A surge of nostalgia followed World War II, when a new generation was rebelling against antique customs, good and bad.
A tutor in Dunster House, he had a close relationship with its undergraduates, a warm friend but also a stern task master, enforcing the wearing of coats and ties and other antique customs then practiced in Cambridge.
Registration to show cars is full, as is the sign-up for swap meet stalls, so there promises to be a full complement of antique and custom show cars present, as well as vendors selling everything from hubcaps to horn buttons.
They put expensive artwork on their walls, bought bona fide antiques, ordered custom granite tiles for their kitchens and toted sleek Tumi luggage.
Kaney has a collection of 62 guitars, split between electrics and acoustics and covering antique, exotic, custom-made and contemporary styles.
In fact, the two most over-the-top things are the moat around the house and Bundchen's closet, which has a gorgeous antique chandelier, custom-made cabinetry and marble countertops.
Inside it mixes folk art with local antiques and custom-built furniture.
Peppered among antiques and custom-made furniture, one routinely sees certain mass-market favorites.
Day or night, activity in the neighborhood centers on the quaint Rua do Ouvidor, lined with attractive open-air restaurants, art galleries, bookstores and shops selling everything from antiques to custom-made Panama hats.
STREET rods, muscle machines, antiques and customs -- they are all welcome at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Street Festival and Car Show to be held on and around Main Street in Port Chester on May 17.
