The Custom Cars of the 1950's and 60's
became known as
Kustom Cars
That's Kustom with a CAPITOL K
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After WW II
collecting old cars became a passion of many people.
The economy was booming and people had the extra money needed for this hobby. They were tired of poor times and the war. They wanted to do something to express themselves. This collecting also became a way of keeping the history of the automobile alive. However there was group that didn't want just any old collectable car. They wanted something special that no one else had. The KUSTOM CAR was born. Through the late 40's, 50's 60's 70's and up to today many of these custom cars were made. Some of these cars are only slightly modified while others went to the extreme but all offer a different look at automotive history. Let's not mistake these with the Hot Rod of that era.They were similar in some ways but a lot different in others ways. All hot rods were kustoms but not all kustoms were hot rods. I am starting this picture collection with Kustom Cars that were built in the 1940's, 1950's and 60's These include pictures of cars customized by people like Barris Brothers (Sam and George Barris), Larry Watson and Bill Cushenbury. These are some of the big name but many of these cars were built in small shops all over North America. I hope that you will enjoy these pictures as much as I did working on this site. |
The majority of the pictures on these pages are shown with the compliments of Rik Hoving. For a much more complete viewing of these Kustom Cars please visit his web site. Rik Hoving Kustoms |
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| These two cars are owned by Brad Davies, St Paul, MN
He has owned them for many years and they have been rebuilt several times over those years. Fow mor details on his KUSTIM CARS go to the following sites http://www.bradmotrucking.com/My_Stuff.html http://www.minnesotachoppers.com/index.html |
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Total hits on all the car pages
Total hits on this page
