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Ala Kart is a custom car, a customized 1929 Ford Model A roadster pickup, built by George Barris, Richard Peters, and Mike "Blackie" Gejeian in 1957. [ 1] Originally owned by Peters, it is a two-time winner of the Grand National Roadster Show "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" (AMBR) trophy (1958 and 1959) and Hot Rod cover car in October 1958 ...
George Barris (auto customizer) George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc. Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters; and the 1966 ...
The California Kid is a customized 1934 Ford three-window coupé built by Pete Chapouris . The '34 was on the cover of Custom Rod in November 1973, along with a similar coupé built by Jim Jacobs. [a] It attracted the attention of television producer Howie Horowitz, [b] who wanted it for a TV movie, "The California Kid". [1]
Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimized for speed and acceleration. [ 2] One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made to go much faster." [ 3] However, there is no definition of the term that is universally accepted ...
Conceived in 1989, CadZZilla is a customized Cadillac, built for Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The car's appearance was designed by Jack Chisenhall and Larry Erickson. [ 1] It is acclaimed as one of the great expressions of automotive customization. [ 2] Drawing inspiration from the lead sleds and Mercury Eights of the 1950s, CadZZilla attracted ...
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is the largest association in the U.S. catering to street rods, custom cars and show cars. The Goodguys Association has over 70,000 active members worldwide. Goodguys stages 20 annual rod & custom car show events throughout the United States as well as vintage drag races.
It was also the subject of an article titled “Bandit at Large” in the July 1961 issue of Rod & Custom magazine. [1] Retrospectives of the car appeared in the 1991 issue of Rod & Custom and the March 2002 issue of Custom Rodder. Roth trailered the Bandit around the US to various car shows, towing it with a Cadillac hearse that he lived out ...
The Red Baron is a custom t-bucket hot rod built in 1969. The project was designed by Tom Daniel and built by Chuck Miller at Styline Customs. [1] The car was inspired by a Monogram model kit that Daniel had designed which was on display at the 1967 Chicago Toy Fair. [2] Seeing the popularity of the kit, Monogram arranged to have a full-size ...