Kulture Magnets

SLASHER

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Rat Rod The rat rod can be a divisive topic amongst hot rod enthusiasts. With all of the blood, sweat and tears of the classic, high performance hot rod, but none of the emphasis on expensive paint or parts, the rat rod can often look like a rusty disaster on wheels and run like a dream.

tshirt of my lgo name

Speed Demon Hot Rod Shop

Mummy Daddyo and Surfwitch from the Kustomonsters show as the band Chorus of Souls, from the TV show and movies from Craig Clark.

Just a pinstriped horse!

Race

What do you get when you mash up hot rods and monsters? In 1980, the answer would have been Weird Wheels trading card stickers. Featuring a checklist of colorful creations along the lines of the late ’60s Odd Rods cards, the set blends Kustom Kulture with matinée horror. The cards themselves have monsters and other creatures driving absurdly customized cars, trucks, and motorcycles. As cool as the cards looked, they came out at a time when the Kustom Kulture was well past its peak, and the set flopped, but that doesn’t mean they’re still not cool! This one features the ‘Slab Cab’ taxi themed hearse driven by the phantom from card #5.

Kustom truck

PINHEAD

Surfwitch in action from the Kustomonsters TV show and movies from Craig Clark.

Luchador vs monster

wheelie monster

While he had been making hot rod parts for several years prior, Bill Von Esser opened his speed shop at 3307 West Irving Park Road in Chicago back in 1947. He expanded his reach beyond the local scene through ads in national hot rod magazines that had people sending away for his first catalog in 1948. While he stocked go fast goodies from many manufacturers, his house machined parts were without question his biggest sellers. From high-performance heads for your flatty to custom Offy throttle bodies, Von Esser's parts were highly desirable, something that has only increased decades later.

This skankin' tiki is getting wild in the streets!

Show your Resistance towards the world of conformity

Rubba-dub-dub!

Old school lettering with pinstriping design

"Hot Rod" design: 🏎️ A vintage hot rod bursts with energy, flames licking at its sides as it tears down the highway. With its sleek curves and roaring engine, it embodies the timeless spirit of rebellion and speed, a symbol of American automotive culture at its most exhilarating. 🔥🤘

Bride of Frankenstein

CHROMED SKULL

SKULL EYE

HOODED SKULL

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A fezzy fink you should not mess with!

Low sleek modern Kustom Merc in the spirit of American Kustomizers like George and Sam Barris in the 1950s.

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WORLD SKULL

CHROMED SKULL

2 Things I Love, Pinstripes and Polar Bears

Mummy Daddyo ready for action from the Kustomonsters TV show and movies from Craig Clark.

Cool kustom kulture logo and pinstriping

HOODED SKULL

WORLD SKULL

HOODED SKULL