Indiana

Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup

Roger Nettle's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe

Rudy Makela's 1936 Pontiac of Indianapolis, Indiana. Completed in 1936, the car was restyled by Rudy at Indianapolis Power Hammer Works Inc.

Jon R. Ford's 1937 Ford convertible of La Porte, Indiana. The Ford was Jon's first car, and he got it in 1957 when he was 13 years old. The build was completed sometime between 1957 and 1959.

Jack Stewart's 1941 Ford Coupe

Rudy Makela's 1942 Cadillac convertible of Indianapolis, Indiana. Built by Rudy at Indianapolis Power Hammer Works Inc, the build was started in 1942 and completed in 1950s.

Bob Marion's 1947 Ford Coupe - The Titan

Vincent E. Gardner's 1947 Studebaker Sportster

Robert L Darling's 1949 Buick of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Robert's sport custom was built sometime between 1949 and 1953. Rumors has it that the car was shipped to Europe in the 1950s. It stayed there for some time before it was sold back to the US again some time prior to 1962.

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Bob Wepfer's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible

John Richards' 1949 Ford

Bob Metz' 1950 Buick

Bob Metz' 1950 Buick - XM105

Bill Wentz's 1950 Ford "Ranchero" of Knoxville, Indiana. Bill's car-truck was restyled around 1955-1956.

Fort Wayne's 1952 Chevrolet El Camino

Carroll Horton's 1953 Willys Sedan

Bob Metz' 1955 Buick

An ad for Noble Paint & Body Shop printed in the program for the 1953 Indianapolis Custom Auto Show.

Bernie Mordawski's 1940 Mercury Convertible of Mundelein, Illinis. William Day of New Albany, Indiana bought the channeled custom from Bernie in 1971. Back then, he was told that the car was built by Barris in 1956.

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. Steve Tansy of Lipton, Indiana bought the car in the late 1980s.

John Ballard's 1950 Oldsmobile - The Polynesian II of Anderson, Indiana. Named The Polynesian II, the car is a recreation of Jack Stewart's 1950 Oldsmobile, a custom car originally modified by Valley Custom Shop in Burbank, California, which gained significant attention in the custom car community during the early 1950s. Ballard's recreation was a labor of love that took five years to complete. Completed in 1990, the meticulous recreation aimed to capture the spirit and details of the original car, although certain modern improvements were made for performance and safety.

Ron Hart's 1951 Ford Club Coupe of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ron was a member of the Cincros car club, and he built the sectioned Ford in 1954. Vern Litschgi of West Harrison, Indiana bought the remains of the old custom in 2013.

Fred Cain's 1940 Ford coupe of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Fred's coupe was originally restyled in 1948. William Day of New Albany, Indiana bought the old custom in 2014.

Richard Rini's 1951 Mercury of Chandler, Arizona. Rini bought the car from Jamie Hall of Angola, Indiana in June of 2020. It was redone in its current state in the 1980s, but photos of the car from the 1970s or the early 1980s exsists.

Bill Leslie's 1960 Ford Thunderbird of Buffalo, New York. Restyled in the 1960s, Bill's Thunderbird was shown as "The Golden Gem." Douglas Sills of Northwest Indiana bought the old custom in February of 2019.

Hot Rods of Indiana

Jerry Mackenzie's 1925 Ford
Bob Hamke's 1927 Ford
Herman Rost's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Roger Nettle's 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Jon R. Ford's 1937 Ford Convertible

Custom Cars of Indiana

Rudy Makela's 1936 Pontiac
Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford Coupe
Bernie Mordawski's 1940 Mercury Convertible
Jack Stewart's 1941 Ford Coupe was sold to Bob Drake of Indiana
Rudy Makela's 1942 Cadillac Convertible - "WOW"
Bob Marion's 1947 Ford Coupe - The Titan
Vincent E. Gardner's 1947 Studebaker Sportster
Bob Wepfer's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible
John Richards' 1949 Ford
Bob Metz' 1950 Buick
Bob Metz' 1950 Buick - XM105
Bill Wentz's 1950 Ford "Ranchero"
John Ballard's 1950 Oldsmobile - The Polynesian II
Ron Hart's 1951 Ford Club Coupe
Jamie Hall's 1951 Mercury
Fort Wayne's 1952 Chevrolet El Camino
Carroll Horton's 1953 Willys Sedan
Al Gratz' 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Metz' 1955 Buick
Bob Metz' La Rocket
Vincent E. Gardner's Vega
Bill Leslie's 1960 Ford Thunderbird - The Golden Gem

Sport Customs of Indiana

Robert L Darling's 1949 Buick

Custom, Body and Paint Shops of Indiana

Gratz Body Shop
Indianapolis Power Hammer Works Inc
Noble Paint & Body Shop
Old Tin Rods

Upholstery Shops of Indiana

J & M Upholstery Shop
Nhow Upholstery

Car Shows In Indiana

Indianapolis Custom Auto Show
Indianapolis Hot Rod Show
Road Rocket Rumble
Rod and Custom Masterpieces and Dream Cars

Custom Car and Hot Rod Clubs of Indiana

Cluster Busters of Indianapolis

People of Indiana

Bill Wentz
Bob Drake
Bob Hamke
Bob Marion
Bob Metz
Bob Wepfer
Carroll Horton
Dave Martinez
Douglas Sills
Elmer Ingle
Herman A. Rost
Jamie Hall
Jeff Savage
Jerry Mackenzie
John Ballard
John Richards
Jon R. Ford
Roger Nettle
Rosemary Wepfer
Steve Tansy
Vincent E. Gardner
W. R. Pygman
William Day