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04/28/2026

Yowza!….. 41 years ago today, I bought my first hot rod project. 1940 Willys truck from Steve Jarvis for 950 bux. I was 14. My love and passion for our car culture has only grown. It started right here. Inspired by my hero’s and supported by so many. It was a snowball that grew and grew. It became a life and lifestyle. Dig it…. just wanted to share.

03/30/2026

Golly!….. when the Mayor gives us a pass ( don’t need it ) tonight but it’s in our pocket. ( might need it at some time ) just saying. What a huge award for us!…… so rad! Randy and Julie Wilson and their vision! 😘 blessed! 🙏

03/30/2026

03/30/2026

Hot Rods and Heroes!….. great show with all our friends. Our first time going and representing with our family Gaz Hendricks with his 52 Mo Bad Buick and the Pont “Waygone Wagon”….. big thanks to Rich …… super fun! More please! and my bro Jason….. gots to wear my polarized eye goggles so I look cool !….. always!

03/29/2026

We’re at the Hot Rods and Heroes show. Posted up and it’s getting busy. Great day to spend at the beach and looking at bitchin cars….

03/28/2026

This is about 25 years ago….. Johnny “Harpoon” Haprov stripping our 34 Ford truck roof…. Bro’s, a couple beers, good music….. Dean Martin of course for ambiance….. oh yeah….. salad daze!

03/27/2026

This Sunday….. Hot Rods and Heroes in Huntington Beach. Come hang with us at the semi truck and car display. We’re bringing Randy Wilson’s 59 Pont waygone and Gary “Gaz” Hendricks 52 Buick super sleeper! Chip is bringing the C/28 truck, Ruffian and Customs by Lopez….. brush your teeth and comb your hair…. Let’s roll!

03/03/2026

“the King 56 F-100” is home from the paint shop. Scott Bonowski and the crew from did an amazing job! Deep Pool Black with a kiss of “Ferrari Rosso Corsa Red” in gloss on the engine / trans then flattened red to compliment the leather interior. She’s home and “on the carpet” for final assembly. A long journey to achieve this level of an idea and dream. Why, because it’s worth it! We are blessed to have the team of all of us and get this experience that we wish everyone could get this gift of an experience. Dave, Erin, Cameron, Brayden and Preston….. the King family. We’re all so stoked! Thanks to everyone that joined the team. for the custom one off shocks! .autowire and many more!

02/22/2026

Well now, unexpected we got an invite after GNRS to feature Andrew Tapolski’s 68 Camaro possibly in All Chevy Performance magazine. An honor. Andrew’s first blush in the hot rod world. It’s been 13 months since we first met, became friends, nightly talks and ideas. “Bitchin Camaro”……. Punk band from 83, makes sense now. Dead Milkmen….. check it out. I just ran over my neighbor. 😆 Not a show car, not a Pro street, not a Pro Tour….. a street fighter. It’s a new gig and car style. Harkens back to Camelot, Grove Street. 1988. We were high school kids on every Friday night it was the norm. Pick a fight. If you know, you know. Ropelle, Drapkin, Haney, Muhic….. damn we had fun! More to come!

02/13/2026

So this cat calls me up, sez he’s building a 914 Porsche, outlaw style. Wants to do louvers in the lower rockers. Hmmm, cause for thought. We talked and decided on inverted louvers to duct to the brakes…… I’m liking this. So it’s a 914 so we did 14 louvers, Paulo got his Dykem juice and scribed it, punched and metal finish after welding back what had to be cut to clear our dies. Gonna be kickass. “Baloney Ken” Munich, fun story behind that….. 😆 we’re talking about some GT flares and proper wheels…… FAT FUCHER ….. you know, Fuchs rims, wide body….. just sayin. .