Peel Out!

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Spots

Back when I got into customs, all those classic cars that inspired me had them: Spotlights. Nowadays, some love them, and some don't. I'm fine with that, but it's hard to deny they once were an important ingredient of the original custom car formula.

I recently got my hands on a pair of appleton S-522. They are not perfect, some careful restoration will be necessary to make them the way they are supposed to look. Piece by piece, I am gathering all the parts for the car I've been building in my mind since I was fourteen years old. Almost done collecting now, time to build.

Here is the Larry Ernst Chevrolet. With spotlights, of course.

 

 

Rik Hoving have a few photo sets on the subject of Appletons on his site.

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It is people that make cars interesting. What would the world of custom cars be without men like Sam Barris and Nick Matranga? A totally different place, for sure. 

Godspeed, Nick.