We're all gearheads right?  If we weren't gearheads in one form or another, we wouldn't be here, and you wouldn't be reading this.  If your not reading this, I had no point writing it.

But I digress...  Ever since I can remember, I have loved cars, trucks, and bikes.  I love the smell.  I love the look.  I love the paints, the stance, the sounds.  I guess I just love the fact that somebody took the time to customize one. 

It really doesn't matter what the style is; Hot Rod, Street Rod, Custom, Lowrider, Off-Road, Pro-Street, Rat-Rod, or DONK - yeah I said it! Street bike, custom chopper, dirt bike...

Slammed, raised, painted, unpainted - finished, unfinished - Doesn't matter.  Somebody out there has a car or bike that they are trying to personalize and make their own.  Commend them for that. 

Would you drive it?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  Doesn't matter - It ain't yours!  It belongs to the individual.  ...hear that? The IN-DI-VID-U-AL.  So the individual makes it theirs and theirs alone.  That's what makes this hobby great.  Individuals.  Each and every one of us have their own taste, and budget for that matter.  I think I love seeing someone who basically has no money "fix up" a ride on a strict budget - just to see if they can do it right.. I mean do it their way(cough). 

I have my own style.  Clean, low, raked and subtle - Very hard to pull off.  I also appreciate others' style - gaudy as some may be.  A custom is a custom, and it's called custom for a reason.  Because it is the vision of the owner, and it damn sure ain't from the factory!  But, I am sure I'm not the only one commenting on rides that ain't mine...  I'm not, am I?

Regardless, we are all in this together.  Big, small, high, low, pricey, ratty, fast, slow, whatever.  It's our hobby, it's what we love, and it's what brings us together on sites like this, and car shows around the world~

PBT

Here is a paint job I designed for South Georgia Customs owner Alan Simmons.  This is one of many projects he has entrusted me with.  This was just after paint - the windows are still out!  The rims and suspension are coming!

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