customs are they dying out

Yes, and gas will drop to 1.59 a gallon next week.
49-51 mercs will now be seen at local swap meets for 5 cents on the dollar. Just a stupid post

 

just curious now of that draggin *** guy, its been a few years now has he built a nice custom yet?

 

that would be my roomate. hes still building cars, pretty much got out of customs and we both got more into hotrods. zacks (thats his name) has been helping me build mine in fact.youd be shocked to see what he does now compared to when he was on here! lets just say our nabors think we are crazy lol theres 2 model As in the driveway, a 51 chevy truck, and my model T(i posted the build on here)

heres his shop link for some pictures of whats been going on. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Smokies-Custom-Auto-Service/117320474975203

 

Building a kustom is a commitment. It takes years of work and patience. I’ve been working
on mine for over fifteen years and still a long way to have it finished. I’ve been blessed to
be able to drive it through the different stages of construction. Driving your kustom during
construction is very important. This helps keep you motivated and even though you know
all of the issues that you have to finish your kustom. When “Joe public” sees you cruising
around town, they think that it is one of the koolest cars that they have ever seen. They
are right. Nothing kooler then driving a kustom. I’ve been so blessed with some great
friends that have helped me along the way. Resources like the HAMB and Car clubs members
helping each other out is what it is all about. Don’t be ashamed to drive your kustom and
it not being purrfect. Usually an in progress kustom will get just as many looks as the 100%
finished cars. Guys like to see the steps that you are taking to finish the project. If I had
the time, money and if I didn’t drive mine so much, I would have my Merc finished. My goal
is to own a finished shinny Kustom. One of these days I will reach my goal, so in the mean
time, ignore the dents, cracks, a panel not quite fitting right, I’m getting there and one of
these days It will be finished.

Kustoms will never be as big as most of the other automotive trends out there and that is
not a bad thing. Being kool is not always easy if it was then everybody would be kool.
Don’t get depressed with all of the details that you feel like ya need to do now. Get it on
the road and enjoy it while ya build it. You’ve been blessed to own a kustom, so set back
and enjoy your blessing.

Happy Trails, Mick

 

A salute to you, Mick! Wonderful sentiment!
Kustoms rule!

 

Well said Mick.

 

I don't know you personally Mick,
but that's profound right there. Excellently put!
Paul

 

What he said. That was one of the best posts I have ever read on the HAMB. Good job on that one Mick.

 

A couple of shows doesn't mean anything within our culture. It may just mean that some of the participants are building both and brought the rod out this time instead of th custom.

I appreciate a good well built custom. I don't like the ones that turn ugly because the fella thought he had to try every mod known to man but I guess that someone did because I have seen the **** ugliest customs with the big trophy in my time.

I said all that to say this I am not custom oriented for my own personal mode of transportation. I come from a tradition of going faster and body mods are only there for function. That doesn't change the fact that I really admire a good custom, I just don't really want to build one for myself. Building a custom to me is like restoring it just takes a lot more disipline than I have. I have top applaud a well built custom and the fella that had the vison to build it.

I hope that I am correct about some of the fellas are just bringing the other rod out this year and not that customs are going away. Our hobby would be pretty damned drab without them.

 

Come to Gettysburg this weekend and you will see alot of customs. They still live.

 

Man you said it all,I agree driving your custom while working on it is a kick.I have done it with my cars and I have told many of my friends that looked like they were getting burned out on a long build to drive it under reconstruction. The ones that did it thanked me later. You will get many smiles per gallon! and thumbs up.

 

well said thanks

 

everyone has danced around this in all of the previous posts, it's just that in these hard economic times money, money, money, and time is just such a precious comodity, that people are just getting a car together and getting in on the road so we can all enjoy a little of this fine sport. Just my 2 pennies.

 

...and people to pay for it.

 

Commited builders even to just restore a car and not modify anything, were rare when the economy was flying high.

 

Customs are hot in So.cal. and are more of a chalange to build, if you go to any traditional shows in So. Cal. , they are more customs than hot rods, I think so because as the builder skills get better, they want to show off there work , the hot ticket lately are the chopped 41-48 ford coupes , this trend will eventually spread to the east coast.

 

I believe customs are alive and well, certainly not as many being built as the tradional hot rod.But alive and well.......just takes a certain kinda person to build one!!

 

i started this thread in 07 i think that shows it,s still alive and well