Unfortunately, in later years, taste often went out the window with change for the sake of change − you’ve all seen the results, either in magazines or at shows. In America, the early custom guys had a keen eye for flow and design, creating much more streamlined and uncluttered interpretations of the then-current Detroit mainstream offerings. The demands of this small group, however, were always catered for by a growing cottage industry of talented engineers, whose work has since gone on to create the huge aftermarket industry for customising, coachbuilding and hot rodding that we know today. But there’s always been that percentage of owners for whom the factory hasn’t gone quite far enough. As a car leaves the showroom, it may well be more than adequate for most owners in terms of looks and the way it drives the new owner having left all the design and performance decisions to a design committee at the factory. Pretty much ever since cars were invented, owners have sought to take vehicles as offered by the manufacturer and then changed them to suit their own personal tastes. 1960 Cadillac Sedan De Ville Johnny Cash's CADILLAC? Classic American | August 2021 Country crooner Johnny Cash famously sang about a Cadillac created by a worker at the Cadillac factory – One Piece at a Time – as he, errr… took bits of car home over a period of years to create a car… but was it a ’60 or a ’61 or a…? - Keith Harman
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