If you’re into custom cars, you may never leave your seat after we show you this. If you’re not into ‘em, you will be. A guy named Rik Hoving in the Netherlands has compiled a Fotki photo album that includes incredible images and history of all sorts of customs from the ’40s through today. You’ll see historic photos, scans of ancient magazine pages, and notes on many cars you’ve heard of and hundreds you haven’t. We suspect you’ll find lots of Violations, too.

Into George Barris, Bill Cushenberry, Daryl Starbird, Dick Dean, Gene Winfeld, the Alexander Bros., and many more? This is for you.

The thumbnail photo is Gene Winfield’s Solar Scene ’51 Merc. Below is our favorite kustom rod ever, the Little Coffin.