Louvers galore! Bill Daniels was 18 years old when he stopped by Von Dutch to have his Olds pinstriped: bit.ly/2uHBMnO

In memory of Frank De Rosa Sr. In January, we were saddened by the news that Frank had passed away. Earlier this week, one of his iconic customs popped up for sale on eBay. The car is listed without a reserve, so we look forward to see how it goes: ebay.to/3bfxeUZ

A New Yorker in Texas! "It had to be a mild custom," Danny Vandergriff told us about his 1957 Chrysler New Yorker: bit.ly/33MmF9B

A rear end shot of Al McKeown's 1951 Mercury and Gary Elmore's 1953 Studebaker custom taken by James Handy at the 1962 San Jose Autorama. More photos from the same show and the Handy Collection can be found on Kustomrama: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

Long Beach 1958 or Ontario, Canada 2020? When Nick Semeniuk set out to restyle his 1953 Mercury M100 truck, he wanted to build something very period correct. Something that could have been built in the late '50s: bit.ly/2UTzmv8

A mildly restyled Chevrolet Coupe from the James Handy Collection on Kustomrama. Taken at the 1962 San Jose Autorama, front end modifications include a louvered hood, frenched and tunneled headlights, a 1953 Chevrolet grille surround, and a tube grille: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

Long Beach 1958 or Ontario, Canada 2020? When Nick Semeniuk set out to restyle his 1953 Mercury M100 truck, he wanted to build something very period correct. Something that could have been built in the late '50s: bit.ly/2UTzmv8

Does anyone recognize this unusual Ranchero custom? James Handy snapped this photo at the 1962 San Jose Autorama, and front end modifications include cut down fenders, recessed headlights, and a DeSoto bumper: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

It was the desire for a custom grill that started Nick Semeniuk's custom project. "It snowballed from there," he told us. Nick started the build in 2018 by making a grille from a stock 53 truck grille: bit.ly/2UTzmv8

That black Nomad behind the Corvette in the photo might be the first lifted car of Michigan. Head on over to Kustomrama for this brand new chapter in our ongoing saga about the history of hydraulic lifted cars: bit.ly/3fi6o1E

A mild 55 Ford custom belonging to a member of the Golden Gears car club. White rolled and pleated Naugahyde has been used to dress up the interior, the engine compartment, and trunk! If anyone recognizes the car, we would love to know who it belonged to: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

A mild 1958 Chevrolet Bel-Air belonging to a member of the Golden Gears car club. James Handy snapped this photo at the 1962 San Jose Autorama. If anyone recognizes the car, we would love to know who it belonged to: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

FOUND! A 20 year-long hunt is finally over, and we are happy to announce that the Cordster is now back in the Papazian family again: bit.ly/36q3Z0F

A photo of Mario Ghiorzi's 1958 Chevrolet Impala taken at the 1962 San Jose Autoarama. This was later sold to Frank Gould and turned into the Limelighter. Bill Cushenberry restyled both iterations of the famous custom: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

Known as "Feathers," this 1959 Ford Thunderbird custom belonged to Golden Gears member Carl Mecchi. The pinstriping on the edge of the door is a neat trick that somebody should borrow. The phone in the center console is also a neat feature: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

George Barris predicted that asymmetrical styling would be the big design news in 1962! Let's take a look at this trend. Where did it come from? Click here to find out how the Plymouth XNR fits into the timeline of asymmetrically designed cars: bit.ly/3eTIYi0

Here's a photo of Jack Snyder's 1956 Chevrolet from the 1962 San Jose Autorama. Restyled by Joe Wilhelm at Wilhelm's Custom Shop in San Jose, the appearance of the car had been upgraded with custom sidetrim, a custom grille, and canted quad headlights: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

Old race cars served as inspiration for Virgil Exner when he designed the Plymouth XNR, and in 2013 Virgil Exner Jr. told Ken Gross that his father loved the Jaguar D-Type: bit.ly/3eTIYi0

A mildly restyled 1955 Pontiac custom from the James Handy Collection on Kustomrama. James snapped this photo at the 1962 San Jose Autorama. We don't know who the owner was, so if you do, please let us know: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV

A second iteration of Frank Goehring's 1958 Chevrolet Impala from the 1962 San Jose Autorama. Originally restyled by Joe Crisafulli at Flyers Body Shop, this second iteration features some additional work by Winfield's Custom Shop: bit.ly/2ZmJOeV