American Sports Customs
Chattanooga Motor Festival
October 11-13, 2024
Sport Custom Definition
Handbuilt American two-place sports cars built from the mid 1940s thru 1960. Sport customs were usually constructed on a production car chassis with some modification. The rarest of these cars were called “Customs” and were complete original design. Others were known as “Restyled” using original factory sheet metal but highly modified. Materials used for the body were aluminum, steel or in the 1950s fiberglass. The one-page article (A Brief History of the Sport Custom) below by Ken Gross published in Motor Trend Classic in 2012 provides an excellent overview.
8 Confirmed Cars As Of 9/8/2024
Car 1: 1953 Maverick Sportster – Tom and Barb Chandler
Car 2: 1955 Debonnaire: Paul Sable (Mike Puma shown standing with car)
Car 3: 1950 Jewell: Richard and Gina Brown (Ken Gross and Richard Brown with car)
Car 4: 1955 Victress C3 Coupe: Bob Mitchell
Car 5: 1957 LaDawri Conquest: Jack Farr (George Barris shown next to car)
Car 6: 1955 Victress S4: Don August
Car 7: 1955 Almquist Sabre – Tom Kubinec
Car 8: 1958 Lloyd Custom Roadster: Derek Moore and Christine Bobco