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Lead sleds / Joe Kress.

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St. Paul, MN : MBI Pub. Co., 2002.

Automobiles -- Customizing -- Pictorial works.

96 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Once a derogatory phrase, "lead sleds" used to refer to cars that were reshaped by molding lead onto the body. Now, it's just another name for a custom car. Author Joe Kress covers customs during the late 1940s to the late 1960s, otherwise known as the heyday of custom cars. He begins with the classic style of customs in the 1950s and early 1960s when everyone was customizing, whether it was adding fender skirts or changing the taillights. The book goes on to trace the turbulent times of the late 1960s when customizing all but disappeared. The evolution of the lowrider and the resultant resurgence are also covered. The technique of customizing beautifully designed factory cars is explained, as well as how to incorporate some "hot rod" elements in your custom car. This book combines the history of how customizing came to be with tips and techniques that will help you dream up your own custom car.

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