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Welcome to Kustomrama - Traditonal Rod & Kustom Wikipedia

Kustomrama is a Wikipedia dedicated to traditional hot rods and kustom cars. It is an online encyclopedia covering all aspects of our kulture. Everyone is welcome to contribute and start new and interesting topics on the Kustomrama Wikipedia. Write about yourself, your company, your car, your favorite kustom or your all time automotive hero. All entries are welcome as long as they somehow relates to traditional Rods & Kustoms.

Kustomrama Wikipedia is a project that will evolve and grow over time. Join this community today and help Kustomrama become the number one Traditional Rod & Kustom Wiki!!

For feedback, inputs, stories or if you have some cool old photos to share, feel free to mail me at: sondre@kustomrama.com

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Featured Stories

Dick Gonzales' 1955 Studebaker Speedster
Dick Gonzales' 1955 Studebaker Speedster went through a lot of modifications during the 1950s. While Dick Gonzales was responsible for designing the look of his car, he had Art's Custom Shop perform the actual work. In the summer of 1959, the car received a candy yellow paint job by legendary painter Larry Watson of Watson's House of Style. This version of the car gained national recognition when it was featured on the cover of Rod & Custom December 1959.
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Mike Budnick's 1960 Pontiac Ventura - The Golden Indian
Earlier this week we lost Larry Alexander of the Alexander Brothers customizer duo. Larry and his brother Mike Alexander are recognized for their neat and clean creations, and one of their most famous builds belonged to a teenager from Detroit named Mike Budnick. In January 1961, 18 years old Mike rolled into the Alexander Bros. shop in Detroit as he wanted to make his car stand out from the rest of the cars currently cruising on Woodward Avenue.
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Chet Herbert's Beast III
After working day and night for three or four days, Chet Herbert entered his Bonneville Streamliner as the "Herbert Cams Special" August 27 at the 1952 Bonneville Nationals. With the number 666 on its side and Art Chrisman behind the steering wheel, the Beast III became the fastest single engine car in America. After being stored away for 55 years, the restored version of the Beast III made its debut at the 60th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance August 14, 2010.
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News

08.30.2010 - Church 7
Another issue of Church magazine is out. Hot off the press, the magazine is not available through the Church website yeat, but if you become a fan of Church on Facebook Coby Gewertz has a special deal for you. They say you can't judge a book by looking at its cover, but after seeing the Coby's photo of Dean Jeffries' Mantaray gracefully spread over the cover of Church 7 I say fuck that saying. This book can be judged by its cover for sure.
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08.27.2010 - "Customs ~ Then & Now" - A Historical Gathering @ GNRS !
This years Grand National Roadster Show will contain an elite gathering of the most historically significant customs in the world. At least the ones that are still amongst us. 75 carefully hand picked beauties will be on display at building #9 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California January 28 - 30, 2011. So unless you have your own time machine, this is a once in a lifetime chance to experience how it was to attend the Oakland Roadster Show in the 1950s.
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08.25.2010 - RIP Larry Alexander
Today we lost another legend as Larry Alexander of the Alexander Brothers duo in Detroit, Michigan passed away after being hospitalized after a mini stroke. Larry was the oldest of four brothers, and after studying body and fender work at the Wolverine Trade School, Larry and Mike Alexander opened up the Alexander Brothers Custom Shop on Northwestern Highway near Evergreen Road in Detroit in 1957.
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Featured Events

HAMB Drags 2010
August 21, 2010 the HAMB Drags was held at MoKan Dragway just north of the small town of Asbury, Missouri. The show, arranged by the Jalopy Journal, is a pre 1965 nostalgic drag race event. During the saturday, 200 cars could be seen speeding down the old track. Due to long lines last year, only pre-registered cars were allowed to race this year.
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Kustom Kills & Hot Rod Thrills 2010
August 21, 2010 the 10th annual Kustom Kills & Hot Rod Thrills was held by the New York City Rumblers car club underneath the B.Q.E in Brooklyn, New York. The show was an important milestone for the active club, and during the Saturday a decade of hard-core hot rods and kustom were celebrated in the big apple.
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Turku Kustom Show 2010
August 21, 2010 the 6th annual Turku Kustom Show was held in Turku, Finland. The show who is hosted by Flying Choppers is open for kustom cars, hot rods, and motorcycles. Evene though it didn't rain at all that day, the show didn't attract as many cars as last years show, but around 1500 people came for the great event.
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Featured Videos

Atna Nostalgic Speed Weekend
June 25-27 the 2010 Atna Nostalgic Speed Weekend was held in the woods of Atna, Norway. During the weekend the enthusiasts that showed up for the show could compete against each other in a hillclimb, an oval track race, and on a raceway. If you missed the event, check out "Slemmboll's" video!
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