Art & Inspiration Slide into Hot Rod History with Original Stroker McGurk Water-Transfer Decals

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — These days, authentic hot rods are all the rage, machines that harken back to the sport's glory days of the 1950s and 1960s. When assembling that period-correct rod, "gennie" parts are the key. It's those unique little touches that set off a rod or custom, that adds that extra bit of flair to your ride.

While serving as "humor" editor at Hot Rod Magazine, Stroker McGurk artist Tom Medley created Stroker decals to promote HRM and Mr. McGurk. An inveterate hoarder of all things cool, Medley saved nearly everything he touched, and upon his passing in 2014 a trove of original water-transfer decals was discovered. As TMed would have said, "bitchin'!"

Strokerbymedley.com is now offering these rare, collectible original water-slide decals so your rod can stand out from the crowd.

Two Stroker McGurk decals are now available, one with Stroker driving a t-bucket atop the Hot Rod magazine logo; the other with Stroker straddling a blown hemi, a design that promoted the first Hot Rod Magazine drags in 1964 at Riverside International Raceway. Price: $35 each, a price that reflects their authenticity and rarity.





Strokerbymedley also offers a modern sticker, a white vinyl "cut-out" of Stroker's iconic profile -- again, a unique in-the-know accent to any specialty vehicle. Price $10.




















Medley was one of Hot Rod magazine's original staff members in 1948. His cartoons and photography chronicled America's post WWII car culture. In the 1960s, as publisher of Rod & Custom magazine, Medley also created the first Street Rod Nationals as a means to promote driving hot rods on the street.

Medley's artistry and innovation helped define an era. To learn more about him, view the documentary STROKER. To order any Tom Medley memorabilia -- including The Amazing Adventures of Stroker McGurk comic book -- visit strokerbymedley.com. ###

 

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At $35 for a decal, I can think of a more appropriate place for it.

 

Expensive things to reproduce, water slide decals, wonder if they do reverse for inside of glass instead of outside on the glass?

 

These things are over 50 years old. Probably cost a dime to produce.

 

Ridiculous. The lust for the almighty dollar.

 

I've tried to use old water transfer decals, and they just fall apart when you put them in water and try to use them....wouldn't give 'em a try....

 

Funny...

 

sigh...

 

I have sold maybe 20 or so of these over the past couple years. Not one complaint about them falling apart. So, there's that. I've used them as well. You gotta be careful -- as with all water-slide decals -- but they works just fine. And you can put them inside the glass (recommended) or outside.

 

Water slide decals are very expensive to reproduce today, and you have to do huge quantities. A lot of things were a dime in 1964. And these are from the collection of the man who created them, arguably the most famous hot rod cartoonist of all time.