Gasratz Customs cruise night 
Torrance California 

This week the author paid a visit to the Gasratz Customs cruise night in Torrance California. It was a very eclectic show, that included Jeeps, pickup trucks, sports cars, street rods, muscle cars, customs, hot rods and Volkswagens.

Here are a few of the of the author's favorites:

Ferrari 246 Dino GT

First generation Oldsmobile 442 in original condition

Custom Chevrolet  with great 

Watson seaweed style flames

This dog was patiently waiting for his owner

in a cool supercharged Ford Model A hot rod 

All photographs by the author 

Great custom paint at

the Sacramento Autorama

 

 

 

There were two cars shown at the Sacramento Autorama that brought to mind the late great Long Beach custom painter Larry Watson.

 

 

The first was this  1950 Studebaker Starlight convertible with 'seaweed' style flames which won the award for the best use of flames.

 

The rear end of Gary Pettigrew's Studebaker features some attractive pin striping.

 

 

 

Outside the CalExpo building, the author spied this 1960 Ford Thunderbird that was painted following Larry Watson's "panel painting" style.

 

 

The five-spoke mag wheels with narrow whitewalls completed the period look of this beautiful lowered "Squarebird."

 

All photos by the author