John Dietrich was a true custom car nut. He was one of those guys that bought an almost-new car like his 1951 Chevrolet 2 door hardtop, and took it to Valley Customs in Burbank for the full make over inside and out. They immediately swapped the front... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Now that's a perfect custom!!! Great looking car and I love the rear treatment as a whole from the Lincoln lights, dodge bumper to kaiser overrider. Great example!
All cl*** and just what a custom should be. Improved but not having an iden***y crisis. That car is one of those "the more you look the more you see" customs but no one modification overpowers the car.
I always loved this car... very stylish... like all of the Valley Custom Shop built Customs... Car craft made a nice article on step a frame using John's Chevy. And here are some of the photos used in the article. From the Valley Custom Shop facebook. Tad Hirai on the left and Clayton Jensen on the right
very nice although I gotta say I would love to have seen that car done with a set for frazier tail lights
Safety goggles? don't be a p*ssy, just hold it while it whack it a couple of times with this sledge.......trust me.
Love the "how-to" pics. Making do with what you have. It seems crude by today's standards, but it still gets the job done! This is a simple, clean custom that yields a great result. Complimentation is the word of the day, Cat
I gotta say the tool he is using there is actually pretty damn efficient, I have used similar tools for panel removal at junk yards with pretty stellar results. of course I have also used a flat blade and a chisel. works in a pinch but kindly messy!
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