Hey guys, welcome to Past Gas. Today we are talking about customs with a K. This type of car you might know it as a lead sled or the precursor to hydraulic cars.

They are super influential in everything we do nowadays in cars and it all started

Southern California in the 50s early you know late 40s and join with us today is

Jimmy Hilton hey how's it going? Brent Lawson. Let's get into it. Southern California,

Summer 1957 Elvis is on the radio. Ronald Reagan is still an actor and car culture is booming.

In the car scene during this time period the people who wanted to go fast were into

hot rods and drag racing. Then there were the people on the other side of the spectrum

who prioritized style and cruising the boulevards.

This group was into customs, also known as lead sled sleds.

Custom cars of the 50s were truly a personalized

mechanical expression of the owner and builder. They had names like

copper cart or candy coop and had lavish custom interior upholstery and resty

styled bodywork such as chop tops, French lights and molded grills. There were

thousands of these custom cars cruising the streets and several magazines that covered them like

custom cars and rotten custom. But by the mid-1960s the scene was essentially gone. Where did these

customized cars come from? Who built them? And why did they disappear?

Today on Past Gas, Custom Cars with a K.

All those questions will be answered on this episode of the Bermuda Triangle.

Ah, questions with a K. We'll be right back after these messages.

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