Tacoma

Dick Page's 1932 Ford Roadster of Tacoma, Washington.

Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible of Marshall, Missouri. Ed's '36 was originally restyled by Red Swanson of Portland, Oregon in 1944. R.I. Steere of Tacoma, Washington continued restyling it in the early 1950s. Ed lived in Tacoma when he bought the car in 1959. After buying it, he parked it in his parent's chicken house until 1977. In 1977 he started a restoration that he completed in 1983. Since then the car has gone through a couple of iterations. Ed still owned the car in 2020. He had thousands of miles on the car since the restoration, and he was still working on it.

Gary Overby's 1940 Chevrolet Coupe was restyled by Gary in 1961.

Danny Hall's 1940 Ford Coupe

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Gary Overby's 1940 Ford Convertible of Tacoma, Washington.

Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury convertible of Hollywood, California. The build was completed in 1946. Dick Page of Tacoma, Washington bought the car around 1970.

Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup was sold to Tacoma in the 1960s.

Gary Overby's 1949 Ford was sectioned by Gary in 1961.

Vern LaCoursiere's 1949 Ford coupe of Tacoma, Washington. Vern is a member of the Tacoma Toppers car club. The Ford was his first car, and he bought it and restyled it in 1957, when he was 19 years old.

Chuck Traaen's 1949 Mercury of the Tacoma Toppers, in Tacoma, Washington was restyled by Dee Wescott of Wescott's Auto Restyling

DeWayne Iverson's 1949 Mercury of Tacoma, Washington. DeWayne purchased the car from a lot in Tacoma in 1963. The car had already been customized when he got it.

Vern LaCoursiere's 1950 Ford convertible of Tacoma, Washington. Vern was a member of the Tacoma Toppers. The Ford was his second car. Restyled in 1959, all work was done by Vern when he was 21 years old.

Ralph Testa's 1950 Mercury

Tim Smith's 1951 Ford Victoria of Tacoma, Washington was restyled by Dick Page in 1965.

Chuck Johnson's 1952 Ford Victoria of Tacoma, Washington. Chuck was a member of the Tacoma Toppers, and the Victoria was has first car.

Vern LaCoursiere's 1953 Mercury of Tacoma, Washington. Vern was a member of the Tacoma Toppers, and the Merc was his third car. Dressed up with an all-white Mexico Upholstery, Vern gave the car a Candy Purple Panel Paint Job in 1960 when he was 23 years old.

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Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker, was restyled by Jack and his brother Jim Preston of Tacoma, Washington.

Larry Nixon's 1956 Chevrolet Nomad of Tacoma, Washington received a custom paint job by Dick Page in 1967.

Terry Chaplin's 1956 Ford Crown Victoria of Tacoma, Washington.

The second annual Tacoma Hot Rod Show was held March 2-4, 1956 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington.

The 1964 Pacific Northwest Motorama was held November 6 - 8, 1964 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington. The show was presented by the Tacoma Toppers car club.

The 1965 Pacific Northwest Motorama was held November 5 - 7, 1965 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington. The show was presented by the Tacoma Toppers car club.

Hot Rods of Tacoma, Washington

Dick Page's 1932 Ford Roadster

Custom Cars of Tacoma, Washington

Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible
R.I. Steere's 1936 Ford Convertible
Gary Overby's 1940 Chevrolet Coupe
Danny Hall's 1940 Ford Coupe
Gary Overby's 1940 Ford Convertible
Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup
Gary Overby's 1949 Ford
Vern LaCoursiere's 1949 Ford Coupe
Chuck Traaen's 1949 Mercury
DeWayne Iverson's 1949 Mercury
Vern LaCoursiere's 1950 Ford Convertible
Ralph Testa's 1950 Mercury
Tim Smith's 1951 Ford Victoria
Chuck Johnson's 1952 Ford Victoria
Vern LaCoursiere's 1953 Mercury
Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker
Larry Nixon's 1956 Chevrolet Nomad
Terry Chaplin's 1956 Ford Crown Victoria

Custom and Body Shops of Tacoma, Washington

Custom Painting and Repair, Automotive Refinishing Body And Fender Work
Schneider's Shop

Car Clubs of Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Capers
Tacoma Toppers

Custom Car and Hot Rod Shows of Tacoma, Washington

Pacific Northwest Motorama
Tacoma Hot Rod Show

People of Tacoma, Washington

Bob Davidson
Chuck Johnson
Chuck Traaen
Danny Hall
Darrel Christenson
DeWayne Iverson
Dick Page
Ed Park
Gary Overby
George Tyler
Gordy Wells
Hap Preston
Jack Preston
Jim Preston
Larry Ayres
Larry Nixon
R.I. Steere
Rod Stacy
Terry Chaplin
Tim Smith
Vern LaCoursiere