Popular Customs Winter 1963

Popular Customs Winter Issue 1963

Merle Taggart's 1963 Buick Riviera

Mike Budnick's 1960 Pontiac - The Golden Indian

Don Moore's 1940 Ford Coupe

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

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

Dave Puhl's 1957 Chevrolet

Ralph Ferks' 1954 Oldsmobile - The Startling Starfire

Jim Lynch's 1953 Studebaker

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 was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club.

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.

Anthony Abato's 1954 Oldsmobile Convertible - The Comet

Pat Mulligan's 1958 Chevrolet Impala

Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet Impala

Shirley Barris' 1958 Ford Thunderbird

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.

Dick Scully's 1958 Ford Thunderbird - The Electra

Larry Hughes 1926 Ford Model T roadster pick up of Boulder, Colorado. Built in the 1960s, Larry's finned hot rod was known as the "The Bomber"

The Car Craft Dream Rod was built by Bill Cushenbery for Bob Larivee of Promotions Inc. The first drawings of the car appeared in Car Craft October 1961. The build was completed late in 1963.

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.

Content and Featured Cars

Bob Nordskog's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette - The Asteroid
Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - The X-Sonic
Merle Taggart's 1963 Buick Riviera
Mike Budnick's 1960 Pontiac - The Golden Indian
Don Moore's 1940 Ford
Dave Puhl's 1957 Chevrolet
Ralph Ferks' 1954 Oldsmobile - The Startling Starfire
Carl Casper's Undertaker
Eddie Amaral's 1956 Chevrolet
Harry Hoskin's 1955 Chevrolet
Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane - The Maze
Harry Costa's 1941 Ford
Carl Casper's 1951 Chevrolet
Joe Tochinni's 1951 Ford
Tom Schaffer's 1958 Chevrolet
Bill Haddad's 1951 Chevrolet - The Blue Ribbon
Shirley Barris' 1958 Ford Thunderbird
Terry Holloway's 1957 Plymouth
Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet
Jim Gimenez' 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Joe Rosilez' 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Lyle Lake's 1951 Buick Riviera - The Blue Danube
Chas J. Wright, Jr's 1928 Ford Model A Pickup
Gene Winfield's 1963 Ford Falcon
Joanne Dream's 1954 Oldsmobile
Dorsier Whisman's 1931 Chevrolet Roadster
Jim Lynch's 1953 Studebaker
Ed Lepold's 1927 LaSalle Roadster
Pat Mulligan's 1958 Chevrolet
Bob Pasley's 1940 Ford Pickup
Bill Crockett's 1959 Chevrolet
Joe Garza's 1928 Ford Pickup
Harold Schifman's 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
Gilbert Strange's 1947 Mercury
The Car Craft Dream Rod
James Bilodeau's 1950 Mercury
Larry Robbins' 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Andy Kassa's 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Ted's Auto Body's 1957 Ford
Anthony Abato's 1954 Oldsmobile
Jim Buckingham's 1954 Ford - The Stardust
Art Russell's 1932 Plymouth Roadster
The Mysterion
The Super Marauder
The Futurista
Dick Scully's 1958 Ford Thunderbird - The Electra
Darryl Starbird's 1963 Buick Riviera
Dick Bruss' 1952 Mercury
Ray Fahrner's 1932 Ford Pickup
Bob Valente's 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Clark Alexandra's 1949 Ford
Harold Rounds' 1939 Chevrolet Coupe
Hap Broich's 1931 Chevrolet
Pop Marner's 1931 Austin
Larry Hughes' 1926 Ford Model T Roadster Pick Up - The Bomber