The '46...

Here are some photos of the '46 after painting the skirts.  I am now ready for the Grease & Greens car show in Guadalupe on the 22nd of October.  I am done with the Ford for a while and I need to get back on my 31 Hot Rod project.

Pablo Castro's Mercury at Winfield's Shop...

Pablo's '51 Mercury is coming out very nice and is going to be a real show piece at next years shows.  Gene Winfield and his crew are doing an amazing job on the Mercury and I am looking forward to seeing the updated work.  Pablo is looking for some Appleton 552 spotlights to mount on the Mercury.  If you have any for sale please contact Pablo at pablocastros51@gmail.com .  Winfields show is also next weekend so if you go check out the Merc.

Mercs from the past that you may know today...

Check out these Mercury's and see if you could identify the owners or builders.  I photographed these cars about 20 years ago and today these cars are all finished.

The Friday View...

Just a few of the greats from the past.

Club Plaques...

I have a small collection of Car Club Plaques but I am always looking for more.  If you have any old plaques that you want to sell please contact me at stylishkustoms@live.com

Anne De Valle's 1942 Ford...

2011 Long Beach Motorama...

Just some of my favorites at this years Showcase of Kustoms at the Long Beach Motorama.

In Route to Long Beach...

I'll be at the Motorama in Long Beach today taking photos so check out the site later for some of the best Kustoms out there today.

The Friday View...

Hope you like the view, it's Friday again.  Keep sending me photos and I will post them.

stylishkustoms@live.com

Rudy Rodriguez 1951 Merc...

I have watched many Kustoms evolve over the years and I have hundreds of photos that show the changes that were made.  I have them in several photo albums and I have started to scan those photos.  Here is Rudy Rodriguez' 1951 Mercury that has always been one of my favorites.  Check out those naked ladies.  Someday I will pull mine out and run them on a car.  I have found that the car has to be just right for them to look good and they have always looked good on Rudy's Merc.

Introducing The Photography of Rob Bishop...

Rob Bishop has been involved in photography since taking classes in college back in the 60's in Bakersfield California. He began shooting auto racing, and motorcycle racing, and sold B&W photos to drivers and riders and had many shots published in newspapers and magazines over the years.  He also spent time doing every type of photography there is from weddings to school photos to television news.


From day one his real interest was in photography as a form of art.  Rob often tried selling matted and framed pieces in galleries over the years with mixed success.  In 2003, Rob moved to digital cameras and began spending a lot of time photographing car shows. 

In 2008 Rob published Hot Rods and Cool Customs/California Car Shows in which a lot of the photos in the book capture the styling of the cars as an art form.

Rob was formally a co-owner of an art gallery for a while in Cambria California and was selling some of his car images as framed art.  His partner kept telling him that he should approach the car owners about making personalized photo books of their cars.  Now Rob is in Santa Maria and doing that exact thing with highly detailed images of your cars, projects and workshop.  The price is not bad at all for a personalized coffee table style book of all your own cars. 

The book that he published is really used as an example of what he can do.  Since the book Rob's style has become even more detailed and his newer images are on a number of Internet sites.  Check the links below.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Car-Photography-by-Rob/252350851454826

http://www.pbase.com/robbishop/root

http://apps.gagalabs.com/flickr/interestingby?id=30363509%40N06&theme=white

For more info on Rob's book or to purchase it, check the link below.

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/191394

Contact Rob Bishop at (805) 720-6331 or email  robgbob@yahoo.com

Scalloped Kustom...

Jim Seaton's 59 El Camino

When I was growing up in the early 80's Scalloped paint jobs seem to be the thing to do.  There were a lot of bad Scallop jobs.  This El Camino is and example of how it should be done.  Not too gaudy and it works with the lines of the car.

Kustom Chevy...

Check out this Chopped '54 Chevy Kustom.  I have seen this car at a few shows and it is done right. I really like the Chop and those Buick hubcaps look great on this car.

The Friday View...

Grease & Greens is coming soon...

Wanted - 1948-49 Olds Grill and Bumper...

My friend Mike is looking for this Grille & Bumper.  If you have one available or know where one is at please contact Mike at  oneillmichaelj@gmail.com

Kustom Mopar...

This photo was sent to me from a guy in Sweden.  I believe this car is a '51 Dodge.  Years ago there weren't very many Mopars fixed up as Kustoms but these days they seem to be getting very popular.  I have had a few and I could say they were very much ahead of the Fords and Mercury's with the independent front suspensions and so on.  They are also very luxurious cars.