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1953 Chevy - Pure Gold
A Low-Profile '53 Chevy From Chopit Kustom more
1951 Ford - Outiside The Box
Steve Frediani's Classically Modern '51 Ford more
1950 Ford Coupe - Shoebox Survivor
Ronnie Staples Reunites His '50 Ford With Its Original Builder more
1959 Buick Invicta - Inviting Invicta
Richard Zocchi Takes Bold '59 Buick Styling A Step Further more
1954 Mercury Monterey - Memorable Mercury
Bill Layman's Classically Clean '54 Monterey more
1951 Kaiser Sedan - The Kaiser's New Clothes
How A Kid From The Wrong Place With The Wrong Car Shows Us What's Right more
1951 Mercury Coupe - Scarlet & Cream
Though it would be hard to prove, we're willing to wager that there are more chopped '49-51 Mercurys today than there ever were in the '50s. In fact, we're pretty sure chopped versions now outnumber those with stock lids, and sometimes wonder if any original e more
1964 Pontiac Bonneville - Teacher's Pet
Mike Doyle's Class Project Pontiac more
1951 Mercury Coupe - Mercury Rising
Ron Box's Toasty, Tasty North-of-the-border Custom more
1955 Custom Chevy Convertible - 5 Til 5
Goodguys Custom Rod Of The Year more
Custom 1956 Chevy Nomad - A Nomad Effort
Chad Glasshagel Built His '56 His Way... more
1949 Ford Convertible - Crossing The Line At Forty Nine!
Bobby Alloway's '49 Ford Convertible more
1956 Chevy Nomad - Nuanced Nomad
Some customized cars knock you upside the head with radical modifications and elaborate paint schemes. Others are so subtle and nuanced they require study with a trained eye to fully recognize and appreciate the work performed. Henry Gong's '56 Nomad belongs t more
1951 Mercury Woodie - Axed Wood
A Subtle Slice Makes John Dusckett's Merc Twice As Nice more
Subtle Scream
Wild Paint Defines Mike Legault's Otherwise Mild '70 Impala more
Badillac
Frank Stevens' Low-Down '65 Deville more
Red Hot Special
Frank Kallam's Toasty '54 Buick more
Tangerine & Lace
Harvey Bagshaw's Sweet, Sultry '55 Chevy more
Bluebird
An uncompromising custom sports roadster more
A Star(liner) Is Born
Conventional wisdom tells us that it's generally more cost effective to buy a finished or almost-finished custom car than it is to build one from the ground up. The hard truth is that most customs cost more to construct than they're worth when complete. That's more
One For The Road
The Long And Winding Journey Of A Custom '52 Chevy more
Rowe's Red-Winged Wonder
Bobby Alloway sends Chuck Rowe to Fin City more
Citrus Twist
Dale Kintzley's Bright, Bold '62 Bonneville more
Knotwood
Jim Fynes' Eric Penatt-Built Shoebox Wagon more
Northern Wood
Tom Wahl's Minnesota-Based Lumber Longroof more
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