I know that nose…

My man Fritz, now that he’s moved from Long Island to the Show-Me State, is working on a new bubbletop custom in the very best Ed Roth tradition, using a VW engine and Big Daddy’s spitwad technique. And ever since he sent me the above photo, I’ve been showing it to everybody in the office, […]

Larry Watson, RIP

Scallops, fades, kandies, panels, Larry Watson was master of them all.
Inspired by Von Dutch, but largely self-taught, Watson began pinstriping cars when he was just 16, starting with his own 1950 Chevrolet, the Grapevine. By the time he graduated high school in 1957, he had enough business to warrant opening up his own shop, where […]

Hit me like a ton of lead

It’s no Fu Manchu, but when it comes to cars in music videos, ZZ Top made a few of the more memorable.

Of course, the Eliminator also appears in Legs, Sharp Dressed Man and Sleeping Bag (and this advert for Afterburner), and CadZZilla appeared in quite a few vids too.