{"id":19974,"date":"2012-06-19T21:39:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T04:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=19974"},"modified":"2013-02-17T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T02:03:01","slug":"chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Chopit Kustom&#8217;s Beatnik Bubbletop &#8211; This was a 55 Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fchopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F06%2FChopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg&amp;description=Chopit+Kustom%E2%80%99s+Beatnik+Bubbletop+%E2%80%93+This+was+a+55+Ford\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Chopit Kustom\u2019s Beatnik Bubbletop \u2013 This was a 55 Ford\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Chopit Kustom\u2019s Beatnik Bubbletop \u2013 This was a 55 Ford&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/chopit-kustoms-beatnik-bubbletop-55-ford\/\" data-text=\"Chopit Kustom\u2019s Beatnik Bubbletop \u2013 This was a 55 Ford\" data-desc=\"Bubbletop Kustom Car - Radical Custom Creation! (Click to see full size) Back at the 2012 LA Roadster Show, I'm doing my best to take my favorite pictures and show them to you, just in case you're outta state, country, or worse... you were one of the vendors I talked to that never get to leave your\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>Bubbletop Kustom Car &#8211; Radical Custom Creation!<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19975\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Chopit Kustom built Beatnik Bubble Top - starting as a 55 Ford, what's left?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\" alt=\"chopit kustom, kustom car, bubbletop custom\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7-575x724.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-LA-Roadster-Show-Hemi-Hot-rod-8.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><br \/>\n<\/a>(Click to see full size)<\/p>\n<p>Back at the 2012 LA Roadster Show, I&#8217;m doing my best to take my favorite pictures and show them to you, just in case you&#8217;re outta state, country, or worse&#8230; you were one of the vendors I talked to that never get to leave your booth!<\/p>\n<p>What you see here is a 1955 Ford. Yep. That&#8217;s what it started as, but according to Gary &#8220;Chopit&#8221; Fioto, all that&#8217;s left is the decklid and hood. Gary, and his sons Nick and Fabian of <a title=\"Radical Custom Car Fabricators\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chopitkustom.com\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chopit Kustom<\/a>\u00a0in Stanton, CA built this\u00a0truly\u00a0radical creation, completely out of steel In a 3 year build, Beatnik made it&#8217;s debut at the 2005 Fresno Autorama. So, this car&#8217;s been on the road for a long time! Gary drove the car in as well complimenting the air conditioning that keep him from suffocating underneath that huge bubbletop.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[19974]\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-19976\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Gary Fioto at the wheel of the Beatnik Bubbletop Kustom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\" alt=\"chopit kustom, bubbletop kustom kustom car\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every other detail of this car&#8217;s been covered. One of the best places to learn the history of the car and Chopit Kustom is by reading the RM Auction page where it sold for $396,000 back in 2006. \u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Beatnik Bubbletop sold at RM $396k\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rmauctions.com\/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=MO06&amp;CarID=r126&amp;Currency=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">RM&#8217;s sold information page link<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Did you get your own shots of this car? Let&#8217;s see them!<a title=\"Send me your pictures...\" href=\"mailto:&#x61;&#x64;&#x6d;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x6d;&#x79;&#x72;&#x69;&#x64;&#x65;&#x69;&#x73;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"oe_textdirection\">&#x6d;&#x6f;&#x63;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x4d;&#x73;&#x69;&#x65;&#x64;&#x69;&#x52;&#x79;&#x4d;<span class=\"oe_displaynone\">null<\/span>&#x40;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x6d;&#x64;&#x61;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-2.jpg\"\n               title=\"Perfectly finished interior in the Beatnik. Complete with DVD player and LCD\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-2.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-2.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"899\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"Perfectly finished interior in the Beatnik. Complete with DVD player and LCD\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-2\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-2.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-3.jpg\"\n               title=\"Futuristic steering wheel featuring the Chopit Kustom crest\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-3.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-3.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"900\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"Futuristic steering wheel featuring the Chopit Kustom crest\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-3\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-3.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-4.jpg\"\n               title=\"Yes, there\\&#039;s Cadillac bumpers front and back on this kustom! 58 Cadillac bumper in front\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-4.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-4.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"901\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"Yes, there&#039;s Cadillac bumpers front and back on this kustom! 58 Cadillac bumper in front\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-4\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-4.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-5.jpg\"\n               title=\"Detail shot of what makes this a 50\\&#039;s style \\&quot;rocket\\&quot; car\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-5.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-5.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"902\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"Detail shot of what makes this a 50&#039;s style &quot;rocket&quot; car\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-5\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-5.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-6.jpg\"\n               title=\"I missed a good profile shot of the car (the crowd gathered!) but this give you an idea of the overall shape. RADICAL. 59 Cadillac bumper in front\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-6.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-6.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"903\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"I missed a good profile shot of the car (the crowd gathered!) but this give you an idea of the overall shape. RADICAL. 59 Cadillac bumper in front\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-6\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-6.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-8.jpg\"\n               title=\"350 Chevy with a six pack\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-8.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-8.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"905\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"350 Chevy with a six pack\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom-8\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-8.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\"\n               title=\"Gary Fioto driving in with the huge bubbletop cracked open.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"898\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n               data-description=\"Gary Fioto driving in with the huge bubbletop cracked open.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bubbletop-kustom-called-beatnik-by-chopit-kustom\"\n               class=\"shutterset_87b6b0d79d27260f5a340a1f8d0458bc\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    alt=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; by Chopit Kustom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\"\n               title=\"Up front classics - canted double headlights say 50\\&#039;s again.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7\/thumbs\/thumbs_Chopit-kustom-beatnik-bubbletop-custom-car-7.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"904\"\n               data-title=\"Bubbletop Kustom called \\&quot;Beatnik\\&quot; 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