Winfield, Gene - Kings Of Kustoms

This review of Gene Winfield shows the colorful life of a King of Kustoms in California. Just shows a guy with passion guts and determination defining the early custom car days. He is still going strong in his 80's chopping Mercurys. Making fiberglass body one off different cars. You will see the cars he made for the movies. The story line is developed in chapters which helps define Genes amazing skills and talents. He opens up with unique insights into his way of living. Plus you will catch Gene racing his car on the dry lakes and Bonneville salt flats for records. He drives hard and works each day to its most. He seems to be a very down to earth guy working each day on his passion of customizing cars and painting in his iconic style of blends. A well done documentary that has a wealth of info which needs to be viewed several times. Each time I learn something new about Gene Winfield, A living pioneer of custom cars and more.

I had expected to see a lot of Gene Winfield custom cars, and I didn't. Part of the reason is that some of the cars he created are lost or in private collections. I don't know if, or how hard, the video makers tried to track down the cars, and maybe that wasn't their intention, but there aren't a lot of them. What there is, is a lot of screen time with Gene Winfield. He talks alot about his career and what they were doing decades ago and how the hobby evolved. It is all very interesting. I would highly recommend this video for those interested in learning more about Gene Winfield, or custom cars in general; just don't expect to view a parade of custom cars.

I am a big fan of Gene Winfield's and I enjoyed the video. It is more about him and his life than the cars he built but there is plenty for everybody to enjoy. I think you will like the video.

This guy really is impressive and still going strong today. I was going to try a fadaway paint scheme and was looking for tips since Gene is the master. I did do the paint scheme and it was successful.

What a great documentary of one of the legends in car-culture. Winfield is a true artist.

I bought the DVD as a present for my dad, and he loved it.

I was expecting more info on custom car technical issues and tips on building cars. This has very little info on car customizing as a craft. It is more on Gene's life and has a lot of finished customs car photos which is OK but I was hoping for more on the techniques and build tips.

Gene Winfield is truly the king of Kustoms cars and this is a great look into the world of a legend.