Rick Dore

Rick Dore is an American custom car builder, prominent in the field since the 1990s. He operates Rick Dore Kustoms in California, having first worked in Glendale, Arizona.[1][2][3] Dore's focus is American roadsters from the 1930s through 1960s. He is the co-host, with Chuck Palumbo, of the Discovery Channel show Lords of the Car Hoards, which debuted in 2014. Metallica's James Hetfield has said “When it comes to building a Kustom car, Rick Dore is in a league of his own.”[4]

  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. ^ "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.