Kustom Car Pictures




 
After WW II collecting old cars became a passion of many people.
The economy was booming and people had the extra money needed for this hobby.
They were tired of poor times and the war. They wanted to do something to express themselves.
This collecting also became a way of keeping the history of the automobile alive.
However there was group that didn’t want just any old collectable car. They wanted something special that no one else had. 
The KUSTOM CAR was born. 
Through the late 40’s, 50,s 60,s 70’s and up to today many of these custom cars were made.
Some of these cars are only slightly modified while others went to the extreme but all offer a different look at automotive history.
Let’s not mistake these with the Hot Rod of that era. They were similar in some ways but a lot different in others ways.
All hot rods were kustoms but not all kustoms were hot rods.
I am starting this picture collection with Kustom Cars that were built in  the 1940’s and 1950’s. 
Rik Hoving Kustoms
The majority of the pictures on these pages are shown with the compliments of
Rik Hoving. For a much more complete viewing of these Kustom Cars please visit his web site. Rik Hoving Kustoms

 

 
1936 3 Window Coupe
1936 Westergard
1937 Dodge Convertible
1938 Ford Phaeton
1940 Buick Custom
1940 Merc
1940 Merc
1940 Merc Carson Top
1940 Merc Convertible
1941 Merc In Primer
A Studdy in the works
A Studdy in the works
'40 Hot Rod Merc
'41 Ford By Barris   For Frank_ onteleon
'42 Ford Coupe
'46 Chevy Coupe
'46 Ford Convertible
'48 Buick
 '48 Ford Coupe
 '48 Ford Convertible
 '48 Plymouth Coupe
 '48 Study Convertible
'48 Study Convertible
'49 Chevy Fleetline
'49 Chevy Fleetline
 '49 Chevy Fleetline
 '49 Chevy Fleetline
 '49 Chevy Fleetline
'49 Ford At Upholstery Shop
'49 Ford
'49 Plymouth 4 Door
'50 Chevy Coupe
'50 Chevy
'50 Ford Coupe
'50 Ford Flamed
'50 Ford Flamed Article
'50 Merc Convertible
'50 Merc
'50 Olds Hardtop
'50 Merc
'50 Chevy Wagon
50's Car Show
50's Kustom Cruisen
'51 Chevy At Nat Roadster Show
'51 Merc
'51 Ford
'52 Chevy
'52 Chevy & '55 F100
 
'52 Ford Clarkaiser Built
'52 Ford
'52 Ford
'52 Ford
'52 Merc
'52 Plymouth 2 Door Sedan
'52 Plymouth 2 Door Sedan
'52 Ford Vicky
'53 F100's Flathead
'53 Merc
'53 Ford F100
'53 Merc
'53 Merc

'53 Olds
'53 Motorama
'53 Olds
'53 Plymouth Kustom
'54 Ford At Car Show
'54 Olds
'54 Olds
55 Chev
'55 Crown Kustom Show Car
'55 Crown Kustom Show Car from Little Pages
'55 Crown Vic Show
'55 Chevy
'56 Chevy At Car Show
'56 Chevy
'56 Ford Sectioned
'57 Ford Retactable
'57 Ford Retactable
'57 Ford
'57 Ford Ranchero Chopped
'58 Chevy Impala (Mox Miller)
'59 Chevy
'60 Chevy
'59 Chevy Antenna

 

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Visit our Home in Summerville Nova Scotia. This house was built in 1873.
Where we live and what we do
Historic Aircraft Pictures
Rik Hoving Kustoms
Rik Hoving Kustom Cars
My 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Nova Scotia's Vintage V-Dubbers
Airhead Parts 
Parts and Accessories for Air Cooled VW's
The 1952 cars of The World
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The Old Cars of the Netherlands
The Early Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
The Model T Ford
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The Oshkosh The Truck that all other only dream of becoming
The Oshkosh 
The Truck of Trucks
The Divco Truck
America's Milk Truck
Click here to View the Famous Chevy Tri-Five 55, 56 and 57 Chevrolets
The Chevy Tri-Five 
55, 56 and 57 Chevrolets
The Chevrolet Corvette
From 1963 to 1970
Don Pate's 1947 Chevy Aero Sedan 
View the rebuilding of this car from the
bullet holes to the trophy winning
The Early American Sporty Cars
The Ford Mustang

The Cars Dreams are made of
Those Old Classic Convertibles
Cadillac, Duesenberg, Cords 
and many more
The Cars of  the Chrysler Corporation
Once you saw one you would never forget it
The Studebaker 
The Jeep from 1940 to the present
The Nash, Hudson and
American Motors cars
The Hudson, Essex, and Terraplanes
that were found in Australia
Anthony Hazelaar's Model T 
Trucks and Cars Models
The Packard
Yes you can get a Jeep stuck, Really stuck if you just half try.
How to Get a Jeep Really Stuck
Those wonderful Pickup Truck
The Kaiser and Frazer 
Eric Gordon's Kaiser Rebuild
There are many pictures showing the details of this rebuild
All you Kaiser lovers would like to have one of these. Watch it being made.
Eric Gordon's 1954 Kaiser
Convertible Convertions
"Coming Home"
The story of Eric Gordon finding and bringing his Kaiser Convertible Home after searching for it for 20 years
Eric Gordon's First Kaiser
A 1951 Deluxe which comes to 
a startling end
The Henry J
The Stanley Steamer
That Cute Little Crosley
The Chevrolet from 1916 to 1970
The Corvair 1960 to 1969
The Ford Motor Company 
from 1908 to 1969
The Pontiac
The Oldsmobile
The Cadillac
Wouldn't you rather have a Buick
Wouldn't you Reall Rather have a Buick
The Chrysler Airflow
The Tucker '48'
The Amphicar
View some of John Evan's  Artwork
View some of John' Evan's 
Auto Artwork 
Click here to View the Jeeps of World War II
WW II Jeeps
The cars of IKA Argentina 
Kaiser's Jeeps and American Motors that were built in Argentina in the 1950's and 60's and 70's
For those who would like to look at cars that are a little more modern, try 
Donnie Jones' Classy Cars
Wolfsburg West 
Your " Number One " choice for 
Parts for Volkswagen Restorations
A website featuring many articles on many different cars If you can't find it anywhere else, try here
A Spanish Web site from
Costa Rica on a family's Volkswagen 
VW Tuned - High Performance VW Parts
VW Tuned - High Performance VW Parts
An excellent source for all your VW needs
View the steam locomotives 
of the CNR
Visit Lonnie Hedgepeth's 
of Rocky Mount, North Carolina site.
He has used the plans provided on my web page and is building a Covered Bridge for his Live Steam train.
Tour the 64 remaining Covered Bridges of New Brunswick
The Covered Bridges that once 
dotted Nova Scotia.
If any one is interested in Microsoft's Flight Simulator I have written some scenery files for Summerville. Maitland, Windsor and Hantsport.
Summerville now has an Airport
E Mail 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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