Kustom Kulture Tank Tops

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.

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.

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...

Greased Frankenstein Monster Fink is getting ready to race.

Kustom kulture with pinstriping

Old school pinstriping

Kustom kulture with pinstriping

Kustom kulture and pinstriping

Kustom kulture with red and blue pinstripe design.

Kustom kulture airbrush and Pinstriping

A collage of all custom paintwork

Pinstriping design with a cartoon pinstripe brush character.

Old School lettering with a pinstripe design

Old school lettering with pinstriping

Angel brush and scrolling pinstripes.

Van life

Kustom kulture hot rod

Lowrider Kustom kulture

Nothing cooler than when a Bad Ass Biker Woman or a Rad Hot Rod Dude flips open a pocket knife comb and rakes it through their shiny perfect hair.

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

american traditional classy flying eyeball

Logo and pinstriping

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.

Logo and pinstriping

Graffiti style pinstripes character

A magical paintbrush

Old school lettering with pinstriping design

Low rider drives a little slower

Beer kustom kulture style

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

French fries kustom kulture style

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

Lucky Jones The Rockin' Hillbilly

Retro Pulp magazine feels for Halloween holidays

Kustom kulture hot rod Art