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1950 Ford Sedan - Blue Shoe A '50 Ford Done Bakersfield-Style By Damon Lee Photography by Rick Amado
The speed and pervasiveness of modern media has all but erased the regional hallmarks once commonly found on rods and customs. Today's enthusiasts are just as likely to be influenced by cars and builders from across the country (or around the world) as they are from across the street, which means you're liable to find a "California rake" on a custom in Connecticut, or a heavy East Coast-style channel on a hot rod from Texas. It's getting much harder to look at any given rod or custom and say with confidence it's from a certain place.
There are still a few pockets of distinctive style, though. When we first laid eyes on this wildly flamed Shoebox Ford, we immediately suspected it hailed from Bakersfield. This central California city is home to the Loco Banditos car club, an affiliation of mostly younger guys who build customs that scrape the pavement and shock your eyeballs with bold colors and high-contrast accents.
Ryan Daves is a Loco Banditos member and a second-generation hot rodder who can't remember a time when he wasn't into cars. He cut his custom teeth on a 'flaked, scalloped, and slammed '57 Ford when he was just out of high school. When that car was sidelined following a minor altercation with a trash truck, Ryan bought this '50 two-door sedan from his father, Toby, who had gone in with friend John Hill to buy it at a charity auction. The car was complete and solid, with a good-running original Flathead. It was bone stock, but Ryan could see beyond that.
Ryan and his dad spend their days building rods and customs at Daves Fabrication, so the Ford became Ryan's on-again, off-again project after work and on weekends. Considering the car's clean condition, Ryan was able to dive right into the metalwork by shaving all the side trim, emblems, and handles. He filled and peaked the hood, f
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