Kustomland
Author: Thom Taylor
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781616730000
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The American Custom Car
Author: Pat Ganahl
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 0760309507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the hardest core of American automotive enthusiasts there always exists a desire to press styling and performance a step beyond the showroom floor -- to truly craft an automobile of one's own. This photographic and cultural history examines the evolution of American custom cars from the 1930s to present, covering touchstone trends, influential builders (Barris, Roth, Coddington et al), custom shows, enthusiast magazines and regional styles. An expensive collection of rare period photography and exclusive modern shots help illustrate how Detroit informed the styling of customs (and vice versa), the explosion of the custom car scene after World War II and the factors that led to the custom's near-death in the 1960s and its resurgence in the '80s. But most of all, this chronicle is a showcase of the great cars and people who influenced the movement through the years.
DieCastX Magazine
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Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDieCast X covers the entire spectrum of automotive diecast from customizing to collecting. it takes an insider's look at the history behind popular diecast cars and trucks, as well as how each model has helped shape the automotive industry and motor sports
King of the Kustomizers - The Art of George Barris
Author: Brett Barris
Publisher:
Published: 2015-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780867198096
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeorge Barris created some of the best-known, most iconic cars of the 20th century, including the original TV Batmobile, the Munsters Koach, Hirohata Merc, Ala Kart and countless other made-to-order vehicles for movies, TV and for the private use of his celebrity clients. This is the definitive collection of his work, with nearly 500 pages jam-packed with photos, design sketches and more.
I Draw Cars
Author: IDRAW Creative Goods
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03-20
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780997138955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKI DRAW Cars is the ultimate tool for practicing the basics of car design, including proportion and perspective. We've designed the ultimate Automotive Design field guide by pairing commonly used industry reference materials with a ubiquitous and iconic sketchbook format. Contents include industry reference materials, commonly used perspective and proportions guides, step-by-step tutorials, and 100+ pages of templates to practice with.
Barris Kustom Techniques of the '50s
Author: George Barris
Publisher: Wolfgang Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2008-03-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781929133550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople are as interesting in painting and customizing now, as they were when this material was first created, in the 1950s. Everyone wants to know how to do a flame job, or how to run a pair of pinstripes straight down the side of their car. In this book George Barris explains how he and brother Sam did their custom painting and early flame jobs in the 1950s. No one can tell this story as well as George Barris, a fine photographer and the man who built many of the cars shown in the book. This particular book, Volume 4, contains more than just the photos and words of George Barris. This volume contains first-person side-bars by legendary painters and builders like Dean Jeffries and Larry Watson, describing how they developed their talents and what it was like to customize cars in those days.
Cool Cars, High Art: The Rise of Kustum Kulture
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Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781604737752
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFuel Altereds Forever
Author: Steve Reyes
Publisher: Cartech
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781932494754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat type of drag car makes strong men shudder, women shriek, and kids cheer? A 200 mph, 7-second, 96-inch wheelbased AA/Fuel Altered, that's what! These supercharged, 2,000-horsepower cars from the bygone days of drag racing demanded the utmost respect , as did the racers who piloted them. Most contemporary Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers would quake at the thought of driving one of these short, ill-handling beasts. It took a rare (or slightly crazy) breed of drag racer to slide behind the wheel of one of these exciting nitro-burning drag cars. Author Steve Reyes has included more than 350 of his favorite pictures of his favorite class: Fuel Altereds. Never-before-heard stories bring the action right to you. Relive drag racing's glory days through photos of rarely seen cars, first-hand accounts and stories of racers and their cars.
The Birth of Hot Rodding
Author: Robert Genat
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780760313039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFord V8s, surplus wing tanks, weird fuels, treated tires, and anything-goes ingenuity created the California hot-rod culture on the dry lakes and salt flats in the 1930s. Author Robert Genat covers the hot rodding phenomenon including wildcatters on the salt flats and organized class racing of the Southern California Timing Association (1938) and up through the present day. Genat's insider view, illustrated with rare photographs (some never before published) of the SoCal scene in the 30s and 40s, puts the people and cars of the time and place into historical perspective and even includes the reopening of Edwards Air Force Base's flats to hot-rodders.
Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle
Author: Thom Taylor
Publisher: PIL Kids
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781412712262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most-complete look at the evolution of hot-rod and custom culture. Covers the colorful cars and vibrant characters from the phenomenon's teen-rebel roots to today's multimillion-dollar industry. » Lively layout, rare vintage black and white pictures, scores of color photos and incisive text bring to life the key people, trends, and cars. » Hot rods and customs are more popular than ever. Featured are definitive examples of 1949-51 Mercury customs, '32 Ford hot rods, and many others.
