The House of Kolor showcased Jim Hetzler's ABS plastic motorcycle tank mailboxes

one of my favorite magazines (Airbrush Action, formerly Airbrush Art and Action) even picked up on these, and did a two features in back to back issues http://www.hetzstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/airbrush_action_magazine_july_august_2012.jpg

For more art from Jim: http://www.hetzstudio.com/feature-gallery/

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the PPG booth, gets my "Best Booth" award for big budget companies with lotsa good ideas

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Cool pinstriping art from Live Lines Oldskool Art Blogspot. Pinstriping is alive and well in Kiev!

http://livelinesoldskoolart.blogspot.com for these and more

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Pinstripers, artists, Kustom Kulture icons, and cool cars. Sound like a movie you want to see? Here's the teaser/trailer/preview

Dirk "the Pixeleye" Behlau and Jesper Bram (Danish pinstriper and artist) spent a year going from California through Europe in search of the coolest Kustom Kulture people and events on the planet. Picking the brains of living legends, up and coming artists and builders within the culture. The guys sought out some of the hottest Kustom Kulture spots and get some of the worlds best car and motorcycle builders, tattoo artists, pinstripers, custom painters and pin-up models to share their tricks and experience.

Artists in the movie are:
Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Dan Collins, Robert Kruse, The Pizz, Coop, Kutty Noteboom, Cole Foster, Von Franco, Bob Spina, Arie Van Schyndel, and Doug Dorr in America.

Across the Atlantic
Big Pete (Fin),  MAZE (Ger), Pekka Wizzz (Fin), Tifa DeLeone (Swe), Nefarious (UK), Blaster (ITA), Empire 32 (Fra), Von Sven (Swe), Jackhammer Speedshop (UK), Baron�s Speedshop (UK) Vince Ray (UK) Yak El Droubie (UK) Jussi Alasalmi (Fin) Tin (Fin) Michael Perrech (Ger)

And music by
The Dynotones, Vince Ray and The Boneshakers, The Go Getters, The Bonnevilles, and Orchid

http://www.flakeandflames.com/

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The 3rd annual Fiesta De Kustom Kulture car and low brow art show

this example of late 50's design is a good example of how the modern design copies the best of the old designs, and how the new side mirrors only seem to differ by being made of plastic, and are mounted on the door instead of the fender. I wonder if you had a better view with a mirror on the fender, or now have a better view with the mirror on the door

full gallery of this sweet shoebox at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/sllk-vic.html

this would feel strange to drive to me... and a cross wind would wreak havoc on driving

cool stop light

 Here between the tires is a Bomonster sticker, and the booth they were stopping by is Bomonster's.

 A full gallery of this tricked out Road Runner is at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/damn-nice-road-runner-with-better.html

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