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Appleton Spotlight Restoration
SPOTLIGHT SECRETS The Appleton Spotlights have been used on countless 40’s and 50’s Custom Cars. They are not being produced anymore, so if you find a set they most likely need to be restored. Manual...
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Single Bar Hubcaps Design
SINGLE BAR HUBCAPS The most popular dress-up item in the early/mid 1940’s was the Ripple-Disk-Single-Bar-Flipper-Hubcap. Many Custom Cars from this era used them, but where did they come from? The...
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Identifying the Barris Crests
IDENTIFYING THE BARRIS CRESTS Preliminary Examination and Detailed Comparison Study of the Barris Kustom Coat of Arms Badge. We recently did an article on the Custom Car Icon, the Barris Crest here...
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The Super Wheel Disk
SUPER WHEEL DISK When it came to Custom hubcaps in the early-mid 1940’s you did not to many choices. There was the full moon disk, the Single Bar Flipper hubcap, and there was the Swirl Hubcap. As far...
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1951 Eastern Auto
1951 EASTERN AUTO Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop Up, October 1951, the company was subject of the Meet the advertisers article. 1951, Custom Restyling...
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Appleton Spotlight Restoration
SPOTLIGHT SECRETS The Appleton Spotlights have been used on countless 40’s and 50’s Custom Cars. They are not being produced anymore, so if you find a set they most likely need to be restored....
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Single Bar Hubcaps Design
SINGLE BAR HUBCAPS The most popular dress-up item in the early/mid 1940’s was the Ripple-Disk-Single-Bar-Flipper-Hubcap. Many Custom Cars from this era used them, but where did they come from? The...
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Identifying the Barris Crests
IDENTIFYING THE BARRIS CRESTS Preliminary Examination and Detailed Comparison Study of the Barris Kustom Coat of Arms Badge. We recently did an article on the Custom Car Icon, the Barris Crest here...
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The Super Wheel Disk
SUPER WHEEL DISK When it came to Custom hubcaps in the early-mid 1940’s you did not to many choices. There was the full moon disk, the Single Bar Flipper hubcap, and there was the Swirl Hubcap. As...
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1951 Eastern Auto
1951 EASTERN AUTO Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop Up, October 1951, the company was subject of the Meet the advertisers article. 1951, Custom Restyling...
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Customizing with early Cadillac Tail Fins
CUSTOMIZING CADILLAC TAIL FINS When the 1948 Cadillac introduced the all new Streamline rear fender Tail Fin it was quickly adapted by the Custom Car World. Adding Cadillac Tail Fins gave your car...
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Appleton Spotlight Restoration
SPOTLIGHT SECRETS The Appleton Spotlights have been used on countless 40’s and 50’s Custom Cars. They are not being produced anymore, so if you find a set they most likely need to be restored....
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Single Bar Hubcaps Design
SINGLE BAR HUBCAPS The most popular dress-up item in the early/mid 1940’s was the Ripple-Disk-Single-Bar-Flipper-Hubcap. Many Custom Cars from this era used them, but where did they come from? The...
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Identifying the Barris Crests
IDENTIFYING THE BARRIS CRESTS Preliminary Examination and Detailed Comparison Study of the Barris Kustom Coat of Arms Badge. We recently did an article on the Custom Car Icon, the Barris Crest here...
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The Super Wheel Disk
SUPER WHEEL DISK When it came to Custom hubcaps in the early-mid 1940’s you did not to many choices. There was the full moon disk, the Single Bar Flipper hubcap, and there was the Swirl Hubcap. As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1951 Eastern Auto
1951 EASTERN AUTO Eastern Auto Supply has been in business sine 1919. In the third issue of Hop Up, October 1951, the company was subject of the Meet the advertisers article. 1951, Custom Restyling...
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Antennas on Customs – Beam Me Up Scotty!
ANTENNAS on CUSTOMS When building a custom car the radio antenna is a feature that sometimes received “special treatment”. Many times it was left in the stock position or just recessed in a round...
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