By kiki
In 1954, my Simons Brickyard friend Raul Martinez's parents bought him a 1954 Chevy hardtop like the one you see here; it was also the same color as the one above. (Raul's parents owned a mom and pop store and the local pool hall on Date Street) The first thing Raul did was to take it to "The House of Chrome" on Olympic Bl. in East L.A. The House of Chrome specialized in custom bodywork and paint. They claim to be the first shop in SoCal to do the original Candy Apple paint jobs. Raul had the hardtop lower all the way around. It was lower, so low to the ground that when he had a car full of friends, we all had to get out of the car so he could go over a railroad crossing. Raul was one of a hand full of guys driving a brand new car to Montebello High School.
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