Before starting any custom car project a lot of decisions have to made: body style, paint, upholstery, wheels and tires, engines, interior accessories and more, and a lot of money and advance planning goes into making a custom car successful. Before beginning this, it pays to develop a vision for your car – how you want it to stand out, what it will express. 

Here is the ultimate resource for this: noted custom car enthusiast Alan Mayes explores each element of a custom car build, with over 600 stunning colour photographs with captions and hundreds of award-winning customs as examples of what can be achieved. From post war classics to modern muscle cars to complete custom builds, Mayes explains the various types of materials and styles available with advice to illustrate the challenges and benefits of each – spend some time with this book and you are sure to create an attention-grabbing head-turning street machine!