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How's this for reliving one's childhood? This was seen at a car show. The big car is built on a Ford truck frame, and is street legal. The toy car is still "running" too!
Visit to the Autorama All-Piston show at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio on March 16, 2013.
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The Custom Car gathering in Worthing coincided with the first day of the London 2012 Olympics. As I was committed to London 2012 my daughter kindly agreed to follow in Dad's footsteps and take pictures of anything she could so I've credited these shots to her though they are still posted under the Creative Commons, Attrib, No Commercial, No Derivative licence.
With separate pumps for the front and rear this Impala could raise and lower either end independently. But few, if any, lowriders thought about trying to "hop" the front end off the ground. There simply wasn't enough power in these early set ups.
This 1963 Chevy Impala was the first car to bear the "Gypsy Rose" name. It was painted by Walt Prey for owner Jesse Valadez in the early 1970s. After an unfortunate accident work began on a replacement, this time a 1964 Impala. Walt Prey again did the paint, adding even more roses. This second version is considered to be the most famous lowrider of all time and is still in the possession of Mr. Valadez, who shows it (in remarkably good original condition) occasionally.
Visit to the Gilmore Car Museum on August 3, 2013. A special display 'American Legends' currently showcases several hot rods and custom cars. At left is a 1934 Ford Coupe and the car at the right (until recently a mystery to me) is a 1933 Ford Coupe.
This 1933 Ford was customized in the early fifties, taking on an informal nickname of "Oliver Hine's 25 Varieties" because the car was built by Oliver Hine, who used parts from 25 different cars. Here are some details: 1949 - 1951 Cadillac 331 cubic inch V-8 engine; fenders from six 1938 Chevrolets and a Brewster Towncar grille shortened 6 inches.
All of my classic car photos can be found here: Car Collections
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The "Grapevine" was photographed here, in front of Forest Lawn Cemetery's clone of George Washington's Mount Vernon. But at the time it was wearing the paint job seen on the Custom Cars magazine cover. In the original photos the parking lot appears to be unpaved and the one story flower shop wing to the right of the building did not exist.
Visit to the Gilmore Car Museum on February 13, 2014 with Flickr contacts Chelsea_Dale and David Horst 7 and two other friends. This 1934 Ford is part of the "American Legends: Hot Rods and Customs" special display.
All of my classic car photos can be found here: Car Collections
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The Custom Car gathering in Worthing coincided with the first day of the London 2012 Olympics. As I was committed to London 2012 my daughter kindly agreed to follow in Dad's footsteps and take pictures of anything she could so I've credited these shots to her though they are still posted under the Creative Commons, Attrib, No Commercial, No Derivative licence.
This model is seldom seen as a lowrider but looks good, as do most cars, sitting on the ground. Equally rare are the Thunderbird wire wheels.
This car, owned by Jesse Valadez, achieved much of its fame by appearing every week in the opening credits of the hit television show "Chico and the Man". This footage can be seen on YouTube.
Crushed velvet interior with TV for watching "Chico and the Man" on the go! Also note tiny steering wheel, a fad of the day.