Saturday morning in Orcutt CA by the Donut shop

Every Saturday morning around 8:00am in Orcutt CA a group of car people have been meeting in the lot by the donut shop. Some of the HEADHUNTERS members met there this morning along with some other friends.

Car Club Plaques

Keep sending them so I could keep posting them. If you have an old collection of plaques I would also be interested in buying them. If so email me at thehydramtics@msn.com

Pat Jeter's 31 Model A Pickup

Headhunters member Pat receiving his award at the 2009 West Coast Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals car show. Pat is an amazing guitar player and frontman for the band Tres Gatos. Check out their site. http://www.tresgatosrock.com/home.cfm

1946 Ford Kustom

This Ford is belongs to Dennis from the Atomics Car Club in Spain. Check out what they are doing over there by viewing the sites below. Very nice car, keep up the Traditional style Dennis.

http://atomicsbcn.blogspot.com/ http://traditional-graphics.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/atomicsbcn

1958 Chevy

The color combination on this '58 is great. Check out that lace job on the top. I also think a set of nice solid chrome wheels with a large cone would look really cool on this Kustom.

1937 Dodge Kustom

I think I have posted this one before but I am going to do it again. This Dodge Kustom looks great with the Carson style top. You mostly see Ford, Lincoln and Mercury's but if you look through the Barris books there were a few Mopars that were Kustomized throughout the 40's and 50's.

1939 Mercury

This Mercury looks great with the Carson top. Without chopping or making it a Carson style top, it is hard to make these look very Stylish.

Great New Years Show Tonight

This is going to be a great show to start off the New Year. Check out that lineup and also check out that price. You can't beat it, hope to see you there.

Happy New Year from Stylish Kustoms

Love that Upright Bass

Kevin and Tony, just an old Cadillac Angels photo.

Not only Kustoms, Hot Rods if they are Cool

Check out Diana Branch's Stylish Chopped 32 Ford. You can't see it from this view but it is powered by a built Studebaker motor. Tom and Diana love those Studebaker motors.

Lawrence's 1940 Ford

This 40 Ford belongs to my friend Lawrence. He has had this car around 30 years and still drives it to all the shows. I believe Lawrence and his Dad have done most of the work on this car. Great job guys.

From Stylish Kustoms

Stylish Chevy Hot Rod

Straight Six in a Hot Rod. There are not very many of these being used in Hot Rods today. I think it's a GMC. It's a great motor and also very fast.

1941 Ford

A fine work of art. This 1941 Ford is being done in Traditional Kustom Styling by Paul Bragg. Paul has been building Kustoms for many years. Paul specializes in building Kustoms only using lead filler. In the 20+ years I have been going to shows, I have always known Paul to take one car to a show as a work in proress.

The Jade Idol

One of my all time favorite Kustoms. I saw this car at the Fresno Autorama back in 1984.

Arnold Garza's 1961 Oldsmobile

Arnold's 61 Olds is for sale. This Bubble Top Oldsmobile is a rare find. It has a fresh 455 Olds motor. Nice black paint with a Candy Purple/Burgandy top and matching Purple/Burgandy flames within the body lines down the sides. As you can see it has Bellflower tips out back for the dual exhaust. The interior has also been done in a deep Purple/Burgandy. If interested I will email more photos. Contact me at thehydramatics@msn.com

The Sam Barris 1950 Buick

Sam Barris turned his 1950 Buick Sedanette into a historic icon in the world of Traditional Kustoms. The top was chopped three and a half inches in the front and much more in the rear. Sam removed the drip-rails and to prevent the water from leaking into the doors, Sam formed a similar rail inside the door opening.

Up front it has frenched 1953 Buick headlight rings. The stock grille was replaced by a 1953 Oldsmobile grille bar mounted below the stock Buick grille frame. The grille tips contain air scoops that direct air to the car's interior. The front bumper is a reworked 1951 Buick bumper. For a clean look, Sam also nosed the hood and filled the portholes.

The car was painted with a Golden Maroon Bronze color. To give the car the right stance, Sam lowered the car just over 3 inches. The car was equipped with 1953 Cadillac Sombrero hubcaps. The car also sports dual Appleton spotlights to set it off.

Club Plaques

Kustoms are now all over the world. Through this site I have met great people that share the same interests, buying, building, collecting and showing great Traditional Kustoms.

Early Ford Kustom

Traditional Harry Westergard Style Ford.

Ford Kustom

This is a nice looking Ford Kustom, although I am not a big fan of running the car without hubcaps.