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KKM Resign Models

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 23, 2012 at 04:08 PM
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tags: kkm models, resin car models, model cars, 12th scale models, plastic model kits, kaucher kustoms, k custom cars, custom car designs, camaros, station wagons, car design, custom car design, model supplies, mega hobbies, hobby shops, scale models, revell, amt, johan, mpc, imc, polar lights, round2 llc, auto world, monogram, testors, plactra, tamiya, pegasus, keith kaucher
All you need is a Revell 1/25th ‘69 Camaro Donor kit to complete the conversion using my Resin kit. They are available at http://www.kaucherkustoms.com/resin-kits/

Good Guys 2013 Give aawy Truck contest

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Introducing KMT Resin Model kits

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 09, 2012 at 02:39 PM
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tags: car models, scale model cars, resin model kits, resin cars, revell, amat, 125th scale, scale model magazine, scale auto, fantastic plastic, mega hobby, hobby shop, car design, car illustration, car designers, kaucher kustoms, keith kaucher, camaro, chevrolet, station wagons, toy cars, plasctic cars, diecast cars, collectables, model box art, mpc, monogram, imc, johan, sportwagon, two door station wagons, long roofs, cowl hood, z28, ss396, rsss, rally wheels, chevy,
This is a 11 piece kit that converts a Revell 1/25th scale ‘69 Camaro model to a Sport wagon, my kits have model box artwork on box, and will retail…

A new interenet article

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 21, 2012 at 04:51 PM
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tags: mustang evolution, mustangs, ford, keith kaucher, kaucher kustoms, mercury cougars, falcons, artcles, artist, car designers, industrial designers, automotive art, car art, car illustrations, illustrators, drawings of cars, custom cars, pro touring, 67 mustangs, cobras, torinos, car models, car bulders, custom car shops, gas prices, cost of a barrel of oil, air filters, hot rods, headers, speed parts, speed shops, racing cars, road racing, car films, ebay, hub garage, facebook, twitter, linked on, branched out
I was interviewed recently by Mustang Evolution check out the link. http://www.mustangevolution.com/mustang-news/mustangs-illustrated-interview-with-automotive-designer-keith-kaucher/

Special Holiday Offer

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 20, 2012 at 10:20 PM
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Grand National Roadster show 2012

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Some more internet exposure

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'41 Willys i designed the interior on

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 08, 2011 at 01:11 AM
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tags: chop cut and rebuild, sema, willys, cw customs, bill dunn interiors, kaucher kustoms, keith kaucher, hot rods, custom cars, car design, hot rod design, custom car design, gassers, auto loc, schotts wheels, standford design, flame jobs, sema show, grand national roadster show
I was asked to design the interior for this ‘41 Willys by CW Hot Rod and Restorations in Huntington Beach, CA in April of this year. The interior was stitched…

Kaucher Kustom's SEMA Pinewood Drag Car Wins Best Engineered Award for 2011

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 06, 2011 at 11:13 PM
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tags: sema, pinewood drags, pine wood derby cars, hot rods, custom cars, custom car builders, custom car designers, keith kaucher, kaucher kustoms, car models, car modelers, hot rod builders,
I was invited to design and build a Pinewood Drag Car for SEMA Cares Victory Junction this year in May, it took two months to build working pretty much every…

Del Mar Nationals this weekend

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 30, 2011 at 11:49 PM
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tags: good guys, del mar nationals, kaucher kustoms, car design, custom car design, hot rods, customs cars, hot rod shows custom car shows, muscle car shows,
I’ll be at the Good Guys Del Mar Nationals this weekend in the Bing Crosby building so if any of you Hubsters are going stop by my booth and say…

Kaucher Kustoms is on Gearz TV

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 29, 2011 at 03:31 PM
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tags: stacey david, gearz tv speed channel, cougar, mercury, ford, car design, custon car design, muscle cars, kaucher kustoms, keith kaucher, hot rods, custom cars, pro touring, street machines, television, car shows, jon kasse, boss 429, schott wheels
I will be on Gearz TV this Saturday the 2nd of April being interviewed by Stacey David on Speed Vision so check your local listing for channel and time. I…

Good Guys Grand Prize Give Away Car for 2012 contest

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 03, 2011 at 12:04 AM
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tags: good guys design contest, good guys contest 2012, dodge challenger, mopars, custom car design, hot rods, custom cars, pro touring, g machines, chrysler, dodge, artwork, automotive art work, muscle cars,
About my Good Guys Challenger design: The Yellow Jacket is based of a concept car that Dodge built in 1970 the car was introduced as a potential Corvette fighter. I…

Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas!

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on December 24, 2010 at 12:24 PM
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tags: merry christmas, toronado, muscle car custom car design, artwork, hot rods, oldsmobile

the first of my Vintage metal signs

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on October 13, 2010 at 10:54 PM
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tags: artwork, hot rod artwork, custom car design, custom car artwork, collectibles, lincoln motor cars, illustration, metal signs, past times metal signs
I have about 5 to 10 more designs coming out with this company in the next year or so I’m not 100% sure when this one will be up on…

SEMA registration

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 20, 2010 at 07:05 PM
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tags: sema, car designers, artist
I know I sound like a broken record, but this year for those of you designers that are attending the SEMA show, you will once again be going as a”…

Boss Snake on the cover of Popular Hot Rodding

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 09, 2010 at 03:17 PM
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tags: good guys, custom car design hot rod design, popular hot rodding magazine, boss snake, mustangs, shelbys, cobra, bosss 429, ford cars, gt 500, gt 350
This is my first car design to get a full cover, there’s a great write up on the car and even mention of me as the car’s designer. I was…

My new dog Paxton

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on July 18, 2010 at 04:40 PM
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I know a lot of you know that I lost my dog Milner to Cancer this year. I found this little guy on Pet finders. Com. he a Dalmation mix…

Freelance Automotive Designers need to join SEMA

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 29, 2010 at 03:57 PM
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tags: sema memebership, freelance designers
Some of the designers have been talking about sharing a booth at SEMA this year to show a united front and get some interest in what we are doing. Some…

Bad News from SEMA for Designers

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 23, 2010 at 03:53 AM
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tags: pissed off posts, sema, designers, lack of respect
I don’t know maybe I’ve failed you guys out there. They told me back in April that SEMA was going to give us designers a box to check. I just…

LA Roadster Show 2010

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 19, 2010 at 12:44 AM
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tags: la roadster show, car chows, events booths, vendors
If your going to the LA Roadster Show be sure to drop by and say hi I have a downsized booth in the Vendors area Aisle D.

The Boss Snake makes the cover of the Gazette

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 10, 2010 at 01:20 AM
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tags: good guys, muscle car, car design, articles, custom cars, boss 429, boss snake
The Boss Snake the ‘70 Mustang I designed as their 2010 Grand Prize Give Away car gracing the cover of the July2010 Gazette also has a nice 8 page article…

Got my new Mustang project up on wheels this weekend

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 29, 2010 at 12:26 AM
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tags: project car, mustang, muscle car, car designed
The last thing I needed was some used tires for the old ‘54 chrome reversed wheels so I could set the car on the ground. I had some time this…

Boss Snake is finished!!

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM
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tags: good guys, mustang, boss snake, car design, boss 429, shelby, pro touring
This is exciting to finally see the car I designed less then a year ago on tour. Be sure to enter the Good Guys sweepstakes to win this car. The…

My Dog Milner passed on this morning

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 14, 2010 at 04:29 PM
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Eulogy for my friend It saddens me today to tell everyone that my lovable dog “Milner” of nine years lost his battle to cancer this morning at around 9:30. A…

Looking for old Mustang suspension parts

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 24, 2010 at 01:59 PM
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tags: used car parts wanted, muscle car, mustangs, project cars
Anyone in the So Cal area have some cast off A-Arms and spindles for an early Mustang. I’m also in need of a rear axle, and old blown 8” rear…

My new project car

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 23, 2010 at 01:34 AM
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tags: project cars, mustangs, muscle cars, car design, pro touring
As many of you know I had to sell my prized Mustang last year also known as my Sheet metal wife because I had her for so many years 17…

Milner's cancer update

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 18, 2010 at 06:57 PM
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I’m very happy to say that my dog Milner is doing very well with the homeopathic treatment he’s on since his diagnoses of Lypho-Sarcoma cancer 6 weeks ago to the…

New sticker to Add

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 15, 2010 at 04:33 PM
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tags: new decals, artwork, car designers car design,

Grand National Roadster Show 2010

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 28, 2010 at 11:36 PM
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tags: grand national roadster show, car shows, events
We’ll be at GNRS this weekend in building 4 be sure to come by and say hi if you’re at the show this weekend, Mitch and I always enjoy meeting…

Sad news today for me

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 14, 2010 at 08:37 PM
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I was just told today that my baby boy Milner for the last nine years has Lymphosarcoma (Cancer of the lymph system). I’m still in shock and I’m looking at…

Happy New Year to all the Hubsters

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 01, 2010 at 03:01 PM
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HappY Holidays

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on December 23, 2009 at 10:59 PM
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Check out the Feb 2010 Rod & Custom on Newsstands now.

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on December 09, 2009 at 01:16 PM
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tags: rod custom magazine, studebaker, dream car, artwork, custom car design, illustration
This was a fun one for me. If you look at the paint scheme on the Cracker box on the trailer, I lifted the paint scheme my dad designed for…

My cars have new owners

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on December 01, 2009 at 02:30 PM
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tags: black gt350 h replica, 54 ford custom, kaucher kustoms, cars sold
Well I’m on level running ground again and on to new and better projects. Within the next two years I hope to be premiering my next personal custom car. It…

The Camaro Wagon follow-up

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 15, 2009 at 11:17 PM
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tags: photo chopping, camaro wagon, camaro performers magazine,
I’ve had a few people ask me since this Camaro concept hit the news stands a couple of weeks ago, including the editor of Camaro Performers magazine, if I was…

Latest issue of Camaro Performers

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 15, 2009 at 02:48 PM
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tags: camaro performers magazine, artwork, custom car design, muscle cars, yenko camaros,
This is an idea that Chevy played around with on the Gen II Camaro and Pontiac with the GenII Firebird. I remembeer when Volvo introduced the P1800 Sport Wagon way…

Designers meeting at SEMA

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 10, 2009 at 02:16 PM
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tags: designers meeting, custom car designers society, sema
Well I think it was a first getting 6 or 7 freelance car designers sitting at one table. We all met at the Hot Rod Industry Alliance Awards Banquet on…

The latest Quick Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on October 21, 2009 at 01:30 PM
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tags: ford, pinto, car design, custom car musclecar, econobox
Another car you love or hate is the lowly little Pinto. I always kind of liked the the wagons myself. I found a pic of this rare 74 Pinto Pangra…

December Issue of Rod & Custom

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 30, 2009 at 01:14 PM
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tags: rod custom magazine, artwork, dream car, de soto, custom car, car design
One of my favorite designs so far. It has a little Ghia, and Johnny D influences. I wish I had the money I would love to build this one too.

Latest Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 30, 2009 at 01:44 AM
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Well I couldn’t resist restyling the last of the Ponycar Cougars, since the subsequent generation became a midsize luxury car, this was really the last of what I would consider…

SEMA is getting closer I need some more designers

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 21, 2009 at 02:55 PM
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SEMA is just around the corner and I have a lot of you fellow freelance car designers planning on making it to the meeting in Nov. But I know there’s…

Latest Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 21, 2009 at 02:16 PM
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tags: amc, pacer, muscle car autocross, car design artwork photochop custom car
The Pacer is a car you either love or hate, I always see potential in any car, and when these came out around ‘77-’78 whenever it was, I thought there’s…

latest Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on September 08, 2009 at 06:30 PM
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tags: mopar, coronet, police cruiser, photochop, musclecar, artwork, car design, custom car
You know I guess I just never really paid any attention to Coronets after 1970, but Dodge never built a two door version of the them from 1971-74. They just…

Latest Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on August 30, 2009 at 03:27 PM
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tags: corvette, photochop, car design, custom car, muscle car, ferrari, gt, kit car
Face it these were really great cars in their time, but their resale value is bad. I saw one for $2000 in good running condition, that’s when I thought what…

Freelance car designers lets meet at SEMA

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on August 16, 2009 at 02:39 PM
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tags: custom car designers, freelance designers meeting, sema
Just about two years ago I met a fellow car designer at SEMA. We had a nice chat, about the need for all the custom car designers out there to…

2010 Good Guys Give Away Car

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on July 17, 2009 at 02:24 PM
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tags: good guys give away car 2010, car design, musclecar, custom car, artwork, pro touring
I was approached by Good Guys at the Del Mar show to design the 2010 Give Away Car, at the time they were thinking either a ‘70-’73 Firebird or a…

Hot San Jose Nights

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on July 08, 2009 at 01:57 AM
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If any of you Hubsters are going to Hot San Jose Nights I will have a booth there in the convention center. So come on by and say hello. KK

This weeks photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on July 06, 2009 at 03:14 PM
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tags: photochop, car design, artwork, ford, tbird, thundebird, custom car
Sometimes surfing the net you run across a picture of a car with a great idea. I found this ‘62 T-Bird with this gorgeous ‘61 Starliner roof swap. This looks…

Photochop of the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM
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tags: artwork, photochop, car design, ustom car, musle car, mercury, cyclone
These were always good looking cars, but they are little long and have too much overhang in the front. I removed about 4 inches out the front overhang, added a…

Photochop of the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 16, 2009 at 02:55 AM
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tags: photochop, stingray, corvette, chevy, muscle car, custom car, car design
This is one I’ve been thinking about for years now. I love Motorama Show cars so I tryed to give this Photochop that mid Fifties GM corporate photo appeal. This…

Scale model of the Cougar Fastback in progress

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 11, 2009 at 01:45 PM
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tags: scale model, cougar, musclecar, custom car, car design
When I was at Pleasanton last month for the Good Guys show, a friend of mine name Stan he runs the model show for Good Guys, happened to see my…

Photochop of the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on June 08, 2009 at 10:32 AM
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tags: tbird, photochop, design, artwork, computer rendering, custom car, musclecar
I did this the week before last as a follow up to the my prior post, but I’ve been very busy since my return from Pleasanton last Monday. Anyway I…

Good Guys Pleasanton this weekend

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 01:10 PM
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If your at the show this weekend please be sure to stop in and sy hello we love to meet fellow Hubsters. KK

Update on the Violator project

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 01:13 AM
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tags: custom car, muscle car, hot rod, design, mustang, mach 1
As you Hubster’s know this has been an on going project for almost 4 years now. The car stalled out at one point( Almost permently) because of issues with the…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 26, 2009 at 01:45 PM
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tags: tbird, photochop, design, artwork, muscle car, luxury car, custom car
The ‘67-’70 T-Bird is a car you either love or hate. The style is more formal then it’s predecessors. They even made 4 door version in this generation of the…

Kaucher kustoms has design services that will fit anyones budget.

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 21, 2009 at 12:08 AM
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tags: custom car design, artwork, 56 chevy, illustration, rendering
I can work with any ones budget, from low cost PhotoChopping like my post every week, 3D computer models to hand illustrated renderings like this ‘56 Chevy Vert I did…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 20, 2009 at 02:11 PM
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tags: photochop, design, artwork, 442, cutlaqss, olds musclecar, custom hot rod
I’ve always liked the ‘66-’67 Olds Cutlass/ 442 body style, but I always thought they should’ve made the wheel arches more oval in shape and and the rear should’ve sat…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM
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tags: photochop, mustang, desig, artwork, musclecar, custom car concept cars
What if Ford had done a Bullit Mustang concept car in 1971, I 1997 I did a SuperBird nosed ‘71 Mustang for Mustang & Fords magazine and it got alot…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 27, 2009 at 02:20 PM
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tags: photochop, artwork, design, torino, musclecar, talladega, nascar
Everyone remembers the winged bullet nosed MOPAR of NASCAR. Ford countered with the long but blunt nosed Talladegas and Mercury Spoiler II’s But unfortunately neither of them were that eye…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 20, 2009 at 10:54 PM
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tags: photochop, design, custom car design, hot rods, muscle cars, artwork
The stock front grille on a ‘69-’70 Firebird you either love it or hate it. I always thought that there was room for improvement, no offense to fans of the…

This weeks Photochop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 14, 2009 at 02:31 PM
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tags: photochop, artwork, design, muscle car, truck, el camino
This uses a widened ‘73-’76 ElCo roof and bed. You’ll need the longer two door doors as well.

My Black GT 350 H replica for sale

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 07, 2009 at 11:58 AM
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tags: mustang, car for sale, gt350 h, shelby
I have another hot project I want to do so I’ve painfully decided to sell the beast. I’ve had her for 17 years and enjoyed every moment. but my ‘54…

This Week's Quickie PhotoChop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 06, 2009 at 12:10 PM
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I’ve always loved the early T-Birds, but one thing always bothered me is how close the rear of the door jam is to the rear wheel arch. Not only that,…

Bonus quick PhotoChop restyle for the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on April 01, 2009 at 01:15 PM
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tags: cougar, photochop, artwork, design, custom car, muscle car
Here’s the business end of this Cougar. The swept wheel arches are more apparent from this view. Anyway enjoy. And for those of your Hubsters going to Del Mar look…

This weeks Photoshop Quick Restyle II

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 30, 2009 at 03:13 PM
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tags: photochop, artwork, design, muscle car, sportscar
This was the PhotoChop that started it all, my first PhotoChop, and the one that lead to the previous post.

This week Quick PhotoChop

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 30, 2009 at 03:08 PM
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tags: photochop, artwork, design, monza, muscle cars, sports cars
Take your basic Chevy Monza or any of the GM sister cars and strip off the front clip and extend the wheel base a roughly 6 inches from the front…

Bonus quick PhotoChop restyle for the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM
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tags: amc, javelin, photochop, atrwork, car design, musclecar, ustoms
AmC was always against the wall when it came to having money for retooling, and alas the short wheel based AMX of the Sixties was not contiued into the next…

PhotoChop Restyle of the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 23, 2009 at 10:56 AM
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tags: photochop, artwork, car design, cougar, muscle cars, customs
After I showed this Cougar last week I got alot of responses on it, and I had thought about another approach to this design. This time I used a narrowed…

Rod & Custom June 2009 Issue Dream Car

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 17, 2009 at 12:49 PM
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tags: dreamcar, rod customs magazine, artwork, design, hot rods
This is the most personal “DreamCar” I’ve done since my ‘54 Ford “Dream Car” was published in Dec 2004. It’s a tribute to my home town in the Sixties. Check…

PhotoChop restyle of the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 16, 2009 at 01:29 PM
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tags: photochop, restyle, cougar, muscle car, artwork, design work
Ever since I laid eyes on the first Cougar in 1967, I wondered why Mercury didn’t offer another body style, besides the notch back. They didn’t even offer a convertable…

This week's quick PhotoChop restyle

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 09, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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tags: nova el camino, musclecar, photochop, artwork, design
I find myself having a blast doing these in Photoshop it’s like less than half the time doing a hand rendering. This week I’m posting another El Camino take off.…

My latest design work featured in Camaro Performers magazine

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 03, 2009 at 11:48 PM
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tags: camaro performers magazine, design work, 2009 camaro, body kits

Weekly Photochop II Front view

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 02, 2009 at 01:45 PM
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tags: cadillac, seville, photochop, artwork, design restyle

This week's quick PhotoChop restyle

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on March 02, 2009 at 01:40 PM
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tags: caddillac seville, photchop, artwork, design
As I stated last week that I would be sharing my quick PhotoChop experiments with you Hubsters. I actually been thinking of doing this to a ‘75-’80 seville since I…

Bonus quick PhotoChop restyle for the week

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 27, 2009 at 01:36 PM
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tags: photochop, el camino restyle, artwork, design
This was the ‘61 El Camino I did on my Christmas card this year. I always wondered why Chevy stopped production on the El Co’s for 3 years. but if…

This weeks Photoshop Quick Restyle

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on February 24, 2009 at 01:50 PM
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tags: photoshop design, artwork, sport fury, customs, restyling
Although I generally hand draw all my designs, I have over the last couple of years warmed up to using Photoshop for more than back drops and clean-up work. I…

Calling all Custom Car Designers

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 29, 2009 at 02:42 PM
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tags: custom car designers, artist, car art car design,
It all started with a conversation my brother and I had with Brian Stupski at SEMA 2007. We talked about getting all the Custom Car “Niche” designers together and forming…

The first design of the year to be finished

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 15, 2009 at 01:15 AM
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tags: nash, pro street, hot rod, custom paint schemes car design
This is the first job I did for this client the car was well underway when he asked me to design a paint scheme. It was originally supposed to use…

Smoke shows in the streets

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 11, 2009 at 04:46 PM
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tags: first cars, burn out, street racing, muscle cars, hot rods, street machines
If you have pictures from your old street racing days or pics of you doing burn outs with you early cars it would be great to see them. Post em…

Old Hot Rod and Drag photos

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on January 07, 2009 at 10:37 PM
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tags: old photos hot rods, dragsters, vintage photos
I found these old photos that were given to me a few years ago. I don’t remember who gave them to me but they were all professional shot for Associated…

My '54 Ford for Sale

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on December 21, 2008 at 08:55 PM
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tags: hot rod, custom car, muscle car, cars for sale
I have my ‘54 Vicky for sale in a consignment store in Mentor Ohio. The place is called Best of show Automotive. The website is www.bestofshowautomotive.com. Go to the top…

Modern car design vs Sixties car design

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 21, 2008 at 11:58 PM
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tags: car design, muscle cars, challegers
Has anyone else noticed the amount of thickness our modern muscle cars have gained around the mid sections? Growing up in the Sixties and Seventies I watched the styling trends…

Blackie Gejeian Honored at SEMA 08

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on November 07, 2008 at 01:19 PM
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tags: legends, hot rodding, ambr, street rodding, customs showcars
I’m sure many of you know who Blackie Gejeian is, for those of you who don’t. He’s the winner of the 1955 AMBR Award 1961 Hall of Fame Inductee, creator…

Victim of a better career

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage, news on May 27, 2008 at 11:22 PM
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tags: hot rods, street rods, customs, car design, exotics
My victim of a better career choice. From the time I could talk it seemed like I had been a Chevy lover. My uncles all had them and waved the…

Uncle Alec's '66 Chevelle SS396

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posted in: kaucher kustoms' garage on May 22, 2008 at 10:56 PM
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tags: birth of a hot rodder
THE BIRTH OF A HOT RODDER It was 1969 I was 9 years old my Uncle Alec, Uncle Jerry,my older cousin Geno and I went into Selma a little farm…