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Bill Schott's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette of Portland, Oregon. Bill was a member of The Kings of Portland car club, and his Corvette was mildly restyled by Von Hunter in 1960.
Les Mullen's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette of Miami, Florida. Known as "Dominique," Les spent 1,500 hours and 2,500 dollars restyling the car. The build was completed in 1962.
Custom by Paint! A mildly restyled Chevrolet Corvette that Ina Mae Overman photographed at the 1957 Norwalk Motorcade shoe. The car has been dressed up with a tasteful scallop paint job. Photo from The Ina Mae Overman Collection.
Bill Shelley's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette of Oakland, California. Named "Bali Hi," the car was restyled by Bill and Bob McNulty. The build was completed in 1960.
Jim Avery's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette of Waterbury, Connecticut, as it appeared in 1960.
Von Hunter's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette of Portland, Oregon. This was Von's personal car. Built from a crashed car, the build was completed sometime around 1967.
Doug Osterman's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette of San Jose, California. Doug's mild Corvette was restyled in 1961.
Gary Ruddell's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette of Norwalk, California. Gary bought the Corvette in 1960. At the time he was the President of the Seagrams of Norwalk car club.
Bill Merrill's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Bill got the Corvette in 1959, while he was a junior in high school. He lived in La Jolla, California for a short while in the spring of 1959, and he had Dean Jeffris lay a panel paint job on the car. Unfortunately, the car was vandalized and the hood was damaged. Jeffries came down to La Jolla and picked up the car to fix the damage and painted the Corvette candy apple red with a gold underbase. The side panel was left gold with a clear coat covering it.
Gary "The Local Brush" Kupfer's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette of Roosevelt, New York. For more than six decades, Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style has been recognized as the inventor of the Lace Paint Job, as he debuted Doug Carney's 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix at an indoor car show in April 1967. Five months before this great event, in November 1966, Gary "The Local Brush" Kupfer showed his panel and lace painted 1963 Chevrolet Corvette at the ISCA New York Coliseum Show. The lace paint job was applied late in 1965. Photo courtesy of Gary "The Local Brush" Kupfer.
Jack Walker's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette of Belton, Missouri. Jack's Corvette is also known as the Condor. Jack started to show the Condor in 1970, and it was the first custom car that he entered into the show circuit. After that, the car went trough several versions and changes.
Richard Mikami's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray of Gardena, California. Richard installed hydraulic lifts on the car in 1966.
Tom Kelly's 1969 Chevrolet Corvette of St. Louis, Missouri. Kelly's Corvette was restyled by Dave Puhl at House of Kustoms. Puhl had Harry Bradley design a few proposals that Kelly could choose from. The build was started in August of 1971 and completed in July of 1972.

Corvette Customs

Al Gratz' 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob McNulty's 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Schott's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Les Mullen's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - Dominique
Mike Sparrow's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - The X-Sonic
Bill Shelley's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette - "Bali Hi"
Bob Barrett's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette - The Bug
Bob Caldwell's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Moreira's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Yoas' 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Darol Jorgenson's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Jim Avery's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Pinky Richard's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Rodden's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Ronald Schmidt's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Von Hunter's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Doug Osterman's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
LaVonne Bathke's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Robert Guadagno's 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Merrill's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Hank Bornstein's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette - The Pinapple Pearl
Leonard T Menard's 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Pat Ward's 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Nordskog's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Gary "The Local Brush" Kupfer's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Jack Walker's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette - The Condor
Ray Farhner's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette - Outer Limits
Richard Mikami's 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
The Cosma Ray
Tom Kelly's 1969 Chevrolet Corvette


Cars Using Corvette Parts

Engine
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
Tony LaMasa's 1932 Ford Roadster
William "Bill" Block's 1936 Ford 3-Window Coupe - Brandy's Chariot
Don Compton's 1939 Chevrolet Business Coupe
Jim Miller's 1941 Chevrolet Coupe
Herb Gary's 1949 Plymouth - The Aztec
Damon Richey's 1950 Chevrolet Bel Air
Bob Dance's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Rodney Rice's 1955 Chevrolet - The Astrian
Bobby Freedman's 1962 Jaguar XK-E


Grille
Jim Galvin's 1949 Ford Tudor
Duane Aspengren's 1949 Hudson - Night Train
Doug Landwer's 1953 Plymouth
Bob Merry's 1954 Oldsmobile
Sharon Warner's 1955 Chevrolet
Lauralee Dobbel's 1957 Chevrolet


Headers
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
Bill Hoffman's 1954 Chevrolet


Hubcaps
Don Compton's 1939 Chevrolet Business Coupe


Ignition
Dick Bennet's 1927 Ford


Manifold
Bill Hoffman's 1954 Chevrolet


Steering Column
Jerry Woodward's 1929 Ford Model-A Roadster


Steering Wheel
Millard Mitchell's 1927 Ford Model-T Roadster
Vic Sorina's 1951 Mercury


Taillights
Don Compton's 1939 Chevrolet Business Coupe
Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker


Transmission
Bob Dance's 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible

R. E. Miller's 1955 Ford Pickup




 

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