Tag Archive: Art & Inspiration

It’s Not Friday, part II… Jay Shuster

Ryan’s recent post on Stefan Marjoram inspired me to share another great sketch artist who has a keen eye for all things mechanical, both by land and by air. Jay Shuster is best known as the sketch artist who designed the Anikin Podracer for Star Wars Episode I and the lovable trash-compacting robot from Pixar’s [...]

It’s Not Friday, but… Stefan Marjoram

I’ve been following Stefan’s blog for a while now. He’s one of those people that just gets form, ya know? He draws lots of things, but seems to focus on the shape of power. His viewpoint intrigues me… It’s crisp, clean, and modern, but he draws old shit. I can’t put it into words. Maybe [...]

1931 Miller Offy V-16

Most of you may already know how much Harry Miller was a genius, but this car is one of his most unique technical high points. Harry took his personal street running V16 engine, re-tuned it, and put it in a Miller designed Cord chassis, creating the pinnacle of Miller racers. His goal was simply to [...]

Stopping at the Shoe Tree…

I just read that the old Shoe Tree on Highway 50 in Nevada got cut down by some dirtbags around Christmas time. What does a weird old cottonwood tree full of dirty shoes have to do with hot rods? Well, that tree was the traditional stopping point for us before heading east to Austin, Nevada [...]

Lit Up

Keith Weesner is a west coast based artist (and HAMBer) that is known for his incredibly detailed and almost fragile scenes. Somehow, he is able to create a world that we all want to live in using just canvas and paint. A couple of years ago an extremely talented builder out of Missouri, Jimmy Hervatin, [...]