The Auto Art of the '04 Pile Up !

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Hey Guys and Gurls,

Now that this Fridays's Art Show is up and running, I thought I would provide a little extra eye candy.

One of my goals of the '04 hunnert Car Pile Up was to record some of the Pintriping and Lettering that was bound to show up.

There were quite few "Heavy Hitters at the show too, that I did not expect to see and was awed when I ran into them. I am a HUGE fan of the Art of Pinstriping" and can watch people do their magic all day long. I've been known to stop what I'm striping to watch another guy two cars over at a show. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


There was alot of cool work at the show and unfortunately I didn't get all of it. Definately next year.

I got about 24 pics going in to this, so I hope you all ENJOY.

First up was this neat '47 Chevy Sedan Delivery with nice script and "Brush Casual" lettering.

Joel http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's some pics of a real nice chopped Chevy. The work was done by Brando of Gurnee, Il. This guy is one of the Greats and a good guy.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Nice ass! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Brando is one of the best "Script" lettering guys around and has a ton of different styles. He's also fantastic with a airbrush too.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's what I call "Nice tight work".

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Very nice lettering and striping on this "A", artist unknown. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif You can tell this ride still has it's Friday "Driving in the rain" finish. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's Detroit's Jeff Sheas' work on the "Voodoo Child" '40 Ford.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's Jeff himself layin' some lines on a '62 Chevy. Jeff's a great tattoo artist also. Very talented guy.

[BARNETT]

McPhail Sucks.Shea swallows. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Keep 'em comin Joel!! Thanks!

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's a pic Of Kenosha, WisTexas pinstriper Big Nick. He was a vendor at last years Pile Up too. My goal was to talk to him and I hope next year I will. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

This was my "Favorite Hot Rod of da Show" ride. Very cool car and just so happens to be striped to death. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Who done the work?

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

I really liked this! Do you know how hard it is to make red striping look good on white? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif This had great design work.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

This candy orange chopped "Baby Lincoln" has thee nicest pinstriping I've seen. The trunk is just fantastic. I didn't get a pic of it though this year. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

This is a pic of a very special person in my pinstriping life. His name is Will "Jive" Jarvis. He was instumental in steering me in the right direction when I started out.

This guy is a true "OG". He's a BIG name in Chicagoland striping history. A quality guy.

[Skate Fink]

..........nice stuff. Thanks Pete!

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's a good shot of the HAMB "Meet "n Greet" banner. What really made this special is the original artwork by our own, Tuck.

I reached out to him for some help on account I can't draw cars worth a shit. He came through like champ.

Can you spell Gracious? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's something I love and didn't get enough pics of: Carclub Logo's. Here's a great one!

[BARNETT]

Nice banner, Joel...and you're right about that red striping being really clean! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's a neat pic of Larry Von Grobe's WILD Chevy custom. Larry did al the work himself and striped it too.

Here he brought in Brando to handle the amazing trunk work.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's a pic of Brando himself. I ran in to him with his family checking out the show.

In the very early '80's, he worked out in Cali and is responsible for most of the lettering on the top Funny Cars running back then. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Then we both run into Jack "the Italian:" Giachino out of St. Louis. Jack is a superb striper. airbrush artist and painter. He is also quite the author, with numerous articles in Signcraft, Auto Art, and Auto Graphics magazines.

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Hey, let's take a break and look at a Hemi powered Hot rod! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I love Hemi's in Hot Rods!

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Here's a pic of me and Jive with a very special friend of mine.

The guy in the center is Jimmy McCarthy. Jimmy is one of the best Lettering designers around. He does many of the top Midwestern Stock Cars and is a great guy. He was a big help to me in getting all of my Pile Up signs done.

His Father was a one of the old time Chicago hotrodder and racers. His Dad knew all the top Stripers and Lettering guys from "Back in da day" and Jimmy grew up around all that.

I remember when he used to hang around my old shop watching me trying to fake it with the best of 'em as a 12 year old. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Do ya all notice 2 things we all have in common in thes pics: 1. We're all wearing really cool T-Shirts and 2. There's a bunch of cool cars all around us.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

The last of the Striper pics shows me and Jive with a Young Gun known as "Spaz". I know of him from the Chrome Czar board.

He was striping a ride for one of the "Blacktop Barons" and we befriended him. He was a very respectful young man and shows a lot of promise and desire for Pinstriping.

I wish him well and would help him any way I could.

There's about 75 years of striping experience making Spaz nervous in this picture. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

The next 2 pics show some very nice Auto Art in the form of Flames w/ pinstriped outlines.

Yep, MarkX's Chebby is becoming a true famous HAMB ride like Butt Reynolds '56 Chevy. Who coulda thought Pea Green primer with Blue Metalflake flames outlined in white would look soooo good! Bravo! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Yep!

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Sometimes ya find some cool art in the least expected places. while "Wiping the Dew Off the Lily" very late in the day I spied this in one of the Racetrack facilities http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Close up of the artwork by a unknown artist. I can only imagine what sparked this burst of "Artistic Endeavor". http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

My only regret was not "Liberating" the door with a few handtools for a more proper venue. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

That's it everyone! I hope ya all enjoyed my little artistic adventure at the Pile Up '04.

Till next year! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Joel http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[fab32]

Joel,, Thanks for the picture tour. I'm going to make it to the Pileup if I have to hitch a ride next year. I had plans to go but "things" got in the way again this year.

Frank

[roadstar]

Hey Joel, you Rock Too.

The Artwork on the stall door looks like Josh Shaw's work to me. But Josh is such a nice young man, and I'm sure he would never deface public property in such a way http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Daddy-O]

Awesome pics, Joel! Thanks!

[flt-blk]

I really enjoyed that expose. Thanks
TZ

[JimC]

Great shots...and nice story lines.

[ratster]

[ QUOTE ]
Close up of the artwork by a unknown artist. I can only imagine what sparked this burst of "Artistic Endeavor". http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

My only regret was not "Liberating" the door with a few handtools for a more proper venue. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]Nice collection of pictures. I agree Josh Shaw would never do the that in a public place. Somehow after he left my shop this was left on the wall in it.

[ka-zoo]

hey Joel, heres a crummy shot of the back of that chopped lincoln. Taken at "fiesta of the fifties" in Centreville, MI this year on the 4th of July weekend
I LOVE that car, and the wild plymouth that runs around with it!

[Jeff Norwell]

Joel, awesome post and great pics!!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Gas_Tires_Oil]

Great pics, cool people and great stories. Thanks for sharing them... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Roadstar & Ratster: This guy Josh gets it done. I love his style, gotta have him do something for me! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Ka-Zoo: Great pic Man! Everytime I look at that trunk I breakout in da sweats. It's beautiful. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[ka-zoo]

[ QUOTE ]
Ka-Zoo: Great pic Man! Everytime I look at that trunk I breakout in da sweats. It's beautiful. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[/ QUOTE ]
Trust me, he probably needed to rewash that car after i got done walking, (and walking, and crawling) around it because of all my drool. just about everything about that car is PERFECTO. i think i have a better close up of the trunk at home, will post later.
also, one of my favorite things about that car is the "crossed wrenches and skull" hanging off the plate. about a 1/4" of the wrenches were gone from draggin' too kool!!

[Tony Bones]

Proof that just because you stripe, doesn't mean you're a striper. THESE guys are stripers and deserve to be called so.

Thanks a lot for posting. Really great stuff.

[slammed]

Great photo's, again! Cool history lession about some of the local 'oldtimer's' who were inspiring to your work. Giving credit where credit was due. And welcoming the young gun's, I know some guy's would feel threatened by new blood and ignore them, not you. Great timing,too. Another Pile-Up fix, on Friday Art Show. Thank-you, sir!

[00 MACK]

The work on the White A might be my favorie ever!

[whodaky]

P Pan thankyou for a great selection of shots. Not just the striping shots, but also the people shots. The lines people do are neat, but it is the striper on the end of the brush that creates it. They are really unsung heroes in the big picture. But as a striper I know I don't do my stuff for the glory?
Not that many old time stripers over here. But they would be the ones I like to meet and converse with. I did meet Herb Martinez when I was in the states in '98, a real nice guy.
My inspiration is from all the striping I see, but the man for me is Von Dutch, not just as a striper, but for him as a total 'package'. Be it a good or bad package he was what can only be descibed as a genius. Love him or hate him, you can not deny his talent.
Oh and never let them colors intimidate you!!!!
Thanks again, I hope you don't mind but I will be saving a number of images from your post P Pan

[MarkX]

Thanks................

[Zettle Bros.]

Awsome pics!!! Incredible work by those guys!!! Just wanted to let you guys know that the goldleaf on the GTO was done by hand in real 14kt gold. A good friend of ours Bill Foust did the lettering and the goldleaf. It was kind of hard finding someone to do the gold leaf and NOT use vinyl. Didn't have vinyl in 1965, not going to use it now!!!!

[wingnutz]

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Very nice lettering and striping on this "A", artist unknown. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif You can tell this ride still has it's Friday "Driving in the rain" finish. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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A Lurker named Bret Mason owns that four banger coupe and does all the pinstriping on it as well...!

He has several pieces for sale at "Sidevalve's" booth and there were a few other cars "Sportin" his "Top Notch" work...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Sign in Bret...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Thirdyfivepickup]

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This was my "Favorite Hot Rod of da Show" ride. Very cool car and just so happens to be striped to death. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Who done the work?

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A guy who goes by the name of Jody did that one... he might have done the Lincoln also. Both cars are from the NW Indiana area (Hammond)

oh, and thanks for the post! This is a neat way of looking at the Pile up!

[Kulturepimp]

Josh only draws for kids, what the hell was a kid doing in that stall with him??????

[DoubleClutch]

Thanks for the great pics and words! That was quite a show! When I was there I knew the cars were amazing, it's neat to hear how many amazing artists were there too!

[ratster]

[ QUOTE ]
Josh only draws for kids, what the hell was a kid doing in that stall with him??????

[/ QUOTE ]He was doing his best Michael Jackson imitation!

[dueceC-Dan]

thats right, I do only draw for kids. What the hell else do you thing a hamb is... A bunch of kids building hot rods the way they used to be built... well some of em are, most of em just talk about it. I know! I'll post a picture of one of my hot rods on here and everyone can photoshop it the way they woulda built it. No thanks.
I got a knew job that Ill be on the computer more, so Ill try to post some art for Yall from time to time... But you know Ill be also postin' "BLACK SHIRT MAFIA" pics from the shows to put some truth to the rumors of how we do things. some will love this, some will get in loads of shit for it... But isnt that what the hamb is all about? Starting shit from the safety of my own house.

oh... and about the kid in the bathroom stall, Thom...
she said she was 18.

[Bob K]

Hey Joel:

Did Jack "The Italian" Gachanio relocate to St. Louis. Last I knew, he was in Green Bay Wisconsin. I was hoping to get him to lay some lines for me, but St. Louis is awfully far away.


B http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif B

[SinisterCustom]

Thanks for all the GREAT pics Joel!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Gives me motavation to stripe more often. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Josh

[Peter Pan of Chicago]

Hey Bob K,

I'm a idiot! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Nope "the Italian" is from Green Bay, WisTexan. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

My bad, I don't know where I got that St. Louis shit from. He gave me his latest card that day and dang if it don't say Green Bay on it.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention and your ride will be awesome if ya have him do it.


Joel http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[El Jefe]

Great selection of pics from what looked like a great show. And the weather looked like it really cooperated. The Kontinentals gotta figure out how to get up there next year for the show and return the favor of attending. If it takes 10 hour to get to Mo-Kan from Austin how much further to Chicago?

[Coupe-De-CAB]

Joel,
thanks for posting these pics of the pile up! man... what an inspiration it was to view these photos:) I've been practicing a bit in my artbooks and also on my griptape on the top of my skate deck with some paint markers and it's been fun. I can't wait till i can do the real deal on some metal with a real pin striping brush...need way more practice though. thanks again for all the history as well on some of the famous stripers and the pics of them. Great post and thanks for sharing!
Best wishes,
CAB