First off just wanted to say thank u for the site. Thats some dedication bud. I have never found 1 site that had every kustom worth seeing in one place. From the founding fathers of kustoms to the new guys keeping the spirit of hot rods alive. Thank u again.
Rik, Thank You for researching and continuing to bring the past of customizing to new generations to yet light a torch! I could waste days studying your archives!!!
HI RIK YOU THINK THAT I CAN USE SOME OF YOUR PICTURES TO PUT ON SOME OF MY AVACATURS TO HELP YOU GET THEM OUT THERE SOME MORE IM ON 3 BOWLING LEAGUS ON LINE ON POGO PLEACE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU TONY IM NEW IN FOTKI .
HI RICK YOU HAVE A LOT IN HERE.I JUST PICK UP A 1950 MERK. IN MAINE ITS NOT REAL BAD HAVE A LOT TO DO THIS MAN I GOT IT FROM HAS SOME 49S 50S A LOT IN HIS YARD OLD TRUCKS HOT RODS TO MUNCH TO SAY .BUT IF YOU COULD KEEP ME IN MIND THAT IF YOU FIND ANY MERK.PARTS THAT I MITE USE PLEACE KEEP ME IN MIDE THANK YOU.
your resessed headlights are the bomb...I've been looking for the same set up with the chrome rings for my 57 ranchero I'm customizing...Any help on how you made this work would be apprieciated...thanks ..great car..Lyndog
Dave Cunningham's daughter Karen linked me to your sight. It is almost like getting back the 600 car mags I bought in the50's and 60's that my mom threw away{They were collecting dust). Warm regards and thanks, Mark
I totally enjoyed the pictures and reading. Thank you. It is a great site. I'm building a 1960 Impala Kustom 2dr. Hdtp.. I've got the grill and dash to complete before it is finished. Yes this is my dream car. I have waited 40 years for this true kustom car. I built it on my computer front to back, inside and out.. It has 27 body changes and 45 visual changes on the car. Of course I think it is the perfect car. It is the best of both worlds. It has style, and good lines of design, and great new interior. But it also has a custom performance 502, T-400/GearVenders tranny, and a Currie Industries third member drive-train.
I didn't just paint it glitzie colors, and add 22 inch wheels and call it a custom car. Like alot of folks do now days.
If you'd like to see a picture or two of it when it is finished. I'd be glad to share that with you. Mean time thanks again for having the web-site. Jerry W.
Hi Rik, It's great to see my grandpa's (George Herbert DuVall, Jr) influence on custom cars. His second wife (my step-grandma) just sent some old photos he had taken at car shows in SoCal, no dates on them but I will scan them and e-mail if there's any you can use. One has my Uncle Greg in the photo and, judging by his look then I'd say it was taken in the 70's. The cars are much older than that. Miss him, grandma Irma, Uncle Greg and of course my Mom. It's cool to see his genius continues...Thanks!
WOW! pictures to inspire me. my first car a 1958 S@S side loader hearse. it was a rat in 1980. but it is gone it got tboned in its nonreplacable side doors. in mow looking ata 1980 S@S hearse to do a 1950,s custom look. i have found my inspiration here.. and i looked at so many other sights thanks. keep the photos coming
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 3:29
dick baileys 50 merc. anyone interested about this car and its whereabouts, drop me a line. i believe it was called "wild child" at the old car shows. stikemupp@aol.com
greetings: i have just seen this car sitting outside under a tarp. apparently the owner doesn't give a damn about the car anymore. what a shame. i could have bought this car back in the 70's. it was mint. wish i would have or someone would have that would have taken care of it. the person that owns the car now is the same one that bought it in the early 70's. if anyone would want more info on this merc, drop me a line @ stikemupp@aol.com.
Hey Rik Klasse input. ik dacht dat ik veel merc foto's had... nu heb ik er nog meer... Als het goed is heb ik mijn eigen 50 merc over een week of drie. nog 1 betaling en ik heb hem thuis...
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