Kustom Kulture Magnets

R.F. is a grotesque green rat with wild eyes and sharp teeth – an intentional antithesis to that super wholesome mouse that everyone knows all too well. He’s recognizable for his crazed look, unattractive body, gaping mouth, and overalls with his initials on them. He became a familiar sight among hot rodders and the kustom kulture scene and was – for a time – one of the most recognizable characters around.

This is the one that Kenny himself would have worn if he were alive in the days of overpriced trucker hats with his name on them...

Kustom kulture with pinstriping

Kustom kulture and pinstriping

Kustom kulture with pinstriping

If you are of a certain age, The Red Baron needs no introduction or explanation. If not, well, we're not talking about Baron von Richthofen, the renowned German World War I pilot. It was the '60s and over the top hot rods were all the rage. Looking for a follow-up to their very successful 'Beer Wagon' plastic model kit, Monogram's designer found it in a World War I German army helmet. Again, if you were around back then, it's not as weird as it sounds. German helmets were adopted as a sign of rebellion by bikers, surfers, and other cultural outlaws, so it made sense to build a hot rod model around one. Of course, like with the 'Beer Wagon' kit, a real-world version would materialize and just like the model, it too was an instant hit.

Kustom kulture with red and blue pinstripe design.

Old school pinstriping

Greased Frankenstein Monster Fink is getting ready to race.

Kustom kulture airbrush and Pinstriping

A collage of all custom paintwork

Old School lettering with a pinstripe design

Kustom kulture hot rod

Pinstriping design with a cartoon pinstripe brush character.

I made this artwork for cultural custom practitioners in the world and for all people who like it

Old school lettering with pinstriping

Lowrider Kustom kulture

Angel brush and scrolling pinstripes.

French fries kustom kulture style

Van life

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 'Loco-Motive' in an odd recreation of the classic damsel in distress on the train tracks from card #3.

Beer kustom kulture style

Low rider drives a little slower

A rockabilly guitar playing skeleton wails on his glittery Gretch guitar. This painting was inspired by and dedicated to the late great Nick Curran.

Mermaid with distressed mask. This means that the graphic looks warn and vintage. The underlying color of the garment will show through.

Lucky Jones The Rockin' Hillbilly

Kustom kulture hot rod Art

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

Old school lettering with pinstriping design

Big Bad Wolf Money Bags Lowbrow art. Find the best in original lowbrow psychobilly, rockabilly, and gothic undead horror art from Monsters & Martians.

Wanted a cool Ed Roth shirt so I created one... have fun Finksters

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.

Vintage Kustom Kulcha logo design

Lowrider

Blacktop Rollin' Monster Fink Gasser Hot Rod Dragster