1959 Pontiac - Pearl - Yonny Koyama - Barris Kustom

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1959 Pontiac Bonneville restyled by Barris Kustoms and Ortega's Custom Shop for Yonny Koyama. Yonny felt that by using two shops to restyle his car, each shop would try to do better quality work than its competitor. Despite the extensive work on the car, Yonny's Pontiac retained its original lines with the exception of the extended fender fins that were fit with 1961 Mercury taillights. Expanded metal insert was used to fill the rear grill cavity. The car was nosed, decked and shaved; doors and deck were opened electrically. The front end was reworked and a custom tubular grille installed. When the bodywork was done Barris Kustoms painted the Pontiac with 30 coats of Champagne Pearl lacquer. The car rolled on chromed and reversed wheels and featured chromed lake pipes and dual spotlights. Inside the car was upholstered in white rolled and pleated Naugahyde.[1]



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