One of the original objectives of car customizing was to make inexpensive vehicles look more like upscale models. So what's a custom enthusiast to do when he bases his project on the so-called Standard of the World-a Cadillac? If you're retired bodyman Ed Britz, you mix and match various elements of
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Roger and Marie O'Dell are the consummate Southern California car enthusiast couple. Roger grew up in the custom hotbed of Bellflower in the late '50s and early '60s, and since then has dabbled in all aspects of the hobby-rods, customs, restos, and even drag racing. His Bellflower background and lon
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So I call Damon to ask him something, and before I can hang up he ropes me in for a "Stylines" gig. Great, it's been a while, what should we lay down for the purveyors of Custom Rodder? How about a couple big, bold mid-'50s luxury behemoths?
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Shade Tree Shoebox"I started this car at the age of 59, and had many days when I just wanted to sit on the couch and pray the car would finish itself," says Bruce Doss of his '50 Ford. After 4 years of both praying and working, his North Carolina-based coupe is finally done, on the road, and lookin'
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Frank Stevens' Low-Down '65 Deville
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It's always enlightening to dig into the backgrounds of Custom Rodder's newer, younger readers. Interestingly, many stumbled into the '50s and '60s custom car scene from the ranks of other rodding realms like mini-trucks, Volkswagens, and street machines.
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There's nothing subtle about a '59 Cadillac. Heavy chrome bumpers, a mile-long profile, and gargantuan tailfins pretty much guarantee such a car will never go unnoticed. It's a natural choice for a young car builder seeking to make a dynamic debut in the custom car scene, which is exactly what Austi
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At first glance, Mark Carter's '59 Cadillac Series 62 convertible looks like a nice, basic, unassuming restoration. Well, maybe not so unassuming; it is a '59 Cadillac, after all--a car that epitomizes '50s flamboyance with fins taller than some NBA stars and
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For decades, American car companies have pursued an elusive "European influence" in automotive design and engineering. In more recent years, a small-but-dedicated bunch of European hot rodders and custom enthusiasts has emerged with an equal desire to wrench o
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The word is out in Northern California--Greg Westbury builds a pretty mean car. Known for maniacal attention to detail and top-shelf fabrication skills, the "G-Man" has amassed quite a following around his home in Concord, California. Greg recently began build
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Judging by the overabundance of '60s-era cars in this magazine, you'd think we were forgetting all about the '50s, wouldn't you? Well, think again! We'll be the first to admit there has been plenty of focus centered on the later custom rods, but that doesn't m
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Randy Wilcox, a produce dealer from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, isn't one of those guys into whatever the trends are at the time. Though custom rod fashion is now dominated by early-'60s rides, Wilcox was always passionate about these cars. What has led newcomers down this path is that they'd never seen a
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Randy Wilcox, a produce dealer from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, isn't one of those guys into whatever the trends are at the time. Though custom rod fashion is now dominated by early-'60s rides, Wilcox was always passionate about these cars. What has led newcomers do
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