Ford Galaxie Sunliner 1960

SWEDEN. If the 1959 Ford Galaxie was mighty an ever more powerful Galaxie came around in 1960. A whole 220 pound heavier and six inches longer it lived up to the expression "bigger is better" or like the Varmland chick Annika Lindquist put it: "To sit and drive those dog houses just doesn't do it for me." by Lars-Åke Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.
 

Put your old diesel Chevy on steroids.

SWEDEN. Since you will be reading this twice I have been extra careful with the data and results. With the chip from Enghs Motor in Sundsvall, Sweden you get the feeling of a giant motor in that front, exactly like when you drilled the plug on your moped. by Lars Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

From Donald Duck to Colorod

SWEDEN. Jan Silén from Gnarp tells the story about his first encounters with the hobby. When Donald Duck turned into Colorod and mopeds evolved to Mopar. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.
Usabil.nu

Crescent 2000 moped. A piece of the fifties.

SWEDEN. The sun had wandered across the sky and this evening's horizontal strings of light turned the subtle foliage into a sparkling firework in chlorophyll green and deep black. The breeze wind constantly kept the leaf and colors afloat, changing from green to black. The only durable thing was the red moped...  by Lars Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

Zephyrhills swap meet and auction.

USA. Half an hour northeast of Tampa Fl is Zephyrhills with its huge annual swap meet in February. Thousands visits this water hole but this year business was slow. Due to the rough economic climate potential buyers held their check books tight while the sellers refuse to knock down the prices. Market price war. by Lars Krantz. Translation Ellen Kay Krantz.

Worldkustom Music Challenge

We are looking for new bands. Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country, Surf, Boogie Woogie, Doo-Wop and more. Your chance is here !!!

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Female police

SWEDEN. First to be seen  and the year was 1958

December issue BIG

Coming up the biggest magazine we have ever done. 

Music is pooring in

Hey! The music files are pooring in. We're happy and excited. 

Zephyrhills Fall Autofest

FLORIDA. Thanks to one of my best friends whom I met for the first time in summer 2009, I have for several years been privileged to be a part of the life experiences I could only dream about before. by Åke (Carl) Tjernell

Lady in distress

NORTH CAROLINA.  Long story short. Swedish girl who have swimmed the same lakes and  breathed the same  cool Swedish air as the editor ran out of luck in the USA.

Zephyrhills Rat Rod right now!

FLORIDA. Got this from a reader right now. Åke Tjernell, Sweden

In the wilderness

SWEDEN. We have recieved some great pics from Jarmo again.  The junk yard man with the camera.

Probe with usable functions

From car electric pro  Sven-Erik Pettersson Harnosand  we received a tip about a tool. An American trial pen Hover Probe the pros use.

American stamps

US Postal Service previewed his stamp series 50's Fins and Chrome, Carlisle during the week in October 2008

Readers mopeds

Worldkustoms moped reportage has given several positive feedbacks. Not infrequently it is about their own memories of the time on the two wheeler.

Donation cars

How about that. Cars given away to Museums.

Worldwide readers up

Worldkustoms international readers are growing fast. Up 23% the last two months. 

1911 Car Race

SWEDEN. A  big winter car race was held in  Sweden in 1911. The task was to drive  as fast as possible from Gothenburg to Stockholm.

Corvette in concrete vault

They thought he was joking. When Richard Samson built his new business, he saw that the 1954 Corvette was walled in with just a window to stare through.

Highway Hotel reopening

SWEDEN. Highway Hotel is a genuin sixties Esso Motor Hotel that has been restored and is now a popular retro restaurant and bar and music waterhole. New owner Marie opened with a bang.

Ford Country Sedan 1959

SWEDEN. This Ford Country Sedan 1959 ended up here in the woods after a dance orchestra had driven off the road just  outside Hudiksvall in the early 60s. by Kent Åberg.

Buick 1947

Massaged to perfection.

Newest posts down here!

Worldkustoms founders have decited to turn this upside down.  Why make it easy when you can make it hard? Standard on the web is to put the newest post at the top. Our web designer suggested that warmly but we are bullheaded reactionists.