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yup. that was dean's girlfriends car, one he saved before the barris shop succumed to "a act of god" livewires from powerpole+ roof = burnt kustoms!
shoot me some info, i might be able to help. im in los angeles area.
hey brother, arent 57 chevy wheels that dimension? i have 5, need cleaning but straight..
My wife got into the scene when we were dating. cooled down when we got married,then got back in when i bought her a car. we work on it together...
my first post folks so dont shoot me down! built a 235 for my wife's 53 chevy, looking at automatic transmission options. anyone know if a turbo...
Hahahahaha! This thread cracks me up! Im not sure about the "Black Cat Customs (Kustoms?) shop as well? Have they built anything worthy of any...
this subject will always divide the room!! That is a real nice coupe,fiberglass or not! Like so many other HAMBers out there said,"it's all in the...
Hey redneck smooth, it can be done. i make 55k a year have a house payment,wife, twin boys,58 ford p/u-51 ford coupe-53 chevy custom and two jobs!...
Scarliner, thats good advice. Just stay busy and enjoy time with friends, the rest will work itself out...
i remember seeing this car at pomona, coral color body with flames. it had a name on the decklid- "flame n go. Get it? sweeet looking ride in person..
profile is fuckin' perfect! now it's gonna be damn near impossible to find a early chevy coupe!!!!!!!!
Thanks for postin those pics, that 57 ford pickup on the first page is the shit...
Pretty bitchin conversion. it looks like a concept car, not all cobbled together.
I saw that treatment somewhere on a open car(roadster) and it looked bitchen. I wish i could tell you where i saw it, my memory just isn't behaving!
500 dollars!? Dont just stand there, run go get it!!!
well these posts humble me greatly... I realize now that i really outgrew my garage. I admire garage workspace.
That coupe's real bitchin' but ill take that pick-up anytime!!!!!!!
Several years ago my nephew ask me if was interested in a gaspump he found on his route.I went to look at it and offered the owner $75.00 for it....
I met him years ago when he made a Hot Rod video. He told me it took alot of effort to make it but it's a really good video...
"Bellflowers", "Regals", "Continentals".... get inspiration from magazines or early sixties schlock teen movies. Lotsa inspiration there...
Now that's a beautiful mill, brother! I hope you're not gonna ruin the visuals by puttin' a hood on it!!
Kool traditional rolls and pleats! Mine looks like a rats nest compared to this!!
The counterhelp get frusterated with me so they let me go behind the counter! If it's not in their goddamn computer it won't fit or it doesn't...
i went on vacation lastyear to Oklahoma and found a field right off the highway with about 15 cars rusting away, 2 40 ford p/u's various 50's...
Man! im in good company!! I better forget sleepin and drag my butt outside and pull mine out of mothballs! lots to do,questions to ask,coffee to...
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