Edsbyn County Fair Park Show

SWEDEN. Edsbyn's annual county fair including a cruising finale struck on the hottest day of the year, 25th of July. The park was filled with cars and people and along Langgatan viewers and bystanders were cheering.  by Lars-Åke Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.
 

Website www.usabil.nu turns fiveteen

SWEDEN. First of December Usabil.nu will celebrate its 15th birthday! It all started with us using our company computer in our home to play solitaire. We searched for information on a Focus CD. Some people never found themselves behind a lit screen. Internet didn't exist yet. Google was unknown. Heavens, Mats Carlsson was a quick starter! Read the founders own words about how everything got started but first: A flashback. By Lars-Åke Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

The blue Valiant and the double homicide

SWEDEN. The Brattas murders are still an unsolved double homicide that occurred the 31st of May 2005. An elderly couple in their seventies, Tor Oberg and Gerd Wiklund were murdered on their farm in Brattas on the outskirts of Harnosand. Car enthusiasts, help us find the blue Valiant. By Lars-Åke Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.
Usabil.nu

The Nazi war trophy

SWEDEN. In 2005 I followed the work of a Citroen truck transformed into an A tractor up in Fiskviken, Jamtland that caught my eye and rose my curiosity. By Kent Åberg, Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

How to park 129 square feet of Buick

SWEDEN. 129 square feet of Buick was about to be crammed into a Swedish parking space designed for a Ford KA and Hyundai Atos. By Jan Silén. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

Carlisle swap fall 2014

PENNSYLVANIA. What is and what was, Carlisle through the eyes of Stefan Blautzik. Every year since I can remember I’ve been up at Carlisle with Chris bringing home car parts and sand paper. However over the years I’ve noticed change.  by Stefan Blautzik.

Music Challenge of December

SWEDEN.  VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE. Welcome to the first month of WORLDKUSTOM MUSIC CHALLENGE. Initially we were to start the competition in January 2015 but the interest is HUGE. Let's kick this thing off already... In December! Join the competition that looks for new voices, new musicians and new bands. Vote on your favorite!

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In the next issue

Krantz Chronicle and a lot more

NEW STYLE

Worldkustom year two is soon to be released.  The 2015 issue will be in four (4) versions, all for you, the readers. 

We need more music for our Challenge

Who's it gonna be?  Who is the winner of December? We need more bands! 

The San Diego Highwayman

From California to the north of Sweden the story travels and gets picked up by a car guy named Lars Kringstad. It hit him in gut and hart so hard he contacted Worldkustom.

Coming up soon. Film from a SW Florida car show

Merchands Crossing Mondays. Yes we'we been there before but what do you do? We love it.!

Merry Christmas

Got this picture as a  Christmas card from one of our reporters, Kent Åberg.

New Container system

A revolution in transporting cars is here.

A slow walk

Jarmo is back!   There are moments when you will always be nine years. Exciting, scary, tempting and plain awesome.

The first own car

How many remember the feeling you had when you proudly bought your own classic American car?

Made in USA by Swede?

PENNSYLVANIA USA. Moose'n around at Hershey and saw something unique. The eyes became even bigger after a while.

Opening and invasion Viksjö Food&Nostalgic

SWEDEN. It became an invasion when Viksjö Food & Nostalgia inaugurated food store, nostalgia shop, speed shop, gas station, cafe and burger bar.  112 people lives in the "town". On Saturday, over 400 came !

Chevrolet 1930 Ride along.

Ed Yaeger's hot rod did we cover earlier.  It was published in the Swedish paper-magazine Bilsport Classic. Ride along in this film. 

Krantz Challenge growing

SWEDEN. Krantz Challenge, the worlds newest car show, is growing. More shows, more spectators, longer events, bigger events. 

1911 World Record

USA. New world record in Indianapolis.

Worldkustom meet

This summer Worldkustom is welcoming all readers on a banana peel to a new meeting in Nykvarn near Södertälje. People say there's gonging to be a thousen cars at Worldkustom's ALL AMERICAN DAY from what I've heard?! Nah, what's this unprofessional invitation?  Easy Bud, it's getting worse.    

Winn Me

CALIFORNIA. By ticktets for a good cause and get a cruiser.

New, fast lowering kit from ASA Custom Ride Sweden

Replace your shocks with a hydropneumatic piston from ASA Custom Ride and you have, in an instant, a lowrider with sustained suspension at all times. State of the art invention from Malmberget, Sweden.