THE CUSTOM CULTURE REVOLUTION
COLORIZATION: JORDAN J. LLOYD AND DYNAMICHROME / PHOTO BY DON WERNER/THE ENTHUSIAST NETWORK VIA GETTY IMAGES AT THE HEART of car culture lurks a powerful strain of creative destruction. A certain species of enthusiast chases a rare machine to the far reaches of the Internet or rummages through barn chambers. He or she then buys the car, only to deplete all resources customizing it in ways that make other species of enthusiasts cringe. In this Custom-themed double issue, we hack through the fascinating world of custom culture (and Kustom Kulture) and examine the impulse to not leave well enough alone, to transform a work of art into a new, more personal work of art. Like a lot of great moments in art, the lunatic flamejob Von Dutch painted on this…