Serie: Des personnalitées et leur Kustom

Famed Kustomizer Rick Dore relies on us for wire wheels such as are shown on the Skyscraper 1953 Buick Skylark, owned by James Hetfield of the rock band Metallica.

Restored in 1981 and owned by the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Mo., this aluminum-body car designed by DiDia for entertainer Bobby Darrin cost $93,000 to build.

This is the car he loved. It was designed by clothing designer Andy DiDia and is the single example of the designers attempt at an automobile. Construction of this car ran from 1953 until 1960. Darin wanted the car very badly and purchased it for $150,000 (that would be approximately $1,500,000 in today’s dollars). This space craft on wheels is powered by a V8 engine and has a 125 inch wheelbase! This was not a show car. Bobby and his wife, Sandra Dee often drove it to the Academy Awards. It also appeared in movies of the time.

This is a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr that was modified for Alice Cooper’s “Billion Dollar Babies” to suit the theme of the Album. The car was created by Chip Saggao and Jerry Jones from the Premier Auto Group with guidance from Alice Cooper with the artwork on the side of the car was created by Lee Diaz Design Graphics.

The interior of the has power windows, power steering, a rear camera and a snakeskin leather interior. The custom billet steering wheel is fixed to a tilt steering column and all the floor mats are embroidered.

1951 Mercury custom four-door convertible with toothy 1953 DeSoto grille was owned by David Lee Roth of Van Halen.

This extensively modified 1951 Mercury was featured in David Lee Roth's video, "California Girls," which was nominated for Best Video at the 1985 MTV awards. It's part of the "Cars That Were Stars¿" exhibit that opens April 14, 2012, at America On Wheels, Allentown, as part of its 4th birthday celebration.

1982 Barrister Corvette
This is a creation of George Barris, a California customizing operation. George started with a 1982 Corvette and radically changed the body panels. Everyone has a different opinion of the success of this retro-fit. Barris made seven of these which were originally owned by celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Liberace. The Barrister Corvette in the Tupelo Automobile Museum was once owned by Liberace.

RWarrior a écrit:C'est quoi ca? des headlights de Granada sur une corvette???

Offered for only the second time in their history, and the first time since 1983, these unique 1966 Mustangs were removed from Fords San Jose assembly line, thoroughly kustomized by the legendary George Barris, and used by pop music duo Sonny and Cher.

A pair of his and hers 1966 Ford Mustang Convertibles customized by the legendary George Barris at the request of Ford Motor Company for the singing duo Sonny and Cher will be auctioned by RM Auctions at their Fort Lauderdale, Florida auction February 6-8. These two Mustang convertibles were customized to reflect the flamboyant onstage personas of the iconic 60's entertainers, Sunny and Cher. The Mustangs were used mostly for publicity purposes along with appearing in Sonny and Cher's only feature-length movie, Good Times.

Sonny’s car was finished in Murano Gold Pearl, adorned by dark brown side panel and with an orange and gold fade-away treatment over the wheel wells and grille openings. In contrast, Cher’s Mustang featured a hot pink pearl finish, blended with candy red, deep red side panels and a matching fade-away treatment. Inside, Sonny’s Mustang was upholstered with Bobcat fur and antique buffed leather trimmed with rustic suede, while Cher’s car featured white Ermine fur and black antique Scottish leather upholstery, trimmed in hot pink suede. Both cars were fitted with opulent three-inch long Mouton fur carpeting, Sonny’s in gold and Cher’s in hot pink.

When you are a movie star as big as John Wayne you can add gun ports and raised roofs to pretty much any vehicle you desire. Wayne chose this 1966 Travelall as the ideal vehicle to modify for use on his "Red Eye Ranch" in Arizona. The hatch and raised roof made it easy for Wayne to stand and shoot at the correct height while hunting antelope. Other modifications to the Travelall, nicknamed "The War Wagon" by Wayne's son Ethan, included heavy duty shocks, extra spring leaves, extended steel bumpers and a medicine cabinet in the back.

Webb Pierce's memorable Bonneville, on display at the Country and Western Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee.

This 1962 Ghia L6.4 coupe is described as an unrestored 47k-mile car that was previously owned by Dean Martin, with custom features added by George Barris. Only 26 examples of this Italian-bodied vehicle with a Mopar drivetrain were built and Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford and Lucille Ball were among the original owners. Find it here on eBay in St. Louis, Missouri with a $199.5k Buy-it-Now or “make offer.”

Fanamc a écrit:Salut
Gibbons et son Ford Kopperhead

William "Billy" Frederick Gibbons, (né le 16 décembre 1949 à Houston, Texas), surnommé Reverend Willie G ou KingBilly, est le guitariste du groupe texan ZZ Top

Bo Derek – pseudonyme de Mary Cathleen Collins – est une actrice et productrice américaine née le 20 novembre 1956 à Long Beach, en Californie

Barry Goldwater's one-off George Barris 1953 Jaguar XK120 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Long before Barry Goldwater would suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 presidential election, the politician apparently had a taste for wildly customized cars. Unsatisfied with the exquisite design of his 1953 Jaguar XK120, Goldwater commissioned the legendary George Barris to turn the car into something special. Barris took the time to work in headlight and tailfin assemblies from a '53 Buick, along with a Lincoln Continental-style spare tire carrier and a shortened Cadillac rear bumper. Inside, the dash was reworked in unfinished aluminum, complete with an array of aeronautical gauges. We're quite sure we prefer the bog-standard XK120's sheetmetal, but this car's interesting history and one-off nature is hard to ignore.

The car has spent the last 20 years of its life tucked away in a California shop and has emerged via the glory of eBay Motors. The body has weathered the years between 1953 and now without too much wear and tear, though the interior has moved on to the great beyond. The car's 3.5-liter, DOHC I6 is still in place, as are all of those oddball gauges. The car is available in Newport Beach, California with its reserve not met at $15,639 at the time of writing. If you want it, hop on over to eBay and get to clicking. There are only four days left on the auction right now.

Barry Morris Goldwater, né le 1er janvier 1909 et mort le 29 mai 1998, fut sénateur républicain de l'Arizona et candidat à la présidence des États-Unis en 1964.

Il est considéré comme le refondateur du mouvement conservateur aux États-Unis et personnifie l'inclinaison de la culture politique américaine du nord-est du pays vers l'ouest.

Bien que ses idées aillent à contre-sens de la culture sociale-démocrate dominante de l'époque depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sa candidature en 1964 posa les bases de la prise de contrôle du Parti républicain par les conservateurs et la victoire, seize ans plus tard, de Ronald Reagan.

À la fin de sa vie, le Parti républicain avait évolué plus à droite que lui-même, ce qu'il dénonça en s'en prenant à la domination de la droite chrétienne.

1949 Ford Business Coupe restyled by Briggs Cunningham and Bill Frick of Long Island, New York for the soup baron Thomas Campbell of Virginia. The car was built in the early summer of 1948 on a new factory body. R. Kieft modified the body by removing the rear seat area, relocating the front seat and cowl rearward to achieve better weight ratio. The front fenders were extended 19 inches and it was equipped with a 1948 Cadillac flathead V-8 engine and a shortened throw column shift transmission. The engine was fit with a strong clutch and Edmunds speed equipment. The dashboard featured Stewart-Warner mechanical tach and speedo. A custom top was made, which was fully functional to fold down The body was trimmed thru out with Cadillac emblems. The body was painted burgundy and black, and a matching upholstery was made as well. A single spotlights and hubcaps modified with Cadillac emblems wrapped up the style Upon Campbell's death in 1954, it was stored away on Campbell Mountain, Virginia along with his other fine autos. The car was shown some in the late 1970's and 1980's but remained mainly a barn queen. When it was listed on eBay December 2010, it ran well and was still fast. The documents belonging to the car were still there and it had only 09000 miles on the odonometer. The car was located in Tampa, Florida, and the starting bid was $45000.

427copoz a écrit:Salut

Barry Goldwater 1953 Jaguar XK 120 une création de Barris

Eddy a écrit:

427copoz a écrit:Salut

Barry Goldwater 1953 Jaguar XK 120 une création de Barris

Comment ose-t-on massacrer une jolie auto de la sorte ? Dire qu'il y en a qui ont payé pour ça !
(c'est un avis personnel évidemment mais quand-même il y a des limites...

Benji Madden est le co-fondateur avec son frère Joel Madden et les autres membres Billy Martin, Paul Thomas du groupe Good Charlotte.

Custom one-off designed by Raymond Loewy, offered publicly for the first time since 1970
1966 Jaguar 4.2-Liter Series 1 XKE Coupe
Coachwork by Pinchon

Raymond Loewy fait ses études au lycée Chaptal à Paris1. L'une de ses premières réalisations, à quinze ans, est un modèle d'avion jouet, l'hélice est mue par un élastique, qui gagne la Coupe aéronautique Gordon Bennett, section modélisme, en 1908. L'année suivante, il le vend sous le nom Ayrel. Il sert dans l'armée française pendant la Première Guerre mondiale et est décoré de la Légion d'honneur à titre militaire1.