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Rick Dore

Rick Dore is an American custom car designer and builder known for creating custom vehicles and coach-built automobiles. Originally from New York, he began working in the custom car industry during the 1980s and later established Rick Dore Kustoms in California, having first worked in Glendale, Arizona. Dore's focus is American roadsters from the 1930s through 1960s. Metallica's James Hetfield has said “When it comes to building a Kustom car, Rick Dore is in a league of his own.”

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Rick Dore is an American custom car designer and builder known for creating custom vehicles and coach-built automobiles. Originally from New York, he began working in the custom car industry during the 1980s and later established Rick Dore Kustoms in California, having first worked in Glendale, Arizona.1234 Dore's focus is American roadsters from the 1930s through 1960s. Metallica's James Hetfield has said “When it comes to building a Kustom car, Rick Dore is in a league of his own.”5

Dore gained recognition for designing and building custom cars that have appeared at major automotive exhibitions and competitions in the United States.6 His work has been featured in automotive publications including Hot Rod, Street Rodder, Rod & Custom, Custom Rodder, and The Rodder's Journal.4789

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  1. Art of the Hot Rod, Ken Gross. Motorbooks International, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7603-4300-5 chapter 9 [1]
  2. "About Rick Dore | Rick Dore Kustoms". Rickdore.com. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  3. "Rick Dore". Kustomrama. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. "Rick Dore Customer Story" (PDF). Atlascopco.com. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  5. "Meet Rick Dore, a hall of fame master builder at the forefront of the custom car scene, and now host of Discovery's Lords of the Car Hoards; the series has since been renamed Rusted Development for 2015". Discovery.com. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  6. "About Rick Dore | Rick Dore Kustoms". Rickdore.com. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  7. "Rod & Custom Magazine November 2010 Rick Dore's 1950 M220 | eBay". Ebay.com. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  8. "Custom Rodder : Rick Dore". Etsy.com. September 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  9. "Rodder's Journal Number Fifteen – Cover A". Nitroactive.net. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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