Customs History of the Custom display ~ GNRS ~ OFFICIAL thread info & photo's

The 56 Dodge was at Nsra s Nats East at York Pa this June ,they was a few pictures of it on here .

 

Received your PM. Thank you

 

Now they need to make the show longer. I am not going to have enough to look at all of these beautiful rides. Great job guys, keep up the great work. I can not wait. I wish I lived closer, so I could drive my car there.

 

I would have to agree with you about Kiwi .

 

RIKSTER..thanks for posting the picture of my stude and AXLE i'm very honored to be invited to this show. i was already planing to be there for the show and what a great surprize to be asked to bring the stude. this show will be the greatest show of "KUSTOMS" that will ever be put together...THANKS again..DAVE--BACKSTREET KUSTOMS

 

UPDATE:

I just approved the "LimeLighter" 58 Chevy originally built by Bill Cushenbery.

 

We are currently working hard to get this car . A former April 1952 Hot Rod cover car "The Glenn Johnson 1937 Ford"

 

I love the Glenn Johnson Ford!! I can't wait to see all these cars!!

 

This is going to be one heck of a show, a not to be missed event for sure!

Looking forward to seeing all of these great, not very often seen customs all under one roof!

AND meeting Rikster!

 

Plane tickets purchased. Motel rooms reserved.

Will Pat Ganahls "The American CUSTOM CAR" book - along with the new Larry Watson book be sold in this building? If so save us 3 of each. Cheers

 

axel thanxs for stiring the custom pot!!!!

 

Just told my wife that all I wanted for my b-day this year is a 3 day hall pass and a plane ticket to SoCal!!!! Can't wait!!!!!

 

A friend of mines cousin supposedly has worked on the McArdle Chevy, in Amador County, possibly the town of Jackson, as soon as we get confirmation Axle will be the first to know.

 

oh my !!!!

 

This one I have wanted to see for years !!!! We have been doin a lot of work behind the scenes to bring some of the heaviest hitters in custom history to this event but I have to admit..... this Doug Rice car is one of my alltime favorites and I cant wait to see this piece of history in person. WOW !

 

GNRS is definitely going to live up to the "Grand Daddy Of Them All" with that line up of cars!!! Always a great show ---

 

We are all still working very hard to get the very best cars to this event... and not only cars. But also a all the special guests and wonderful custom car related items that will be on display.

We have created this logo especially for the event. So that it will be recognized a bit better in the media.
If you want a high res version or a vector .ai or .eps click on the logo and it will bring you to a site where you can download different versions of the logo.




Axle and John Buck have been working very hard with the Peterson Museum to get two early customs. And we are extremely proud we have them both. Thank you guys for the hard work, and of coars the Peterson museum for loaning them to the Customs Then & Now event.

The two cars that where added today are an perfect sample of early customizing. The Rulon McGregor 1939 Mercury convertible with original Glen Houser Carson top. And the chop is rumored to be done by the Ayala's (not confirmed though). The car is a typical sample of the custom cars that where built in the early and mid 1940's. Not to much body work, just the right amount of chop, and lowering, and of coarse a full custom interior and a perfectly shaped Carson top.

TRJ photo


The second addition is the 1946 Lincoln Continental built for Henry Ford II by Coachcraft ltd. The car uses the stock 1946 Lincoln front sheet metal and the rear of a 1940 Lincoln Zephyr, nicely blended together with fade away fenders. The original plan was to built two of these cars. One for Henry Ford II and the other for actor Gary Cooper. But for some reason Gary did not want it.

Here is a photo of Gary Cooper checking out the car.




And this is how the car looks today.



We hope to bring you more additions very soon.

 

Im so bloody excited. this will be my first time to Cali and my first seeing these cars. seems like I picked a good one to go to.

 

Hey Rik, I may be wrong about this but I remember reading in a Hemmings years ago about a 40 Merc or Lincoln that was done by Coachcraft for Frank Loyd Wright. I may be wrong about this but I remember the article saying that the car still exists and is completely restored. I would love to see that one in person too!

 

The line up keeps getting better & better.I almost feel funny but honored, showing my car there with all these great cars.

 

Thank you so much for creating the advertisement artwork Rik, and thanks for posting our two latest additions.

Folks, the red 1939 Delahaye will not be in this display however , we have two other extremely elegant cars to choose from - one is a 1938 Delahaye with factory orange pinstriping , and the other is a beautiful 1938 Bugati with roll up/down windshield. Can't have both of these stunning automobiles so which one does everyone prefer? I know, its like choosing between Cherry or Strawberry JellyBeans

 

Johnny, i do recall hearing about a car built for Frank Loyd Wright but don't know what it was. I could imagine it being very elegant. Funny, i wonder if someone were to of built a car for Eichler what it would of looked like ?

 

This is the car... Personally I don't think its that elegant... I much more prefer his architecture. And I'm also not sure if it was built by Coachcraft.

 

I would love to see the black and orange striped 1938 Delahaye/.

Oh wait.... let me EDIT this. Now I have seen the other photos I rally like the overall shape of the Bugatti. So yes the Bugatti for me please.

 

I remeber both of these from the exhibit, I personally like the Bugatti!!!!

 

Here are a few better photos of the Bugatti...








And the 1938 Delahaye

 

The Bugatti looks like it has Zephyr tail lights - Who copied who?

 

BUGATTI - GETS MY VOTE!
They are both great in there own ways though.

 

just chatted with Axle and we're gonna get Gaylord out there as well!!!!

 

Both are stunning! I'm very excited to see either of 'em, but if I had a gun to my head, the Bugatti