“Kustom Kulture: Von Dutch, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Robert Williams and Others” opened at the Laguna Art Museum in July 1993. The show proved to be pivotal to the movement, illustrating Southern ...

For generations Angelenos have been transforming wheezing junk-ers into the flashy dream machines that define Kustom Kulture. Jacked up and lowered down, chopped and polished to a blinding luster, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Relics of Southern California’s recent past will be on sale this weekend ...

Cars souped up or piled on top of each other. Young women naked or in bikinis, sitting in hotrods or straddling motorcycles. Surfers catching that most awesome wave, dude. These phenomena and more can ...

There was a time when you could drive your car into Von Dutch’s shop in Venice, California, and have him pinstripe it for $25. Usually it was more than that, but there were a couple of jobs done for ...

An exploration of motorcycle, car and surf culture curated by C.R. Stecyk and Paul Frank The Huntington Beach Art Center is pleased to present Kustom Kulture II, a twenty year anniversary tribute to ...

Curtains came down on the Munsters in 1966 — long before I was born. So imagine my surprise Friday when I noticed the Munster Koach trundling down Main Street with a full-throated rumble. The 18-foot ...

Lime green, pungent purple and apple red blasted Old Town out of its sandy hued past Saturday. Dozens of souped up cars popped up on San Diego Avenue and none more out of character for the historic ...

HOT ROD magazine has been in step with car culture from the very beginning. In fact, the magazine was created to keep up with the car scene in Southern California, so it stands to reason. With a cast ...

For most, Germany is usually associated with high-performance luxury cars, precision engineering, and its famous autobahns. However, every May for the past 4 years, a bunch of people have gathered in ...