1939 Ford Coupe
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Yes- that-s custom with a K, and I-ll tell you why. In the 1960-s car customizers were going to greater lengths than ever before to differentiate their builds from those of their contemporaries. One person that became a household name was know for his over the top builds, and that man was George Barris. Barris was pioneer in custom car design and fabrication along with other greats like Norm Grabowski, Bill Hinds, and Gene Winfield. George Barris and his brother started the -Kustoms Car Club of LA- in the mid 50-s, some suspect Von Dutch-s misspelling on a sign, likely intentional, to be the reason for the K in the club name. Kustoms of this era can be broken down into two categories Mild and Full Kustom. This 1939 Ford Coupe for sale is a great example of a modern Mild Kustom. The original beauty of the car-s lines has been retained however custom headlight and tail light treatments have been used, the interior is covered in leather like pleat and roll vinyl as are the running boards on the exterior, the floors covered in a gold medium pile carpet, and gold flake zodiac vinyl piping has been added to tie...