Vehicle Description
Zocchi Custom Build
Winner George Barris Kistom D'Elegance Award Grand National
Roadster Show
Richard Zocchi Custom Builds are Well Known Through the Kustom Car
World
Zocchi has been Messing Around with Custom Cars Since He First
Obtained his Driver's License, and Along With Another Bay Area
Namesake or Two, Can Be Credited with the Revival of Custom/Kustoms
in the 1970s, Following the Debut of His Memorable Mer "Cool
50"
For this Kustom, Zocchie Relied on Icon, John Aiello, to Handle the
Chrysler's Body Transformation
That Consisted of Chopping the Top (4 Inches, with a 1967 Camaro
Backlight Used), Sinking the Stock Headlights in a "Faux-Frenched"
Manner, Reverting to a 1961 Windsor Grille, and Incorporating 1960
T-Bird Rockers
Art Himsl Followed Step By Applying the Custom-Mixed PPG Pastel
Toners and Pearls Topped with a Gold Pearl
Inside, Concord Auto Upholstery's Freddy Diaz Laid Out White
Alligator and Vinyl Appropriately To Accent the Exterior
A Stock but Air-Assisted Suspension Accommodates a Quarter of
Custom Knockoff-Equipped Chrome Wires
The Brightwork (Both Chrome and Stainless Polishing) was Aptly
Handled by Sherm's Custom Plating, While the Stock 383 Underhood
Was Rebuilt by Rich Garcia
