Rick Dore is still building cool cars!

if you don't remember his cars, he builds customs, and might be most famous for making cars that look like the 1938 Figoni and Falashi coachbuilt Delahaye cars for James Hetfield  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/01/james-hetfield-has-had-rick-dore-create.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-black-pearl-newest-from-rick-dore.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/metallicas-lead-singer-james-hetfields.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/04/body-by-marcel-design-by-rick-dore.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/11/rick-dores-shangri-la-metal-work-by.html

Body by Marcel, design by Rick Dore

Rick Dore's Shangri La, metal work by Marcel

36 Ford transformed by Rick Dore

Found on https://www.facebook.com/TheRickDore?fref=nf

James Hetfield has had Rick Dore create a new masterpiece, its named Aquarius, and was inspired by the Figoni and Falashi bodied 1938 Delahaye

to compare this with a masterpiece of Figoni and Falashi coachwork: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/1937-talbot-lago-with-figoni-and.html

For a couple examples of the best of swoopy Delahayes: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/look-at-beauty-and-art-of-best-designed.html

the Black Pearl made by Rick Dore for James Hetfield

Hot Rod Magazine features Rick Dore / James Hetfields "Black Pearl"

I'm guessing because it won Custom Of The Year from Goodguys.

December 2014 issue

I didn't know Rick's shop is in Carlsbad, and the steering wheel is from Quality Restorations in Poway

Full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-black-pearl-newest-from-rick-dore.html

The Black Pearl, newest from Rick Dore and James Hetfield

http://vintagecolorstudio.com/ is the company Darryl Hollenbeck has... if you want one of the best paint jobs around

Metallica musicians are hot rodders. Updated Feb 13th 2012

Above at the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show, built by Rick Dore

Above images from http://overkill.pl/news/goto.php?id=2249

For the full gallery: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/metallicas-lead-singer-james-hetfields.html for the Grand National Roadster Show gallery, and for the SEMA gallery of the same Auburn: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/james-hetfields-boat-tail-speedster.html

James Hetfield (also a member of the Beatniks car club) had a cool customized 53 Buick Skylark (named Skyscraper) at the Grand National Roadster Show (formerly the Oakland Roadster show), and won the Most Elegant Custom at the San Fran Custom Show http://www.sfcustomshow.com/navigation/showresults.html#Anchor-35326 and Kirk Hammet had his 36 Ford GNRS too, and they were both pictured in Street Rodder magazine.

James Hetfield's Buick showed up in Street Rod Builder magazine, April 2007, page 67 http://streetrodbuilder.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp?AudID=CAABC04124864AFC82D9CEC69C0E29ED for the overall magazine


Kirk's 36 here http://www.salinasboys.com/pk_metallica_36ford.html

James also has a few that show up on http://www.beatniksofkoolsville.com/Members%20Cars.htm a 36 black Ford

http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,507108

The Rodders Journal had an article too, if I come up with a link or pic I'll put it here http://www.thehotrodcompany.com/shopnow/show_item.asp?product_id=trj029

http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/2007/02/rockin-team-metallicas-james-hetfield.html for several pics of JH's '36, his under-construction truck a '56 F100 custom by Blue Collar Customs of Sacramento

You might also like the racing in their video "Fuel"

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/adjust-volume-depending-on-your.html

and the Nov 2011 update is this 36 Ford http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/blue-collar-customs-of-sacramento-were.html