Occupying prime real estate next to the park was Paul Cepeda's drop-dead-gorgeous 1940 DeSoto. A combination of '38 Ford headlights, smoothed running boards, and a healthy chop 'n' drop session resulted in one of the most talked-about cars of the weekend. |  |
Roscoe Bava showed his '30 Model A on Deuce 'rails, powered by a three twos-fed 409 and rolling on chrome steels and bias-plies. | 
The '58 Chevy sedan delivery was part of the low-priced Delray lineup when new; their utilitarian working life ensuring their rarity today. This one's extra special thanks to the killer flames and slammed stance. |
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Almost more sports car than kustom, Barry and Carole Blomme's Astra coupe was originally built by Jay Everett in 1952 and finished at Barris Kustom in 1955. The unique aluminum body clothes an Olds 303 motor, Zephyr trans, V8-60 front axle, and '48 Lincoln brakes. |
With some mild shaving, healthy lowering, and a coat of semigloss burnt orange, Ki Hansen's '56 Merc is the perfect cruiser. |  |
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Frank and Cathy Livingstone's '49 Chevy fastback could be the perfect mild custom, benefiting from frenched lights, scooped rear fenders, and a mild shave, but it's the neat grille swap that sets it apart. |
This beautifully sliced '50 Chevy placed in the awards listings, and no wonder, with pinstriped flames, smoothed bumpers, shaved driprails, frenched lights, and a perfectly proportioned chop. |  |
There's more than a passing resemblance to the Kopper Kart in Dan Chellar's '57 Chevy, though it's in no way a clone. What you can't see are the heavily hooded headlights and flip front. |  |
The winner of this year's Under Construction Award was this bare-metal '54 Chevy with all the brightwork copper-plated and an injected big-block "under" the hood. | |