Oklahoma

An unknown 1939 Ford Convertible custom that Jim Overby shot at the 1952 Bonneville Nationals. A chopped and padded top, flipper hubcaps, ripple bumpers, fog lights, and a single spotlight makes this custom stand out at the lakes. It was running 1952 Oklahoma license plates. Photo by Jim Overby, provided by Karl Knecht.

Bob McNutt's 1939 Ford Coupe

Don Moore's 1940 Ford Coupe

Chuck Porter's 1949 Ford Pickup was sold to John Robinson of Tulsa

Cotton Woodworth's 1949 Ford Unconvert

George E. Goodhead, Jr.'s 1951 Henry J Corsair convertible of Tulsa, Oklahoma. George's Henry J was restyled around 1955-1956.

Jim Bowers' 1951 Oldsmobile 2 door post of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Jim was a member of the Apostles of Shawnee. His Olds was restyled in 1958, featuring a scallop paint job by Bud Smika.

Emory Ashpaugh's 1955 Chevrolet of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1963 Emory's Chevrolet was shown as the Krimson Kart.

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.

Jim Truscott's 1956 Ford Victoria

Thomas O. Hudson's 1957 Ford

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. In the late 1950s the truck was sold to Zain Bradshaw. Zain moved to Oklahoma, bringing the truck along.

Cotton's Paint & Body Shop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was run and operated by Cotton Woodworth.

Martin S. Papazian's Cordster of Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1978 Roger D. Dunham of Arlington, Texas buys the car. Roger came across it for sale at the Sunset Trading Post in Sunset, Texas. He bought it and had it shipped to his home in Arlington. In 1980 Roger moves to Skiatook, Oklahoma, bringing the car along. In 2020 Roger sold the car to Bruce Papazian, son of the original owner.