Features 1940's period correct customs

I think I posted some early on in this thread, but I'll do it again and maybe I can find some different ones.

 

Thanks....

To bad you did not get to talk about the time to your grandfather. I hope his friends will be able to tell you all about the cars he saw and built back then.

His photo collection is amazing.
I love this period in time, the custom cars that were built back then are so pure. Sure they are not always as smooth or perhaps well designed as the custom cars built in the 1950's and today. But these where the pioneers of Custom Car building, and they where trying hard to get it right.
I know that there are many more photos like this out there. I have talked to people who saw them, and have them. But most people are not like you. They don't like to share them.

So I want to say it one more time.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing these wonderful photos here with us.
Its really special, that these are shared and enjoyed by all the custom car enthusiast all over the world, instead of being hidden in a private collection sitting in an old photo album, locked away.

Special!
And

 

Amen.

 

The one in this thread (click below) was most likely a 1950's custom,.... but I don't know for sure

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505166

 

Hey,

Some of the photos look to be shot from Long Beach Blvd. (aka American Ave. pre 1959) looking north towards State Street (aka Pacific Coast Hwy.) with the oil rigs in the back ground in Signal Hill Ca. The ones with the Ford with all the pipes & the '40 Ford Conv. w/ the snap-on white trim rings. The photo of the drop top Cheverlet shot in front of "East Side Brake or Service " was shot on Redondo Ave. in Long Beach Ca.
Long Beach Blvd. was "Auto-Row" & for decades sported many new & used car lots. Today it's a borderline guetto.

" Life ain't no Disney movie "

 

trying to do some home work here. what about the inside of a 40's custom was tuck and roll use or moe hair? what did they have back then? stock dash or maybe chromed???

 

I don't know if this has been posted before. I didn't have time to check to see.

Early (1940 to 1949) Barris Customs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jsdhbOGxo0&feature=related

 

That's cool! And they got the music right.

 

It's prewar, although not exactly a custom... More like a car with lots of accessories, and aftermarket stuff.

 

That's the true definition of a "Gook Wagon" right there!

Definitely no Custom.

 

I guess this is the right thread to ask why ther Creasman coupè wasnt at the GNRS?

 

The car had been used on the road a lot in the past. But the owner had been working on a new engine for the car. He was unable to get it running before the show. So the plan was to have the car transported to Pomona. Something went wrong with the communications between the transporter, the show, and the owner of the car. The end result was that the car was not at the show... Unfortunately.

 

Here are some pics my buddy Kyle sent me some time ago. It's his grandpa with his car back then, a hopped-up mild custom 1940 Ford. The pictures were taken in L.A. in 1947!

 

Thanx Rik, ive been askin a coule of days but nobody noticed.
I would have loved to see it next to the other legends.
Its my favorite car of the period. It has that something that totally does it for me. Wish i'll see it in real life one day.

 

Ayala Brothers = BALLS

 

More...

 

YES !!!!!!!!!!! Thats the spirit Rik I like how we are seeing a lot of the 40s customs at the races.They werent just watchin either,they were running their sleds.Back then it was pretty important what was under the hood as well as the looks of the car,at least to a lot of people it was.

 

B.t.b.

 

Please help me to identify this car. The full write up (on what I know of it) is available in a photo album under my profile.

(to the editorial gods: Please do not delete this post again... I'm following the rules, no mention of you know what, I just want help identifying the history of the car. thanks.)

 

The prior owner's grandfather was the custom collector Dave Christensen of Redlands, LA (among several other nice rods and kustoms he also owned George Cerny's chopped Plymouth wgn by that time).
The photo of the car in the backyard was taken by Pat Ganahl in the mid 1970's.
Before Dave owned it had been resting since the mid 60's.
Please someone, restore this kustom to its former glory. It really deserves it!
Flat black and red wheels is not right at all... Dashboard was once cromed and the interior was two tone red and white.

The car has also been featured in the Swedish magazines "Gasoline" #4-2009, "Lead News" #27 2003 and a feauture about Dave Christenssen collection with Pat's photos was also Wheels Magazine #11 1978 as well as in Street Rodder May 1978.

 

These are type of Customs my Grandfather Had

 

Yes I love this car and I love its story,I really wanted this to be in the history of the custom building this year.I think since it was in flatback and there were no sign boards telling the history a lot of people didnt really get what the car was.I wish I had the money to buy it and take it back to what it once was.

 

Do you have any pics from him to share??

 

Some photos I found on ebay... just screen shots.

 

That first one is interesting!