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Gemini
www.subeo.com/inside.htm
Website of Subeo, makers of the first underwater sports car.

How Stuff Works
www.howstuffworks.com/monster-garage.htm
This link takes you to a special Monster Garage page on this website, which has basic technological information on everything from car engines to toilets.

justcustomz
www.justcustomz.com
Website dedicated to all aspects of car customizing and modification, which aims to provide a central repository for information on clubs, cruises, technical information, insurance and where to get parts.

Moller Skycar
www.moller.com
Website of Moller International, the company responsible for transforming a car into a vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

Monster Garage
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/episode/episode.html
Discovery Channel's website of the US version of the show.

Monster Trucks UK
www.monstertrucks-uk.com
The British version of monster trucking, more often associated with the USA.

Salvage Squad
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/salvage_squad/index.html
All over Britain, classic machines are rusting away in barns, back gardens and garages. In Salvage Squad ex-Madness star Suggs and Claire Barratt face the challenge of restoring them to working order.

Scrapheap Challenge
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/scrapheap/
Channel 4 website that accompanies the programme where two teams compete to build a machine using materials only usually found in a scrapyard.

The Chopper Club
www.chopper-club.com
Website of the motorcycle club dedicated to custom biking across the UK and Europe

The National Association of Street Clubs
http://welcome.to/the.NASC
The largest association for both amateur and established hot rod and custom enthusiasts. Many links with details of many regional events.

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Automotive Cheap Tricks by Robert Sumski (Airbrush Action, 2001)
Covers all types of custom airbrushing on automobiles, from cars and bikes to jet skis and trucks. An in-depth though uncomplicated book with step-by-step guides that are very clear and fun.

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Hot Rods and Custom Cars: Vintage speed graphics by Tony Thacker and Coco Shinomiya (Taschen, 2004)
Hitting its stride in the 1950s, the underground hot rod culture spawned the likes of Rat Fink, Von Dutch, and George Barris. This collection of rare photographs and ephemera is essential for anyone who dreams of putting the pedal to the metal.

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Easy Rider Custom Bikes by Graham Scott (Carlton Books, 1997)
A delve into the photo archives of Easyrider magazine, which showcases some of the most innovative and original customised Harleys around.

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Inside Monster Garage by Ken Vose (Meredith Books, 2003)
Book accompanying the successful American series, covering transformations such as the school bus pontoon boat, the Lincoln town car limousine turned into a fire truck, the Chevy Suburban transformed into a wedding chapel and the Ford Mustang changed into the world's fastest lawnmower.

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Monster Garage: How to customize damn near anything! edited by Lee Klancher (Motorbooks Intl, 2003)
A guide to customising anything from a car or truck to the toaster, covering the planning of a project, constructing bodywork, adding paint and applying details.

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Off-road 4-wheel Drive Book: Choosing, using and maintaining go-anywhere vehicles by Jack Jackson (Haynes Publishing Group, 1999)
With 30 years' experience of using four-wheel drive machines on expeditions to all parts of the world, Jack Jackson explains what to look for and which vehicles are best for which terrains and conditions.

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Custom Car Magazine
Kelsey Publishing Ltd
PO Box 13
Westerham
Kent TN16 3WT
Tel: 01959 541444
Fax: 01959 541400
E-mail: cc.mag@kelsey.co.uk
Subscriptions: UK £31, Europe/Eire £36, rest of world £41
Custom Car is Britain's only lifestyle magazine for the hot rod and drag racing scene, with event reports and previews, news items, project cars and features from the USA as well as the magazine's own drag racing series.

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Produced to accompany Monster Garage (an LWT production), first screened on Channel 4 in April 2004.

Managing editor: Katie Streten
Project manager: Caroline Sutton
Designer: Ian Hallworth
Writer: Matthew Reynolds
Editorial consultant: Julia Bard
Resources co-ordinator: Nicole Carman and Jill Crouch

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