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Kustomland
The Custom Car Photography of James Potter, 1955-1959
| Author: Thom TaylorFormat: Hardcover, 128 Pages Item: 139912 ISBN: 9780760322598 Publisher: Motorbooks Specs Illustrations: 96 color & 61 b/w photos Size: 8.25 x 10.625 x .625 Weight: 1.813 lb. Edition: First Published: June 15th 2008 DC: AP List Price: $24.95 $18.71 All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
In the late 1950s, as designers from the Big Three became more daring, their do-it-yourself counterparts in the custom-car world found that the new designs from Detroit worked exceptionally well with custom treatments like shaving, lowering, “lakes pipes,” and the ever-wilder custom painting of the day—aesthetics that would come to dominate this peak custom car era. Professional freelance photographer James Potter captured the epicenter of this landmark scene in what was then suburban Los Angeles.
In this photographic history of that time and place, Thom Taylor presents the best of Potter’s collection depicting the cars of “Kustomland.” Two- and four-page features on two-dozen renowned customs from mild to radical feature not only Potter’s exemplary work, but brief capsule histories of the cars and their owners and captions detailing the cars’ features. Taylor also includes features on legendary custom painter Larry Watson and the Renegades car club, as well as a biography of Potter and a historic overview of Kustomland and the areas it encompassed.
See Motorbooks author Thom Taylor interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/kustomland/882803/ |
Contents What Was Kustomland? About the Photos Cars of Kustomland Pete Angress 1952 Ford Victoria Hersh “Junior” Conway 1949 Ford Floyd DeBore 1958 Pontiac Bonneville Jerry Devoto 1957 Ford Hardtop Jim Doss 1958 Chevy Impala Ron Dulin 1956 Plymouth Fury Jerry Feigner 1955 Chevy Bel Air Jack Hershey & “Shorty” Ewing 1957 Thunderbirds Jim Jackson 1956 Chevy 4-Door Hardtop Jack James 1957 Buick Special Al Lazarus 1955 Chevy Bel Air Carol Lewis 1956 Chevy Bel Air Larry Mammini 1955 Ford George Mitobe 1957 Ford Ranchero Harry Okuda 1957 Dodge Paul Richards 1950 Ford Convertible Jim Shiery 1957 Olds Holiday Gary Simpson 1958 Buick Special Paul Sobeck |
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