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Bob Schoonhoven's 1921 Ford Model T Roadster of Battle Ground, Washington. Known as "Lil' Louie," the build was started in a basement in Vancouver, Washington in 1961. By 1967 Bob had turned it into a show-stopping sweepstakes winner, and it was featured on the cover of Rod & Custom June 1968, who called it "One of America's Top Ten T Buckets Ever Built."
Dick Kalivoda and John Hamlin's 1925 Ford Modified Model T Roadster of Seattle, Washington. The car had a racing past when Dick bought it, and the car is also known as Ed Norton & Armie Marion's 1925 Ford Model-T Roadster. Dick bought the car from Ed and Armie in the late 1950s,and he hit the strip with it in 1960.
The Slo Poks of Wapato, Washington was a small northwest club started in 1959-1960. The club rented a clubhouse building from Logan's Feed And Seed for club functions and to work on their cars. Photo courtesy of Kevin Bennett.
Ed Norton & Armie Marion's 1925 Ford Model-T Roadster of Seattle, Washington. Ed and Armie were members of the Clutchers of Seattle car club.
Jerry Berg's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe, of Seattle, Washington was built between 1956 and 1958. Jerry's coupe is known as The Northern Star.
The Plum Cherry version of Jerry Berg's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe, was restyled by its current owner Ben Sebastian of Kenmore, Washington in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The build was completed around 1970/1971.
Dale Stevenson's 1935 Ford Sedan of Westport, Washington.
Bill Grader's 1936 Ford Roadster, of Seattle, Washington.
Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible of Marshall, Missouri. Ed's '36 was originally restyled by Red Swanson of Portland, Oregon in 1944. R.I. Steere of Tacoma, Washington continued restyling it in the early 1950s. Ed lived in Tacoma, Washington when he bought the car in 1959. After buying it, he parked it in his parent's chicken house until 1977. In 1977 he started a restoration that he completed in 1983. Since then the car has gone through a couple of iterations. Ed still owned the car in 2020. He had thousands of miles on the car since the restoration, and he was still working on it.
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Bruce Wanta's 1936 Packard Roadster of Bellevue, Washington. Named the Mulholland Speedster, Bruce's roadster was built by Troy Ladd and his crew at Hollywood Hot Rods. The build was completed in 2017, and it made its debut at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show, where it won the prestigious America's Most Bautiful Roadster award.
George McLaughlin's Roadster of Yakima, Washington. George's roadster was built in the 1940s. In the early 1950s George moved to Richland, bringing the roadster along.
Gary Overby's 1940 Chevrolet Coupe was restyled by Gary in 1961.
Dick Brooks' 1940 Ford Convertible, was originally restyled by Jean Sheppard of Seattle, Washington in 1952.
Gary Overby's 1940 Ford Convertible of Tacoma, Washington.
Paul McGill's 1940 Ford Convertible was restyled by Clusters of Grays Harbor member Paul McGill, of Aberdeen, Washington, in the early 1950s.
Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury convertible of Hollywood, California. The build was completed in 1946. Dick Page of Tacoma, Washington bought the car around 1970.
Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup was sold to Tacoma in the 1960s.
Bob Tormey's 1941 Mercury Business Coupe - The Titian
Jerry Berg's 1947 Mercury Convertible, this was the car that Jerry drove in high school in Seattle in 1954.
Gary Overby's 1949 Ford of Tacoma, Washington was sectioned in 1961.
Vern LaCoursiere's 1949 Ford coupe of Tacoma, Washington. Vern is a member of the Tacoma Toppers car club. The Ford was his first car, and he bought it and restyled it in 1957, when he was 19 years old.
DeWayne Iverson's 1949 Mercury of Tacoma, Washington. DeWayne purchased the car from a lot in Tacoma in 1963. The car had already been customized when he got it.
Lloyd Myers' 1949 Mercury convertible of San Jose, California. Lloyd was a member of the San Jose Rod and Wheelers car club. The Merc was completed in 1959. Later on it was sold to Chehalis, Washington.
Vern LaCoursiere's 1950 Ford convertible of Tacoma, Washington. Vern was a member of the Tacoma Toppers. The Ford was his second car. Restyled in 1959, all work was done by Vern when he was 21 years old.
Tim Smith's 1951 Ford Victoria of Tacoma, Washington was restyled by Dick Page in 1965.
Norman Brown's 1951 Chevrolet of Bickleton, Washington. The build was started in 1952 and completed in 1955. In 1965 Norman sold the car to Bob MIkkelsen. Bob still owned it in 2017.
Chuck Johnson's 1952 Ford Victoria of Tacoma, Washington. Chuck was a member of the Tacoma Toppers, and the Victoria was has first car.
Bill Hoffman's 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air is supposedly stored away in a barn in Vancouver, Washington.
Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker, was restyled by Jack and his brother Jim Preston of Tacoma, Washington.
Russ Cook's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette of Lake Oswego, Oregon. Russ bought the car in 1979. By then it had already been restyled. The car was originally built by Von Hunter of Portland, Oregon sometime around 1967. Randy Koch of Gold Bar, Washington became the caretaker of the car in 2003.
The KHJ Surfin' Bird was restyled by Bill Cushenbery at Cushenbery Custom Shop for 93 KHJ Boss radio's "Big Kahuna" promotion in 1966. The Surfin' Bird is one of the last known true custom cars to be completed by Cushenbery. Frank Stubbs of Renton, Washington purchased the car in 1989.
Lee Talbot and Sam Chakries' 1953 Studebaker Pickup was restored and owned by Dick Steinkamp of Bellingham between 2008 and 2009.
Buzz McLeod's 1954 Ford Convertible of Seattle, Washington. Buzz was a member of the Draggin Sirs of Seattle car club, and the build, named "Little Star" was completed in 1958.
Don Ellis' 1955 Ford Thunderbird of Portland, Oregon. Ellis was a member of the Ramblers of Portland car club, and the Thunderbird was restyled by several of the guys in the club. The build was started in 1958 and completed in 1959. By 1981 the car had been sold to Vancouver, Washington.
Herman Miller's 1955 Oldsmobile of Vancouver, Washington. Miller was a member of the Slo Poks of Vancouver car club, and his car was known as the "Candy Lady."
Larry Nixon's 1956 Chevrolet Nomad of Tacoma, Washington received a custom paint job by Dick Page in 1967.
Terry Chaplin's 1956 Ford Crown Victoria of Tacoma, Washington.
A photo taken at the Shelton Drag Strip in the 1950s. The race was held on an abandoned WWII airstrip in Shelton, Washington, and according to Bob Mikkelsen, all the teens would go out and mark off 1/4 mile and use it as a dragstrip. Photo from The Lyle R. Johnson Collection.
The second annual Tacoma Hot Rod Show was held March 2-4, 1956 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington.
Custom painter Dick Kalivoda's business card. Dick was from Seattle, Washington. Photo courtesy of Dick Page.
A newspaper article that announced the entrants and the winners from the 1956 Roosevelt Hot Rod Show, a show held at Roosevelt High in Seattle. Photo from The Lyle R. Johnson Collection.
The 1964 Pacific Northwest Motorama was held November 6 - 8, 1964 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington. The show was presented by the Tacoma Toppers car club.
The 1965 Pacific Northwest Motorama was held November 5 - 7, 1965 at the Tacoma Armory in Tacoma, Washington. The show was presented by the Tacoma Toppers car club.
Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet of Santa Maria, California. The car was restyled by Barris Kustoms 1957 - 1958. Curt Brennan of Cheney, Washington bought the old custom in 1975.
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford coupe of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Fred's coupe was originally restyled in 1948. It was found in Ritzville, Washington around 2001.
Doug Beattie's 1940 Ford Coupe of Vancouver, Washington. Known as the "Futurama Forty," Beattie's Ford was restyled by Donn Lowe at Lowe Kustoms. The build was completed in 2011, making its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show in January of that year.
Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of Hayward, California. Known as "The CandyBird," Castro's Thunderbird was restyled by Joe Bailon at Bailon's Custom Shop in 1957. The CandyBird is believed to be the second car to have been painted Candy Apple Red. The first being Jerry Sahagon's 1951 Chevrolet. Wes Bennett of Yakima, Washington bought the old custom in 2019.


Hot Rods of Washington

Bob Schoonhoven's 1921 Ford Model T Roadster - "Lil' Louie"
Ed Norton & Armie Marion's 1925 Ford Model-T Roadster
Kerry Kay's 1928 Ford Pickup
Ed and Bill Perry's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster - The Perry Boys Roadster
Dick Page's 1932 Ford Roadster
Jerry Sprague's 1932 Ford Roadster
Keith Treece's 1932 Ford Roadster
Ted Larson's 1933 Dodge Sedan - The Ramrod
Ben Sebastian's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe - The Plum Cherry
Jerry Berg's 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe - The Northern Star
Richard Flynn's 1937 Ford
Jerry Helman's 1940 Ford Coupe


Custom Cars of Washington

Dale Stevenson's 1935 Ford Sedan
Jerry Udell's 1935 Ford 3-Window Coupe
Ron Weiskind's 1935 Ford Roadster
Bill Grader's 1936 Ford Roadster
Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible
R.I. Steere's 1936 Ford Convertible
Bruce Wanta's 1936 Packard Roadster - The Mulholland Speedster
Doug Rice's 1939 Ford Coupe
Doug Beattie's 1940 Ford Coupe - Futurama Forty
Fred Cain's 1940 Ford Coupe
Gary Overby's 1940 Chevrolet Coupe
Danny Hall's 1940 Ford Coupe
Dick Brooks' 1940 Ford Convertible
Gary Overby's 1940 Ford Convertible
Paul McGill's 1940 Ford Convertible
Jimmy Summers' 1940 Mercury Convertible
Jack Rushton's 1941 Ford Pickup
Bob Tormey's 1941 Mercury Business Coupe - The Titian
Harry Delalaye's 1946 Buick
Sherwood Forrest's 1947 Chevrolet
Jerry Berg's 1947 Mercury Convertible
Jim Berg's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible
Bob Mikko's 1949 Ford Convertible
Gary Overby's 1949 Ford
Vern LaCoursiere's 1949 Ford Coupe
Chuck Traaen's 1949 Mercury
DeWayne Iverson's 1949 Mercury
Lloyd Myers' 1949 Mercury Convertible
Jim Leavitt's 1950 Chevrolet Styleline Tudor
Vern LaCoursiere's 1950 Ford Convertible
Ralph Testa's 1950 Mercury
Norman Brown's 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline
Tim Smith's 1951 Ford Victoria
Bill Dyne's 1951 Mercury
Chuck Johnson's 1952 Ford Victoria
Jack Preston's 1953 Studebaker
Lee Talbot and Sam Chakries' 1953 Studebaker Pickup
Buzz McLeod's 1954 Ford Convertible
Ralph Ehorn's 1954 Ford F-100
Don Ellis' 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet
Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The CandyBird
Herman Miller's 1955 Oldsmobile Convertible - "Candy Lady"
John Buchan's 1956 Chevrolet - Madame Fefe
Larry Nixon's 1956 Chevrolet Nomad
KHJ's 1956 Ford Thunderbird - The KHJ Surfin' Bird
Terry Chaplin's 1956 Ford Crown Victoria
Gene Dickson's 1956 Plymouth
Russ Cook's 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Huffman's 1965 Chevrolet Impala


Sport Customs of Washington

George McLaughlin's Roadster


Competition Cars of Washington

Dick Kalivoda and John Hamlin's 1925 Ford Modified Model T Roadster


Hot Rod and Custom Car Clubs of Washington

Coachmen of Seattle
Clusters of Grays Harbor
Clutchers of Seattle
Draggin Sirs of Seattle
Di-Gammas of Seattle
Emperors of Seattle
Grinders
Piston Pushers of Seattle
Seattle Headers
Seattle Kustom Club
Seattle Ramblers
Slo Poks of Vancouver
Slo Poks of Wapato
Tacoma Toppers


Custom and Body Shops of Washington

Custom Painting and Repair, Automotive Refinishing Body And Fender Work
Schneider's Shop


Upholstery Shops of Washington

Acme Upholstery
Preston Auto Top Shop


Custom Painters of Washington

Dick Kalivoda


Custom Car and Hot Rod Shows of Washington

Pacific Northwest Motorama
Tacoma Hot Rod Show


People of Washington

Armie Marion
B. C. Waters
Ben Sebastian
Bill Dyne
Bill Grader
Bob Davidson
Bob Mikko
Bob Mikkelsen
Bob Schoonhoven
Bob Tormey
Buck Steiber
Buzz McLeod
Chuck Johnson
Chuck Traaen
Dale Stevenson
Danny Hall
Darrel Christenson
Dennis Bradford
DeWayne Iverson
Dick Clark
Dick Kalivoda
Dick Page
Dick Steinkamp
Doug Rice
Don Richardson
Doug Beattie
Ed Norton
Ed Park
Frank Stubbs
Gary Wise
Gene Dickson
George McLaughlin
George Tyler
Gordy Wells
Hap Gaylord
Harry Delalaye
Herman Miller
Jack Preston
Jamie Rice
Jerry Berg
Jerry Helman
Jerry Sprague
Jerry Udell
Jim Berg
Jim Leavitt
Jim Preston
John Buchan
John Hamlin
Keith Treece
Kerry Kay
Larry Ayres
Larry Moe
Larry Nixon
Norman Brown
Paul McGill
R.I. Steere
Randy Koch
Richard Flynn
Rod Stacy
Ron Weiskind
Sherwood Forrest
Ted Larson
Terry Chaplin
Tim Smith
Vern LaCoursiere
Wes Bennett




 

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