Who Remembers CARtoons..?

[wingnutz]

Anyone on this site remember the CARtoon comics that had "Iron On Artwork" in each issue...? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Do you know of any surviving issues with the Iron on Transfers...? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

That was fun stuff decorating t-shirts when I was young...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark

[Krylon Kid]

My brother has one with the iron-on still in it. I had it for a while learning how to draw the cartoon cars, had to give it back to him when he moved out of state.

[Fat Hack]

I may still have a few old copies laying around....I read that magazine all through junior high and high school...learned to draw from Trosley and Kerri that way!!

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[scooter]

What are ya kiddin me ? I grew up on krass and bernie !I loved those toon , cycle toons ,van toons ,Cartoons ,Dragtoons.I have a pretty good collection of them and some even have the iron ons still inside !along with MAD and Cracked were some of my childhood favs . http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[cheaterslick]

YEAH!!! CARtoons was a huge part of my childhood...I was always mystified as to how "Big Daddy Roth" could be in a cartoon as well as being a real person. Unk and tha Varmits, Hamb & Bones...never realized Krass & Bernie were GAY though! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

http://www.georgetrosley.com/cartoons.html

[Fat Hack]

Ha Ha...Von Tingler! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I know what you're talking about...I recognized his style right off the bat, though...

...all his characters have one of three favorite expressions...and he stacks his gals!!!

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[OGNC]

Cartoons rocks! I still have some issues in the spare bedroom at my house. Krass and Bernie were great! A couple of stoner guys into cars... kinda reminds me of some HAMBers I've met...

[wingnutz]

Thanks for the site....! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

But I couldn't find the "Stroker McGurk" transfer...? That was my first attempt at transfering...! I didn't see it on the site.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

(It didn't go to good..., too much heat = burned T http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif)

I did notice a lot of simularities in some of the HAMBers art styles..., and now I see where they got it...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark

[abe lugo]

Muscle machine was trying to do some cars with that cartoon licence

[Rocket88]

I've got a stack of them at home from th early 80's.
I'm pretty sure they still have the iron on tranfers.

[34Fordtk]

HUH WHA!! Krass and Bernie were GAY http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif CARtoons was a cool little mag though.

[lostparts]

hell yeh, thoses mags were great.
one of the main artists george trosley, still shows up with his bag of tricks at the "hot rod hoe down" in philadilpha.
he also has a website. check him out as well as the hoe down, you won't be sorry..........

[wingnutz]

A CARtoon Merry Christmas...!

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[Spike!]

George is a local guy. Real nice too. I've been trying to get him on here for some time. I'll keep working on him..

spike

[hemi]

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Krass and Bernie weren't gay you homophobic idiots...they were single bachelors building cool cars. If that was the stereotypical homosexual profile, this place would be full o' fags....or at least more so than it already is, anyways... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


They always did it right:
They built the car, and then they both ended up with a couple of chics with big boobs, and no noses.(nobody likes nosey girls anyways!)
What an inspiration and a decent set of role models for gear headed kids! Hooray for K&B and their fake blowered V-Dub powered rail.

I do remember seeing a Trosely Cartoon in Hustler when I was really young...I was in shock, like learning that your grandmother actually poops or something....there it was, the familiar Trosley signature, the wobbly lines, the facial expressions, only there weren't ANY cars....just a rice paddy worker pooping, and two tied up dogs talking to each other, saying. "Well damn, There's old Rex."
My brain is permanently warped....


I think that Shawn Kerri was one of the greatest artists to ever live...her work was so distinctive, so dynamic, and so full of energy that I believed the people she drew were real.
It is such a shame that she is gone http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
RIP

If it wasn't for CARtoons, and Trosely, and the rest of the guys who held those dream jobs, I seriously question if I would have stuck with drawing....

[jdubbya]

If you go to www.georgetrosley.com (http://www.georgetrosley.com) there is a link to Cartoons magazine, and they show alot of the iron-ons.

[41ChevyTrucker]

oh man I forgot about those! the iron ons were awesome!
what year was that? I was pretty young if I remember but I clearly remember those iron ons now.

thanks for the links

[OGNC]

Trosley does a full page cartoon for us every month. Next time you're at the liquor store, put down that issue of Beaver Hunt and pick up a StreetTrucks and check it out for yourself.

[TheRev]

I'm like Rocket,still got a box full!! Hey anyone still got any of the old comic books like"drag racing" or "racing wheels"??Any body even remember them??I'll have to dig those out when i get my scanner to do more than make "fart" noises. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
the Reverand

[katzenhammer]

Ah yes I loved CARtoons as a kid. Shit I still do. It was a big influence on my artwork. We (as a family) would go to the grocery store once a month cuz that is how ya did it as a family living out in the middle of sticks. My brother and I would sit by the magazine rack and read the CARtoons issue cover to cover and then go home and read em again and again. My favorites were definitely Krass and Bernie (FUCK that they were not gay! They were always trying to get chicks, check out the issue when they did the Traffic Jam Merc...) Oh yeah Shawn Kerri rocked too. Her style was insane. I loved the movement style she added to her vehicles. Trosely "How to Draw" were always another favorite. I always put a WWWAAA or a Dugga dugga dugga on my drawings just as he did..

Then I remember the first time I saw his stuff in Hustler it was a two part cartoon of a guy filling ballons with his fart vapor and then selling them to children in the next panel dressed up as a circus clown.. Ah shit he did some funny shit for that mag.

I miss CARtoons though. I was in the middle of a subscription when BAM no more issues no warning or anything.

[Bumpstick]

I dug the real early ones with Unk and them Varmits. Also the ones with Robert Williams. All time favorite, any strip that Errol McCarthy did (the "what happened next" series). The best artist they ever had, hands down! -stick

[36-3window]

i liked the earlier CarToons from the 60's with Unk and the varmits too....but the ones i REALLY liked were very first ones...1959-1963 when pete Millar was still there before he left to do Drag Cartoons....Drag Cartoons was the best

[safariknut]

but the ones i REALLY liked were very first ones...1959-1963 when pete Millar was still there before he left to do Drag Cartoons....Drag Cartoons was the best

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I guess I must be a little old fashioned but to me Pete Millar WAS CARtoons.He was my hero and my inspiration to start painting from the first time I saw his work in Hot Rod magazine in 1955.Arin Cee and his sidekick(that crazy cat with the bandage wrapped around his tail).
Some of the first work I ever did on cars were plagiarized Millar characters.I had a conversation with him about a year before he died and he was a great guy to talk to.What REALLY blew me away was I got a call one night from his daughter!She had seen some pix of my car with the tribute to him on it(which co-incidentally was right next to my phone #)and just wanted to call and thank me for remembering him.Really made my day!
Before I get called on it this is in no way to minimize the work of the other cartoonists who helped make CARtoons such a great read.I have the utmost respect for anyone who can crank out stuff like that.

[hemi]

I agree, Pete Millar and the rest were CARtoons...Unk and them Varmits were as cool as it gets. Only problem is, it was the early 80's when this little fella was going to the super market and getting an education in cars....It was this time period that helped shape my brain. I absorbed each new issue like a sponge, reading, and re-reading and drawing what I saw. I even had a few letters published...

I'm sure I was born too late, but if I had been a lad of the early 60's, I would have read the same book, (kinda like Trosley's "Then and Now" bit) and had a different perspective artistwise, but for me, and my first hand experiences, Trosley, Kerri, Joe Borer, Scott CARter, Tom Foxmarnick, that Leslie chick, and the rest ARE Cartoons....I had to read the other stuff much later in life. I still dig it, but there isn't any warm and fuzzy feeling reading Unk and them Varmits, like you probably get...I just think they kick ass.

[Rocket88]

Are 20 year old iron ons any good?

[hemi]

Cool!

I don't know if they are still any good...they never were that great when new....wash the shirt inside out, and hang it dry if you give it a whirl.

[Uncle Pancakes]

I would give anything to have all my old issues of CarToons! Man I loved Unk and the Varmits. I think I have one issue left out in the garage where Unk hot rods a skateboard and the usual madness ensues. Also one where two guys fire up a motor on a stand and it is so loud they try to muffle it by putting their asses over the headers and the cops show up and the thing launches off them while they are cracking up. I think that was Trosley's work. I never did get into mainstream comics, I was raised on CarToons and The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (man Gilbert Shelton could draw cars!) from my dads underground comics collection. I wish I could thank everyone from CarToons in person for the influence they had on my art! Anyone have any issues they want to donate to my library????

[quickrod]

CARtoons rocked!i used to go to the convienence store next to my junior high school and get every new issue to read in study hall.loved the little details pete millar would draw into his stuff{parts and tools and shit layin around} krass and bernie wer'nt gay STONED yes,but not gay,i mean come on they had a fuckin hippie van dude!the funniest shit to me by far was when trosley would illustrate a car makin a pass with his"WAAAAAAA{shift}WAAAAAAA{shift}WAAAAAAAAA!!!that little "shift"thing used to crack me up......wish that mag was still around...quickrod http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Hot Rod To Hell]

I remember lookin thru those when I was a kid! Those mags rocked! I was a little too young to get my own, but my dad always got 'em. I have ALL of his car mags, from the late 50's/early 60's all the way up til the subscriptions got put in my name... I bet I still have some cartoons somewhere. I have BOXES full of old car mags that I've never looked through! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[delaware george]

my ol lady bought me some for christmas last year...i was so excited...they brought back alot of good memories

[wingnutz]

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Are 20 year old iron ons any good?


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My attempts with the Iron On's when they were new was Frustrating..., many times parts of the art work would peel off..., so my brother and I would trace and fill in the bad spots with magic marker!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Tons of great memories...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Plowboy]

I remember I had a T shirt with the T Bucket with "comin'" on the front and "Gone" on the back. Boy was I cool back then. I printed them off of that site a while ago and hung them on the garage wall. Unfortunately the only ones I still have are from the 80's and everything has square headlights! I had a bunch of the old posters hanging in my parent's basement. They remodeled it and threw them all away while I was off at college. I was pissed!

[wingnutz]

I'm still amazed what people have been able to hold onto on this site...! "Cripes"..., and for "soooo many years" at that...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

All my Comics, posters and models were tossed out when I was in the Military! My folks built a new house and my shit didn't make the move...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[quickrod]

hey wing,just tell em you'll remember that when it comes time for the old retirement home thing http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.giflol

[BARNETT]

Wignutz, I'm with you. I've moved between several states (several times in each state, too!) since graduating in '83, and alot of my stuff that I left at the folks' house got ditched. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif Oh well...gives me stuff to hunt down and buy all over again.



On another note...what happened to Shawn Kerri? When did she die? That's a real shame...here and Trosley were my favorites! Shawn drew even hotter chicks than Trosley!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Here's one of those "other" Trosley cartoons!

[Jake H.]

I still have a fat stack of CARtoons from the early to mid '80s, most of 'em with the iron-ons still intact. Also a cherry condition issue no.1 from 1960 and issue no. 5 from '62. Yeah, go ahead and call me a mag collectin' geek. I got hooked on rods in no small part to CARtoons. Always made the boring grocery trip with Moms a lot more bearable for an eight-year old on a pop rocks and hawaiin punch buzz. Anyone remember when Krass and Bernie found the gennie deuce tudor body out in the toolies on a dirt bikin' trip? Bernie had his nose buried in Hemmings reciting ads for rod material. That story made me buy my first Hemmings while still in grade school!

[genxie]

ROCKET 88 - which mag is that iron on from...I'm almost 3/4 done doing a complete list of the iron ons from '77 to '86? thanks for any help. GENXIE.

[FunnyCar65]

I got em saved I remember I had a T shirt with the T Bucket with "comin'" on the front and "Gone" on the back. Boy was I cool back then. I printed them off of that site a while ago and hung them on the garage wall. Unfortunately the only ones I still have are from the 80's and everything has square headlights! I had a bunch of the old posters hanging in my parent's basement. They remodeled it and threw them all away while I was off at college. I was pissed!

[Belchfire8]

They made CARtoons in the 80's????? I got married in '75 and even then i thought Cartoons was a thing of the past. I loved it in the 60's. I still draw cars the way I learned from those comics. There was also a comic that was more realistic than Cartoons in the 60's but I can't remember the name of it. There was a heavyset character in it that was always having problems with his shoebox Ford, like missing second gear and blowing the trans....:p

[speedtool]

I do remember CARtoons, and Mom ironed the transfers on T-shirts for me. I liked DRAGtoons better, though.

[lostn51]

KRASS and BERNIE RULES!!!!!!!! i lived and died by that magazine growing up

[Larry T]

How about Hot Rod Cartoons? Lots of folks on the cartoon bandwagon back then.

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[PoopStain06]

HELL YES, CARtoons!!!..........

[Da Tinman]

No Subs!!!

Alway remember the fact they didnt have subscriptions till near the end.

Trosley was and still is the man, someday when I grow up I'll send him the cash for an original drawing of my car

[PoopStain06]

Here's a cool link, it's a PDF of the March '65 & Feb '66 issues... Enjoy!

http://recordbrother.typepad.com/imagesilike/files/cartoon_march_64.pdf

http://recordbrother.typepad.com/imagesilike/files/cartoons_feb_66.pdf

[shadetreerodder]

Somebody please bring back CARtoons! I loved those when I was a teen.

[eye bone]

Ya I used to look at them and Drag Cartoons, & Cycle Toons with Henry Hintons "Hog Ryder" strip. I also remember a short lived Roth toons… mag.

I usally barrowed my freinds copy's to read, so unfortunatly I don't have many real old ones kickin' around. But I did subscribe for the last four years that CARtoons was published… and still have those.

I met Steve Austin once. He did "cutt-away" cartoons for them. A real nice guy, spent an afternoon in his studio. A real pro. I think he's still around.

A guy who was an assitant editor in the end, lives up here in the SF Bay Area and plays blues Guitar… He was Dennis Ellfsons assistent up till Dennis passed. Never been able to draw him out much about his time with the mag though.

As for bringing them back or something similar. I'd be willing to be one of the artist's (If I get paid a pro page rate) If someone is willing to publish it!

What happened to Shawn Kerry? RIP? When did that happen? She also did some real cool Circle Jerks poster art! Sory to hear she passed.

[JaysinSpaceman]

I loved CarTOONS!!! If I look around in some boxes I could probably find a stack of old issues. I would even bet a few issues have the iron-ons still. I miss those days of reading CarTOONS and drinking soda while i skipped school and dreamed of hotrods. Way more fun then payin' bills.

[George G]

Are 20 year old iron ons any good?


Sadly I tried to to iron on the only CAR Toons transfer I had. I did it in a tee shirt press too. didn't work.....

[DocWatson]

Man this thread has some real boss jazz!
I was a pauper as a kid and could only pick up second hand copies at swap meets. That way I really got into the earlier mags, never saw much of the 80s stuff. Them and all the old 'serious' comics on hotrodding, I had a stack of them as well.
Man I miss that stuff, If I was a better artist I would have my hand up to do one as well. I remember making my own comics as a kid, I think my brother-in-law still has one of them too!

[Littleman]

I did my first water color in 7th grade that I never finished but the teacher still gave me an A for it, based off an old Cartoons cover.......After that I drew everything out of that mag...Good memories.....My art teacher ended up being my art teacher from 7th grade to 11th grade...In 11th grade I gave up art and joined Autobody and walked away from a full art scholarship that I had competed for and won...she disowned me after I told her body work was the same as art and for the fact I stopped drawing.....Littleman
Remember I did it in 7th grade...its good for a laugh!!! after all these years
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[publicenemy1925]

Krass and Bernie forever!

[HotRodPaint.com]

Remember this superhero from Drag Cartoons?...he drove a Mustang called the Hogmobile?....

Wonder Warthog!

I had a couple issues featuring him.

[36-3window]

never heard of him

[SinisterCustom]

Cool thread....

I have @ 20 issues.....some mid 60's, but mostly 80's and early 90's.
I *think* the last issue was late in '91, maybe Oct.....I'll have to dig it out, as I have it, along with a few iron-ons and posters.....

Long live CARtoons!

[JEPPA]

CarTOONs made it ok to have a small block in your living room.http://t4.images.live.com/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1540013766923&id=d06507505247ed78f024bb480b2d69e2

[HotRodPaint.com]

never heard of him

That's funny.....there seems to be a possible family resemblence. :-)~

[Littleman]

CarTOONs made it ok to have a small block in your living room.http://t4.images.live.com/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1540013766923&id=d06507505247ed78f024bb480b2d69e2

I broke my skate board while transporting my first bare block through my moms house while pushing it to my room at 13-14 yrs. old..........The house had no carpet just all floor tile.....I then took a small dremel tool and smoothed the lifter valley out and smoothed the entire outer block.........Littleman...All my mags were thrown out by my family the day after I left for basic training along w/ all my beloved model cars.......

[1950ChevySuburban]

I used to get CARtoons when I was younger, sure was a nice surprise when I graduated to hustlers to see Crosley in there. He's still one of my favorite artists.

I heard somewhere that either Krass or Bernie ( I forget which ones which) was "inspired" by the late great Gray Baskerville

[Jigger]

I have a couple somewhere. I'm pretty sure one still has the Iron on in it. The other may predate those or just didn't have one in that issue. I'll dig 'em out some time. I was actually trying to create a comic strip and submit it to them but decided art school should come first. The one I was working on had a couple Jamaican dudes running around the U.S. in a thrashed old VW Baja Beetle. It was pretty stupid and will never see the light of day.

[66 Nova 327]

I still have a few issues of Cartoons. Mine are the Pete Millar ones. I think they are from around 1968. I have a few issues of my Drag Racing comic books. I think some of them were named Teenage Hotrodders or something like that. I drug them all out and looked at them about 7 years ago and them wrapped them back up and put them in storage. They sure were hard to put down. They brought back so many memories from when I bought them. I would go uptown after school and buy my magazines from the drug store and then hitchhike home. I was only 12-14 years old. You don't dare do that now.

[55 dude]

i was lucky enough to be able to read them every month as my parents had a grocery store. pretty hard to od. on that stuff. always great reading and having unlimited ORANGE CRUSH! helped. unfortunatly it fell out of grace when i discovered i also had unlimited adult mags to read,good thing we had a ice machine to keep the elbow iced up!

[SEISXSEISXSEISX]

...On a related topic,does anyone else remember the black velvet posters that came with markers in the 70's?I remember having a few of them that were hot rod related.I think they were drawn by a guy named Mike Pickle(or Pickel?)They were the same kind of artwork from the 70's CARtoon's magazines........

[DocWatson]

Little man, I won a fine art scholarship in year 11 here in Oz. Dumped it all to go and study Psychology, Physics, Chemistry for my career in the Military. Never regretted it though, I won a full scholarship to study Psychology in Year 12 and did a year of that before the original desire to join the Army came back.
Kinda wish I stuck with it now. Did a degree in Paramedical Science in the Army instead.
You know, some of these posts lately have had me thinking. I have done an absolute SHIT LOAD of different things. I'll have ta' settle down to something.
Doc.

[SinisterCustom]

...On a related topic,does anyone else remember the black velvet posters that came with markers in the 70's?I remember having a few of them that were hot rod related.I think they were drawn by a guy named Mike Pickle(or Pickel?)They were the same kind of artwork from the 70's CARtoon's magazines........

I remember those....and later there were posters that weren't velvet.....came with 10? markers. I still have an original box with the 5 posters, but the markers are long gone.....Peterson was a part of it......as one poster had a HOTROD logo and another had CAR CRAFT, had street freaks, vans, dragsters and hotrods.....

[stinsonart]

I was fortunate enough to have some of my stuff in CARtoons in ths late '70s. I'll have to dig it up. I think I even did a back cover if memory serves me. Dennis Ellefson was a great guy and one hell of a cartoonist. He ended his own life many years back.

Shawn Kerry is also no longer with us. I know she and Dennis had some "wild times" (his words to me) back then. Extraordinary talent lost way too soon.

Pete Millar was devastated after Dennis' death. We talked for quite a while about it one night on the phone. Pete was an extremely talented and gentle man. Wish I'd known him.

Bill

[SEISXSEISXSEISX]

I remember those....and later there were posters that weren't velvet.....came with 10? markers. I still have an original box with the 5 posters, but the markers are long gone.....Peterson was a part of it......as one poster had a HOTROD logo and another had CAR CRAFT, had street freaks, vans, dragsters and hotrods.....

Yeah,i remember they also had some with 18 wheelers that said stuff like"Fright-Liner" instead of Freightliner.He also would put his name in place of stuff like raised letters on tires.That whole do-it-yourself poster art stuff has alot to do with me taking up art in some ways....

[slammed]

Ultra cool comic. The crazy mini-bike chopper's were the best.

[Hubnut]

Krass and Bernie absolutely ruled....I remember Dentman and Bondo was some pretty funny shit as well. If theyd re-release it as maybe an "underground" mag Id have a lifetime sub!!!

[Conder]

CARtoons was my bible in the '70s and very early '80s! I use to get my drawings in the "My Wheels" section, and they even printed a full page comic of mine called "Quick E. Shift". Man, heady stuff for a kid.

When I was in art school I actually got Dennis Ellefson on the phone. He was a very nice person who truly loved the magazine. He said it was getting hard to keep kids interested in it, as the younger kids were more in love with skate boards and video games than cars...

My favorite artist from CARtoons was Errol McCarthy. He used to do the "...and we don't have to tell you what happened next..." stuff, as well as amazing strips. Incredible imagination, UNREAL brush work. He was (and is) BADASS. I talked to him a couple years ago and he has a job with Mattel Toys. Again, a super nice person.

Trosley taught me how to draw cars, and I always thought Duane Bibby and Steve Austin were really funny! Just really cool stuff for a gearhead kid...

Jeb found this a while back and posted it on the Jockey Journal I think...I couldn't believe he found it! No scholarships for me...I had my school paid for by the Army, but when I was about to get out they offered to give me the few thousand I had saved in the college fund in cash. I took it and built a bad little '55 Chevy (because nobody from my family went to college and neither would I)....then, later on I had to PAY for art school!!!! I don't know which I enjoyed more.

[stinsonart]

I can't find my stuff, but here's a great cover by Millar. Many hours of work here.

Trouble with the mag was that, since (like MAD back then) they sold no ad space, Peterson had to carry it as a loss. Like a multi-million-dollar company couldn't keep a thing like that going!?! Assholes!

Oh well...

[stinsonart]

Here's one of "Ol' Den's" pieces. He was fabulous.

[cadillac dave]

great magazines, i find them on that evil auction site now and then. they sure do bring back those flashbacks. cadillac dave

[safariknut]

Can't believe this one got brought up again.My feelings about Pete Millar and the first 4 issues of CarToons.

[screwball]

damn now that you posted that pic I still have 1 and 2 some where in my fileing cabnets.

[Woodguy]

Man, those were great! I used to try and draw all my cars like the ones in cartoons. I even used to draw the "CARTOONS" at the top of them. I've been thinking about those mags lately, I'm sure I've still got some.

[Casey]

loved every one I ever read ! ruined me forever :)
I need to see them all ? I have a few .
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/hot_rod_artist/50057.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/hot_rod_artist/50056.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/hot_rod_artist/50055.jpg

[ClayMart]

For some reason I was more into Hot Rod CARtoons than CARtoons. Seemed like Pappy had cooler toys than Unk did. Nelson Dewey, Jim Grube and maybe my favorite car artist, Fred Boatman. DragToons was harder to find around here but they always had great parodies with caricatures of the drag racers of the day. Pete Millar was the king of this stuff! Got a bunch of these stashed away along with a handfull of CYCLEtoons (Hog Ryder and the Old Poop with his Webley-Vickers 50/80) and even a couple SURFtoons. Now I'll have to drag in a couple of boxes from the garage.

[Matt Franklin]

I had one issue but I read it over and over again.

A couple of years ago I ordered a few things from Trosley's website, including a "How to Draw Cars" CD. Nice guy. Included a personal handwritten note with the order.

--Matt

[Scotty Harrod]

Remember CARTOONS??? How can I forget 'em!!:D:D
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg211/scottyharrod/Monsterbill.jpg

Scotty

[uncleo]

Greetings from Long Branch,NJ,Americas first seashore resort.... like many of you I collected first the little books then the blown up Cartoons....while others were getting off on Alfred E. Newman in MAD magazine we were buying Cartoons....one of my favorite covers that I thought was so typical for my area of the country was the one that showed a guy sitting in his T-bucket in the garage reading drag news....''drag racing this weekend'' or something like that ....while the window shows snow falling outside! ....can any body post it?....boy do those drawings and simple stories bring back good memories....how about engine rebuild ....too much! I'll do it myself! ...guy took the engine apart and couldnt put it back together....took it back to the builder....''I here you do engines cheap....I tell that story all of time....
Lee

[Lonesome]

Oh I used to LOVE that magazine and I had a ton of shirts with the transfers peeling off!

[glenn33]

Man, I used to read those things until the covers fell off, then read them again.....Thanks for the memories....

[stinsonart]

CARtoons was my bible in the '70s and very early '80s! I use to get my drawings in the "My Wheels" section, and they even printed a full page comic of mine called "Quick E. Shift". Man, heady stuff for a kid.

When I was in art school I actually got Dennis Ellefson on the phone. He was a very nice person who truly loved the magazine. He said it was getting hard to keep kids interested in it, as the younger kids were more in love with skate boards and video games than cars...

My favorite artist from CARtoons was Errol McCarthy. He used to do the "...and we don't have to tell you what happened next..." stuff, as well as amazing strips. Incredible imagination, UNREAL brush work. He was (and is) BADASS. I talked to him a couple years ago and he has a job with Mattel Toys. Again, a super nice person.

Trosley taught me how to draw cars, and I always thought Duane Bibby and Steve Austin were really funny! Just really cool stuff for a gearhead kid...

Jeb found this a while back and posted it on the Jockey Journal I think...I couldn't believe he found it! No scholarships for me...I had my school paid for by the Army, but when I was about to get out they offered to give me the few thousand I had saved in the college fund in cash. I took it and built a bad little '55 Chevy (because nobody from my family went to college and neither would I)....then, later on I had to PAY for art school!!!! I don't know which I enjoyed more.

Beautiful work! I think Trosley still has a site dedicated to the mag...but you probably know that. My first stuff in there was a contest I won, I think. I had a couple single panels and a couple full pagers later. Dennis was just a super guy, as you discovered. Shawn Kerri was amazing, too. There were so damned many great artists that appeared in those pages, like Dave Deal. A real shame it went away 'cause some corporate turd who couldn't draw a line with a ruler put the kabosh on it. Good luck to you. You are very talented!

[kustombypook]

Here is a link to the site

http://www.georgetrosley.com/issues.html

[stinsonart]

I seem to remember hearing from Unk Kohler's son several years ago. I've really been suffering from CRS the past couple years so I'm not sure why. But I really loved his covers. They were painful to look at 'cause you know those urchins are gonna clobber him at any second!

I just love this cover! Reminds me of the Katzenjammer Kids and Donald Duck's nephews.

[Jeff Norwell]

George is a hamber here and influenced me tremendously.I am proud to call him a friend.They all did.

We need a mag like that again.

[zbuickman]

Oh hell yes I remeber them and still hsave them and the iron ons. heres a Krass&Bernie cartoon I scanned a while back. Its in the 25th aniverserry issue which was saddly close to the end of the run.:mad:

[jawdrpn36]

I just placed an order to have my car done by him should be exciting since reading this magazine since i was a kid!

[67Imp.Wagon]

Can't believe this one got brought up again.My feelings about Pete Millar and the first 4 issues of CarToons.

Was it just the first 4 issues that were small books or were there many more before going to the lager magazine?

[wingnutz]

Was it just the first 4 issues that were small books or were there many more before going to the lager magazine?


I Love "Lager"...!!! And I didn't know they had a magazine...!!! Hahaha...

[bigken]

I read all those as a kid. dad had the 'grown-up' hot-rod rags, and I got 'CARtoons'. God I miss them. I'd usually read them at car shows, because my folks knew it'd keep from being REAL bored.

[bigken]

Oh hell yes I remeber them and still hsave them and the iron ons. heres a Krass&Bernie cartoon I scanned a while back. Its in the 25th aniverserry issue which was saddly close to the end of the run.:mad:
Dangit - can't make 'em out. Can ya post 'em bigger? I'm old. :D

[Conder]

There was so much TALENT. I use to get those magazines and imagine Trosley rolling to work in some sick hot rod, parking it next to EVERYBODY ELSE'S sick hot rod and then strolling into work where he drew bitchin' cars all day for huge money!

Imagine, drawing cars for money! What a cool life.

I had a real hard time with angles and perspective on cars and Trosley fixed that for me. Chicks with big boobs? By puberty, I had that !@#$ DOWN.

[46highboypu]

That was my first "professional" sale. I sent some of my work in to CARtoons and got a nice letter back saying that at that time my artwork needed work but my gags were good. They bought two of my ideas and one ended up in Krass and Bernie on the back cover. It was about getting a new firesuit that turned out to be firemans suit. I even got credit...wow.

[DocWatson]

I had one that the Krass and Bernie for some reason stuck in my head. They ordered a T kit car, it arrived by train and they built it there on the platform. It ended up 6 wheeled with Le Mans style guards. There standing looking at it and a pic of whats it meant to be scratching there heads, in the last panel another guy walks up asking if they had seen his kit car too.
At 10 that was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny..........

[ClayMart]

I Love "Lager"...!!! And I didn't know they had a magazine...!!! Hahaha...

That was "BREWtoons" with Amber and Foamy! But I think you had to be 21 to buy those. :rolleyes:

[himjively]

george came up to my stand at the hot rod hoedown and talked with me for an hour
he is a great guy and interested in your art

[ClayMart]

Found a website belonging to former CARtoonist Fred Boatman. He's offering a big book of his CARtoons artwork for sale. If you check his bio on the site he explains how he discovered just how important his artwork was to all us motorheads.

http://www.fredboatmancartoons.com/

[Jeff Norwell]

Found a website belonging to former CARtoonist Fred Boatman. He's offering a big book of his CARtoons artwork for sale. If you check his bio on the site he explains how he discovered just how important his artwork was to all us motorheads.

http://www.fredboatmancartoons.com/







Great little site!

[customcory]

Fred Boatmen was always my favorite.:D

[Boyd Who]

I loved CARtoons as a kid. Used to buy every issue, sure wish I'd hung onto them.
One of the later artists for the mag was John Larter. He lived in Calgary for awhile in the 90's and I hung out with him a bit. Really cool guy and a serious car nut. He had a nice big-block powered t-bucket at the time and was working for the Calgary Sun newspaper as a political cartoonist. You could see his hot-roddng background quite often in his drawings for the paper. I was flipping through the latest issue of OSR the other day at the grocery store and noticed he had a cartoon in there, so he's still at it.

[duke182]

wow this thread sat dormant for four years. now its six pages deep.such is the power of the hamb.
i too have a large stack from the sixties(thanks cousins mike&larry)and a pretty decent number of the ones from the 80s.
every one needs at least one copy in their collection.

[lonewolfstreetrods]

Anyone on this site remember the CARtoon comics that had "Iron On Artwork" in each issue...? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Do you know of any surviving issues with the Iron on Transfers...? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

That was fun stuff decorating t-shirts when I was young...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark I have MANY that the transfers are still in them.

[Mazooma1]

http://www.laffyerasphalt.com/

[autobodyed]

boy, that was a trip down memory lane. great post!

[ClayMart]

Time to bump the Cartoons thread up again. Finally got out to the garage and dug out a box of old issues and did a little scanning. The first is a typically detailed Pete Millar cover of a driver "hanging out the laundry" at the finish line.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/tunamelt/HAMB_01/DCApril01.jpg

I'd mentioned before that Fred Boatman was one of my favorite artists, but after leafing thru a few issues I was reminded that Jim Grube ranks pretty high up my list as well. Great line work, a nice "loose" feel, and you gotta love the exaggerated expressions and poses.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/tunamelt/HAMB_01/HRC_Grube01.jpg

I also found a couple of surprise contributors who I'd completely forgotten about. One of these is Terry Gilliam, who went on to become better known as an artist, animator and member of Monty
Python's Flying Circus.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/tunamelt/HAMB_01/Gilliam01.jpg

And here's part of a page by Robt. Williams. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for more of these treasures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/tunamelt/HAMB_01/Williams01.jpg

And if you're in the mood for a puzzle, here's a Pete Millar Christmas cover featuring caricatures of some of the more popular drag racers of the day. I think I see Garlits, Prudhomme, Dick Landy, Karamasines and maybe Dyno Don Nicholson. Can you put names to some of the other faces? Ooo...I think I see Wally Parks! But is that Ed Iskenderian wearing a Crower t-shirt?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/tunamelt/HAMB_01/DCSanta01.jpg

[LabRat]

Yep i read CARtoons as a kid , but i would have ages to get them ....

[hiboy32]

Man , that brings back some memories. I had a huge collection, t- shirt transfers included that got ruined when my dads basement got wet a few years ago. Now my oldest boy has learned about CARtoons, damn that would be cool to let him have my old collection. Oh,well.

Jeff

[BloodyKnuckles]

I read CarToons since I first learned how to read!
A good friend through elementary school used to draw like the CarToons all the time but he put his own spin on them. He would draw our bikes with headers and big slicks. Loved his work!
Last I heard from his mother, he became an automobile designer for one of the big 3 (forgot which one).

I truely miss this magazine.


BloodyKnuckles

[<FANG>]

I'm looking for this issue June65
anybody got one
would add nicely to my bathroom decor
PM me

[Conder]

Hey folks, we need to track down George Trosley for some help with a Garage Magazine article. Please contact Brian Bounds (gringo@garagemagazine.com) or me (theconderosa@comcast.net) if you have a way to get hold of him. I'll try his site too... Thanks, Tim

[Mazooma1]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269208

[BAILEIGH INC]

I wrote them a letter when I was 11 or 12 years old and they published it in one of the mags. I thought I was famous.

I still have tons of them sitting in a box of keepsakes.

[SinisterCustom]

Someone needs to build this! Gotta be my favorite Trosley pic!:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/sinistercustom/kbheader.jpg

[aceuh]

Bump for an awesome thread! I've been collecting these for a while now. And yes, 20 year old transfers still work great!

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/001-14.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/003-10.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/004-11.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/006-10.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/007-12.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/008-10.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/024-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/025-4.jpg

[aceuh]

I've probably transfered a 1/2 dozen or so. I've thought about taking the scans and cleaning em up and lettting a buddy of mine print em directly to some shirts for me. I love wearin em!:D

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/020-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/021-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/019-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/018-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/013-7.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/015-5.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/016-4.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/003-9.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/004-10.jpg

[BAILEIGH INC]

I had my letter published in that Car Toons magazine when I was like 12 or 13 years old. Late 80's. Don't remember what issue it was. When I saw it in there I freaked out. I though I was famous.

Can anyone check for me and let me know what issue my letter is in? The letter starts out " hey duds, ooops I mean dudes"

Stupid? I know. I was young.

My name is Shane Henderson

[Bruce Lancaster]

"...Pete Millar and the first 4 issues ..."
YES! I think the "Saga of Rumpsville" should be the Constitution and Secret Planning Document of the HAMB!

[BigO]

When I was about 10 or 11 (1970-71) I was with my Mom at an old junk store an found a box full of CarToons magazines, years later I realized that the box had issues #1 thru #24. I still have them too and look through them every once and a while. Great thread.

[Racewriter]

I used to love CARToons. Every now and then I'll pick up a copy or two at a swap meet. I still enjoy reading Krass and Bernie in Car Craft (they were my favorite part of the mag, anyway).

[kiwijeff]

ive had this street freak pic since i was 15. love it! got drag cartoons a few years back. its the december 65 issue.

[orange52]

Gotta love Cartoons! I've got a few in a box and a folder with the iron-ons.

[Del Swanson]

Cartoons was my first art teacher! We've recently been in contact with Steve Austin and John Larter again and they're watching the H.A.M.B. Check out last Friday's art show in the archives!

[SinisterCustom]

I had my letter published in that Car Toons magazine when I was like 12 or 13 years old. Late 80's. Don't remember what issue it was. When I saw it in there I freaked out. I though I was famous.

Can anyone check for me and let me know what issue my letter is in?



Hey Shane....I'll look....I have quite a few from mid 80's up until the last issue.
If I find it, I'll post it up fer ya!:D

[phukinartie]

Great mag!!!

[Von Rigg Fink]

had a bunch of old issues ..lost them all in a house fire 11 years back

[Mazooma1]

Anyone going to the March Meet in Bakersfield in a few weeks should stop by and say "hi" to Pete's widow Orah Mae and their daughter, Robin. They will have their booth there with lots of CARtoons goodies..
Super nice folks..here's Orah Mae with drag parachute legend, the late Jim Deist

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq199/carsplanestrains/Pete%20Millar%20Art%20Show/810227050210_0_ALB.jpg?t=1235526039 (javascript:void(0);)

[1927Tudor]

great mag... I remember one story from the early 70's about some guy that got welded in to a digger frame while he was sleeping, and spent a season racing and the owner wouldn't cut him out till he won the championshio.. bizarre shit to read as a teenager...

[bondojunkie]

growing up in the late 70's and early 80's my dream was to move to california and draw for CARtoons.trosley is a genius! enough of these movies based on lame ass comic books like spider man and xmen, when are we getting a live action krass and bernie?

[Zookeeper]

I dug the real early ones with Unk and them Varmits. Also the ones with Robert Williams. All time favorite, any strip that Errol McCarthy did (the "what happened next" series). The best artist they ever had, hands down! -stick
Amen to that brother! Errol McCarthy was far above the rest, artiscally speaking. I've always wondered what happened to him since the CARtoons days, but try as I might, I can't find any info on him. Anyone else know?

[Zookeeper]

Anyone going to the March Meet in Bakersfield in a few weeks should stop by and say "hi" to Pete's widow Orah Mae and their daughter, Robin. They will have their booth there with lots of CARtoons goodies..
Super nice folks..here's Orah Mae with drag parachute legend, the late Jim Deist

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq199/carsplanestrains/Pete%20Millar%20Art%20Show/810227050210_0_ALB.jpg?t=1235526039 (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);)
A while back, I was surfing the net and stumbled on Pete Millar's story. I read his family was offereing all of Pete's work on CD, and I really need to order up before I miss another opportunity on his work. Anyone remember "GearWolf"? It was one of Millar's characters who accidently drank a Coke bottle filled with brake fluid one night in the garage and thus became " The GearWolf, kind of a werewolf monster. I don't remember much, but I do remember it being hilarious, as were all of Pete's stuff.

[bbc 1957 gasser]

i have 5 0r 6 issues ..there cool

[jawdrpn36]

I loved Cartoons and was lucky enough to have my car on the cover!http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/kharris73/IMG_1149.jpg

[<FANG>]

I'm still looking for this one
any condition inexpensive please

[aceuh]

That rocks bro! I haven't talked myself into having George do a cover for me....I'd like to...it's just the initial impact on the budget I'm trying to get over!:D

[Rusty Karz]

After reading this thread for a while I was glad to find out that the Arin Cee cartoons were available on Disc. I sent off for disc #1 and got it and a nice hand written note from Mrs. Millar.

[Boyd Who]

Cartoons was my first art teacher! We've recently been in contact with Steve Austin and John Larter again and they're watching the H.A.M.B. Check out last Friday's art show in the archives!

Cool! John still does political cartoons for the newspapers. I've met him a number of times (we both had BBC T-Buckets in Calgary in the 90's), he's a really neat guy. I should have had him do a drawing for me back then.

[last g-man]

.......man, major flash back material. Thanks for the site link!

[GatorJZ]

Krass & Bernie are alive and well and appear every month in Car Craft magazine.

[carcrazyjohn]

Count me in.Loved the mag.Learned how to draw from it.

[Diavolo]

Talk about timing! I was just talking to the lady about that old cartoon in Car Craft where Bernie scallops a car because he met a girl at a rod run who was talking about her daddy's "Blue Fish". Sucker painted the entire car during the night by hand, using matches to either see what he was painting or drying the paint, I can't remember which...

He got the girl at the end.

[BAILEIGH INC]

Re-post:


I had my letter published in that Car Toons magazine when I was like 12 or 13 years old. Late 80's. Don't remember what issue it was. When I saw it in there I freaked out. I thought I was famous.

Can anyone check for me and let me know what issue my letter is in? The letter starts out " hey duds, ooops I mean dudes"

Stupid? I know. I was young.

My name is Shane Henderson

[hustlinhillbilly]

At one time I had every issure of CARtoons, Dragtoons, Surftoons and Big Daddy's mag from around 1964-70. Then I went overseas on one of Uncle Sam's deals. My Mom let my brothers kids have them, and by the time I got back I was only able to save a couple of Roths and 2-3 of the CARtoons.

We won't even talk about the first issues I had of Fantastic 4, Spiderman, Hulk, and many more of the Marvel comics. Older brother used to laugh about it,until I showed him what issue #1 of the Fantastic 4 was going for now.

[executioner]

krass and bernie rule!
i always wanted to be those guys when i was a little kid.
(yes i know they are imaginary)
spent days on end learning from the how to draw cars articles

[Rooney00]

Yeah, I loved that magazine as a kid. I don't have any issues, but have one of the iron-ons still. It's of a Cobra IIRC.

[aceuh]

I spotted this while skimming through an old issue today...It was a tiny pic down in the bottom corner of a page full of letters. After a closer look I realized it was Trosley's unique way of making a birth anouncement!

Only took me 20 yrs to catch it!!

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/011-9.jpg

[VonMoldy]

Can't find a pic but Homer Simpson is a fan.

[landseaandair]

growing up in the late 70's and early 80's my dream was to move to california and draw for CARtoons.trosley is a genius! enough of these movies based on lame ass comic books like spider man and xmen, when are we getting a live action krass and bernie?
Attn. Jon Favreau.

[comicus]

You don't remember some CARtoon art from about 1972 called; 'Panic Stop' do you? I'm trying to find out who was the artist and where I could get a copy.
It was a drawing of a Chevelle that must have been doing about 300 just prior, because the car (and the driver) were exploding forward. The car was drawn separating from each part, including the license plate and the lettering on the license plate! All because there was a cop car (with the cops asleep no less) sitting off to the side. Hilarious!!
Any info would be appreciated!
Kenny

[BAILEIGH INC]

HELP!!!

I had my letter published in that Car Toons magazine when I was like 12 or 13 years old. Late 80's or early 90's. Don't remember what issue it was. When I saw it in there I freaked out. I thought I was famous.

Can anyone check for me and let me know what issue my letter is in? The letter starts out " hey duds, ooops I mean dudes"

Stupid? I know. I was young.

My name is Shane Henderson <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

[carcrazyjohn]

Great mag That's how I learned to draw.Krass and bernie are cool I don't have any issues anymore .Threw my fortune away when I was about 15 along with rare comic book collection .The neighbor across the street gave me many 1st issues of batman and superman comic books and me the stupid ass kid I was threw them in the trash.I miss most Cartoons

[aceuh]

HELP!!!

I had my letter published in that Car Toons magazine when I was like 12 or 13 years old. Late 80's or early 90's. Don't remember what issue it was. When I saw it in there I freaked out. I thought I was famous.

Can anyone check for me and let me know what issue my letter is in? The letter starts out " hey duds, ooops I mean dudes"

Stupid? I know. I was young.

My name is Shane Henderson <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Shane,

Get your story straight! The letter ended with the "duds" remark not started with it.

You'll be looking for a copy from December of 88 that will look like this...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/009-9.jpg


And just to refresh your memory...


http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/001-21.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/002-19.jpg


I hope this brought back some memories for ya! If I had an extra copy I'd hook ya up but sadly this is my only copy of this issue. If I run up on another I'll be sure to give ya a shout!

[BAILEIGH INC]

HOLY COW !! Thank you!

That brings back some memories, wow. I have not seen that for 15 or 20 years. I was 13 when I wrote that (kind of embarrassing) what a dork I was....:o :o :o

[aceuh]

CARtoons was my bible in the '70s and very early '80s! I use to get my drawings in the "My Wheels" section, and they even printed a full page comic of mine called "Quick E. Shift". Man, heady stuff for a kid.




Here's another one for ya buddy...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/017-9.jpg

[Conder]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU MAN. I can still remember sitting at my aunt Martha's kitchen table drawing that. Sure miss that magazine.

[Mazooma1]

Pete's widow and daughter will be at the CHRR...visit them at their CARtoons booth behind the stands at the grove...

[<FANG>]

I'm still lookin for this issue
anyone got one and willing to part with it cheap

[retromotors]

..... I was raised on CarToons and The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers .......

Hmmmm ...."Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers".

Tsk ....!

Didn't one of them have some kinda dorky cat?;)

[chevy57dude]

Yeah K&b always got the chicks. The scalloped car dried with matches ended up with a wierd "scaled" effect wich was of course a big hit. Ah the memories... Most of my friends didn't understand the iron ons I wore.

[aceuh]

Another iron on...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/021-9.jpg

[Captain Zoom-Zoom]

I loved that mag! I grew up reading my mags in my dad's shop, and he got a kick out of them too!

[neonloverrob]

HUH WHA!! Krass and Bernie were GAY http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif CARtoons was a cool little mag though.
DUDE!!! EASY NOW. :confused:That was/is the coolest mag ever. I wish I still had mine. I was digging around in my storage (moms basement) last year and discovered ALL my old car mags AND Hotwheels were gone!:eek: Sad sad day, ruined Thanksgiving too!

[36-3window]

HEY! i remember long before those Krass and Bernie guys

nothing GAY about Car toons

i grew up reading about Unk and the varmits

[neonloverrob]

Thanks for the website info Claymart. I ordered one of the books. O'lady gonna think I flipped...

[aceuh]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU MAN. I can still remember sitting at my aunt Martha's kitchen table drawing that. Sure miss that magazine.
I found this one for ya while I was going through my extra issues tonight. I thought the style looked similar to your other drawing.

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[Conder]

Holy.....It's like I'm 12 again!!!!!!!!!!! It took 'em forever to print that and at least as long to pay me! YEAH!!!!! They paid me!!!!!!!!! SO cool.

CARTOONS MAGAZINE BABY! Thanks to them and you ACEUH. Just awesome.

[c-10 simplex]

1) i don't think K+B were/are gay. Although you do have to wonder about 2 grown men living together and sleeping in the same room etc. But even if they are gay who cares?

2) In the case of G. Trosley also doing work for that "other" magazine i never had a problem with it or thought it was awkward or shocking because he still does it with class. Nothing really tacky about it.

[PegLegStrick]

Grew up reading CarToons & CycleToons when I was a kid.

[Diana The Doc]

There's no denying that CARtoons holds a firm place of its own in drag racing history... The CARtoons myspace site is kinda groovy, I haven't visited there in quite some time, but I definitely think it's neat that there's a myspace site dedicated to honoring the memory of the CARtoons 'zine... Although I must admit, I find it to be somewhat disturbing and even disheartening to realize that in these "modern" times, its would be practically impossible for a publication similar to CARtoons to even survive on the magazine rack, that's a bit depressing... I guess the days of when youth would run to the corner magazine store to spend their GRIT paper route money on an issue of CARtoons are long gone, kind of a shame, isn't it?... Thanks to all who've contributed to this thread... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...

[Joe Grippo]

I don't think Krass and Bernie are gay....Wilbur maybe, but not K&B.

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[hustlinhillbilly]

You don't remember some CARtoon art from about 1972 called; 'Panic Stop' do you? I'm trying to find out who was the artist and where I could get a copy.
It was a drawing of a Chevelle that must have been doing about 300 just prior, because the car (and the driver) were exploding forward. The car was drawn separating from each part, including the license plate and the lettering on the license plate! All because there was a cop car (with the cops asleep no less) sitting off to the side. Hilarious!!
Any info would be appreciated!
Kenny


Nelson Dewey was the cartoonist. I just found his website and he's trying to get things squared around to sell some of his drawings. The panic stop is shown on the site, along with several others.

http://carzy.ca/blog/?p=253

[sinks88]

I've got a stack of them at home from th early 80's.
I'm pretty sure they still have the iron on tranfers.


Same here!!! I sure hope that suit case held up, after I jammed all my CARtoons and Mad mags. in there!

[sinks88]

I totally have to go to the parents now, and DIG THESE OUT!

[ClayMart]

Thanks for the website info Claymart. I ordered one of the books. O'lady gonna think I flipped...

I'd kind of forgotten about about that site myself, but the Holidays will be here before you know it. Maybe I can scrape up a little "discretionary" income and get myself a copy for Christmas.

And thanx, hustlinhillbilly, for the Nelson Dewey link. It's good to know that some of these guys are still out there knockin' 'em out. Here's a link to NED's site with a Top Ten List of his 13 most favorite cartoonists. Don't worry about his math, just check out some great art work.

http://carzy.ca/?p=360

[Doktor Hug]

man, I miss that. Mine are still buried somewhere at my mom's house.

[coolstuff]

Millar was great

I may have missed this one but here is a link that many should appreciate:

http://www.laffyerasphalt.com/


you may see Millars daughter at a show - she is really nice

[wingnutz]

I haven't seen my collection since 1975 and which got lost when I got back from the Military...

So a couple years ago when I started this thread just to see if someone had an "Iron On" that lasted more than 2 washings!!!!

Man... you guys keep everything!

[85-percent]

post #161 - artist is monte wolverton, drawing is very much in the style of basil wolverton, who did some work for Mad magazine when it first came out in the early fifties.

kewl.

-90% jimmy

[bjinx]

Was going through some boxes of car mags I have and came across this. I believe I picked it up at a garage sale 20yrs ago. The copyright date is 1960. Enjoy

[BAILEIGH INC]

Was going through some boxes of car mags I have and came across this. I believe I picked it up at a garage sale 20yrs ago. The copyright date is 1960. Enjoy


Nice!

[novadude]

When I was a kid in the 1980s, I think I had almost every issue from ~1980-1986. I think they got tossed a long time ago, but many of the covers posted here bring back memories.

Seems like the world might be ready for a mag like this again, given the recent popularity of rodding nostalgia (Both HAMB style, and Muscle car style - look at the cover of the latest Hot rod w/ the "1970s style" Camaro). Now all we need is someone with the cajones and the funding to revive it. Maybe just wishful thinking?

[sinks88]

I found about 10 of my old issues from like 1980 to 1988, along with a bunch of MAD mags! Man I was hoping to find more!

[c-10 simplex]

To add to the "controversy" wether K+B are gay:

i think i read that Bernie is based on G. Troslely(note resemblance) and Krass is based on his (Trosley's) brother so maybe K+B are brothers or cousins who live together.

But again, if they were gay, who cares?

[NelDew]

I'm new to H.A.M.B. -- wish I'd known about it a long time ago!

A few posts back, someone asked about one of my old cartoons, Panic Stop.
Someone else put up a link to my old blog, which I appreciate.
I since stopped updating that blog, and am concentrating on CARzy, which I started about two months ago.
Here's a look at Panic Stop:
http://carzy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/OriginalPanicStopThumbnail.jpg
It was because of a slow but steady stream of inquiries about Panic Stop that I started CARzy, to blog about the old comics. I've been pleased with the interest, and invite everyone here to stop by for a visit (http://carzy.ca)!

I've been posting some of my old cartoons every day -- 68 posts so far -- and I hope you'll enjoy browsing through them.

I'm arranging with the folks at Motorburg to print and ship my prints, but that's still a few weeks away. In the meantime, I'm offering prints through CARzy (http://carzy.ca/?page_id=625). Panic Stop is available there, along with several others.

I've been staying with my own work so far, but I'm also working on a history of the old "Street Level" genre of comics -- either for a book or an on-line wiki-thing. I've been getting in touch with some of the cartoonists (Trosley, Boatman, McCarthy, Grube, Hardin, and others) to start on the project. Still a lot more to track down.

H.A.M.B. looks like a cool place to hang out; I'm looking forward to it.
Seeya around...

[BISHOP]

The whole Cartoons thing makes me a little angry sometimes........


A couple years ago, I had a large crate of Cartoons mags stolen.

Its all the issues I had collected from Jr high, and Hi School. All during the 80s.

I even had a cartoon published in one....... That was pretty awesome when your just a kid. Looking back, I wish I still had that $25.00 check in a frame with the mag. Instead of cashing it.

One day I will get over it, I hope.

The bad thing is, Im sure I know who did it. Just not sure enough to do what I want to do.

[Johnny1290]

Man I'd re-read this magazine 100 times when I was a kid. Krass and Bernie? I *never* got tired of reading those stories!

Plus I believe they had a custom van at the time :D

[aceuh]

Merry Xmas

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[chudm71]

Got a box of CarToons But always a big fan of K&B. Check out Trosley's website you send him a pic and he will CarToon your car.. How cool is that....

[Rpmrex]

I have every issue of CARtoons complete with whatever iron on or pull out or whatever came origionally with them. I have several extras including the first issue. I have several cycletoons hotrodtunes and even the only issue of gokarttoons.
I have been thinking of selling them all also.

[fuel10922]

Man, I love CARtoons. I have the first three issues and most of the late 80's till the end.

[Sir Woosh]

And the beat goes on! This thread goes all the way back to 2003? Wow! Joined way after that and the search doesn't always show what you are checking on due to spelling or wording. So I'm glad this thread showed up in the one most recently started on CarToons magazines. Thanks for the cool contributions and information on both threads!

[wingnutz]

I have every issue of CARtoons complete with whatever iron on or pull out or whatever came origionally with them. I have several extras including the first issue. I have several cycletoons hotrodtunes and even the only issue of gokarttoons.
I have been thinking of selling them all also.

Its hard to believe that the Iron-Ons are still in tact... have any photo's of the Iron-Ons???

[aceuh]

Its hard to believe that the Iron-Ons are still in tact... have any photo's of the Iron-Ons???


I know you weren't talking to me but...here's some I've scanned and flipped for easier viewing.


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[aceuh]

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Temporarily discontinued...

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Cool front and back...

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[aceuh]

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[Jeff Norwell]

Welcome Nelson!

[aceuh]

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Yes....I'm an idiot and I transfer and wear em I dig em so much! They actually transfer clean no matter how dingy the paper looks.

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[aceuh]

The issue that marked the return of the iron-ons.

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Eventually turned to posters and calendars toward the end.

[hot rod city garage]

one word. ebay ebay ebay !!! have over 100 . all from ebay. enjoy my friends enjoy.

[J. Fitzhugh]

Early in the 1960s, they also had a NAAFH Flatheads Forever water transfer decal. (National Association for the Advancement of the Flathead Ford). I think that you had to send away for it.

[aceuh]

Got this one in yesterday...

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[aceuh]

Got these in this past week...

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Not an iron on...but I thought it was cool.

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[37FABRICATION]

I lived to see TROSLEY's work when I was a kid...

[65 impala]

now thats the good stuff

[Johnny Gee]

Count me in. Good times.

[BAILEIGH INC]

:D I was in Cartoons magazine, can anyone else here say that? :cool:

[BISHOP]

:D I was in Cartoons magazine, can anyone else here say that? :cool: Yep, I had a cartoon in one also. 1985 or 1986 cant remember, I still cant believe it.

[dustdevil]

I have a few issues in safe keeping that I look at once in a while. I loved these, my uncle would always give me his old issues. I was hooked from the first one he gave me. I just wish I wasn't such a stupid kid and would have kept more of them. Oh well, like the saying "If I knew now what I should've known then." Glad to see it was so well liked!!!:) Way to go Trosley!!

[SinisterCustom]

How badass is that!!! And I think I have the issue with the '55 too.
Trosley was such a big influence on so many artists....and my own doodles reflected that as well.
I usually sent a few pics in every other month....but never got published. Pretty cool to see guys here have stuff in CARtoons...
I really need to dig mine out and post 'em.:D

Here's another one for ya buddy...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/017-9.jpg

You don't remember some CARtoon art from about 1972 called; 'Panic Stop' do you? I'm trying to find out who was the artist and where I could get a copy.
It was a drawing of a Chevelle that must have been doing about 300 just prior, because the car (and the driver) were exploding forward. The car was drawn separating from each part, including the license plate and the lettering on the license plate! All because there was a cop car (with the cops asleep no less) sitting off to the side. Hilarious!!
Any info would be appreciated!
Kenny

Old post...but if ya happen to see this...I have a newer issue that Nelson Dewey did another "Panic Stop" with a Mustang stopping for a family of Rabbits crossing the road...haha!

[64Cyclone]

I couldn't wait to get the new issues....I used to sit around for hours and draw cartoons of cars. I ran across an old one I did the other day.

[wingnutz]

I just found some of my Grade school artwork severely influenced by CARtoon Magazine... i'll be scanning them later and posting them!

[gotta56forme]

Every month, I would use some of my paper route money; lawn mowing money; or bowling tournament scoring money (before automated scoring) to buy the latest MAD and CARtoons magazines. This was in the mid to late 70's. I read them both so many times, it's surprising the ink didn't fade... Just before going to college I sold them all in a garage sale my folks had for like 10 cents an issue. I can't feel bad about it cuz I wanted the money and it was my decision. All these years later I would love to have a stack of them again. Trosley was my favorite but I remember liking near everything in each issue.

To those of you who got your drawings in the mag, know that a kid in Mandan, NDakota admired you. I remember trying to draw that well, and never produced anything worthy of sending in.

It sounds like there is enough nostalgia for CARtoons, that perhaps they should be re-released as compilations... just a thought!

Scott/Gotta56forme

[narlee]

I've still got some from the 60's floating around here someplace.

[Jake H.]

I remember reading Conder's "Kwik E. Shift" story when I was a kid.

It stuck with me because it was the "I hate fiberglass front ends!" remark that made me ask my gearhead uncle what that meant!

So cool that you got your strip published when you were still that young. What an ego trip, ha!

[aceuh]

According to the editorial that this one was in...it was the first iron-on.

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[freakindawgen]

I have every issue of CARtoons complete with whatever iron on or pull out or whatever came origionally with them. I have several extras including the first issue. I have several cycletoons hotrodtunes and even the only issue of gokarttoons.
I have been thinking of selling them all also.

They used to have a section where readers submitted pics,my tattoo came from one in I'm guessing '75-'77 you think you could dig through your collection and find the original and scan it to me?I lost my original drawing I did of it and need to redo my tat.
Thanks,
freakindawgen
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It's a common thing hearing that people went in the military and parents threw them all out,lost all my models too,some probably worth as much as the CARtoons issues.Never could figure out why they did that,mad I went in the military?

[60 ford]

I started collecting Cartoon a couple years ago all mine came up missing after I got married and moved out. Proud to say Ive aquired about 50 issues, including all of the first 12.

[BAILEIGH INC]

Check this out!


http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5138315#post5138315










:cool: :D

[64 Wildcat]

I read all those as a kid. dad had the 'grown-up' hot-rod rags, and I got 'CARtoons'. God I miss them. I'd usually read them at car shows, because my folks knew it'd keep from being REAL bored.

I read both as, unfortunately, my dad wasn't a gearhead (my older brother was and still is, however). There were always plenty of car magazines in the house and CARtoons was one of 'em.

[Rpmrex]

freakindawgen,
I found the picture of your tatoo! It's in the Fall 1978 issue on page 78. Send me your email and i'll send you a pic or scan of it. It's about 4" by 4" in the magazine.
rpmrex@verizon.net

[freakindawgen]

Sent you an email last nite titled CARtoons/HAMB.Internet was goofed up last nite not sure if anything went out.Looking fwd to seeing that after 30 years!

[aceuh]

I thought this thread needed a bump.

Scanned some of the Krass & Bernie "header" variations...anyone seen any others?

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[motorhead711]

I still have several of those hanging around. I love carTOOns magazine. Crass and Bernie are my bro and I's favorite!!!

[wingnutz]

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Krass and Bernie weren't gay you homophobic idiots...they were single bachelors building cool cars. If that was the stereotypical homosexual profile, this place would be full o' fags....or at least more so than it already is, anyways... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


They always did it right:
They built the car, and then they both ended up with a couple of chics with big boobs, and no noses.(nobody likes nosey girls anyways!)
What an inspiration and a decent set of role models for gear headed kids! Hooray for K&B and their fake blowered V-Dub powered rail.

I do remember seeing a Trosely Cartoon in Hustler when I was really young...I was in shock, like learning that your grandmother actually poops or something....there it was, the familiar Trosley signature, the wobbly lines, the facial expressions, only there weren't ANY cars....just a rice paddy worker pooping, and two tied up dogs talking to each other, saying. "Well damn, There's old Rex."
My brain is permanently warped....


I think that Shawn Kerri was one of the greatest artists to ever live...her work was so distinctive, so dynamic, and so full of energy that I believed the people she drew were real.
It is such a shame that she is gone http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
RIP

If it wasn't for CARtoons, and Trosely, and the rest of the guys who held those dream jobs, I seriously question if I would have stuck with drawing....

This is "Funny Stuff"!!

[narlee]

Funny this popped back up. I was out in my garage the other day and ran across some so I brought them them in to read them again.

[aceuh]

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[aceuh]

Couple more iron-ons...

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/005-27.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/002-33.jpg

[Racewriter]

Still have some of my old 'Toons. At least Krass and Bernie are still alive and well in the pages of Car Craft....

[fred boatman cartoons]

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/007-22.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/008-19.jpg
Thanks for reliving that ol' Bibby gig. I laughed as much seeing it again as I did back when it was new. Actually, most of the humor in those old pages of CARtoons and HOT ROD CARtoons has legs today and would find a new audience if released again. Ummmmm. Now there's a thought.

[Atwater Mike]

Oh yeah Shawn Kerri rocked too. Her style was insane. I loved the movement style she added to her vehicles.
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The "movement style" was defined by 'agitrons'...(those little lines depicting vibrations, or 'quaking')

[aceuh]

Yep...Shawn Kerri is one of my favorites as well.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/015-11.jpg

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http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/009-4.jpg

[chainsaw]

Still trying to find the poem ''Garlits at the strip''. It was a ripoff of ''Casey at the bat''. Pretty sure it was in Cartoons,any one remember it?

[ClayMart]

Thanks for reliving that ol' Bibby gig. I laughed as much seeing it again as I did back when it was new. Actually, most of the humor in those old pages of CARtoons and HOT ROD CARtoons has legs today and would find a new audience if released again. Ummmmm. Now there's a thought.

Mr Boatman-

Good to see that you're still lurking around here. Nelson Dewey has popped up in here a couple times but mostly he's been keeping a low profile. Don't be a stranger, surely you've got a couple "car doodles" you can post here so we can see what you've been up to. :D

And thanks again for al the great 'toons!

[corvettejeff]

Love this thread. Looking for back issues mainly between 75 and 83. I have a stack of these ol' mags still and I love'em. I remember the first time I read one, it was my brothers and I read it so much I destroyed it. After that I started buying them from my neighbor and the corner store with my paper route money. George Trosley, Shawn Kerri, Steve Austin and Bob Hardin were my fav's. They taught me how to doodle and gave me dreams of owning a rad Hot Rod. I have a wicked ol' 68 Dodge Coronet 500, but I still remember that first issue. These were the iron-ons that were in it. Can anyone tell me what issue it was or post a pic of the cover so I can start hunting for it? Thanx.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs656.snc4/61609_471184526030_572016030_6976933_4422805_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=all&subj=13577716908&pid=202194&id=100000591649019&oid=13577716908)

[aceuh]

Love this thread. Looking for back issues mainly between 75 and 83. I have a stack of these ol' mags still and I love'em. I remember the first time I read one, it was my brothers and I read it so much I destroyed it. After that I started buying them from my neighbor and the corner store with my paper route money. George Trosley, Shawn Kerri, Steve Austin and Bob Hardin were my fav's. They taught me how to doodle and gave me dreams of owning a rad Hot Rod. I have a wicked ol' 68 Dodge Coronet 500, but I still remember that first issue. These were the iron-ons that were in it. Can anyone tell me what issue it was or post a pic of the cover so I can start hunting for it? Thanx.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs656.snc4/61609_471184526030_572016030_6976933_4422805_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=all&subj=13577716908&pid=202194&id=100000591649019&oid=13577716908)


The issue you're looking for is July/August 1981. This is what you're looking for...


http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/001-13.jpg

[corvettejeff]

The issue you're looking for is July/August 1981. This is what you're looking for...


http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/001-13.jpg


Thanx, that's a big help. And I remember that cover too now. First time in almost 30 years. Thanx again.:D

[AHotRod]

Cartoons RULE !

[aceuh]

Thread needs a bump...

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I've slowly been loading all the toons I've scanned to a facebook page...unfortunately I'm not smart enough to figure out how to link em here... So if you do the Facebook thing, just search "CARtoons magazine". There's like three pages that'll show up. One with nothin but a wiki link about the history of CARtoons, another with a handful of pictures and a BUNCH of friends/members (however that works) and the one I'm workin on...it's got a bunch of pics and I'm adding to it daily.

[aceuh]

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/015-13.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/seeten/cartoons/009-17.jpg

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[hotrodwelder]

That mag was cool!! I still have some with the iron ons in them! My and my buddies used to draw cars to copy Trosley. Back in the good old days, no cell phones, call waiting and nobody was into multi-tasking!

[AllenK]

I have a huge collection of CARtoons somewhere @ my parents house. They probably haven't seen daylight in over 20 years. They're probably in a random box too. I loved Krass & Bernie!

[OahuEli]

Boy this thread brought back some memories. I read CARtoons from cover to cover, used to get them for 12 cents with my paper route money. Learned to draw slingshot dragsters, coupes etc from that magazine. Drew 'em on whatever I could find, even homework. The teachers were definitely NOT hotrodders! :D Between CArtoons and Mad magazine I believe I was corrupted from an early age. Good memories!

[burnnflamz]

who doesnt remember them and the K&B pad... I think growing up all of my buds agrred we would find an old fire station and have the same living arrangements ...

[landseaandair]

Wow! All these years and I never knew Shawn Kerri was a chick.

Another thing, I think Trosley had a crystal ball.:D

1986
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[Tman]

Watch for the Auction in the next few days, dug out a few of mine!

[isettajohn]

Still have mine from 60-61. Never bought them after they went to the big format.

[aceuh]

I always love to see this thread get bumped...

I've noticed George Trosley has been auctioning some original pieces on Ebay recently...none of them are from CARtoons though....;)

[enloe]

i have some for sale in the classifieds
here is the link

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=552609

[AllenK]

Trosley was the man...