Europe

The famous Mooneyes Dragster on display at Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm in 1963. Built on a Dragmaster kit chassis and powered by a Chevrolet small-block engine with a Potvin front-mounted supercharger, the car had previously run an 8.97 ET in the United States before going on a European tour sponsored by Revell and Wentzels Hobby. The appearance of the Mooneyes Dragster in Sweden left a deep impression on local hot rodders such as Hans Broberg and Kjell Gustad, inspiring them to build their own dragster shortly after. Photo from The Broberg Family Collection, courtesy of Lisa Broberg.

Jean-Daniel Mottier's 1958 Chevrolet Impala of Geneva, Switzerland. Known as “LA Watson,” the car is a tribute to the late-1950s Bellflower custom style associated with Larry Watson. Inspired by Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet Impala, the build was started after the 2012 fire that destroyed the Crazy Cruisers clubhouse. Completed in 2016, the car was conceived not as a clone, but as a reinterpretation of the Doss/Watson aesthetic. As Momo explained, he wanted a tribute rather than a copy, allowing himself creative freedom in color and contour.

Custom Cars of Europe