By Bill McGuire Photography by Wes AlIison Good news, HOT ROD readers. You just thought you were crazy. In truth, you’re only mildly colorful. Oh sure, you’ve often reflected on how your taste in transportation trends toward the outlandish, if not the extreme. And given all those long hours you’ve spent in the garage building [...]
Past History with Russell Mitchell By Mark Masker Photography by Courtesy Of Exile Cycles, Howard Kelly, Ernie Lopez, Mark Masker Not all of the famous builders got started early on. Some were in grade school (or younger) when Street Chopper first hit the stands. Russell Mitchell was one of them. He was born in Frampton [...]
In his teen years, George Barris, legendary Kustom car builder from California, formed a local car club named ” Kustom Car Club”. In the mid ’40s, it became “Kustoms of Los Angeles”. Again in 1949 George changed the name to “Kustoms of America”.He advertised in all the small car books and at one time it was reported [...]
Custom Paint Job Information Tim Force · Seattle, WA Featured Bike of the Month for August 2008
ONE WORD SAYS IT ALL,THIS BIKE TOOK 30 YEARS TO BUILD, WITH OVER 6 MONTHS OF PAINT WORK, AND USING EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, THE SKUNK IS THE PRIDE OF EDDIE TROTTA’S CUSTOM CHOPPERS, START YOU BIDDING HIGH, 300 DIDN’T TAKE IT HOME! VIA; THUNDERCYCLE.COM
