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A 1970s' barris kustom " hard hat hauler". Notice the drive belt on the three blowers never made in down to the crankshaft. Definitely a patriotic...
Happy Birthday Gene ! Truly an icon and legend to all of us in the car scene. I've had the pleasure of talking to Mr. Winfield at several shows....
Actually most of Tom Daniels' wild designs were made into models by Monogram Model Company. Many years later Monogram and Revell Model Companies...
Hello from Gibsonia, Pa. fellow newbie !
Cool photos of a cool rod. Please tell the story behind the photos. Looks like the radiator is being replaced. Is the car still around ?
The gentleman in pictures seven and eight is none other than Larry Alexander of the "Alexander Brothers" customizing duo from Detroit Michigan. A...
As a follow up to my earlier post , the roadster in picture number 3 was shown in the 1971 "Show World" program. These were sold at the indoor...
Neat old photos, lets see some more please ! I was going to say that looked like Cy Kubistas' T which was called the TNT in the updated photos. He...
Just wanted to introduce my joining of the H.A.M.B. My name is Dennis and I have been into cars, customs , musclecars, some antiques etc. If it...
Yes. I definitely remember the Silhouette Custom Car and the model kit that it inspired. I don't remember having the original kit way back then...
Frank That's definitely a job I'd have taken ,had I been driving back then, L.O.L. I was 10 back in 1970 and I attended my first custom car...
Just wanted to post a few words and a Thanks to Mr. Mike Alexander and his Brother Larry. I had the honor of first meeting these two icons of the...
Frank Thanks alot for your reply. That sounds like that was a cool job you had back then with Promotions Inc. Did you haul any of the feature...
Thanks for the tip on the web site. I've visited that site many times ,a must see for anybody into the old Show Rod model kits. I wish I had all...
With alot of the old custom feature cars popping up in recent years I was wondering if anyone had any info on the " Elegant Farmer" Wheelbarrow...
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