John Wessels lives in South Africa and has been building model cars for decades. In 2004 it was his automotive passion that lead him to start designing and creating automotive sculptures. He founded AutCourture after showing his retro-deco designs at Techno Classics Essen in 2005. John established relations with two contacts, one in Holland and the other in England where his metal and painted metal sculptures are represented and sold to discerning collectors from around the world.