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Larry Hughes 1926 Ford Model T roadster pick up of Boulder, Colorado. Built in the 1960s, Larry's finned hot rod was known as the "The Bomber"
Klas and Fredrik Wallin's 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan of Falköping, Sweden. The car came to Sweden from Colorado. When Klas and Fredrik bought it in 2013, they were told that the car was first built in 1957.
Bill Hughes' Roadster of Denver, Colorado. Frank Kurtis built the car for Bill in 1939, and it was built around a Miller-Ford race car engine.
Robert McClure's Custom of Denver, Colorado. Built by Robert, the first version of the car was completed in 1947. It rode on a Buick chassis.
Larry Purcell's 1941 Ford Coupe was completed in 1978.
Robert L. Darling's 1949 Buick of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Robert's sport custom was built sometime between 1949 and 1953. Rumors has it that the car was shipped to Europe in the 1950s. It stayed there for some time before it was sold back to the US again some time prior to 1962. John Brumder of Boluder, Colorado bought the remains of the car in 2000, and he had it restored and street rodded.
Ronn Ives' 1950 Ford of Denver, Colorado. Ronn bought the car in 1965, when he was 14 years old. It was his ticket to finally owning a custom, and he paid $40 for it. This photo shows Ronn with the in-progress build in 1966.
Walter Leeman's Second 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline of Delta, Colorado. The build was completed in 2009.
Walter Leeman's 1953 Chevrolet Bel-Air of Paonia, Colorado. Walt restyled the Bel-Air in the early 1980s, and it was completed in the later part of 1983.
Gerald Twamley's 1954 Chevrolet 210 2-door sedan of Artesia, California. The car was originally restyled in the late 1950s, and it went trough at least three iteration before Gerald sold it to a fellow from Colorado in 1960. In 1973 Tom Zinke of Golden, Colorado came across the old custom behind a service station in Lakewood, Colorado. After bugging the owner for a couple of years he was finally able to buy the car.
Dave Paul's 1955 Chevrolet Convertible of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The car was built in Denver. Paul bought it in 1978.
Ralph Stefano's 1955 Lincoln Capri of Pueblo, Colorado was restyled by G&D Body and Paint in the late 1950s.


Hot Rods of Colorado

Larry Hughes 1926 Ford Model T Roadster Pick Up - The Bomber
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
R. J. Gross' 1934 Ford Pickup


Custom Cars Of Colorado

Bill Hughes' Roadster
Larry Purcell's 1941 Ford Coupe
Ronn Ives' 1950 Ford
Walter Leeman's Second 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Walter Leeman's 1953 Chevrolet Bel-Air
Otto Rhodes' 1953 Ford F-100 - The Mountain Pearl
Gerald Twamley's 1954 Chevrolet 210 2-Door Sedan
Dave Paul's 1955 Chevrolet Convertible
Ralph Stefano's 1955 Lincoln Capri


Sport Customs of Colorado

Robert L. Darling's 1949 Buick
Robert McClure's Custom


Streamliners of Colorado

Bill Kenz' Streamliner


Custom, Body, Paint and repair Shops of Colorado

Block Shop
Creative Visions
Custom Auto
G&D Body and Paint


Upholstery Shops of Colorado

Englewood Upholstery Company
Jack's Upholstery
Pjays Upholstery


Citizens of Colorado

Bill Dickey
Bill Hughes
Bill Kenz
Dave Crouse
Dave Paul
Fred Herring
Greg McComas
Howard Gentemann
Josh Bjorgo
Kenny Tanaka
Larry Hughes
Larry Purcell
Lynn Newkirk
Otto Rhodes
R. J. Gross
Ralph Stefano
Robert McClure
Ronn Ives
Ted Bowen
Tom Zinke
Walter Leeman




 

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