sledge's 1940 Mercury coupe of Martinez, California. Restyled by Kevan, the build was started in 2002 and completed in 2014.

Lawrence Garrison's 1940 Mercury Convertible

Mel Lehman's 1940 Mercury 4-Door Sedan

A radically restyled custom photographed at a used car lot located at 4875 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego, California. Running 1947 license plates, the car seems to have started out as a 1940 Mercury Convertible. Modifications include a sectioned body, removed running boards, a chopped and padded top, a custom made grille and front end, molded body seams, fenderskirts, blackwall tires, and flipper hubcaps. Please get in touch with us if you have more info or photos to share of this mystery custom. Photo from The Robert Genat Photo Collection.

Paul Hoffmann's 1940 Mercury Coupe - Nachtfalter

Eldon Gibson's 1940 Oldsmobile was restyled by Modern Motors of Glendale, California in 1941.

Al Twitchell's 1940 Plymouth Four Door

Lou Kimzey's 1941 Buick convertible of South Gate, California. Lou was the first Art Director for Hop Up Magazine in 1951.

Al Lauer's 1941 Cadillac Convertible

Alan Fordney's 1941 Cadillac Convertible

Bill Boren's 1941 Ford convertible of Culver City, California. Bill was a member of the Culver City Screwdrivers.

Bill Cole's 1941 Ford 4 Door Sedan of Redlands, California. Bill was a member of the Strokers of Whittier and his Ford was restyled in the late 1940s or 1950.

Deron Wright's 1941 Ford Coupe

Dick Carter's 1941 Ford

Don Holland's 1941 Ford convertible of Lakewood, California. Don's Ford was restyled by Gil's Auto Body Works sometime between 1948 and 1951.

Ed Jacques' 1941 Ford

George Contaoi's 1941 Ford Tudor, of San Bernardino, California was restyled in 1950.

Harry Costa's 1941 Ford Convertible of San Francisco, California was restyled between 1953 and 1956. Harry, who was a member of the San Francisco Pacers, did most of the work himself.

Joe Barnett's 1941 Ford Pickup

Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup

Jack Stewart's 1941 Ford Coupe

Jerry Vrionis' 1941 Ford Pickup

Ronny Green's 1941 Ford Convertible

George Contaoi's 1941 Mercury Coupe of San Bernardino, California. George was a member of the San Bernardino Krankers car club. He bought the Merc in 1952, began restyling it in 1953, and completed the build in 1956. The work was performed by George, Al Andrade, and Dick Richardson at Dick Richardson's Custom Shop. The car survived, and was still around in 2020. At the time it was located in Barstow, California.

Jack Telnack's 1941 Mercury Convertible of Detroit, Michigan. The build was started in 1954 and completed in 1955. After the build was completed, Jay moved to California, attending the Art Center Design School. He sold the car in California in the latter part of the 1950s. Jay went on to become head designer at Ford Motor Company where he is credited for the Taurus and the Sable.

Bob Kierstead's 1941 Mercury Convertible, of Inglewood, California was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1948

Bob Lufkin, Jr's 1941 Packard 120

Bob McNulty's 1942 Chevrolet Convertible, of Castro Valley, California.

Dwight Dennis' 1942 Mercury, of El Segundo, California.

Forey Wall Used Cars was located at 10792 Long Beach Boulevard in Lynwood, California. Started in 1946, the lot was run by Forey Wall and his partner Al Sulminoff. Forey had some custom cars for sale in the lot, but not that many. In 1955, Forey and his brother Glen would open up Wall Custom Cars in South Gate, a dealership specialized in selling and buying custom cars. Photo from The Glen and Forey Wall Photo Collection.

Bob Clark's 1946 Cadillac Sedanette

George Shugart's 1946 Chevrolet Convertible of Culver City, California was restyled in 1949.

Bob Baker's 1946 Ford 4-door Sedan, of Compton, California

Bob Sly's 1947 Buick of Antioch, California. Bob's Buick was restyled by Reno Garcia.

Joe Hurst's 1947 Chevrolet Convertible of Torrance, California. The Chevrolet was Joe's first car, and he bought it for 75 USD in 1958. He was 15 years old, and a painter near North High had laid a Candy Red paint job with Pearl White scallops before Joe bought it. Mickey Vandervort pinstriped the car for Joe after he had bought it.

Roger Squires' 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline was restyled by Roger Squires of Torrance, California in the late 1960s. Known as "Pastime", the car is a surviving example of the early lowrider style, and it was engineered and built to a standard that was unusual for the time. The first version of Roger's Fleetline was completed around 1968.

Dave Prey's 1963 Chevrolet Impala of Inglewood, California. Known as the Cherry Heering, photos taken in 1968 show it running a custom paint job by Dave Kent and Walt Prey of Kent's Customs. Photo from The Howard Gribble Collection.

Sam Gates' 1947 Ford Coupe

Tony Frenn's 1947 Ford Convertible

Dean Jeffries' 1947 Mercury Convertible of Lynwood, California. Restyled around 1955 - 1956, Jeffries dressed the Merc up with murals, flames and pinstriping. In 1957 he sold it to Jerry Halak of Toledo, Ohio.

John Logg's 1947 Mercury Coupe, of Hollywood, California was built by Barris Kustoms for Cliff Rockohn.

Tommy Thornburgh's 1947 Studebaker of Gardena, California was restyled by Barris Kustoms. The build was completed late in 1952.

Tony Cardoza's 1948 Chevrolet

Dave Chavis' 1948 Kaiser Pickup

Larry Robins' 1948 Mercury

Tom Piantkoski's 1948 Mercury Convertible

Lloyd Marshall's 1948 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible was restyled by Brownie's Body Shop in Los Angeles, California, and fit with a top from Carson Top Shop.

Bob Alexander's 1948 Plymouth Club Coupe

Norman Timbs' Buick Special was designed and built by Norman Timbs in the 1940s. The build was completed around 1948/1949.

Lawrence Kilty's 1949 Cadillac Convertible

Bill Muehlstedt's 1949 Chevrolet of Long Beach, California. Bill was a member of the Long Beach Cavaliers car club from 1956 to 1964, and he owned the Chevrolet in the Summer of 1956.

Bill Passavanti's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible

Bob Lewis' 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline

The Caribbean version of Frank Livingston's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline was restyled by Bailon's Custom Shop in 1956.

Frank Livingston's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline, the Caribbean II, of San Leandro, California. Frank's fourth 1949 Chevrolet was built as a recreation of his first 1949 Chevrolet, the Caribbean. The recreation was restyled by OZ Welch, and the build was completed in 2002.

Gary New's 1949 Chevrolet Coupe - The Batmobile

Harold Johnson's 1949 Chevrolet

Joe Andersen's 1949 Chevrolet

K. G. Fincher, Jr's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline, of California.

Kyle Phillips' 1949 Chevrolet Coupe

Marcia Campbell's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1949.

Spencer Murray's 1949 Chevrolet of Glendale, California. Spencer worked for Link Paola at Link's Custom Shop when they restyled the car, and he had a heck of a time getting him to work on it. They chopped the top of the car 3 inches in September 1950. We don't know when the build was completed, but Spencer showed it at the 1952 National Roadster Show in Oakland.

Tom Carroll's 1949 Chevrolet

Frederic Schaffnit's 1949 Dodge

Bill Irwin's 1949 Ford Convertible

Bob Dofflow's 1949 Ford

Buster Litton's 1949 Ford

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Dave Chavez' 1949 Ford Club Coupe of Lakewood, California was restyled by Masterson Kustoms in 2008.

Dick Mesa's 1949 Ford Convertible

E. P. Fisher's 1949 Ford Convertible, of San Francisco, California.

Gary Elmore's 1949 Ford of Castro Valley, California. Gary was a member of the Swanx of Vallejo car club, and his Ford was shown at the 1955 National Roadster Show.

Gene Harkins' 1949 Ford Club Coupe

Harold Scott's 1949 Ford Club Coupe

Horace Davi's 1949 Ford Pickup

James J. Pacera's 1949 Ford Tudor, of Montebello, California was restyled by Don's Custom Shop in the mid 1950s.

Jim Sanders' 1949 Ford Convertible

Joe Crisafulli's 1949 Ford Convertible outside Almaden School in 1956.

John W. Britton's 1949 Ford, of Corona, California.

Lloyd C. Hammond's 1949 Ford of San Bernardino, California. Lloyd was a member of the San Bernardino Krankers and his car was known as "The Majestic Lady." The first iteration of his Ford was completed circa 1958.

Michael Violante's 1949 Ford Convertible

Ray Duckworth's 1949 Ford Club Coupe

Robert Martinez' 1949 Ford of San Diego, California.

Dick McClain's 1949 Hudson

Duane Aspengren's 1949 Hudson - Night Train

Ernie Collins' 1949 Mercury

Lloyd Myers' 1949 Mercury convertible of San Jose, California. Lloyd was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club. The Merc was completed in 1959.

George Contaoi's 1949 Oldsmobile fastback of San Bernardino, California. George was a member of the San Bernardino Krankers, and the Olds was restyled in 1955.

Jim Conley's 1949 Plymouth of Paramount, California.

Leroy French's 1949 Plymouth

Tony Alvez' 1950 Cadillac Convertible

Chuck Rogers' 1950 Chevrolet - The Black Panther

Dave Murdock's 1950 Chevrolet

Erik Lind's 1950 Chevrolet of Livermore, California. Erik's Chevrolet was completed in 2013.

Helen Manning's 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline

Howard Buysman's 1950 Chevrolet

Jim Musick's 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air of Modesto, California was restyled by Gene Winfield of Winfield's Custom Shop, and completed in 1954.

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.

Larry Watson's 1950 Chevrolet - The Grapevine

Roger Fleiss' 1950 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of California.

Ross Anderson's 1950 Chevrolet

Santo Vasques' 1950 Chevrolet as it appeared in 1956.

Ted Leventhal's 1950 Chevrolet Convertible of Oakland, California was restyled by Emory Robinson's Custom Shop in 1955. Painted in a green iridescent lacquer by Mel Pinoli's Body and Paint Shop, Ted's Chevrolet is known as the first car ever to receive a Candy paint job.

Al Twitchell's 1950 Ford Convertible

Bob Travers' 1950 Ford Convertible

Chris Casny's 1950 Ford Tudor, of Hollywood, California was completed in 2011

Curt Mendalson's 1950 Ford

Dick Del Curto's 1950 Ford

Doyle Bidwell's 1950 Ford Coupe of Torrance, California. Doyle bought the car in 1959, while he was a freshman in high school. After buying the Ford, he became a founding member of the Brahmans of Torrance car club. He started restyling the car, but lack of money and experience prevented the build from ever being completed.

Elton Kantor's 1950 Ford Hardtop

Jerry Silvester's 1950 Ford of Inglewood, California. Jerry's Ford was restyled by Alex & West Body Shop circa 1957.

Junior Conway's 1950 Ford

Lowell Helms' 1950 Ford Tudor

Mario Pirondini's 1950 Ford

Merton Peterson's 1950 Ford of San Diego, California was restyled by Carrol "Red Eye" Gentry of Styler's Custom Shop. The build was completed in 1953.

Noel Thomas' 1950 Ford Club Coupe, of San Diego, California was restyled by Styler's Custom Shop.

Robert A. Radcliffe III's 1950 Ford, of Temecula, California.

Paul Sobeck's 1950 Ford two-door of San Jose, California was restyled by Wirth's Body Shop. Joe Crisafulli gave the car a scallop paint job.

Pete Millino's 1950 Ford Convertible

Rick Gregg's 1950 Ford Pickup

Robert L. Smith's 1950 Ford Club Coupe, of Mountain View, California.

Ron Dunn's 1950 Ford of Glendale, California. Known as the "Monte Carlo", Ron's Ford was restyled by Valley Custom Shop. The first iteration of the car was completed in 1952.

Ron Dunn's 1950 Ford of Glendale, California. Known as the "Monte Carlo", Ron's Ford was restyled by Valley Custom Shop. The first iteration of the car was completed in 1952. In 1957 the car was involved in an accident, and it was brought back to Neil Emory and Clayton Jensen for a makeover. The second iteration of the "Monte Carlo" was completed sometime prior to June of 1957.

Steve Sellers' 1950 Ford Business Coupe of San Jose, California. Known as "Sellers Seaweed Coupe," the car made its debut at the third Billetproof car show in 1999.

Tad Hirai's 1950 Ford Coupe - The Del Mar

Warren Gonzales' 1950 Ford Convertible

Buddy Alcorn's 1950 Mercury was originally restyled by the Ayala Brothers at Gil's Auto Body Works for an undisclosed owner in 1952. Buddy Alcorn of Dominguez, California acquired the car in 1955 and promptly took it to Barris Kustoms for further enhancements.

Dawn Smith's 1950 Mercury

Dick Schneider's 1950 Mercury

Don Pulford's 1950 Mercury, of Burbank, California, was restyled by Bill Babb's Custom Shop between 1950 and 1952. It was upholstered by L & L Upholstery Shop of Glendale

Johnny Macia's 1950 Mercury, of Hayward, California.

Leo Lyons' Ultra Modern Merc of San Bernardino, California. The build was started in 1950, and completed in the Summer of 1959. Leo wanted to do something different. He wanted to build a custom car mostly from scratch. His initial plans called for building 10 identical custom Mercs, but only one, the prototype, was ever built.

Ralph Testa's 1950 Mercury

Sonny Morris' 1950 Mercury

Bill Daniels' 1950 Oldsmobile of La Habra, California. Bill was a member of the Agitators of Fullerton car club. Jack Coughran helped Bill restyle and louver the car, before Von Dutch dressed it up with pinstriping in 1956.

Donn Conway's 1950 Oldsmobile Four-Door Sedan of Stockton, California. Donn was a member of the Cameos of Stockton car club and the Olds was his first car. He bought it in 1959. By 1961 he had repainted it AquaMist and dressed ut up with a Tijuana upholstery, chromed and reversed wheels, and dual dummy spotlights. Photo courtesy of Donn Conway.

Garret Walther's 1950 Oldsmobile Fastback of Stockton, California. Garret bought the car in 1958. About a year he gave it a scallop paint job. He painted the base color, masked off scallops, and had Gene Winfield paint them gold at Winfield's Custom Shop.

Hal Baud's 1950 Oldsmobile 88, of San Francisco, California was restyled in 1950.

Mel Gerrard's 1950 Oldsmobile 88 of Whittier, California. The car was restyled by Gil's Auto Body Works in the early 1950s. The total cost of the restyling was close to $700, and the work was spread over an eight-month period.

Paul Vona's 1950 Oldsmobile coupe of Salinas, California. Paul was a very talented customizer, pinstriper, and custom painter. He bought the Olds at age 19 in 1957, and he spent the next few months turning it into his dream custom.

Robert Martinez' 1950 Oldsmobile 98 of San Diego, California. Robert restyled the car while working at Styler's Custom Shop. The build was completed around 1955 - 1956.

Tom Davis' 1950 Oldsmobile 88, of Los Angeles, California.

Phil Macchiarella's 1950 Plymouth four-door of Santa Clara, California was restyled and painted by fellow San Jose Rod and Wheelers member Joe Crisafulli. The first version of the car was completed around 1955/1956.

Harold Agresti's 1951 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe was restyled in the San Francisco Bay Area around 1956/1957.

Brad Masterson's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline, of Lynwood, California was completed in 2007.

Howard Clarkson's 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air

Ken Vertrees' 1951 Chevrolet

Bill Wolfe’s 1951 Mercury

Bill Haddad's 1951 Chevrolet. Bill bought the car car from Richard Torres of Lawndale, California. After buying it, Bill had Larry Watson of Watson House of Style give it a panel paint job. Named "The Blue Ribbon," this iteration of the car was featured in Popular Customs Winter Issue 1963.

Chuck Zeglin's 1951 Chevrolet Boattail Roadster

Dick Andersen's 1951 Chevrolet Convertible

Frank Regret's 1951 Chevrolet Sedanette

Frank Williams' 1951 Chevrolet

George Kilgore's 1951 Chevrolet, restyled by Bill Bowman of California was completed in 1956

Jake Bultsma's 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air

Jerry Sahagon's 1951 Chevrolet Club Coupe

John Dietrich's 1951 Chevrolet

Mal Ryals' 1951 Chevrolet Roadster, of Santa Barbara, California was restyled of a burned out Business Coupe by Mal Ryals shop crew.

Richard Torres' 1951 Chevrolet of Lawndale, California. Restyled around 1957 - 1958, Richard's Chevrolet featured a scallop paint job by Bill Hines of Long Beach, California.

Ron Thronson's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline of Costa Mesa, California was restyled by Branson's Custom Shop in Artesia, California.

Ross Barnes' 1951 Chevrolet of Lynwood, California.

Walter Leeman's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline of East Los Angeles, California was restyled by Walt in the mid 1950s. The first version was completed in 1956.

Bob Bean's 1951 Ford Victoria was restyled in 1955 by Bliss Custom Shop and Gordon Vann's Body Shop in Fresno, California for Bob Bean of Brainerd, Minnesota.

Chris and Jeni Johnson's 1951 Ford of Fairfield, California. Chris is a member of the Emperors of California car club, and his and Jeni's Shoebox Ford is known as "The Emerald." After 5 1/2 years in the works, the build was completed in 2017.

Don Tubbs' 1951 Ford Victoria of Glendale, California was restyled in 1951.

Frank DeRosa's 1951 Ford convertible of Pittsburg, California. Frank's Ford was restyled in the early 1950s.

Marshall's 1951 Chevrolet, of Long Beach, California, as it appeared in 1966. The flames were applied by Marshall in 1965.

George Growland's 1951 Ford Crestline

Jay Greer's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Tahitian, of Glendale, California was restyled by Valley Custom.

Joe Tocchini's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Mystery

Kelly & Mark Skipper's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Royal Victoria of Fresno, California was finished in 2013.

LeRoy Goulart's 1951 Ford of Stockton, California.

Roger Honey's 1951 Ford Victoria of San Diego, California. Restyled by Roger, the build was started in the Summer of 1985 and completed a half year later.

Ron Coleman's 1951 Ford

Ron Courtney's 1951 Ford of McMinnville, Oregon was restyled by Ron between 1954 and 1956. The car was known as the X-51, and it was the only custom Ron ever built. Bob Page of Sheldon, California bought the car in 1986.

Gil Ayala's 1951 GMC Truck

Johnny Johnson's 1951 Kaiser of Oakland, California. Johnny was a founding member of the Swanx of Oakland car club.

Ted Lundquist's 1951 Kaiser of Oakland, California. Ted was a founding member of the Swanx of Oakland car club.

Bob and Dick Polhamus' 1951 Mercury Convertible, of Palo Alto, California was restyled by Bailon's Custom Shop.

Dave Burgarin's 1951 Mercury

Don Tubbs' 1951 Mercury coupe of Glendale, California. Don was a member of the Glendale Esquires car club. In 1954 his mildly customized Mercury received a Metallic Maroon paint job by Johnny Hagan at Hagan's Body Shop.

Fred Rowe's 1951 Mercury Convertible, of Los Angeles, California was restyled by Barris Kustoms. The build was completed in 1953. A second version of the Merc, restyled in 1954 was featured in the movie Running Wild along with Bob Hirohata's 1951 Mercury.

Henry Dominguez's 1951 Mercury of Indio, California. Henry bought the Merc around 1952. Around 1954, he brought it to the Ayala shop to have it customized. The inspiration for the build came from Bob Hirohata's 1951 Mercury.

Philip Sauers' 1951 Mercury - Sashta, of San Diego, California was restyled by Dean Jeffries, and striped by Von Dutch. It was finished on december 24th 1954.

Ron Dragoo's 1951 Mercury coupe of Long Beach, California was restyled around 1955.

Frank Airheart's 1951 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible

Joe Crisafulli's 1951 Oldsmobile of San Jose, California. Joe, a founding member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club restyled and painted the car himself late in 1959, while running J & J Auto Painting out of his dad's garage.

Johnnie Luna's 1951 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 Coupe

Robert Johnson's 1951 Oldsmobile 98

Laurence Haubert's 1951 Packard Convertible

Dale Beck's 1951 Plymouth Convertible

Francis Fenech's 1951 Pontiac 4-door

Tommy Ivo's 1952 Buick Super

Ed Wilder's 1952 Cadillac Coupe deVille

Milton Melton's 1952 Cadillac Series 62 of Beverly Hills, California was restyled by Bohman & Schwartz

Bill Uniack's 1952 Chevrolet Convertible, of Beverly Hills, California.

Larry Lee's 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air

Leon Welmas' 1952 Chevrolet Convertible, of Palm Springs, California was originally restyled by Al Andradeas for an unknown owner. Leon bought the under progress custom and completed the build. The top and interior were upholstered by Gaylord's Kustom Shop.

Oscar Ruelas' 1952 Chevrolet of East Los Angeles, California. Oscar was the Vice President of the Duke's car club.

Tommy D'Amico's 1952 Chevrolet Convertible of Lynwood, California. Tommy bought the car from Leon Welmas. After buying it, he restyled it further and had Gaylord's Kustom Shop stitch a new interior for it.

William C. Smith's 1952 Chevrolet El Camino

Al Twitchell's 1952 Ford Station Wagon

Bobbie Nessur's 1952 Ford, of Sacramento, California.

Dick Wise's 1952 Ford, of Nicolaus, California was restyled by Rodgers Body Shop in Gridley in the mid 1950s

Ron Fagundes' 1952 Ford Victoria of Napa, California. Ron's Ford, known as The Ronbardue Kart, was restyled by Barris Kustoms, A-1 Body Work, Hall's Top Shop and Andy Southard. The build was completed in 1958.

Ron Wyman's 1952 Ford Ranchero, of San Diego, California was restyled in 1953.

Clark Gable's 1952 Jaguar XK 120 of Hollywood, California. The car was mildly restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1952 before it received a padded top by Carson Top Shop.

Custom City Auto Sales' 1952 Mercury

Ed Russell's 1952 Mercury

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Jim Doyle's 1952 Mercury Convertible

Phil Schmidt's 1952 Mercury

Steve Berg's 1952 Mercury

Don Stone's 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Convertible, of San Francisco, California was built by Ted Lundquist of Lundquist Coach Craft in the winter of 1953/1954

Jack Nethercutt's 1952 Oldsmobile Holiday 98 of Santa Monica, California. Jack bought the Oldsmobile in 1953. He was 16 years old at the time, and he drove his brand new Oldsmobile straight from the Oldsmobile dealer to Barris Kustoms to have it restyled. Once completed, the car got its power from a gold-plated 1953 Cadillac engine. Because of its extensive use of gold plating, the Olds was often called the "Goldsmobile," although its real name was "Vienesse."

Patrick Morales' 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air was restyled by Patrick Morales and Ed Wright of California.

Tom Viviano's 1952 Oldsmobile Holiday 88

Bruce Brown's 1952 Packard convertible of Redwood City, California. Bruce's Packard was restyled sometime between 1952 and 1955.

Emory Bozzani's 1952 Plymouth Sedan

The 1952 Spohn Palos was built in Germany in the early 1950s, but was sold to California in the 1990s.

Bill Hoffman's 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air was sold to a guy in Eureka, California.

George Dias' 1953 Chevrolet

Sandy Kroll's 1953 Chevrolet, of Lakewood, California was restyled by Frank Sonzogni and Schelhaas Custom Shop. The painting was done by George Newton, and striping by Dean Jeffries.

Bruce Stewart's 1953 Ford Club Coupe

Ed Schmidt's 1953 Ford

Erv Castro's 1953 Ford Convertible

Joe Siegfried's 1953 Ford Four-Door

Hayward Mendenhall's 1953 Ford Pickup

Larry Cantor's 1953 Ford Club Coupe, of California was restyled by Stylers Custom & Jack's Auto Shop some time between 1955 and 1957.

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.

Bob Aguilera 1953 Mercury Montery

Dennis Wilcox's 1953 Mercury

Harry Cruse's 1953 Mercury

James Conners' 1953 Mercury

Jerry Cole's 1953 Mercury

Johnny Rosier's 1953 Mercury

Vic Tuttle's 1953 Mercury

Walter Gilder's 1953 Mercury

Douglas Yeager's 1953 Nash Rambler Country Club

Buddy Katlik's 1953 Plymouth 4-door, was restyled by Jess Sandoval of Renewal Body Shop in Clovis for Fresno Pan Draggers member Buddy Katlik, of Fresno, California around 1960/1961.

Bruce Bartlett's 1953 Studebaker Starlight coupe of Long Beach, California. Bruce was a member of the Ramblers of Long Beach car club, and his Studebaker was restyled by Sam Barris at Barris Kustoms. The build was completed in 1954.

Eugene Riggs' 1953 Studebaker

Gary Elmore's 1953 Studebaker of Castro Valley, California. Gary, who was a member of the Swanx of Oakland car club, restyled the Studebaker himself, with the help of a couple of good friends. The build, known as Exotica, was completed around 1959-1960.

Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker, was restyled by Jack and his brother Jim Preston of Tacoma, Washington. After the car was built, Jack moved to Ventura, California, bringing the Studebaker with him.

Lee Talbot and Sam Chakries' 1953 Studebaker Pickup was first built in 1958.

Richard Haverty's 1953 Studebaker

Dick Gonzales' 1955 Studebaker

The Manta Ray was built by Glen Hire and Vernon Antoine of Whittier, California, sometime between 1951 and 1953. Inspiration came from Harley Earl's 1951 GM LeSabre concept car.

The LeBlanc Special is a twin-Hemi streamliner designed by Eugene LeBlanc of Cupertino, California. The build was completed in 1953, and Gene ran it on Bonneville in 1953, 1954 and 1955.

John Southwick's 1954 Buick Century Convertible, of El Cerrito, California

Sal Mammano's 1954 Buick Roadmaster Riviera

Bob Schremp's 1954 Chevrolet Bel-Air of Norwalk, California was restyled by Branson's Custom Shop in the mid 1950s. In 1956 Bob's Chevrolet received a scallop paint job by Larry Watson. The paint job was done in the driveway of Watson's parents, and it was the first car Watson gave a scallop paint job.

Cole Foster's 1954 Chevrolet of Salinas, California. Known as The Blue Car, Cole completed the build in 1990.

Duane Steck's 1954 Chevrolet-The Moonglow

Duane Steck's 1954 Chevrolet Bel-Air of Lakewood, California. Duane was a member of the Long Beach Renegades car club, and his Chevrolet was well known around town as The Moonglow. Larry Watson painted the car at least three times, and in 1959 he gave it a Candy Blue paint job. A sparkling Silver Pearl was used as base color, and according to Larry, it was his best candy blue paint-job ever.

Louie Gaulrapp's 1954 Chevrolet, of Lakewood, California was restyled by Louie and George Branson Body and Paint Shop

Mick Tully's 1954 Chevrolet - The Golden Galleon

Tom Von Pertz's 1954 Chevrolet of Lynwood, California. Tom was a member of the Tridents of Southern California car club, and he had the car when he joined the club in 1960.

Al Peirish's 1954 Ford Skyliner of Inglewood, California was restyled by Don Roberts of Bear Custom Shop in 1962. Al's Skyliner was one of the last customs to come out of Don's shop.

Jake Melson's 1954 Ford F-100

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."

Martin Srabian and Morris Srabian's 1954 Ford Pickup, The Wild Kat, was completed in 1956. Restyled by Barris Kustoms, the Wild Kat is known as the first vehicle ever to feature quad headlight styling, beating Detroit by two years.

Ralph Ehorn's 1954 Ford F-100

Bobby Yamazaki's 1954 Mercury

Dick Jackson's 1954 Mercury

Herb Conway's 1954 Mercury of Lynwood, California. Herb bought the Merc in December of 1954. He had Kinch's Body Shop paint it, before Earl Harman and Dean Jeffries pinstriped it.

Jerry Malouf's 1954 Mercury Hardtop, of California was restyled by Competition Body Shop in 1956.

Richard Soderquist's 1954 Mercury

Tony Ferreira's 1954 Mercury Monterey

Don Chapman's 1954 Studebaker

Ronnie Fossen's 1954 Studebaker of Compton, California. Ronnie's Studebaker was restyled in the mid or late 1950s.

Roy Abendroth's 1955 Buick Century of Compton, California. Known as the "BuSonic," the build was started in 1959 and completed in 1963. It featured bodywork by John Schott and Copper Metalflake paint job by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style. It was also fitted with hydraulic lifts.

Delmar McCutcheon's 1955 Buick of Bakersfield, California. Known as The Kandy Kane, the car received a panel paint job by Larry Watson at Watson's House of Style in 1958. The upholstery was done in Mexico.

Bill Sharpe's 1955 Chevrolet of Lynwood, California. Bill was a founding member and the first President of the Tridents of Southern California car club, and his Chevrolet was restyled in the late 1950s. The car was named "Dracula."

Bill Stewart's 1955 Chevrolet of San Fernando Valley, California. Billy was a member of the San Fernando Valley Illusions car club.

Bud McNair's 1955 Chevrolet 210, of Corona Del Mar, California was flamed and striped by Von Dutch.

Harry Hoskin's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air of Maricopa, California. Restyled by Barris Kustoms, the car went trough several iterations. The first version was completed in 1955.

Jerry Feigner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Wilmington, California. Jerry was a member of the Cut-Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Chevrolet was known as "Lil Honey Bee." In 1958 Mike Clines gave the car a scallop and pintripe paint job in his father's garage in Long Beach. Mike also added the chrome tape to the top of the car.

Perry Gardner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, of Artesia, California was striped by Von Dutch.

Don Tognotti's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Green Voodoo

Bill Burnett's 1955 Ford Crown Victoria was restyled around 1955/1956.

George Contaoi's 1955 Ford F-100 of San Bernardino, California, was restyled by Dick Richardson's Custom Shop and Barris Kustoms in 1956. Von Dutch striped it and made a mural on the tailgate along with Dean Jeffries.

Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of Hayward, California. Known as "The CandyBird," Castro's Thunderbird was restyled by Joe Bailon at Bailon's Custom Shop in 1957.

Joe Cirimele's 1955 Ford of the Satan's Angels in Oakland, California was restyled by Bailon Custom Shop.

Larry Quatrone's 1955 Ford Crown Victoria as it appeared after Larry Watson had painted it candy gold and lime in 1960.

Leon Clutterham's 1955 Ford F-100

Richard Axcell's 1955 Ford Pickup

Bob Baker's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Compton, California was striped by Dean Jeffries.

Bob McNulty's 1955 Chevrolet Corvette, of Castro Valley, California

Chuck Potter's 1955 Chevrolet

George Barris' 1955 Chevrolet truck, the Kopper Kart, was built as a promotion vehicle for Barris Kustoms of Lynwood, California. The build was completed in 1957.

George Long's 1955 Chevrolet, of Pasadena, California.

Gilbert Cruz' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Gordon Burnham's 1955 Chevrolet

Henry Contreras' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air of Norwalk, California. Henry was a member of the Rogues of Long Beach car club, and his Chevrolet was restyled several times in the 1950s and 1960s. Branson's Custom Shop was responsible for many of the modifications on the car.

Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet of Santa Maria, California. The car was restyled by Barris Kustoms 1957 - 1958.

Jimmy Walker's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of McFarland, California.

John McLaughlin's 1955 Chevrolet of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. In the late 1950s Jim sent the car on a train from Oklahoma to Barris Kustoms in California to have they finish the build and paint it. Harry L. Mabe of Long Beach, California bought the car in January of 1961.

Ronnie Reishert's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, of Los Angeles, California.

Tom McNamara's 1955 Chevrolet

A. J. Lanier's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Lanier

Gil Ayala's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of East Los Angeles, California. Known as the Wild Bird, the car was restyled by Gil and Al Ayala at Gil's Auto Body Works. The first version was completed in 1956.

Calvin Wiekamp's 1955 Mercury

Bud Campbell's 1955 Plymouth Sport Coupe

Gary Ruddell's 1955 Pontiac of Norwalk, California. Gary was the President of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club, and the Pontiac was his first car. He bought it in 1959 and began restyling it shortly thereafter.

James P. Butler's 1955 Studebaker

Gary Niemie's 1956 Buick Century

Carol Lewis' 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air, of Baldwin Hills, California. Carol was Dean Jeffries girlfriend.

Ed Hoban's 1956 Chevrolet, of Los Angeles, California.

Eric Bracher's 1956 Chevrolet of San Jose, California was restyled by Joe Wilhelm at Wilhelm's Custom Shop in the late 1950s.

Helen Avila's 1956 Chevrolet - She Devil

J.R. Kovalski's 1956 Chevrolet of Long Beach, California. J.R. was a member of the Long Beach Cavaliers car club, and he owned the Chevy in 1958, when he graduated from Long Beach Poly High School.

Jim Doss' 1956 Chevrolet

Jim Jackson's 1956 Chevrolet 4-door Hardtop

John Benson's 1956 Chevrolet

Lenny Macchiarella's 1956 Chevrolet Pickup of San Jose was restyled in the 1950s.

Oscar and Ernesto Ruelas' 1956 Chevrolet of East Los Angeles, California. Oscar and Ernesto were founding members of the Duke's car club, and their Chevrolet, known as Mr. Know it All, received a custom paint job by Joe Andersen at Joe Andersen's Custom Shop in the mid 1960s.

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

Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - The X-Sonic

Dave Robertson's 1956 Ford F100 -Lil Nugget

Ed Roth's 1956 Ford F-100 truck of Maywood, California. Ed, who was a member of the Maywood Drag Wagons, bought the truck in 1957. He wanted to use it as a promotion vehicle for his custom paint and pinstripe business, so he gave it a red flame paint job the same year.

Gene Boucher's 1956 Ford, The Marquis, was restyled by Bill Cushenbery of Cushenbery Custom Shop for Gene Boucher of Monterey, California. The build took two and a half year to complete, and it made its debut in January of 1962.

Howard Gribble's 1956 Ford F-100, of Torrance, California, received a flame paint job by Walt Prey in 1975.

John Wieira's 1956 Ford F-100

Jack Arnold's 1956 Mercury

Leroy Kemmerer's 1956 Mercury of Castro Valley, California. Leroy's Merc, also known as The Jade Idol, was restyled by Gene Winfield of Winfield's Custom Shop. The build was started in 1958, and completed in 1959. The Jade Idol became an instant hit at car shows all over the US, and it was the car that helped Gene gain national recognition as a custom car builder.

Don Coulter's 1955 Oldsmobile 88

Ed Pardue's Streamliner - The Apache

Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury of Long Beach, California. Dulin was a member of the Cut Outs of Long Beach car club, and his Plymouth went through seven iterations between 1956 and 1962. This photo shows the car as it appeared early in 1957.

Dean Jeffries' 1956 Porsche 356 Carrera of Lynwood, California, was restyled by Dean. He bought the car after selling his 1947 Mercury in 1957. The build was completed around 1958/1959.

Larry Watson's 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Bob Yoas' 1957 Chevrolet Corvette

Carl Swenson's 1957 Chevrolet of Lynwood, California.

Mike Sparrow's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette

Johnny Zupan's 1956 Ford F-100

Jud Morgan's 1956 Ford F-100, of the Long Beach Renegades.

George Barris' 1956 Continental Mark II was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1956. The Lincoln was George's personal driver, and he owned it for about a year.

John Cox's 1956 Mercury

Ray Cress' 1956 Mercury

John and Ann Scarlett's 1956 Metropolitan of San Jose, California was restyled by Wirth's Body Shop in the late 1950s. Joe Crisafulli applied the scallop paint job.

Joe Crisafulli's 1956 Oldsmobile of San Jose, California. Joe was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club, and the Olds was restyled during the summer of 1957.

Ken Sowers' 1956 Plymouth of San Jose, California was restyled by Wirth's Body Shop in 1958.

Bob Palladino's 1957 Buick Century - The Candy Wagon

Bill Shelley's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette of Oakland, California. Named "Bali Hi," the car was restyled by Bill and Bob McNulty. The build was completed in 1960.

Bob Webster's 1957 Chevrolet of San Bernardino, California. Bob was a member of the San Bernardino Krankers car club, and his car was known as "El Tigere". It was restyled circa 1957-1958.

Dan Contreras' 1957 Chevrolet of Norwalk, California. Restyled in 1963, Dan's Chevrolet featured Copper plated spotlights, wheels and side pipes.

Dick King's 1957 Chevrolet Four-Door Hardtop of Norwalk, California. Dick was a member of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club, and his car was restyled around 1958 - 1959. Once completed, the car was shown as Kings Royalty.

Don Fletcher's 1957 Chevrolet - The El Capitola

Josie Celeste's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air of Oakland, California. Named "Angel Lust," the panel painted version of Josie's Chevrolet was completed in 2016.

Lauralee Dobbel's 1957 Chevrolet, of the Rod Benders of Hayward, California was restyled by Bob McNulty.

Phil Curry's 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air

Rich Pichette's 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery of Moreno Valley, California. The car was restyled by Bill Hines and Gary Minor after a rear end accident in 1992. The build was completed in 1998, featuring scallops designed by Jerry Weesner and pinstriping by Larry Watson.

Clif Inman's 1957 Chrysler

Doug Osterman's 1957 DeSoto of San Jose, California. Doug's Desoto was first restyled by Flyer Tabata at Flyers Body Shop in 1959. In 1960 it was taken to Joe Bailon of Bailon Custom Shop for a makeover. This version received one of Bailon's signature Candy Apple Red paint jobs.

Harry Okuda's 1957 Dodge of Norwalk, California. In 1957 Harry's Dodge received a scallop paint job by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style.

Bill Moore's 1957 Ford Ranchero

Buddy Alcorn's 1950 Mercury was originally restyled by the Ayala Brothers at Gil's Auto Body Works for an undisclosed owner in 1952. Buddy Alcorn of Dominguez, California acquired the car in 1955 and promptly took it to Barris Kustoms for further enhancements. 1957 marked another pivotal moment for the Merc when Buddy traded it for Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford. Jackson, who ran Advanced Custom Paints in Compton, California, infused new life into the Merc with a two-tone paint scheme, pinstriping, dual spotlights, and Oldsmobile Fiesta hubcaps.

Chris Casny's 1957 Ford Thunderbird of Hollywood, California was stolen in October 2010.

David Rolin's 1957 Ford of Sacramento, California. Dave's Ford was restyled by Dick Bertolucci of Bertolucci Body & Fender Shop and Harris' Body Shop between 1956 and 1958. Later on the same year, the car, named "Tormentor" received pinstriping and evenutally a scallop paint job by Dick Katayanagi of Katayanagi Custom Paint.

Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford of Compton, California was restyled late in 1956 or early in 1957. Dick, who started out at Barris Kustoms, ran his own shop Advanced Custom Paints in Compton, California, when the Ford was restyled. Later on in 1957, Dick traded the Ford with Buddy Alcorn for his 1950 Mercury.

Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford Thunderbird

George Contaoi's 1957 Ford Fairlane, of San Bernardino, California was restyled by Dick Richardson's Custom Shop in 1957.

George Mitobe's 1957 Ford Ranchero of Artesia, California was restyled by Branson's Custom Shop sometime between 1957 and 1959. Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style applied the scallops and striping.

Hilton Vail's 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 of San Bernardino, California. Hilton was an active member in the San Bernardino Krankers car club from 1958 to 1961. He bought the Ford brand new, and completed the build circa 1958.

Jack Smario's 1957 Ford, of Pittsburg, California, was restyled by Gene Winfield at Winfield's Custom Shop sometime between 1957 and 1959.

Mike Malfatano's 1957 Ford of Pittsburg, California. Mike's Ford was originally restyled by Gene Winfield at Winfield's Custom Shop for Jack Smario. Mike bought the car from Jack, and had Winfield redo it for him.

Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane of San Jose, California. The first version of Jerry's Ford, known as the Maze, was restyled in 1957, featuring custom body work and paint by Wirth's Body Shop, and a scallop paint job by Joe Crisafulli of J & J Auto Painting. Jerry was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club.

Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane of San Jose, California. The second version of Jerry's Ford, known as the Maze, was completed in 1958, featuring a radical scallop paint job by Bob Heinrichs.

Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane of San Jose, California. The third version of Jerry's Ford, was completed in 1959. Jerry was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club.

Jon Enberg's 1957 Ford

Richard Lee Tiago's 1957 Ford Ranchero

Ken Nunez' 1957 Ford

Scotty Berguson's 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon of California was restyled in 1958.

Tim Musico's 1957 Ford Ranchero - The Edselero

Wayne Christensen's 1957 Ford Ranchero of Norwalk, California. Wayne purchased the Ranchero in 1957. It was a pristine powder blue, a sight to behold and a canvas ready for the youthful ingenuity of the Christensen brothers. Without missing a beat, Wayne and his older brother Keith immediately lowered it to the ground. It was then adorned with real Appleton spotlights and Oldsmobile fiesta hubcaps that added a touch of elegance. In 2023, Keith told Kustomrama that having the Ranchero lowered "on the ground" was "the most a kid in high school could afford back then." Photo from The Keith Christensen Collection.

Jack James' 1957 Buick Special

Red Pierce's 1957 Oldsmobile as it looked in the mid 1960s. Red's Olds was fit with hydraulic lifts all around.

Steve Drale's 1958 Cadillac Brougham

Bruce Schwartz' 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air - The "Blue Car"

Chuck Burkart's 1958 Chevrolet Impala of San Jose, California. Chuck was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers. In 1959 Joe Crisafulli gave the car a flame paint job at Flyers Body Shop.

The second version of Chuck Burkart's 1958 Chevrolet Impala, featuring a scallop paint job that Joe Crisafulli laid in 1959. Chuck was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers.

Dennis McKee's 1958 Chevrolet Impala of Torrance, California. Dennis' Impala was restyled in 1962, and it received a pearl Tangerine paint job by Joe Andersen of Joe Andersen's Custom Shop in the Summer of 1962.

Doug Osterman's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette of San Jose, California. Doug's mild Corvette was restyled in 1961.

Frank Goehring's 1958 Chevrolet Impala was restyled by Joe Crisafulli at Flyers Body Shop of San Jose, California. The build was completed in 1959.

Gary Ruddell's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette of Norwalk, California. Gary bought the Corvette in 1960. At the time he was the President of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club.

Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet Impala

Joe Hurst's 1958 Chevrolet Impala

John and Rebecca Hackler's 1958 Chevrolet

LaVonne Bathke's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette

Dick Jackson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird was restyled in 1958. The car was later sold to Calvin Wiekamp.

Larry Watson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird. Larry bought the Thunderbird brand new in 1958, and he told a seller at Downey Ford to give him a call as soon as the first car with a tuck n' roll interior arrived. Larry brought it almost directly to Barris Kustoms for a mild job before he gave it a burgundy and silver panel paint job. Larry's Thunderbird was known as "Vino Pasiano" and "The Burgundy Bird," and the first iteration was completed in 1958.

Winfield's Custom Shop's 1958 Oldsmobile

The Crazy Painters - Baron, Roth and Kelly. 50 years experience pinstriping. A business card that dates back to circa 1958. At the time, the trio operated out of a shop at 9001 Atlantic in Southgate, California. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Bob Knessel's Sports Custom of Bell, California. Featuring a Fiberglass body, Bob and his dad spent three years constructing the car. According to an appearance in Fawcett Book 413 How to Build and Race Hot Rods, Ed Roth was involved in the build, and rumors has it that he gave it a Metallic pink paint job once the bodywork was done.

Larry Watson's 1959 Cadillac 62 Series Coupe

Bob Mayfield's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Forest Cutler's 1959 Chevrolet Impala was sold to California around 2007.

Jim Cirivello's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Jim Seaton's 1959 Chevrolet El Camino

Keith Christensen's 1959 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery of Norwalk, California. Keith and Doug Carney installed hydraulic lifts on the car in 1961. It was also dressed up with a Murano Pearl Yellow paint job by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style. Keith ran Gene's Mufflers, and the Sedan Delivery was his daily driver.

Ken Leake's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Larry Kubota's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Leonard's Chevrolet's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Roxy Pearson's 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Clayton Crowe's 1959 Oldsmobile

Ed Roth's Outlaw was Ed's first experience with fiberglass. The build was started in 1957, and it made it's debut two years later as the Excaliber at the 1959 Disneyland Car Club Day and Autocade.

Chris Casny's 1959 Ford Thunderbird, of Hollywood, California.

Danny Leonette's 1960 Chevrolet Impala of Norwalk, California. Danny was one of the original members of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club, and he bought the Impala brand new. After buying it he dropped it in the front and back and added Appleton spotlights.

Mark Jorgenson's 1960 Chevrolet Impala was restyled in the mid 1960s featuring lifts up front by Dick & Ron's and a pearl blue fadeaway paint job by Joe Andersen's Custom Shop.

Tom Von Pertz's 1960 Chevrolet Impala of Lynwood, California. Tom was a member of the Tridents of Southern California, and his Impala featured a bright red paint job with a bright pearl stripe painted by Barris Auto in Lynwood. Barris painted the stripe circa 1961.

Gary Ruddell's 1960 Ford Starliner of Norwalk, California. Gary was the President of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club, and he bought the car and had it restyled circa 1960-1961.

Jack Fields' 1960 Ford Starliner

Jim Beeson's 1960 Ford Starliner of Paramount, California. Jim was a member of the Dutchmen of Paramount car club, and the bought the car brand new in the Spring of 1960.

Jim Morgan's 1960 Ford

A photo of Richard Moore with his 1950 Chevrolet taken in Torrance, California in 1964. Richard is the kid on the skateboard. The 1958 Ford in front of the Chevy belonged to his brother. Richard's Chevrolet featured a Candy Apple Green paint job, a white tuck and roll interior, chromed and reversed wheels, a Hurst-shifter, and a Mad Man Muntz 45RPM Record Player under the dash. Photo courtesy of Richard Moore.

Mike Perello's 1960 Ford Starliner was restyled in 1964.

Tommy O'Connor's 1960 Ford Thunderbird of Concord, California. In 2015 Kyle Martin of Martin Kolor & Style laid a faded panel paint job on Tommy's Thunderbird. The car is also known as the Toadbird.

Erik Hernandez' 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88

Manuel Gonzalez's Californian of Wilmington, California. Manuel's blown Chevrolet dragster was built by Allen Murdersbach. Started in 1959, the build featured an aluminum body by Bob Sorrell that Dean Jeffries painted Candy Apple Red and Pearlescent White. Don Prosser performed he engine work, and the build was completed sometime around 1960.

The 1960 Car Club Murder. On March 28, 1960, a violent car club clash shook Long Beach, California, when members of the Townsmen of East Long Beach Car Club raided a meeting of the Dutchmen of Paramount at the Lakewood Moose Lodge. The attack left 16-year-old Neil Mahan critically injured with a gunshot wound to the head. The event, covered in newspapers like the Independent on March 30, 1960, sent shockwaves through the local community and marked a pivotal moment in the region's car club history. The aftermath of the incident, involving multiple arrests and a high-profile trial, was seen by some as signaling the decline of the car club culture among teenagers in the area. Photo courtesy of the Independent, March 30, 1960.

Pat Ward's 1961 Chevrolet Corvette, of Inglewood, California was painted by Junior Conway of Junior's House of Color.

Richard Mikami's 1961 Chevrolet Impala of Gardena, California. Restyled in 1964, Richard's Impala featured hydraulic lifts by Bill Hines, a Pearl paint job by Joe Andersen and a custom upholstery by Russ and Bess. The car was known as "The Ant Killer"

Jim Robertson's 1961 Ford of Simi Valley, California. Jim's Ford was restyled in 1969, and it featured a fadeaway paint job by Bill Carter of Carter Pro Paint and pinstriping by Walt Prey.

Ralph Prey's 1963 Chevrolet Impala of Inglewood, California. Known as the Cherry Heering, photos taken in 1968 show it running a custom paint job by Dave Kent and Walt Prey of Kent's Customs. By 1969, it had been dressed up with a vail paint job by Walt. Photo from The Howard Gribble Collection.

Jim Robertson's 1961 Ford of Simi Valley, California was originally restyled in 1969. In 1970 it received a panel paint job by the Animal of Canoga Park.

Larry Watson's 1962 Cadillac

Mike Smith's 1962 Chevrolet Impala was restyled in the mid 1960s.

Jeannie O'Neal's 1962 Ford Thunderbird

Chet Herbert's Beast III

Joe Hurst's 1961 Buick Electra

Carl Darling's 1961 Ford Starliner was restyled around1967/1968.

Mike Monteleone's 1957 Oldsmobile of Van Nuys, California. Living in the San Fernando Valley, a hub for hot rods and customs in the 1960s, Mike's Olds was skillfully restyled by Bill Cushenbery at Cushenbery Custom Shop in 1965-66.

Howard Gribble's 1961 Ford Starliner of Torrance, California was restyled by Carl Darling and Howard Gribble. The build was completed early in 1966. Unfortunately, a truck smashed one side of the car shortly thereafter.

Sandy Gordon's 1961 Pontiac Bonnveille Convertible received a fadeaway paint job by Joe Andersen's Custom Shop in the summer of 1965.

Richard Zocchi's Second 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix was restyled by Lucky 7 Custom for Richard Zocchi of Walnut Creek, California. The car was built as a chopped clone of a 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix that Gene Winfield of Winfield's Custom Shop restyled for Zocchi in 1962. The build was completed in 2002.

Ed Roth's Mysterion of Maywood, California. The build was completed in 1963.

George Barris' 1963 Buick Riviera of Encino, California. George, who owned and operated Barris Kustom City in North Hollywood, California, designed the car himself. Known as "The Villa Riviera Buick," the build was completed in 1963. In 1964 a white iteration of the car appeared in the popular Surf-movie "For Those Who Think Young".

Bob Nordskog's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, The Asteroid, was restyled by Barris Kustoms in 1963.

Johnnie Alan McCann's 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS

Gordy Brown's 1963 Ford Thunderbird of San Fernando, California. Gordy was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, but decided to move to Southern California in the early 1960s, after Utah passed a law against altered suspension. The Thunderbird was built at his shop House of Customs around 1963/1964, and it featured hydraulic lifts on all four corners so he could raise it up by the touch of a switch.

The flyer for the 1964 Winternationals Custom Auto Fair. Held at the Great Western Exhibit Center in Los Angeles from February 6-9, 1964, the show was promoted as one of the nation's largest and most popular custom auto shows of its time. Scan courtesy of Tom Kosulandich.

Jim Boyd's 1963 Ford of California. By 1965 Jim's Ford had been fit with hydraulic lifts up front. It would later receive lifts in the rear as well, along with some custom modifications and a Larry Watson paint job.

Bob Guilbault's 1963 Pontiac Bonneville. Bob was a member of the San Fernando Valley Illusions car club.

Joe Andersen's 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix

Allen Duke's 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS of Wilmington, California. Allen's lifted Impala went through several changes between 1965 and 1969. This was how it appeared after it had been turned into "Bloody Mary" in 1969.

Mike Smith's 1965 Buick Riviera was restyled in the mid 1960s.

The first version of Bob Huffman's 1965 Chevrolet Impala, of Norwalk, California, featuring a bumperless front end design, restyled rear end and Hydraulics on all four corners was completed in 1966.

The second version of Bob Huffman's 1965 Chevrolet Impala, of Norwalk, California, was based on a design by Harry Bradley. The car was restyled by Bob and Tom Chafin. The build was completed in 1968.

Jim Arkin's 1965 Chevrolet Impala of San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California received a full custom paint job by Joe Andersen's Custom Shop and lifts on all four corners by Dick & Ron's in the summer of 1966.

Nick Hoogoian's 1965 Chevrolet Malibu of Granada Hills, San Fernando Valley received a fadeaway paint job by Joe Andersen's Custom Shop and lifts up front by Dick & Ron's in the summer of 1966.

Jim Arkin's 1965 Chevrolet Impala as it appeared after Joe Andersen of Joe Andersen's Custom Shop had repainted it black pearl with cobweb in 1967.

Steve Arnold's 1965 Chevrolet Malibu of Gardena, California. Steve was a member of the Tridents of Southern California car club. In 1967 Steve installed lifts on the Malibu.

Carl Tucker's 1961 Ford of Panorama City, California. In 1967 or 1968 Carl's Ford was pinstriped by Walt Prey.

Jim Arkin's 1967 Buick Riviera of Los Angeles, California. Jim was a member of the San Fernando Valley Illusions car club, and in 1968 his Riviera featured 8 inch Ansen slotted aluminum wheels, and a subtle business men's pinstripe by Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style. The pinstripe consisted of two lines, a half inch apart, that ran the length of the car.

Phil Cool's 1932 Ford Roadster of Cloverdale, California. Phil's roadster won the 1978 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award at the Grand National Roadster Show, and it has been voted as one of the "100 Most Influential Hot Rods of All Time."

Lil John's 1966 Chevrolet Caprice of La Mirada, California. Lil John is the founder and first President of the famous Majestics Lowrider car club mother chapter of Southern California. Lil John's list of Lowrider show cars representing the Lowrider Majestics car club helped set the standards in the 1970s and they each were ahead of their time in paint design, patterns, and murals. The Caprice was completed in 1978.

Rick Dore's 1957 Buick - The Lavender Persuasion

James Hetfield's 1937 Lincoln Zephyr - "Voodoo Priest" of Downey, California, was built by Rick Dore at RD Kustoms in 2012.

The first annual Pasadena Auto Show and Reliability Run was held March 30, 1952 at Victory Park in Pasadena, California.

Lundquist Coach Craft of San Francisco, California was a custom body shop run and operated by Ted Lundquist.

D & B Auto Sales was a used car lot in Hollywood, California specialized in custom built cars and hot rods. In 1948 the shop was located at 8221 Santa Monica Blvd. The shop was later renamed Custom City Auto Sales. Scan provided by Rik Hoving's Custom Car Photo Archive

The Wolf Hounds is an East Los Angeles, California car club. The club was an integrated club, including both whites and Latinos, and when George Gonzales won the presidency in 1954 it made front page news. Photo courtesy of Esteban E. Villegas.

Wall Custom Cars of South Gate, California was a used car dealership specializing in customized cars. Forey and Glen Wall started the dealership in 1955.

A Burns ad from 1948.

Lee's Speed Shop of Oakland, California manufactured and sold speed equipment for cars and boats. The shop was run by Lee Chapel.

The Road Kings of Burbank car club was established in 1952

The first annual Fresno Autorama was held March 7 thru 9, 1958 at the National Guard Armory in Fresno, California.

The 1959 Pasadena Motor Pageant was held April 23 - 26, 1959 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calfiornia.

The 1959 Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show was held November 26 - 29, 1959 at the Kern County Fair Grounds in Bakersfield, California.

The 2nd annual Tridents Rod and Custo-Rama was held November 16-23, 1961 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.

The 7th San Mateo Custom, Rod & Sports Car Show was held January 5-7, 1962 in San Mateo, California.

Dick & Ron's Custom of Huntington Park, California propably installed more lifts then anyone else in the 1960s. Photo courtesy of Mike Davis.

The 1965 Winternationals was held January 28 - February 7, 1965, consisting of the Winternationals Custom Auto Fair and the Winternationals Championship Drag Races.

Richard Mikami's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray of Gardena, California. Richard installed hydraulic lifts on the car in 1966.

In 1966 Larry moved to Mexico to pursue an acting career with his wife, leaving behind a big gap in the market. While he was away, two "Watson" paint shops sprung up in the area offering custom paint jobs to teenagers that didn't know better. One of the shops, Watson's Custom Kars was located in Downey. The other one, Watson's was located in Van Nuys on Burbank Blvd. Late in 1966 Larry returned to California to open up a new shop in Bellflower. Back in business, he made flyers that contained an important notice about the imposters that had been using his name while he was away. Scan courtesy of Von Franco.

Creepers of Fresno was a car club out of Fresno, California.

Tyrants of San Fernando Valley was a car club out of the San Fernando Valley district of Los Angeles.

Sinister Knights of Los Angeles was a car club out of Los Angeles.

Joseph Perez - Perez Kustom Kar Interiors of Los Angeles, California. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. In the 1960s Joe was known as one of the best custom upholsterers in Southern California, and he did many of Larry Watson's interiors. Marshall, who worked for Larry between 1966 and 1967, remembers Watson once telling him that "you'll never win best interior with black." When Marshall worked for Watson, Joe had a shop at 4819 Nobel Street in Los Angeles, and diamond and pleats were his specialties. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Custom Car Koloring by Larry Craig. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. Larry was a contemporary of Watson. He did excellent work, and Marshall remembers that he rented 14903 Lakewood Blvd. in Paramount, California after Watson moved. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

The Body Shop of Van Nuys, California. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. In 2018 Marshall recalled that Watson used this body shop up in the valley when he worked for him between 1966 and 1967. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Bill Carter of The House of Custom Color. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. The shop was located at 14373 Calvert St. in Van Nuys, California. The same address as The Body Shop. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

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.

Charles Altizer, Executive Vice President of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth of Maywood, California. Monsters that mean business. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Herb Speck - George Barris Kustom Centre of Paramount, California. Donated by Marshall Tripp, this business card comes from the office of Larry Watson. Photo from The Kustomrama Business Card Collection.

Andrew "Drew" Jackson's 1959 Chevrolet Impala of Long Beach, California. This photo shows the "Five Line" version of the car as it appeared in the early 1970s.

A flyer for Motorcycle Painting by Watson. At the time his business was located in Sherman Oaks, Caifornia. Scan courtesy of Von Franco.

Bill Hines' 1957 Lincoln of Garden Grove, California.

Frank De Rosa's 1966 Buick Riviera of Pittsburg, California. Built by Frank at De Rosa Custom Body and Fender in 1983 the car is also known as "The Golden Piranha."

Bill Leslie's 1960 Ford Thunderbird of Buffalo, New York. Restyled in the 1960s, Bill's Thunderbird was shown as "The Golden Gem." Bill moved to San Diego, California in the 1980s, bringing the Thunderbird along.

Charles Marshall's 1950 Cadillac Roadster of Palo Alto, California. The design of the car was inspired by the 1953 Cadillac LeMans concept car, and according to later owner Charles Marshall it was supposedly built in New Jersey in the 1960s. Charles Marshall of Palo Alto, California bought it from Los Angeles in 2000.

The Kevin Hertfelder's Sport Custom of Orange County, California. When Kevin bought the car in 2010 he was told that it came from the Mid-West.

The Bob Wood Roadster of Dos Palos, California. The old roadster was unearthed in 2021 after Bob passed away. According to his son, Bob had owned the car since 1938. Back in the days he raced it with a GMC engine.

Dave Facey's 1940 Willys Special of Lakeland, Florida. Facey bought the old Sport Custom from a collector in North Florida in 2021. The collector bought it from someone in Texas 10 years earlier, and rumor has it that it was built in California.

East Bay Speed & Custom is a Concord, California hot rod and custom body and restoration shop run by Brandon Flaner. Established in 2012, the shop has already grown a reputation as Northern California's Early Ford Hot Rod and Custom Specialists.

Howard Gribble's 1964 Chevrolet Impala of Torrance, California. Restyled by Starlite Rod & Kustom, Howard's Impala is a recreation of the Bloody Mary version of Allen Duke's 1964 Chevrolet Impala from 1969. The build was completed in December of 2014, and it made it's first public appearance at the 2014 Mooneyes X-Mas Party.

Roger Trawick's 1962 Buick Electra, the Electracutioner, of Yorba Linda, California. Roger is a member of the Beatniks car club, and his Buick was restyled by fellow Beatniks member David Hitchinson. The build was completed in 2015.

John D'Agostino's 1968 Buick Riviera of Discovery Bay, California. Restyled by Oz Kustoms, D'Agostino's Riviera, named "The Pantheon", made it's first public appearance at the 2015 Grand National Rooadster Show in January of 2015.

Joe Roth's 1959 Chevrolet Impala of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Restyled by Cudahy Auto Body, the build was started in 1960 and completed in 1961. Marcus Edell of Castro Valley, California bought the old custom in 2015.

Jeff Bruns' 1959 Ford of Vacaville, California. Named "Green With Envy," Jeff's Ford was completed in 2013.

Adam Woodhams' 1959 Buick LeSabre of San Jose, California. The build, known as "the Lone Wolf", was completed in 2015.

Jack Fields' 1954 Chevrolet of Torrance, California. In June of 2016 Jack's Chevrolet received a flame paint job.

Scott Roberts' 1954 Mercury of Moorpark, California. The build was completed in January of 2016, just in time for the Grand National Roadster Show.

John D'Agostino's 1958 Packard Sportster of Discovery Bay, California. Named "Rita", the two seater was built as a tribute to Hollywood movie actress Rita Hayworth. It was designed by John D'Agostino and OZ Welch. Body and paint was performed by OZ Kustoms in Oroville, California. The build made its debut at the Rodeo Drive Concours in Beverly Hills on Fathers Day 2016.

Matt Taylor's 1927 Dodge roadster of Concord, California. Named the Fool's Goldster, Matt's roadster was one of the contenders for the America's Most Beautiful Roadster award at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show. The build was completed in January of 2017.

Brandon Penserini's 1936 Ford roadster of Napa, California. Named "Venus," the roadster was built by Brandon at Altissimo Custom Paint & Restoration. The build was completed in January of 2017, and it made its first public appearance at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show.

Jeff Spence's 1961 Plymouth Fury of Willits, California. Named "The Milky Way," Jeff's Plymouth was restyled by Jeff at Kustoms by Spence. The brown and gold version of the car made its debut at the 2017 Sacramento Autorama.

The Menges Twin's 1940 Dodge Coupe of Santa Rosa, California. In 2018 the Dodge received a glossy black paint job.

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.

Henrik Forss' 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 of Sacramento, California. The build was completed in October of 2018, featuring a panel and flame custom paint job by Kyle Martin of Martin Kolor & Style.

Jacques Bechard's 1932 Ford Roadster of Montreal, Canada. The build was started in 1958. This photo shows the car as it appeared circa 1961. Robert Di Pietro of Candiac, Quebece, Canada bought the remains of the old hot rod in 2014. After buying it, Robert spent four years restoring and rebuilding it. Robert has a ranch near Arroyo Grande, California where he keeps the car.

The Menges Twins' 1937 Ford Coupe of Atascadero, California. Featuring white primer, the build was completed early in 2019.

Steve Pierce's 1940 Buick Coupe of Napa, California. Named "Pamela," the car made it's first public appearance at the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show in January of 2019.

Johnny Aguirre's 1940 Dodge Business Coupe of Riverside, California. Johnny is a member of the Emperors of California car club, and his Dodge build was completed early in 2019.

The 1st Customs by the Sea in Santa Barbara, California was held March 9, 2019.

Justin Lawley's 1947 Ford Coupe of Napa, California. Lawley is a member of the Squires of Napa car club. The build was completed in 2019.

Jeremy Jack's 1950 Ford of Napa, California. Jack is a member of the Squires of Napa car club. The build was complted early in 2019, and it made its debut at the 2019 Customs by the Sea in Santa Barbara, California.

John Knox's 1953 Buick Skylark custom of Portsmouth, Virginia. Restyled in the late 1950s or the early 1960s, the car was featured on the cover of Speed and Custom April 1962.

Henrik Forss' 1930 Ford Model A Coupe of Sacramento, California. Henrik's Coupe was originally built by Jorel Shockley at Shockley Customs. Henrik bought the hot rod in 2021, gave it a makeover, and turned it into the Hollywood Howler.

Ray Fox's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster of Huntington Beach, California. Ray was born in 1938. He passed away in 2021, and the car was sold as part of his estate after he passed away. At the time, Ray had owned the car for at least 40 years. Jay Deisman and his dad bought the car from the estate and as they were going through it they found a registration for "Dealers, Manufactures, or Transporters" from 1952 written to San Gabriel Valley Wreckers out of El Monte, California.

Cameron Ballanger's 1946 Ford Coupe of Anduze, France. Cameron came across the car for sale in Visalia, California in 2021. Cameron bought the coupe from Kenneth Craddock of Visalia, California.

Coby Gewertz's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Redondo Beach, California. Known as "St. Christopher," the coupe was built by South City Rod & Custom. The build made its debut at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California.

Jesse Orozco's 1956 Chevrolet - Memory '56 of Salinas, California. Inspired by Lanny Erickson's 1956 Chevrolet, the build took more than 20 years to complete. Once completed, it made its debut at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show.

According to Custom Rodder May 1962 California had always been the leading state when it comes to custom cars.

The 1960 Car Club Murder

The 1960 Car Club Murder was a tragic and defining moment in the history of Southern California car clubs. On March 28, 1960, a violent clash erupted when members of the Townsmen of East Long Beach Car Club raided a meeting of the Dutchmen of Paramount at the Lakewood Moose Lodge. Armed with weapons, the Townsmen stormed the hall in an attack described as premeditated. During the chaos, 16-year-old Neil Mahan of the Dutchmen was shot in the head while seeking refuge in the kitchen. He succumbed to his injuries days later, igniting outrage and leading to the arrest and trial of several Townsmen members. The incident highlighted the dangerous rivalries between car clubs of the era and ultimately led to widespread discussions about youth violence and the car club culture of the 1960s.

Hot Rods of California

The Glen Smith Special
Fredric "Freddy" G. Bearcroft's Ford Model T Roadster
Don Tognotti's 1913 Ford Model T Roadster - "King T"
Jim Hill's 1921 Dodge truck
Joe and Jerry Valdez's 1921 Ford Model T Roadster
Les Callahan's 1922 Dodge Roadster Pickup
Norm Grabowski's 1922 Ford Model T Bucket - The Lightning Bug / The Kookie T
The Shit-T
Buzz Pitzen's 1923 Ford Fiberglass Bodied Model T Roadster - The Glass Image
Lee A. Jagla's 1923 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Bob Stokke's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Dave Patton's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster
John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Larry Neves' 1924 Ford Model T Roadster
Woody Lee's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster
The Tweedy Pie
Steve Scott's Uncertain-T
Al Palamidas' 1925 Ford Model T
Bill Cissell's 1925 Ford Model T Roadster
Doug Hartelt's 1925 Ford Roadster
Paul Schiefer's 1925 Ford Model T Roadster
Terry Sweem's 1925 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Tommy Ivo's 1925 Ford Model T-Bucket
Jim Woods' Ford Model T Roadster
Gary Heliker's 1926 Ford Model T Roadster
Matt Taylor's 1927 Dodge Roadster - The Fool's Goldster
Bob Smith's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Carl Burnett's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Chuck Gibson's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Dean Batchelor's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Don Prudhomme's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Dick Bennet's 1927 Ford
Don Hentzell's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Ed Thompson's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Frank Rose's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster
Gene Winfield's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Louis Banto and Jack Perre's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Louis Banto and Sal Macchia's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Norm Taylor & Jot Horn's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster - The Airoadster
Phil Cartozian's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Ray Fox's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Raymond Anderegg's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Roger Hugo's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster
Rory Forbes' 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Glen Wall's 1928 Chevrolet Coupe
Duke Hallock's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster
Kevin Perry's 1928 Ford
Pat McNamara's 1928 Ford Model A Pick-Up
Art Tremaine's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Bill Cole's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Bill Vogt's 1929 Ford Model A
Bill Welch's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Buzz Pitzen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Carl Fleischmann's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Dean McLaughlin's 1929 Ford Model A Pickup
Dick King's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Don Chase's 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
Duane Dewey's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Ed Ducazau's 1929 Ford
Ed Seltzer's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Eldon E. Schmidt's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Eugene Pereira's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Fred Larsen's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Jack Calori's 1929 Ford
James Kierstead Sr's 1929 Ford Model A Pickup
Jim Kierstead's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Jerry McGinnis' 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
John Svedberg's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Kazar Simonian's 1929 Ford Roadster - Later known as Tom Pollard's 1929 Ford
Kenny Smith's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Luke Castro's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Tommy O'Connor's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Tony Guardado's 1929 Ford
Art and Lloyd Chrisman's 1930 Ford Coupe
Ed Roth's 1930 Ford
Henrik Forss' 1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Hollywood Howler
Junichi Shimodaira's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan - Rod Riguez
Karl Zipf's 1930 Ford Coupe
Mary Jane Edwardson's 1930 Ford Roadster
Russell Johnson's 1930 Ford Model A Roadster
Sean Maurer's 1930 Ford Mode A Roadster
Bill Leslie's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Bob Kuykendall's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Buzz DeChamp's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Chris Casny's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
Gil Granucci's 1931 Ford Model A Coupe
James Stewart's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Orvel Reichert's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Quint Meland's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster - The RoadStar
Robert Stack's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Tom Logan's 1932 Chevrolet Pickup
Tony Guinasso's 1932 Chevrolet Business Coupe
Art Lehner's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe - The Blue Indigo
Bernie Stein's 1932 Ford Victoria Phaeton
Bert Mouron's 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Davis' 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Faris' 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Jenks' 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Kelly's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Bob McGee's 1932 Ford
Boudakian Bros' 1932 Ford Four-Door Sedan
Bruce Olson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Chet Herbert's 1932 Ford 4-door Sedan
Chuck Price's 1932 Ford Roadster
Clifford Ambrose's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Danny Schwartz' 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Dick Noble's 1932 Ford Roadster
Doane Spencer's 1932 Ford
Don Williams' 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe - The Collegiate
Doug Hartelt's 1932 Ford Roadster
Ed Cousins' 1932 Ford
Frank Bertuccio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Fred Hunzinger's 1932 Ford
Gary Priebe's 1932 Ford Roadster
George Cerny's 1932 Ford Tudor
Howard Hansel's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Howard Leever & Fred Esser's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Ian Cusey's 1932 Ford Roadster
Jacques Bechard's 1932 Ford Roadster
Jim Papworth's 1932 Ford Roadster
Jimmy Summers' 1932 Ford Roadster
Joanna Quesnel's 1932 Ford Roadster
Joe Carlomagno's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Johnny Bierfeldt's 1932 Ford Roadster
Les Johnson's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Lew Thompson's 1932 Ford Roadster
Lonnie Gaskin's 1932 Ford 4-door Sedan
Lynn Yakel's 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe
Mac Schutt's 1932 Ford Roadster
Mervyn Toynton's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Mikael Blomberg's 1932 Ford Roadster
Nelson Morris' 1932 Ford
Phil Cool's 1932 Ford Roadster
Tony LaMasa's 1932 Ford Roadster
Willie Kendig's 1932 Ford Roadster
Monte Trone's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Robert Accosta's 1933 Ford Sedan
Ron Price's 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Coby Gewertz's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe - St. Christopher
Doug Hartelt's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian's 1934 Ford Four-Door Sedan
Gil Lippincott's 1934 Ford Tudor
Harold Ohanesian's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Joaquin Arnett's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Orvel Reichert's 1934 Ford Coupe
Pierson Brothers' 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Rick Menz' 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan
Ted Svendsen's 1934 Ford
Walter Leeman's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Ed Pink's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Bob Goodman's 1937 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Garret Walther's 1940 Ford Coupe
Jon Enberg's 1940 Ford Coupe
Larry Ewing's 1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe
Larry Ewing's 1950 Oldsmobile 88 Coupe
The Bob Berkshire Roadster
Ed Pardue's Streamliner - The Apache
Valley Drifters' Streamliner
Ed Roth's Outlaw

Custom Cars of California

George Barris and Sam Barris' 1925 Buick
George Barris and Sam Barris' 1929 Ford
Herman Broome's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Bob Kuykendall's 1933 Ford Cabriolet
Alex Xydias' 1934 Ford Cabriolet
Bill Smith's 1934 Ford Roadster Custom
Jack Pieknik's 1934 Ford Victoria
Bob Davis' 1935 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Gene Winfield's 1935 Ford Shop Truck
Glen Wall's 1935 Ford Phaeton
Southern California Plating's 1935 Ford
Brandon Penserini's 1936 Ford Roadster - Venus
Bruce Brown's 1936 Ford
Dave Gayner's 1936 Ford Roadster
Delwyn Triska’s 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Dick Archibald's 1936 Ford
Don Brady's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Frank DeRosa's 1936 Ford - The Joker Car
Frank Sandoval's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
George Barris' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
George Barris' 1936 Ford Convertible
George Patris' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jack McNeil's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jim Lewis' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jim McKinley's 1936 Ford
Joe "Bud" Simmons' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Jon Fisher's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Leland Davis' 1936 Ford
Pete Limpert's 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan
The Pierson Brothers' 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Robert Fulton's 1936 Ford Sedan Convertible
Ron Guidry's 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Rudy Jaime's 1936 Ford Convertible
Tommy the Greek's 1936 Ford Phaeton
Vern Simon's 1936 Ford Roadster
Danny Kazarian's 1937 Chevrolet
Bud Schaffnit's 1937 Cord
Al Twitchell's 1937 Ford Sedan
Doug Hartelt's 1937 Ford 4-door
Glenn Johnson's 1937 Ford Coupe
Jim Kierstead's 1937 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan
The Menges Twins' 1937 Ford Coupe
Doug Osterman's 1937 Plymouth Coupe
Dick Jackson's 1938 Chevrolet Sedan
John Sal Cocciola's 1938 Chevrolet Convertible
Bill Faris' 1938 Ford
George Bistagne's 1938 Ford DeLuxe Convertible Sedan
Harold Johnson's 1938 Ford Tudor
Joe Stone's 1938 Ford Convertible Sedan
Arthur Lellis' 1939 Ford Convertible
Bill Pearce's 1939 Ford Convertible
Bob Calahan's 1939 Ford Convertible Sedan
C. E. Johnson's 1939 Ford
Emil Dietrich's 1939 Ford Convertible
G. L. Harlander's 1939 Ford V-8 Convertible Sedan
Jack Ruynan's 1939 Ford Convertible
Jerry Moffatt's 1939 Ford Convertible
Kenny Controtto's 1939 Ford Convertible
Mel Falconer's 1939 Ford
Bill Henderson's 1939 Mercury Convertible
Glen Hooker's 1939 Mercury
Jim Kierstead's 1939 Mercury Coupe
Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible
Bill Hughes' Roadster
Neil Emory's 1940 Buick Super Sedan
Steve Pierce's 1940 Buick Coupe - "Pamela"
John D'Agostino's 1940 Cadillac Seriec 62 Coupe - Sophia
Fred Crellar's 1940 Chevrolet Convertible
Johnny Aguirre's 1940 Dodge Business Coupe
The Menges Twin's 1940 Dodge Coupe
Bob Brown's 1940 Ford Coupe
C. H. Peterson's 1940 Ford-Willys - The Custom Speedster
Clyde Walther's 1940 Ford Convertible
Dick Colarossi's 1940 Ford Coupe
Manuel Avila's 1940 Ford
Bob Creasman's 1940 Ford Coupe
Clyde Castleberry's 1940 Ford Pickup
Dave Cunningham's 1940 Ford Sedan - The Li'l Beauty
Don Schaedel's 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan
Gene Garret's 1940 Ford
Jim Chapkis' 1940 Ford Coupe
Johnny Williams' 1940 Ford Coupe
Link Paola's 1940 Ford
Manuel Gonzalez's 1940 Ford Coupe
Mike McAuliffe's 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan - The Second Time Around
Paul Rizuto's 1940 Ford Convertible
Tim Morton's 1940 Ford Pickup
Tom Hocker's 1940 Ford Coupe
Fred Pape's 1940 LaSalle
Gerry Huth's 1940 Mercury Convertible
Al Andril's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Albrecht Goertz' 1940 Mercury Coupe
Dick Owens' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Harold Ohanesian's 1940 Mercury Convertible Sedan
Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Johnny Zaro's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Kevan Sledge's 1940 Mercury Coupe
Lawrence Garrison's 1940 Mercury Convertible
Mel Lehman's 1940 Mercury 4-Door Sedan
Nick Matranga's 1940 Mercury
Paul Hoffmann's 1940 Mercury Coupe - Nachtfalter
Eldon Gibson's 1940 Oldsmobile
Al Twitchell's 1940 Plymouth Four Door
Ray Hamer's 1940 Pontiac
Lou Kimzey's 1941 Buick Convertible
Al Lauer's 1941 Cadillac Convertible
Alan Fordney's 1941 Cadillac
Bill Boren's 1941 Ford Convertible
Bill Cole's 1941 Ford 4 Door Sedan
Deron Wright's 1941 Ford Coupe
Dick Carter's 1941 Ford
Don Holland's 1941 Ford Convertible
Ed Jacques' 1941 Ford
George Contaoi's 1941 Ford Tudor
Harry Costa's 1941 Ford Convertible
Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup
Jack Stewart's 1941 Ford Coupe
James Cambis' 1941 Ford
Jerry Vrionis' 1941 Ford Pickup
Jesse Lopez' 1941 Ford
Joe Barnett's 1941 Ford Pickup
Joe Urritta's 1941 Ford
John Vara's 1941 Ford
Johnny Zaro's 1941 Ford
Ronny Green's 1941 Ford Convertible
Tommy Jamieson's 1941 Lincoln Continental
Bob Kierstead's 1941 Mercury Convertible
George Contaoi's 1941 Mercury Coupe
Jack Telnack's 1941 Mercury Convertible
Bob Lufkin, Jr's 1941 Packard 120
Bob McNulty's 1942 Chevrolet Convertible
Dwight Dennis' 1942 Mercury
Bob Clark's 1946 Cadillac Sedanette
George Shugart's 1946 Chevrolet Convertible
Bob Baker's 1946 Ford 4-door Sedan
Cameron Ballanger's 1946 Ford Coupe
Peter Brock's 1946 Ford Convertible - The Fordillac
Bob Sly's 1947 Buick
George Sinamark's 1947 Buick
Fred Thomas' 1947 Chevrolet Four-Door Sedan
Joe Hurst's 1947 Chevrolet Convertible
Roger Squires' 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline - Pastime
Justin Lawley's 1947 Ford Coupe
Sam Gates' 1947 Ford Coupe
Tony Frenn's 1947 Ford Convertible
Dean Jeffries' 1947 Mercury Convertible
John Logg's 1947 Mercury Coupe
Earl Wilson's 1947 Studebaker - The Grecian
Erney Gustafson's 1947 Studebaker
Tommy Thornburgh's 1947 Studebaker Champion Convertible
Tony Cardoza's 1948 Chevrolet
Bill Tuttle's 1948 Hudson
Dave Chavis' 1948 Kaiser Pickup
Larry Robins' 1948 Mercury Coupe
Tom Piantkoski's 1948 Mercury Convertible
Lloyd Marshall's 1948 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
Bob Alexander's 1948 Plymouth Club Coupe
Norman Timbs' Buick Special
Lawrence Kilty's 1949 Cadillac Convertible
Bill Muehlstedt's 1949 Chevrolet
Bill Passavanti's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible
Bob Lewis' 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline
Dick Ward's 1949 Chevrolet
Eddy Dameral's 1949 Chevrolet
Frank Livingston's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline - The Caribbean
Frank Livingston's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline - The Caribbean II
Gary New's 1949 Chevrolet Coupe - The Batmobile
Harold Johnson's 1949 Chevrolet
Jesus Valencia's 1949 Chevrolet Club Coupe
Joe Andersen's 1949 Chevrolet
K. G. Fincher, Jr's 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline
Kyle Phillips' 1949 Chevrolet Coupe
Marcia Campbell's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible
Spencer Murray's 1949 Chevrolet
Tom Brimer's 1949 Chevrolet
Tom Carroll's 1949 Chevrolet
Frederic Schaffnit's 1949 Dodge
Bill Irwin's 1949 Ford Convertible
Bob Dofflow's 1949 Ford
Buster Litton's 1949 Ford
Dave Chavez' 1949 Ford Club Coupe
Dick Mesa's 1949 Ford Convertible
E. P. Fisher's 1949 Ford
Gary Elmore's 1949 Ford Club Coupe
Gene Harkins' 1949 Ford Club Coupe
Harold Scott's 1949 Ford Club Coupe Horace Davi's 1949 Ford Pickup
James J. Pacera's 1949 Ford Tudor
Jim Hurley's 1949 Ford
Jim Sanders' 1949 Ford Convertible
Joe Crisafulli's 1949 Ford Convertible John W. Britton's 1949 Ford
Lloyd C. Hammond's 1949 Ford - The Majestic Lady
Michael Violante's 1949 Ford Convertible
Paul Richards' 1949 Ford
Ray Duckworth's 1949 Ford Club Coupe
Robert Martinez' 1949 Ford
Dick McClain's 1949 Hudson
Duane Aspengren's 1949 Hudson - Night Train
Ernie Collins' 1949 Mercury
Lloyd Myers' 1949 Mercury Convertible
George Contaoi's 1949 Oldsmobile Fastback
Jim Conley's 1949 Plymouth
Leroy French's 1949 Plymouth
Charles Marshall's 1950 Cadillac Roadster
Tony Alvez' 1950 Cadillac Convertible
Chuck Rogers' 1950 Chevrolet - The Black Panther
Dave Murdock's 1950 Chevrolet
Erik Lind's 1950 Chevrolet
Helen Manning's 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline
Jim Musick's 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air
Larry Watson's 1950 Chevrolet - The Rose Mist / Grapevine
Ross Anderson's 1950 Chevrolet
Helen Manning's 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline
Howard Buysman's 1950 Chevrolet
Mando's 1950 Chevrolet
Santo Vasques' 1950 Chevrolet
Ted Leventhal's 1950 Chevrolet Convertible
Walter Leeman's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Al Twitchell's 1950 Ford Convertible
Bill Hines' 1950 Ford - The Bat
Bob Travers' 1950 Ford Convertible
Chris Casny's 1950 Ford Tudor
Chuck DeWitt's 1950 Ford
Curt Mendalson's 1950 Ford
Dick Del Curto's 1950 Ford
Doyle Bidwell's 1950 Ford Coupe
Elton Kantor's 1950 Ford Hardtop
Jeremy Jack's 1950 Ford
Jerry Silvester's 1950 Ford
Junior Conway's 1950 Ford
Lowell Helms' 1950 Ford Tudor
Mario Pirondini's 1950 Ford
Merton Peterson's 1950 Ford
Noel Thomas' 1950 Ford Club Coupe
Paul Sobeck's 1950 Ford Two-Door
Pete Millino's 1950 Ford Convertible
Richard Gregg's 1950 Ford Pickup - The Capri
Robert A. Radcliffe III's 1950 Ford
Robert L. Smith's 1950 Ford Club Coupe
Ron Dunn's 1950 Ford
Roy Hansen's 1950 Ford
Steve Sellers' 1950 Ford Business Coupe - Sellers Seaweed Coupe
Tad Hirai's 1950 Ford Coupe - The Del Mar
Warren Gonzales' 1950 Ford Convertible
LeRoy Goulart's 1951 Ford
John Puzeira's 1950 Hudson
Bill Cicerone's 1950 Mercury
Bob Feldner's 1950 Mercury
Buddy Alcorn's 1950 Mercury
Dawn Smith's 1950 Mercury Dick Schneider's 1950 Mercury
Don Pulford's 1950 Mercury
Frank Sonzogni's 1950 Mercury
Johnny Macia's 1950 Mercury
Leo Lyons' Ultra Modern Merc
Ralph Testa's 1950 Mercury
Sonny Morris' 1950 Mercury
Bill Daniels' 1950 Oldsmobile
Donn Conway's 1950 Oldsmobile Four-Door Sedan
Garret Walther's 1950 Oldsmobile Fastback
Hal Baud's 1950 Oldsmobile 88
Mel Gerrard's 1950 Oldsmobile 88
Paul Vona's 1950 Oldsmobile Coupe
Robert Martinez' 1950 Oldsmobile 98
Tom Davis' 1950 Oldsmobile 88
Phil Macchiarella's 1950 Plymouth four-door
Harold Agresti's 1951 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe
Bill Haddad's 1951 Chevrolet - The Blue Ribbon
Brad Masterson's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Chuck Zeglin's 1951 Chevrolet Boattail Roadster
Dick Andersen's 1951 Chevrolet Convertible
Frank Regret's 1951 Chevrolet Sedanette
Frank Williams' 1951 Chevrolet
George Kilgore's 1951 Chevrolet Business Coupe
Howard Clarkson's 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air
Jake Bultsma's 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air
Jerry Sahagon's 1951 Chevrolet Club Coupe
John Dietrich's 1951 Chevrolet
Johnnie Alan McCann's 1951 Chevrolet
Ken Vertrees' 1951 Chevrolet
Mal Ryals' 1951 Chevrolet Roadster
Marshall's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Richard Torres' 1951 Chevrolet
Ron Thronson's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Ross Barnes' 1951 Chevrolet
Tony Tellez' 1951 Chevrolet
Bob Bean's 1951 Ford Victoria
Chris and Jeni Johnson's 1951 Ford - The Emerald
Don Tubbs' 1951 Ford Victoria
Frank DeRosa's 1951 Ford Convertible
George Growland's 1951 Ford Crestline
Jay Greer's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Tahitian
Joe Tocchini's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Mystery Kelly & Mark Skipper's 1951 Ford Victoria - The Royal Victoria
Roger Honey's 1951 Ford Victoria
Ron Coleman's 1951 Ford
Ron Courtney's 1951 Ford - X-51
Gil Ayala's 1951 GMC Truck
Dave Chavis' 1951 Kaiser
Johnny Johnson's 1951 Kaiser
Ted Lundquist's 1951 Kaiser
Bill Wolfe’s 1951 Mercury
Bob Hirohata's 1951 Mercury
Bob and Dick Polhamus' 1951 Mercury Convertible
Dave Burgarin's 1951 Mercury
Don Tubbs' 1951 Mercury Coupe
Fred Rowe's 1951 Mercury
Henry Dominguez's 1951 Mercury
Philip Sauers' 1951 Mercury
Ron Dragoo's 1951 Mercury Coupe
Frank Airheart's 1951 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
Joe Crisafulli's 1951 Oldsmobile
Johnnie Luna's 1951 Oldsmobile Holiday 88 Coupe
Dale Beck's 1951 Plymouth Convertible
Charles DeLacy's 1951 Studebaker
Robert Johnson's 1951 Oldsmobile 98
Laurence Haubert's 1951 Packard Convertible
Francis Fenech's 1951 Pontiac 4-door
Tommy Ivo's 1952 Buick Super
Ed Wilder's 1952 Cadillac Coupe deVille
Milton Melton's 1952 Cadillac Series 62
Bill Uniack's 1952 Chevrolet Convertible
Larry Lee's 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air
Leon Welmas' 1952 Chevrolet Convertible
Mary Kolbert's 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air
Oscar Ruelas' 1952 Chevrolet
Tommy D'Amico's 1952 Chevrolet Convertible
William C. Smith's 1952 Chevrolet El Camino
Al Twitchell's 1952 Ford Station Wagon
Bobbie Nessur's 1952 Ford
Dick Wise's 1952 Ford
Pete Angress' 1952 Ford
Ron Fagundes' 1952 Ford Victoria - The Ronbardue Kart
Ron Wyman's 1952 Ford Ranchero
Wayne Rogers' 1952 Ford Sunliner
Clark Gable's 1952 Jaguar XK 120
Custom City Auto Sales' 1952 Mercury
Ed Russell's 1952 Mercury
Jim Doyle's 1952 Mercury Convertible
Phil Schmidt's 1952 Mercury
Steve Berg's 1952 Mercury
Anthony Heinsbergen's Muntz
Don Stone's 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Convertible
Jack Nethercutt's 1952 Oldsmobile Holiday 98 - The Vienesse
Tom Viviano's 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday
Bruce Brown's 1952 Packard Convertible
Emory Bozzani's 1952 Plymouth Sedan
1952 Spohn Palos
John Knox's 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible
Bill Hoffman's 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air
George Dias' 1953 Chevrolet
Patrick Morales' 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air
Sandy Kroll's 1953 Chevrolet
Bruce Stewart's 1953 Ford Club Coupe
Chuck DeWitt's 1953 Ford Station Wagon
Ed Schmidt's 1953 Ford
Erv Castro's 1953 Ford Convertible
Hayward Mendenhall's 1953 Ford Pickup
Joe Siegfried's 1953 Ford Four-Door
Larry Cantor's 1953 Ford Club Coupe
Roger Miller's 1953 Ford
George Cavanah 1953 Dodge Sierra Wagon
1953 Hansen Cobra
Bob Aguilera 1953 Mercury Montery
Buck Gallegos' 1953 Mercury
Dennis Wilcox's 1953 Mercury
Harry Cruse's 1953 Mercury
James Conners' 1953 Mercury
Jerry Cole's 1953 Mercury
Johnny Rosier's 1953 Mercury
Vic Tuttle's 1953 Mercury
Walter Gilder's 1953 Mercury
Ed Malinski's 1953 Muntz jet
Douglas Yeager's 1953 Nash Rambler Country Club
Doug Landwer's 1953 Plymouth
Buddy Katlik's 1953 Plymouth 4-door
Doug Landwer's 1953 Plymouth
Bruce Bartlett's 1953 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
Eugene Riggs' 1953 Studebaker
Gary Elmore's 1953 Studebaker Coupe - Exotica
Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker
Lee Talbot and Sam Chakries' 1953 Studebaker Pickup
Richard Haverty's 1953 Studebaker
Russel Martin's 1953 Studebaker
John Southwick's 1954 Buick Century Convertible
Sal Mammano's 1954 Buick Roadmaster Riviera
Milton Melton's 1954 Cadillac - The Parisienne
Bob Schremp's 1954 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Cole Foster's 1954 Chevrolet - The Blue Car
Duane Steck's 1954 Chevrolet - The Moonglow
Jack Fields' 1954 Chevrolet
Louie Gaulrapp's 1954 Chevrolet
Mick Tully's 1954 Chevrolet - The Golden Galleon
Gerald Twamley's 1954 Chevrolet
Tom Von Pertz's 1954 Chevrolet
Al Peirish's 1954 Ford Skyliner
Jake Melson's 1954 Ford F-100
Jim Logue's 1954 Ford Convertible - The Fabulous X54
Martin Srabian and Morris Srabian's 1954 Ford Pickup - The Wild Kat
Bobby Yamazaki's 1954 Mercury
Dick Jackson's 1954 Mercury
Herb Conway's 1954 Mercury
Jerry Malouf's 1954 Mercury Hardtop
Richard Soderquist's 1954 Mercury
Scott Roberts' 1954 Mercury
Tony Ferreira's 1954 Mercury Monterey
Don Chapman's 1954 Studebaker
Ronnie Fossen's 1954 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
Delmar McCutcheon's 1955 Buick - The Kandy Kane
Roy Abendroth's 1955 Buick Century - The BuSonic
Gilbert Cruz' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Al Lazarus' 1955 Chevrolet
Bill Sharpe's 1955 Chevrolet
Bill Stewart's 1955 Chevrolet
Bob Baker's 1955 Chevrolet
Bob Dance's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Bob McNulty's 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Bud McNair's 1955 Chevrolet 210
Chuck Potter's 1955 Chevrolet
Cristina Dudley's 1955 Chevrolet - Daddy's Girl
George Barris' 1955 Chevrolet Truck - The Kopper Kart
George Long's 1955 Chevrolet
Gordon Burnham's 1955 Chevrolet
Harry Hoskin's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Henry Contreras' 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Jerry Feigner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air - Lil Honey Bee
Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet
Jimmy Walker's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air
John McLaughlin's 1955 Chevrolet
[[Perry Gardner's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Ronnie Reishert's 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Sharon Warner's 1955 Chevrolet
Tom McNamara's 1955 Chevrolet
A. J. Lanier's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Lanier
Bill Burnett's 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Don Tognotti's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Green Voodoo
George Contaoi's 1955 Ford F-100
Gil Ayala's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Wild Bird
Jerry Koller's 1955 Ford - "Doll Buggy"
Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The CandyBird
Joe Cirimele's 1955 Ford
Larry Quatrone's 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Leon Clutterham's 1955 Ford F-100
Richard Axcell's 1955 Ford Pickup
Tom Kosulandich's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Sundowner
Calvin Wiekamp's 1955 Mercury
Zeno Stephens' 1955 Mercury
Charles Mendz' 1955 Oldsmobile
Don Coulter's 1955 Oldsmobile 88
Bud Campbell's 1955 Plymouth Sport Coupe
Gordon Stefans' 1955 Plymouth
Gary Ruddell's 1955 Pontiac
Dick Gonzales' 1955 Studebaker
James P. Butler's 1955 Studebaker
Gary Niemie's 1956 Buick Century
Ivan Peroff's 1956 Buick Century
T. A. Neal's 1956 Buick
Carol Lewis' 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
Ed Hoban's 1956 Chevrolet
Eric Bracher's 1956 Chevrolet
Greg Sargenti’s 1956 Chevrolet
Helen Avila's 1956 Chevrolet - She Devil
J.R. Kovalski's 1956 Chevrolet
Jerry Landis' 1956 Chevrolet
Jesse Orozco's 1956 Chevrolet - Memory '56
Jim Doss' 1956 Chevrolet
Jim Jackson's 1956 Chevrolet 4-door Hardtop
John Benson's 1956 Chevrolet
Lenny Macchiarella's 1956 Chevrolet Pickup
Oscar and Ernesto Ruelas' 1956 Chevrolet
Mike Sparrow's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Phil White's 1956 Chevrolet
Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - The X-Sonic
George Barris' 1956 Continental Mark II
Dave Robertson's 1956 Ford F-100 - Lil Nugget
Ed Roth's 1956 Ford F-100
Gary Saunders' 1956 Ford
Gene Boucher's 1956 Ford - The Marquis
Howard Gribble's 1956 Ford F-100
John Wieira's 1956 Ford F-100
Johnny Zupan's 1956 Ford F-100
Jud Morgan's 1956 Ford F-100
Danny Purinton's 1956 Mercury
Jack Arnold's 1956 Mercury
John Cox's 1956 Mercury
Leroy Kemmerer's 1956 Mercury - The Jade Idol
Ray Cress' 1956 Mercury
John and Ann Scarlett's 1956 Metropolitan - The Imp
Al Neblett's 1956 Oldsmobile Four-Door - The Batmobile
Joe Crisafulli's 1956 Oldsmobile
Ken Sowers' 1956 Plymouth
Ron Dulin's 1956 Plymouth Fury
Dean Jeffries' 1956 Porsche 356 Carrera
Bob Palladino's 1957 Buick Century - The Candy Wagon
Jack James' 1957 Buick Special
Rick Dore's 1957 Buick - The Lavender Persuasion Larry Watson's 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
Bill Shelley's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette - "Bali Hi"
Bob Webster's 1957 Chevrolet
Bob Yoas' 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Carl Swenson's 1957 Chevrolet
Lauralee Dobbel's 1957 Chevrolet
Dan Contreras' 1957 Chevrolet
Darol Jorgenson's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Dick King's 1957 Chevrolet Four-Door Hardtop - Kings Royalty
Don Fletcher's 1957 Chevrolet - The El Capitola
Josie Celeste's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air - Angel Lust
Phil Curry's 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Rich Pichette's 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
Clif Inman's 1957 Chrysler
Doug Osterman's 1957 DeSoto
Harry Okuda's 1957 Dodge
Bill Moore's 1957 Ford Ranchero
Bob Shelby's 1957 Ford
Chris Casny's 1957 Ford Thunderbird
David Rolin's 1957 Ford - The Tormentor
Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford
Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford Thunderbird
George Contaoi's 1957 Ford Fairlane
George Mitobe's 1957 Ford Ranchero
Hilton Vail's 1957 Ford Fairlane 500
Jack Smario's 1957 Ford
Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane - The Maze
Jon Enberg's 1957 Ford
Ken Nunez' 1957 Ford
Mike Malfatano's 1957 Ford
Richard Lee Tiago's 1957 Ford Ranchero
Scotty Berguson's 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon
Tim Musico's 1957 Ford Ranchero - The Edselero
Wayne Christensen's 1957 Ford Ranchero
The El Capitola
Bill Hines' 1957 Lincoln
Mike Monteleone's 1957 Oldsmobile
Red Pierce's 1957 Oldsmobile
Willie Svensson's 1957 Oldsmobile 88
Steve Drale's 1958 Cadillac Brougham
Bruce Schwartz' 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air - The "Blue Car"
Chuck Burkart's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Dennis McKee's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Doug Osterman's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Frank Goehring's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Joe Hurst's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
John and Rebecca Hackler's 1958 Chevrolet Impala
LaVonne Bathke's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Dick Jackson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird
George Garcia's 1958 Ford Ranchero - The Tiago Ranchero Clone
Larry Watson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird - Vino Pasiano / The Burgundy Bird
Winfield's Custom Shop's 1958 Oldsmobile
John D'Agostino's 1958 Packard Sportster - Rita
Floyd DeBore's 1958 Pontiac
Adam Woodhams' 1959 Buick LeSabre - The Lone Wolf
Larry Watson's 1959 Cadillac 62 Series Coupe
Bill Merrill's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Mayfield's 1959 Chevrolet Impala]]
Forest Cutler's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Jim Cirivello's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Jim Seaton's 1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Joe Burgasser's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Joe Roth's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Keith Christensen's 1959 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
Ken Leake's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Larry Kubota's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Leonard's Chevrolet's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Richie Valles' 1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Roxy Pearson's 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Jeff Bruns' 1959 Ford - Green With Envy
Clayton Crowe's 1959 Oldsmobile
Frank Mann's Baby LeSabre
Danny Leonette's 1960 Chevrolet Impala
Mark Jorgenson's 1960 Chevrolet Impala
Tom Von Pertz's 1960 Chevrolet Impala
Bill Leslie's 1960 Ford Thunderbird - The Golden Gem
Gary Ruddell's 1960 Ford Starliner
Jack Fields' 1960 Ford Starliner
Jim Beeson's 1960 Ford Starliner
Jim Morgan's 1960 Ford
Mike Perello's 1960 Ford Starliner
Tommy O'Connor's 1960 Ford Thunderbird - Toadbird
Bucky Crispin's 1960 Oldsmobile Super 88
Erik Hernandez' 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
Joe Hurst's 1961 Buick Electra
Pat Ward's 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Richard Mikami's 1961 Chevrolet Impala - The Ant Killer
Carl Darling's 1961 Ford Starliner
Carl Tucker's 1961 Ford
Howard Gribble's 1961 Ford Starliner
Jim Robertson's 1961 Ford
Jeff Spence's 1961 Plymouth Fury - The Milky Way
Sandy Gordon's 1961 Pontiac Bonnveille Convertible
Roger Trawick's 1962 Buick Electra - The Electracutioner
Larry Watson's 1962 Cadillac
Mike Smith's 1962 Chevrolet Impala
Jeannie O'Neal's 1962 Ford Thunderbird
Richard Zocchi's Second 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix
George Barris' 1963 Buick Riviera - The Villa Riviera
Bob Nordskog's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette - The Asteroid
Dave Prey's 1963 Chevrolet Impala - Cherry Heering
Ralph Prey's 1963 Chevrolet Impala - Cherry Heering
Johnnie Alan McCann's 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS
Richard Mikami's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
John Viggianelli's 1963 Ford Galaxie
Gordy Brown's 1963 Ford Thunderbird
Jim Boyd's 1963 Ford
Bob Guilbault's 1963 Pontiac Bonneville
Joe Andersen's 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix
Allen Duke's 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS - Bloody Mary
Howard Gribble's 1964 Chevrolet Impala - Bloody Mary II
Mike Smith's 1965 Buick Riviera
Bob Huffman's 1965 Chevrolet Impala
Jim Arkin's 1965 Chevrolet Impala
Nick Hoogoian's 1965 Chevrolet Malibu
Steve Arnold's 1965 Chevrolet Malibu
Frank De Rosa's 1966 Buick Riviera - The Golden Piranha
Henrik Forss' 1966 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
Jim Arkin's 1967 Buick Riviera
John D'Agostino's 1968 Buick Riviera - The Pantheon
The Ala Kart
The Wild Kat

≈≈ Custom Trucks of California == Charlie Grantham's 1935 Ford Pick Up

Sport Customs of California

Bob Knessel's Sports Custom
The Manta Ray
Kevin Hertfelder's Sport Custom

Show Rods and Custom Creations of California

Arnie Boyle's Piranha Competition Street Roadster
Ed Roth's Mysterion
The Calico Surfer

Streamliners of California

Chet Herbert's Beast III
The LeBlanc Special

Lowriders of California

Lil John's 1966 Chevrolet Caprice

Dragsters of California

Manuel Gonzalez's Californian

Fiberglass Sports Cars of California

Milt Mallory's Atlas Swallow

Custom Body Shops of California

A-1 Body Work
Alex & West Body Shop
Antioch Muffler
American Auto Tops
Art Chrome Body Shop
Art's Custom Shop
Art & Jerry Custom Shop
Automotive Artists
Barris Kustoms
Bear Custom Shop
Bertolucci Body & Fender Shop
Bill Babb's Custom Shop
Bill Cole
Bill Crowell's Custom Restyling
Bill Hines Kustom Auto
Bistagne's Custom Auto Shop
Bliss Custom Shop
Bo's Paints
Bob's Body Shop
Bob's Restoration
Brand Brothers Body Shop
Branson's Custom Shop
Broadway Auto Body Shop
Brown's Body Shop
Brownie's Body Shop
Burbank Auto Body
Carson Top Shop
Carter Pro Paint
Cerny's Custom Shop
Clayton Metal Shop
Clyde's Body Shop
Coachcraft
Competition Body Shop
Cook's Machine Works
Cottle's
Custom Car Koloring
Dan's Top Shop
Dan's Custom Shop
Darol Jorgenson
Dave's Home of Chrome
Davis Custom Shop
Dick's Body Shop
Dick's Custom Shop
Dick Richardson's Custom Shop
Don's Custom Shop
Don's Trim Shop
Douglass Muffler Shop
Drag 'N Shop
Duke Duchess
Earl and Don Lee Cadillac
East Bay Speed & Custom
Edelbrock
Flyers Body Shop
Furtado's Body Shop
Gambino Kustoms
Gates Auto Body
Gil's Auto Body Works
Gaylord's Kustom Shop
Gene's Body Shop
Gordon Vann's Body Shop
Gowland Custom Shop
H&H Flatheads
Hagan's Body Shop
Harris' Body Shop
Hedman Heddders
Heinrichs Auto
Hobba Garage
House of Custom
Howard's Spot Light Shop
Huffman's Body Shop
Huth Muffler Company
J & G Custom Shop
Jack's Auto Shop
Jay's Custom Shop
Jeff's Top Shop
Jimmy Summers Custom Automobile Body Shop
Joe Andersen's Custom Shop
John's
John's Auto Top Shop
Kam's Auto Body
Kenny's Garage
Kent's Customs
King Kustoms
King's
Lakewood Body Works
Lee's Vintage Cars
Link's Custom Shop
Lucky 7 Customs
Lundquist Coach Craft
Masterson Kustom Automobiles
Menges Twins Speed Shop and Customs
Mersearu's Body Shop
Mike Fennel Restorations
Moeller Brothers
Mon-Arc Motors Body Shop
New Age Chrome
O.K.
Olive Hill Garage
Oz Welch
Paul Atwood's Body Shop
Pinoli Paint Shop
R. C. H. Auto Body Shop
Rainbow Plastics
Ray's Custom Shop
Renewal Body Shop
Rick's Body Shop
Riley's Custom Shop
Rodgers Body Shop
San Leandro Seat Cover Center
Scottie's
Seat Cover Company
Seibert's Auto Repair
Shanklin's Custom Shop
Sherm's Plating
Sledge Customs
Starlite Rod & Kustom
Studio Auto Body
Studio Custom Auto Body Shop
Styler's Custom Shop
The Body Shop
The Candy Factory
The House of Custom Color
Toigo's Auto Body & Paint Shop
Tony's Top Shop
Totally Custom Shop
Tri-Valley Auto Glass
Pacific Custom
Potvin Automotive
Unique Twist Auto Body and Paint
U.S. Radiator
Valley Customs
Vic's Body Shop
Vintage Color Studio
Voltaire Motors
Walker's Custom Shop
Walt's Custom Studio
Ward's Body Shop
Watson's House of Style
Wilhelm's Custom Shop
Wirth Body Shop
Woodwill Fiber Glass Body Corporation
The Wright Brothers

Upholstery Shops of California

ABC Upholstery
The Bunch Brothers
Burns Upholstery
Chuck's Top Shop
Colgan Auto Upholstery
Colgan's Auto Upholstery
Collins Trim Shop
Cottles
Dick and Dale's Auto Upholstery
Dukes & Duchess Trim Shop
Eduardo's Upholstery
France's Top Shop
Fremont Upholstery
Gaylord's Kustom Shop
Gonsalves Top Shop
Green's Upholstery Shop
Hall Upholstery
J & L Top Shop
Jerry's Upholstery
Jim's Custom Auto Upholstery
Jim's Top Shop
Joe's Auto Trim Shop
Johnson's Kustom Upholstery
Kay Seat Covers
Johnny's Upholstery Shop
King's
L & L Upholstery Shop of Glendale
Lee's Golden Needle
Luchinbill's Upholstery
Martinez Custom Upholstery
Mid-City Auto Trim
Pacific Custom Upholstery
R & D Upholstery
Runyan Auto Upholstery
San Leandro Upholstery
Scott's Top Shop
Shaw's Upholstery Shop
Smith's Upholstery Shop
Vallejo Auto Body
West Coast Custom Interiors
Western Top Shop
Winters Upholstering Shop

Custom Painters and Pinstripers of California

Bill Carter
Charles Bodge
Dean Jeffries
Dick Katayanagi
Ed Roth
Joe Andersen
Larry Craig
Larry Watson
Paul Vona
Tommy the Greek
Von Dutch
Walt Prey
Walter Leeman

Custom Paint Shops of California

Baron, Roth and Kelly - The Crazy Painters
Jeffries Studio of Style

Speed Equipment Manufacturers of California

Burns Racing Equipment
Cyclone Racing Equipment
Grant
Sharp Speed Equipment
Stelling
Tornado

Speed Shops of California

Bell Auto Parts
Lee's Speed Shop
So-Cal Speedshop
Stewart Speed Automotive

Shops Installing Hydraulic Lifts in California

Dick & Ron's Custom

Custom Accessory Manufacturers of California

Jimmy Summers

Custom Wheels and Accessories Shops of California

Mr. M's
Western Wheel and Rim Service
Wheel Vintiques

Chrome Shops of California

San Jose Plating

Hot Rod and Custom Auto Lots of California

D & B Auto Sales
Forey Wall Used Cars
Wall Custom Cars

Custom Car and Hot Rod Shows of California

60th Anniversary Bean Bandits Reunion and Car Show
Back to the Beach
Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show
Billetproof Nor-Cal
Cam'n Coilers Reliability Run and Auto Show
Cavaliers Car Show
Cruisin' Back to the 50's Culver City Car Show
Custom-Rod-O-Rama
Customs by the Sea
Fresno Autorama
Gambino Kustoms The Sit-Down
Hayward Custom Auto Review
Hollywood Hot Rods Car Show and Open House
Hot Rod Exposition
Ink-N-Iron
International Motor Sports Show
King of Clubs
Krankers Motor Revue
Los Angeles County Auto Show
Motorama
Norwalk Motorcade
Pasadena Auto Show and Reliability Run
Pasadena Motor Pageant
Renegades Rod & Custom Motorama
Road Zombies BBQ
San Mateo Custom, Rod & Sports Car Show
Satan's Angels Custom & Rod D-Elegance Auto Show
Sacramento Autorama
Primer Nationals
Tridents Rod and Custo-Rama
Winternationals Custom Auto Fair

Drag Races of California

Winternationals Championship Drag Races

Hot Rod and Custom Car Clubs Of California

Aces
Agitators of Fullerton
Autocrats
Barons of Westchester
Bay Area Customs
Bay Cities Conservatives
Bean Bandits
Brahmans of Torrance
Burbank Choppers
Cal Creepers of Sacramento
Cameos of Stockton
Casuals of San Fernando Valley
Compton Kingsmen
Duckworth Customs
Dutchmen of Paramount
Emperors of California
Modesto Century Toppers
Challengers of Los Angeles
Chipmunks
Clutchers
Corsairs
Crusaders of Long Beach
Culver City Screwdrivers
Creepers of Fresno
Cut-Outs of Long Beach
D'Amours So. Cal.
Dresdens
Drifters
Duke's
Emperors
Fresno Pan Draggers
Fugitives of South Gate
Gladiators of Redlands
Glendale Coupe and Roadster Club
Glendale Esquires
Glendale Stokers
Hayward Rod Benders
Hayward V-Eights
Hollywood Lancers
The Hornets
Hot Heads of San Fernando Valley
Kustoms Of Los Angeles
L.A. Roadsters
Lafayette Cam Shafters
Lancers
Lifters of Southern California
Londeaus of Oakland
Long Beach Cavaliers
Long Beach Dolphins
Long Beach Knights
Long Beach Ramblers
Long Beach Renegades
Long Beach Searchers
Long Beach Qualifiers
Lords of Wilmington
Los Lobos
Mateo Twisters
Merced Valve Burners
Nomads of Oakland
North Bay Rodsters
Norwalk Coachmen
Oakland Heaven Pacers
Oakland King Pins
Oakland Smokers
Oakland Swanx
Pharaohs of Wilmington
Power Puffs of Hayward
Plutocrats
Prowlers
RoaDusters
Road Barons
Road Huggers of Central Valley
Road Kings of Burbank
Road Kings of Wilmington
Road Masters
Road Rebels
Roadents of Fontana
Royal Shifters
Rum Runners of Long Beach
San Bernardino Krankers
San Diego Wheels
San Fernando Valley Illusions
San Francisco Hill Toppers
San Francisco Hub Cats
San Francisco Kustom Kings
San Francisco Odd Rods
San Francisco Ramblers
San Jose Igniters
San Jose Rod and Wheelers<br San Leandro Cranks
Santa Ana Hunters
Santa Monica Low Flyers
Seagrams of Norwalk
Shamrocks of Alameda
Sheiks
Shifters
Sidewinders
Sinister Knights of Los Angeles
Stockers of Oakland
Street Angels
Strokers of Whittier
Super Fours
Squires
Squires of Napa
Surreys
Swanx of Oakland
T-Timers of El Monte
Throttle Benders
Throttle Stompers
Throttle Throbbers
Thunderbolts Auto Club
Townsmen
Tridents
Tsuki-Teru Auto Club
Turlock Cranks
Valley Drifters
Vapor Trailers of Visalia
Wolf Hounds of East Los Angeles

Citizens of California

A. J. Lanier
Aaron Holland
Aaron Kahan
Adam Woodhams
Al Andril
Al Jepson
Al Lauer
Al Lazarus
Al Morris
Al Neblett
Al Palamidas
Al Peirish
Al Sharp
Al Twitchell
Alan Fordney
Alan Young
Albrecht Goertz
Alex Gambino
Alex Xydias
Allen Anderson
Allen Duke
Andrew Severin
Ann Scarlett
Anna Gagnon
Anthony Heinsbergen
Arnie Boyle
Art Chrisman
Art Johnson
Art Lehner
Art Tremaine
Arthur Lellis
Barney Navarro
Bart Root
Benjamin Abrenillo
Bernie Stein
Bert Mouron
Bill Babb
Bill Boren
Bill Bowman
Bill Burnett
Bill Cicerone
Bill Cissell
Bill Colgan
Bill Cole
Bill Daniels
Bill Davis
Bill Faris<be> Bill Henderson
Bill Hines
Bill Irwin
Bill Jenks
Bill Vogt
Bill Walker
Bob Johnston
Bill Merrill
Bill Moore
Bill Muehlstedt
Bill Passavanti
Bill Pearce
Bill Shelley
Bill Tuttle
Bill Uniack
Bill Wolfe
Bob Aguilera
Bob Alexander
Bob Baker
Bob Bean
Bob Berkshire
Bob Brown
Bob Calahan
Bob Clark
Bob Creasman
Bob Dance
Bob Davis
Bob Dofflow
Bob Feldner
Bob Goodman
Bob Guilbalt
Bob Hirohata
Bob Huffman
Bob Knessel
Bob Kuykendall
Bob Lewis
Bob Lufkin, Jr
Bob Mayfield
Bob McNulty
Bob Nordskog
Bob Mennealy
Bob Page
Bob Palladino
Bob Pierson
Bob Polhamus
Bob Schremp
Bob Shelby
Bob Sly
Bob Smith
Bob Stewart
Bob Stokke
Bob Travers
Bob Washington
Bob Webster
Bob Yoas
Bob Zumwait
Bobbie Nessur
Bobby Meeks
Bobby Reggiero
Bobby Yamazaki
Boyd Neblett
Brad Masterson
Bruce Brown
Bruce Guy
Bruce Heather
Bruce Olson
Bruce Riddel
Bruce Schwartz
Bruce Stewart
Buck Gallegos
Bucky Crispin
Bud Campbell
Bud Gregory
Bud McNair
Bud Millard
Bud Schaffnit
Buddy Alcorn
Buddy Katlik
Buster Litton
Butch Gardner
Buzz DeChamp
Buzz Pitzen
C. E. Johnson
C. H. Peterson
Calvin Clark
Calvin Wiekamp
Carl Burnett
Carl Burns
Carl Darling
Carl Fleischmann
Carl Jochim
Carl Severin
Carl Tucker
Carol Lewis
Carroll Gentry
Charles Bodge
Charles DeLacy
Charles Marshall
Charlie Grantham
Charlie Mendz
Chet Herbert
Chris Casny
Chris Johnson of Fairfield, California
Chuck Burkart
Chuck Chenowth
Chuck DeWitt
Chuck Gibson
Chuck Porter
Chuck Potter
Chuck Potvin
Chuck Price
Chuck Rogers
Chuck Schauwecker
Chuck Spurgin
Clayton Crowe
Clif Inman
Clifford Ambrose
Clyde Walther
Coby Gewertz
Craig Hopkins
Cristina Dudley
Curt Mendalson
Dale Beck
Dan Contreras
Dana Fuller
Danny Jones
Danny Kazarian
Danny Leonette
Danny Purinton
Danny Schwartz
Darryl Hollenbeck
Dave Burgarin
Dave Chavez
Dave Chavis
Dave Christensen
Dave Gayner
Dave Murdock
Dave Patton
Dave Prey
Dave Robertson
Dave Shuten
David Rolin
Dawn Smith
Dean Batchelor Dean McLaughlin
Debby Porter
Delmar McCutcheon
Delton Johnson
Delwyn Triska
Dennis Manifor
Dennis McKee
Deron Wright
Dick Gonzales
Don Coulter
Don Pulford
Dick Andersen
Dick Bennet
Dick Bertolucci
Dick Carter
Dick Coburn
Dick Colarossi
Dick Del Curto
Dick Guinasso
Dick Jackson
Dick Katayanagi
Dick King
Dick Mesa
Dick McClain
Dick Noble
Dick Owens
Dick Pierson
Dick Polhamus
Dick Richardson
Dick Schneider
Dick Sellars
Dick Ward
Dick Wise
Don Brady
Don Chapman
Don Crellar
Don Fletcher
Don Hentzell
Don Holland
Don Hudson
Don Mathews
Don Prudhomme
Don Roberts
Don Stone
Don Tognotti
Don Tubbs
Don Wallace
Don Williams
Donn Conway
Doug Hartfelt
Doug Landwer
Doug Osterman
Douglas Yeager
Doyle Bidwell
Duane Aspengren
Duke DuClos
Duane Dewey
Duane Steck
Dwight Dennis
E. P. Fisher
Earl Harman
Earl Steen
Earl Wilson
Ed Pardue
Ed Cousins
Ed Ducazau
Ed Hoban
Ed Jacques
Ed Mabe
Ed Malinski
Ed Mueller
Ed Pink
Ed Roth
Ed Russell
Ed Schmidt
Ed Stewart
Ed Thompson
Ed Wilder
Ed Winfield
Ed Wright
Eddie Martinez
Eddy Dameral
Eldon E. Schmidt
Eldon Gibson
Elliot Steele
Elton Kantor
Emery Robinson
Emory Bozzani
Eric Bracher
Erik Hernandez
Erik Lind
Erney Gustafson
Ernie Collins
Erv Castro
Eugene LeBlanc
Eugene Pereira
Eugene Riggs
Floyd DeBore
Floyd Tipton
Frank Airheart
Frank DeRosa
Francis Fenech
Frank Bertuccio
Frank Esser
Frank Goehring
Frank Mann
Frank Livingston
Frank Regret
Frank Riddle
Frank Rose
Frank Sandoval
Frank Sonzogni
Frank Williams
Fred Crellar
Fred Hunzinger
Fred Larsen
Fred Rowe
Fred Pape
Fredric "Freddy" G. Bearcroft
Frederic Schaffnit
G. L. Harlander
Garret Walther
Gary Elmore
Gary Heliker
Gary Musselwhite
Gary New
Gary Niemie
Gary Priebe
Gary Ruddell
Gary Saunders
Gene Boucher
Gene Garett
Gene Harkins
Gene "Clean Gene" Sadoian
George Barris
George Bistagne
George Branson
George Cavanah
George Contaoi
George Dias
George Fahry
George Gowland
George Hill
George Karabedian
George Kilgore
George Long
George Mitobe
George Patris
George Sinamark
Gerry Huth
Gil Ayala
Gilbert Cruz
Gill Beitto
Glen Hooker
Glen Smith
Glen Wall
Glenn Johnson
Glenn Martin
Gordon Burnham
Gordon Dudley
Gordon Stefans
Gordon Pilkington
Gordon Vann
Greg Serganti
Hal Baud
Harold Agresti
Harold G. Schaller
Harold Johnson
Harold Ohanesian
Harold Scott
Harry Costa
Harry Cruse
Harry Hansen
Harry Hoskin
Harry L. Mabe
Harry Okuda
Harry Westergard
Hayward Mendenhall
Helen Avila
Helen Manning
Henrik Forss
Henry Contreras
Henry Dominguez
Herb Conway
Herman Broome
Hilton Vail
Horace Davi
Howard Buysman
Howard Clarkson
Howard Gribble
Howard Hansel
Howard Leever
Hub Johnson
Ian Cusey
Ike Trone
Indian Mike
Irwin Lee
J.R. Kovalski
Jack Arnold
Jack Coughran
Jack Fields
Jack Hagemann
Jack James
Jack McNeil
Jack Memmott
Jack Nethercut
Jack Perre
Jack Preston
Jack Rushton
Jack Smario
Jack Sutton
Jake Bultsma
Jake Melson
James P. Butler
James Cambis
James Conners
James Delbert Kierstead Sr
James J. Pacera
James Stewart
James Wright
Jay Deisman
Jay Everett
Jay Greer
Jay Johnston
Jeannie O'Neal
Jeff Bruns
Jeff Cohen
Jeni Johnson
Jerami Schoeman
Jeremy Jack
Jerry Cole
Jerry DeVito
Jerry Feigner
Jerry Koller
Jerry Landis
Jerry Malouf
Jerry McGinnis
Jerry Moffatt
Jerry Sahagon
Jerry Silvester
Jerry Valdez
Jerry Vrionis
Jess Sandoval
Jesse Orozco
Jim Arkin
Jim Beeson
Jim Berry
Jim Boyd
Jim Brown
Jim Chapkis
Jim Conley
Jim DeLayo
Jim Doss
Jim Doyle
Jim Helmuth
Jim Hill
Jim Hurley
Jim Jackson
Jim Kierstead
Jim Lewis
Jim Logue
Jim McKinley
Jim Morgan
Jim Musick
Jim Preston
Jim Sanders
Jim Seaton
Jim Woods
Jimmy Summers
Jimmy Walker
Joanna Quesnel
Joaquin Arnett
Joe Ambrose
Joe Andersen
Joe "Bud" Simmons
Joe Burgasser
Joe Carlamagno
Joe Castro
Joe Cirimele
Joe Crisafulli
Joe DeRosa
Joe Hurst
Joe Mozetti
Joe Ortiz
Joe Siegfried
Joe Tocchini
Joe Urritta
Joe Valdez
Joe Wilhelm
John Benson
John Cox
John D'Agostino
John Gagnon
John Hackler
John Howard
John Knox
John Labelle
John Lane
John LeBarre
John Puzeira
John Rasmussen
John Sal Cocciola
John Scarlett
John Southwick
John W. Britton
John Vara
John Viggianelli
John Wieira
Johnnie Alan McCann
Johnny Aguirre
Johnny Bierfeldt
Johnny Hagan
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Macia
Johnny Rosier
Johnny Williams
Johnny Zaro
Johnny Zupan
Jon Engberg
Jon "Fish" Fisher
Jordan Graham
Josie Celeste
Jot Horn
Jud Morgan
Junior Conway
Justin Lawley
K. G. Fincher, Jr
Kalle Jonasson
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Kazar Simonian
Keith Christensen
Kelly Skipper
Ken Leake
Ken Vertree
Ken Nunez
Ken Sowers
Kenny Controtto
Kevan Sledge
Kevin Perry
Kyle Phillips
Larry Arnold
Larry Cantor
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Larry Kubota
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Larry Robins
Larry Watson
Larry Weaver
Larry Quatrone
Lauralee Dobbler
Laurence Haubert
LaVonne Bathke
Lawrence Kilty
Les Johnson
Lee A. Jagla
Lee Hetzler
Lee Tablot
Leland Davis
Lenny Macchiarella
Leo Lyons
Leon Clutterham
Leroy French
LeRoy Goulart
Leroy Kemmerer
Leroy Nooks
Les Callahan
Lew Thompson
Link Paola
Lloyd Chrisman
Lloyd C. Hammond
Lloyd Marshall
Lloyd Myers
Lonnie Gaskin
Lou Baney
Lou Kimzey
Louis Banto
Lowell Helms
Louie Gaulrapp
Luke Castro
Lynn Yakel
Mac Schutt
Mal Ryals
Manuel Avila
Manuel Azevedo
Manuel Gonzalez
Marcia Campbell
Marcus Edell
Mark Skipper
Marian Cattles
Mark Jorgenson
Mario Pirondini
Martin Srabian
Mary Jane Edwardson
Mary Kolbert
Matt Kolbert
Marty LeBar
Matt Taylor
Max Ferris
Mel Falconer
Mel Gerrard
Mel Lehman
Merton Peterson
Mervyn Toynton
Michael Violante
Mick Tully
Mike Kosulandich
Mike McAuliffe
Mike McHenry
Mike Perello
Mike Sparrow
Milt Mallory
Milton Melton
Monte Trone
Morris Srabian
Muriel Prey
Nick Hoogoian
Noel Thomas
Norm Gonzales
Norm Grabowski
Norm Taylor
Olav Kvipt
Orvel Reichert
Oscar Ruelas
Ottie Junkins
Pat Ward
Patrick Morales
Paul Garelie
Paul Hoffmann
Paul Lehrbass
Paul McElley
Paul Richards
Paul Rizuto
Paul Schiefer
Pat McNamara
Penny Pichette
Perry Gardner
Pete Angress
Pete Millino
Peter Brock
Peter Hischier
Peter Limpert
Phil Cartozian
Phil Cool
Phil Curry
Phil Macchiarella
Phil Schmidt
Phil White
Philip Sauers
Pierre Paul
Quint Meland
Ralph Prey
Ralph Testa
Ray Cress
Ray Duckworth
Ray Fox
Ray Hamer
Ray Martinez
Raymond Andregg
Rebecca Hackler
Red Lee
Red Pierce
Reno Garcia
Revelle Harrison
Richard Axcell
Richard Gregg
Richard Haverty
Richard Lee Tiago
Richard Loe
Richard Mikami
Richard Noble
Richard Peters
Richard Pichette
Richard Soderquist
Richard Zocchi
Richie Valles
Rich Whitson
Rick Menz
Robert Martinez
Robert Accosta
Robert Fulton
Robert Guthrie
Robert Johnson
Robert Kierstead
Robert A. Radcliffe III
Robert L. Smith
Robert Stack
Rod Powell
Roger Fleiss
Roger Honey
Roger Hugo
Roger Miller
Roger Squires
Roger Trawick
Ron Aguirre
Ron Brooks
Ron Dulin
Ron Dunn
Ron Fagunde
Ron Guidry
Ron Jones
Ron Price
Ron Thronson
Ron Wyman
Ronnie Fossen
Ronnie Reishert
Ronny Green
Ross Anderson
Ross Stemple
Roy Abendroth
Roy Hansen
Roy Lonberger
Roxy Pearson
Ruben Miranda
Rudy Jaime
Russel Martin
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Sal Mammano
Salvadore LaBue
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Sam Chakries
Sam Gates
Sandy Gordon
Sandy Kroll
Scott Roberts
Scott Yangihara
Sean Maurer
Seth Miller
Sharon Warner
Sonny Morris
Spencer Murray
Steve Arnold
Steve Berg
Steve Drale
Steve Pierce
Steve Scott
Steve Sellers
Steve Woodburn
T. A. Neal
Tad Hirai
Ted Leventhal
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Ted Svendsen
Terry Crary
Terry Sweem
Tim McMaster
Tim Miller
Tim Morton
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Tom Carroll
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Tom Hocker
Tom Kosulandich
Tom Lewis
Tom Logan
Tom McNamara
Tom Pollard
Tom Selman
Tom Sutter
Tom Viviano
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Tommy D'Amico
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Tommy Thornburgh
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Tony Frenn
Tony Guinasso
Tony LaMasa
Tony Tellez
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Frederic Schaffnit
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Walt Prey
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Walter Gilder
Walter Leeman
Walter Storer
Warren Gonzales
Wayne Christensen
Wayne Rogers
William C. Smith
Willie Kendig
Willie Svensson
Woody Lee
Zeno Stephens