Cal Custom History: Post what you know

Funny I was just looking at this mag from my dad's stuff and there is an ad inside for Eastern Auto

 

Dang i could have used that on my 59 meteor

 

Thanks for the history lesson.
I've have seen their Ads & Decals for years but never knew how it all started.

 

LA Mopar valve covers on my mill. I'll try to grab pics. I hate to cut them but i need to add breathers/pcv or maybe a crankcase-header evacuation kit.

 

I have a set of the 7 fin sbc straight hole v/c s, a set of ford fe finned v/c s, a few short (horse hair filters) louvered air cleaners, a hilton air cleaner in the box and a few badger air cleaners in the boxes.

 

Here's a Cal Custom Oil Cap I found recently. Figured I'd post it up here to share. Chrome Oil Cap #PBC 200 fits a bunch of GM & Fords up to 66.

 

I think it's Ed Cholakian, and he's still around. Out in Las Vegas now, and charging top dollar for sombreros. (Don't ask me how I know!)

 

In 71 I bought a Cal Cuctom T bucket body froma speed shop in Houston.

 

i got a cal-custom footprint accelerator (gas) pedal in my O/T driver. $5 at a swap meet i couldnt walk past it, i didnt even realise it was a real cal-custom piece until i got home

 

I always wondered who's 41 Ford with the carson top was on the box, I always thought that ruled.

 

I have one of these in a box printed "stock number 40-45B" but the scoop is marked 40-44. Is that right, or do I have the wrong box?

 

I think it has to do with what base was on it, looks like it was for the 2-5/8 2bbl base, i have one of those adaptor bases that would be on the bottom or your scoop.

 

Got it. Here's the adapter.

 

Im thinking its in the wrong box since thats a 4bbl base.

 

I have this Eastern Auto Supply "California Custom Accessories" catalog from 1951. It has 38 pages of everything from speed equipment to bolt on custom items.

Mick

 

You should scan the pages and post it up here

 

I used to have this air cleaner on my first car , '68 Firebird , looked great with the polished finned Holley valve covers .

 

I'll scan it for you Mick

 

OK OK, just cause i'm too cheap to buy a stamp, I'll scan it when I get a second.

Mick

 

Here's the contents of the '51 Eastern Auto Supply catalog.

Enjoy!

Mick

 

Some more pages.

Mick

 

the rest.

Mick

 

I have something out of the catalog cool, page 28,. scan 14

 

Hope you didn't pay more than $1.95 for it!

Actually that's way cool.

Mick

 

JC Whitney used to sell Cal Custom valve covers in the 70s. I remember the catalog add never said they were Cal Custom parts, just that they were finned valve covers. I bought a set for a FE Ford around 1975 or so. I don't remember what I paid. I'm thinking somewhere around $20. I still have them on the 390 in my 53 F-100.

If I remember correctly, along with the part number inside is an address of Gardenia, California.

 

Man!!! is there something REALLY blue next to the scoop or is it painted?

 

the box its sitting on is blue!

 

Thanks a lot Mick.

Noticed the steel Full Moon Discs on page 34. Were these to compete with Dean Moon's discs or did they per-date the spun aluminum ones?

I'd sure go broke matching the prices for the plaques they were making back then. Looks like they were using Koehler oundry in Bell, CA.

So I didn't see any of the Cal Custom air cleaners - when did they come out?

Dennis

 

A 40-30 with mesh inserts...

 

Just trying my luck here, anyone got a or know of anyone having a Cal-Custom bullet delete grille for a 1950 Ford for sale? Let me know lobo377@hotmail.com
I have seen that there exists a lot of different models depending on what year you have on the car. I have gotten a hold of a few for the 1949 Ford but no luck on the 50.

Also what year did this type of custom grille appear in the Cal-Custom inventory, 50's-60's?