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Kustoms Unlimited: the Oakland Roadster Show in the ’80s

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Following a link in a comment the other day led us to what is, possibly, the greatest Flickr photo set we’ve seen in recent memory (aside from, of course, the photosets contributed to the Hemmings Nation Flick pool). Fred Childers was a frequent visitor to the Grand National Roadster Show when it was held in […]

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Tagged Candy Man, Gene Winfield, George Barris, Grand National Roadster Show, Greer-Black-Prudhomme dragster, hot rods and customs, Jim Molino, John D'Agostino, kustoms, Oakland Roadster Show, one-offs and homebuilts, racing, shows, exhibitions and events  
 

Larry Watson, RIP

Written by webmin

Scallops, fades, kandies, panels, Larry Watson was master of them all.
Inspired by Von Dutch, but largely self-taught, Watson began pinstriping cars when he was just 16, starting with his own 1950 Chevrolet, the Grapevine. By the time he graduated high school in 1957, he had enough business to warrant opening up his own shop, where […]

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Tagged customs, Hemmings Daily, hot rods and customs, kustoms, Larry Watson, painters, personalities  
 
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