Still from Hot Rod Girls Save The World (Go-Kustom Films, 2007)

Kustom Kulture is a US neologism used to describe the artwork, the vehicles, the hairstyles, and the fashions of those who drove and built custom cars and motorcycles in the United States of America from the 1950s through today. In the early days of hot rodding, many fashions and styles developed. Over time, each of these distinct styles of customizing have blended and reshaped our everyday life. Artists such as Von Dutch (Kenny Howard), custom car builders such as Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, hot rod and lowrider customizers such as the Barris Brothers, along with numerous tattoo artists, automobile painters, and movies and television shows such as American Grafitti and Happy Days, have all helped to form what is known as Kustom Kulture. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 336 pixelsFull resolution (504 × 336 pixel, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author- D.A. Sebasstian, Source- Hot Rod Girls Save The World (B-Budget Film 2007) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 336 pixelsFull resolution (504 × 336 pixel, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author- D.A. Sebasstian, Source- Hot Rod Girls Save The World (B-Budget Film 2007) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to... Taken from the 2006 CD Mechanoid Collection Kill Switch. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844–1926). ... The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) This article is about the means of transport. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China For humans, haircut, hairstyle, or hairdo normally describe cutting or styling head hair. ... Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... A custom Ford Taunus. ... A custom motorcycle is one that is highly stylized or which treats aspects such as frame geometry or engine design in an unusual way. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... T-Bucket hot rod Hot rods are older, often historical, cars. ... Kenneth Graeme Howard (September 7, 1929–September 19, 1992), also known as Dutch, Von Dutch or J.L. Bachs (Joe Lunch Box), was a motorcycle mechanic, eccentric, artist, pinstriper, metal fabricator, knifemaker, and gunsmith. ... Ed Big Daddy Roth (March 4, 1932 - April 4, 2001) was an artist and the creator of Rat Fink and other characters, custom car builder, and one of the people responsible for the Kustom Kulture / Hot rod movement of the 1960s in Southern California. ... 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Bomb from the Viejitos Car Club Orange County A lowrider is a car or truck which has had its suspension system modified (sometimes with hydraulic suspension) so that it rides as low to the ground as possible. ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. ... Happy Days is a popular American television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ...

Kustom Kulture is usually identified with the greasers of the 1950s, the drag racers of the 1960s, and the lowriders of the 1970s. Other subcultures that have had an influence on Kustom Kulture are the Skinheads, mods and rockers of the 1960s, the punk rockers of the 1970s, the metal and rockabilly music, along with the scooterboys of the 1980s, and psychobilly of the 1990s. Each separate culture has added their own customizations to the cars, their own fashions, influenced the music, and added their own ideas of what is cool, of what is acceptable, and what is not. Everything from wild pinstriped paintjobs, to choptop Mercurys, to custom Harley-Davidson and Triumph Motorcycles, to metalflake and black primer paintjobs, along with music, cartoons, and monster movies have had an impact on what defines anyone and anything who is part of this automobile subculture. A Greaser is a type of person that is familiar with the greasyness of of human culture. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Bomb from the Viejitos Car Club Orange County A lowrider is a car or truck which has had its suspension system modified (sometimes with hydraulic suspension) so that it rides as low to the ground as possible. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Skinheads, named after their cropped or shaven heads, are members of a working-class subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s. ... The Mods and Rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the early-mid 1960s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock n’ roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ... Originating in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, scooterboy culture emerged from mods and skinheads, although it became a distinct and separate subculture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market near-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models, similar to General Motors Buick (and former Oldsmobile) brand and DaimlerChryslers Chrysler brand. ... Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Triumph Motorcycles is an English motorcycle manufacturer, originally based in Coventry. ... Look up primer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ...

In the 1990s and 2000s, Kustom Kulture had taken on a rebirth of American subcultures from the 50's and 60's with DIY activities. Each style is distinct, and has its roots in American automobile history. Many styles that would not have tolerated each other in the past now come together in large car shows. The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ...

See also

• Custom car
• Hot rod
• Kenny Howard (Von Dutch)
• Lowbrow (art movement)
• Raggare
• Ed Roth
• Rat Fink
• Rat rod
• Robert Williams (artist)

A custom Ford Taunus. ... T-Bucket hot rod Hot rods are older, often historical, cars. ... Kenneth Graeme Howard (September 7, 1929–September 19, 1992), also known as Dutch, Von Dutch or J.L. Bachs (Joe Lunch Box), was a motorcycle mechanic, eccentric, artist, pinstriper, metal fabricator, knifemaker, and gunsmith. ... Cover Art by Mark Ryden Cover Art by Joe Coleman Lowbrow, or lowbrow art, describes an underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s. ... A raggare in his ideal environment, with a beer, on the bonnet of a 1960s car (photo taken during Power Big Meet in 2005). ... Ed Big Daddy Roth (March 4, 1932 - April 4, 2001) was an artist and the creator of Rat Fink and other characters, custom car builder, and one of the people responsible for the Kustom Kulture / Hot rod movement of the 1960s in Southern California. ... Rat Finks dad, Rat Funk, as rendered by Steve Fiorilla for a Roth catalog cover. ... A 1932 Hudson rat rod. ... Robert Williams is a well-known controversial painter and founder of Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine. ...

References

External links

• Custom Cars as an Artform
• Ratfink
• Von Dutch
• Juxtapoz
• Big Daddy Roth Online
• Kustom Kulture Gallery
• Von Dutch Kustom Cycles
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