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Kustomland
June 05, 2008 By BigAl Breland
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For emediate release; In the late 1950's, as designers from the Big Three became more and more daring, their do-it-yourself counterparts in the custom-car world found that the new designs from Detroit worked exceptionally wellwith 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 frelance 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. Kustomland: The Custom Car Photography of James Potter, 1955 - 1959. Thom taylor presents the best of Potter's rare period photography collection that depicts 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 histories of the cars and their owners like Larry Watson, Hersh "Junior" Conway, Pete Angress just to name a few. In addition, readers gain an insight into the life of Potter along with a historic overview of Kustomland and the area it encompassed. Kustomland Thom Taylor $24.95 Hardcover 8.25 x 10.625 128 pages 75 color 75 black and white June 15, 2008 Motorbooks |
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