Features The Definitive "MILD CUSTOM" Photo Thread....

Probably not, getting it ready for Viva and weekends pretty full until that.....But, when and where ???

 

Oh....just saw its the 12th. Gonna be at Ace Fabrication in the morning and then the Red Devils picnic in the afternoon.

 

Great thread theme! There is a wide fuzzy line between a "mild custom" and a full custom... Like art, beauty & sanity, it's in the eye of the beholder. Some cars (like my '51 Plymouth) need all the help they can get, while others only need a lowering to magnify the factory's styling.

 

Would my '36 be a mild custom or a full custom. I'd say somewhere in between. Top is chopped 2''.

 

It's truly a matter of opinion... Some say a major body change like a chopped top, along with the lowering, wheels, skirts and relocation of the spare tire & mount (nice touch by the way) make it a full custom. Just because the car was modified in a simple tasteful way doesn't make it mild. More like clean.
That is a really sweet lookin' '36!!!

 

I don't know what it is except perfect. That is a great 36!

 

In my opinion a chop, channel, or section immediately pushes a car out of the 'mild' custom genre.

So while I would not call that gorgeous '36 3w a 'mild custom', I would be happy to call it Mine.

 

1965 Buick Electra 225 Sport Coupe. Shaved, decked, with a 425 Nailhead Factory Dual Quad Setup. Built the car myself, including all metal work and paint.

 

That's really nice. There's a simpler side trim on one of the more modest '55 Plymouths that I like a little better, but that front end is really beautiful when it's cleaned up like that one. Good job, Virgil.

Edit: Oops, some other posts slipped in between. I'm talking about the '55 Plymouth hardtop at the bottom of the last page.

 

Here are a couple of very mild Ayala customs (from Rikster's Archives).

 

Glad to see you posting again rick.......

 

Thanks, I'm not as active on the HAMB as I used to be...

 

My mild custom in progress. One day I'll get a chance to really finish it out.

 

CC... I have a file of photos I've been saving of your car alone....I love it. Please post some larger and better photos. Everyone should see your car.....Centurion9

 

^ Looks very nice. By all means, let's see more of it.

 

Thanks for bringing this thread back to real mild customs, Rick!

 

Two beautiful '57's by Larry Watson.

 

'Mo.....That '57 Ford is absolutely Killer! I've never seen it before.....How I wish new builders would see the Beauty of a True Mild Custom car......Centurion9

 

Ditto

 

Love this thread!

And thank you for the history lesson in pictures Rick Finch!

 

Are you talking about this side trim?