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• Barris: Kustoms of the 1950s - George Barris' work set a trend for all custom car builders and owners. George has done a great tribute to many car builders by showing these terrific photos of many cars that we all thought were lost. As one reads thru the book, you begin to realize that these rolling sculptures are true works of art, and several of these vehicles have been featured in museums and art shows. One can thank George for having the ability to photograph these custom cars during the 1950s.
• American Custom Car - Among the hardest core of automotive enthusiasts, there has always existed a desire to press automotive styling and performance a step further than the showroom floor. This photographic and cultural history of the American custom car examines the evolution of this phenomenon from the 1930s to present, covering touchstone trends, influential builders (Barris, Roth, Coddington, et al.), significant auto shows, vital enthusiast magazines and regional variations in styling.
• Custom Car Modeling - Guides the beginner into the most creative—and most demanding—branch of the hobby! Begin with an ordinary kit and build the custom car of your dreams! Learn how, step by step, with tips and techniques from one of the hobby's leading modelers. Covers all the basics of modeling with strong emphasis on bodywork and painting. Highly photographic presentation with photos of each step Designed for any skill level Premier book from a well-known author and modeler, Mark Gustavson.
• Custom Cars of the 1950s - This is a great book that really captures the custom car scene of The Fifties. Andy was there and knew all these people and even worked on many of these cars. He was once an editor of Rod and Custom Magazine and a long time contributor the the rod magazines of the period. If you read these magazines during this time, you will recognize many of these cars. The photography is great with clear crisp pictures that are well chosen to show how it was back then when a guy built a car and drove it, although there are photos of some of the early shows and the great show cars of the time. These are not your usual studio photographs, but actual pictures taken at the time these cars were on the street. The cars are shown in the body shop, on the street, at the service station etc. The captions are detailed and tell about not only the cars, but the owners, the builders and Andy's memory of each car.