Art & Inspiration The Friday Art Show

Happy (FAS) first weekend in May!

 

Good morning to all !

 

Gotta Love the cool DIAMOND "T" Trucks.
Thanks for posting @edcodesign

 

That Good Sir, is sweeter than my favorite candybar. ( Skor )

 

Leland Kolb Modified Roadster including Fritz Voight participation… AND the modified, custom added 57 Ford Ranchero push truck

Hello,

In the days of our drag racing participation, one could not go far into any of the copies we always got at one of the local speed shops near our Westside of Long Beach house. Even if we had to drive past our high school to go to Reath Automotive farther East, the Drag News was that important to have and read weekly. It was like racing all over the USA or at least seeing what other hot rod/drag racers were doing to their cars and builds.

One of the more prolific So Cal racers was Leland Kolb. He has been involved in drag racing as far as our history photos and stories can go back in time. Look for his own history of roadsters leading up to the top fuel race cars. Enjoy the styles, the development, the different builds and racing. It is quite a story in itself.

But one unusual roadster in the myriad of race cars from the Voight/Kolb shop looked so unusual that I tried my best to draw a version of it… and the cool Orange 57 Ranchero, with added custom touches. (It must have been the black ranchero at the drags we always saw or the custom ones at the local So Cal car shows… it was a cool style to modify and add custom touches.)

Jnaki

Leland Kolb had plenty of drag race cars in the time we knew of his exploits. During the time he had this 1927 T Modified Roadster, most of what was available for information of his exploits was before our time filming later versions at the drags.

Fritz Voight Automotive
Thanks, @296ardun

Leland Kolb's "Whiz Bang," at the '58 Nationals.. Leland at left.. Glenn Ward color photo.

Leland Kolb’s Modified Roadster including Fritz Voight partnership…

Success comes in all shapes, designs, builds and sizes... YRMV

 

Finished up and headed to Wisconsin today.

 

vintage dirt trackers today...

 

Turned out Excellent!
Dan

 

Some custom caps I have in the works for '30-'31 ford wire wheels.

 

Here's my idea of a wagon that Buick should have built.....

 

Great show everyone. Sam { rusty1 } I really liked your old jalopies. You were my inspiration when I did this one. I loved going to track, and watching them race as a kid. S-3 was my favorite car.

 

It's hard to believe? But it's been over 20 plus years since the Dick Tracy movie was out. Back then I bought a couple toy sedans. Then I made these jalopy race cars using them.

 

Happy FAS all you HAMBers.

Some more stuff from back when my hair-line was at the front of my head.

Flyer art.


T-shirt design.


Cartoon from Street Rodder Magazine.

 

Pencil and marker holders

 

I'm working on a big painting based on a vintage photo but decided to do a couple small sketches first. This one is pen and watercolor;


Then I did another sketch in acrylic that focused on the car and some of the more prominent signs;



I should have the full 36 X 24 painting done by next FAS.

My latest splashy pen and watercolor sketch;

 

Me likey.

 

^^^^^^ HaHaHaHeHe ^^^^^^

Just sitting, It Looks like a speeding ticket.

 

Some Austin Related stuff from the Lonestar Roundup 2024 and related events...

 

Saw this between Coon Valley and Westby Wisconsin
For really short circle tracks just needs one of squirrel’s blown engines
Dan
Dan

 

Chevy truck door for my buddy's Man Cave.

 

Thanks to everyone that posts their artwork, really enjoy Fridays Art Show. Here a few paintings my girlfriend has done recently.

 

In that case send in the clowns. Hehe.

 

Me likey

 

Keep it coming, I love it.