Features Kustoms blues? I need to see some kustoms....

Real similar....except mine has all the rest of the Grapevine bodywork. I’d love to park mine next to that blue one...that’s a splendid car.

 

Yeah @DR.DAVE your ride is sweet, they say there’s a twin somewhere to everything. I’m a believer.


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I’ve made plans for the CCR 2018. Hope to see ur ride there.


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Hubba flippin Hubba!! More please!!!

 

Another short history, all the same car.

 

OZ did it again, I know we are not surprised. He built another kool Kustom. ;Pics from Sacramento.)












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What I find most remarkable about Bob Iden's "X-Treme" coupe is how the up-dated grille bars, within the same grille shell, changed the whole front appearance...from boxy, to melted butter! Bending those shapes could not have been easy. It makes me wonder how the package was originally conceived.




Also interesting is the later re-structuring of the top (i.e., rear window).
The car evolved beautifully, but the "tagged' paint surely did no favors.



Dave Puhl had a big hand in the build, and it shows.







There's Puhl's trick grille work again!

 

4 Door

 

..and a "post' car, at that!
One of the best '57's I've seen. Righteous!

 

posted by Tom Davison here:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/welcome-to-gnrs-live.1094380/page-13#post-12445250
This a 70's Ford?

 

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Ya know, there’s just something about an F-100 that’s not overdone that I just love.


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Iden's X-Treme took its inspiration from the cantilevered-top version of Dave Stuckey's "Lil Coffin" (perhaps the most iconic custom car ever!). Note the nearly identical roofs.





The Lil' Coffin has quite a history of evolution of its own, some of which may surprise you.
(Remember Starbird's "Monkey Ward"? YEP!!! )



Topless? OMG!



A partial history of the Lil' Coffin can be reviewed HERE on Kustomrama: https://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Dave_Stuckey's_Lil'_Coffin

 

Been Looking through some old photos

 

some more

 

more oldies

 

one of my very favorite pictures

 

.....especially true when your car is a near copy of someone else's from 50 years ago. LOL

I plan on being there. I look forward to meeting up with you!

 

Man, there is just something about those late 50's Watson style mild customs

 

Got a bunch of watson stuff coming soon

 

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Some McPhail kustom doodle

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This '60 Buick is new to me--never seen it before. It is awesome! Those needle nose bubble skirts are some of the best I've seen. I see the car has Michigan plates. By chance, are these original Jimmy Jones skirts?
By the way, great pics Debb! You must have the ol' scanner burnin' up, huh? E

 

the wonderful T-Bird is still alive, have seen it in Sweden.
This is one hell of a thread, thanks to all!