Hot Rods and Flames

This steel '26 begged for something a little out of the ordinary, so I added some apple geen flames with 3-D shading.

Rods seem to want a focal point at the rear, also!

These T-bucket owners said "Anything but flames!"

These were some of those rare people who wanted something really different, so we avoided all of the trends! I included some palm leaves in the graphics, for a little more exotic effect.

This car was one of those McMullen Roadster inspired jobs. We tried to add some more color, and improve on the original.

I narrowed, streched, enclosed and hinged the body, until it was hard to recognize. The paint is classic '70s.

I love to experiment! We tried for a "carved" look, with the color-shifting paint adding some mystery to it.

This is a rare Chevy "Mercury" coupe, which existed before the Ford models, and are smaller than the standard body.

At the owner's request, I came up with a special color mix for this one, then lightened the body behind the flames for a more single color (monochromatic) look.

This 'glass bodied car ran in the 8's!

The car featured lots of Southwestern effects, such as turquoise, snakeskin, sandstone, tooled silver, guns, and a cowboy in a sunset!

I try to make the paint interesting from all angles.

"Sclames" are the combination of "scallops" (parallel lines) with "flames". Hence the names "sclames".

Of the flames I've done, this is my personal favorite.

The owner wanted a mural on the back, so I also put one on the radiator shell.

Space aliens need a "date" too.

I loved doing the surfboard show sign, to match this '40 Mercury.

We called this one "Goin' Deep", and modified the stamped sheetmetal Jeep lettering to the new name.

The owner did not like the color of the car, so we planned the flames to dominate the car.

A little too traditional to stand out, we used a dark blue striping, and some roof flames, for a different look.

This mural added to the graveyard theme on a purple T-bucket.

But some people don't want flames.

I've been doing a lot of newer vehicles in recent years, based on the traditional hot rod themes.

This is on the hood of a PT Cruiser "woodie".

Currently gaining popularity is the photorealistic flame style. It's been around since the mid 80's, but now they're speading like....well...

The color-shifting paints make a nice accent , with some texture and a double pattern.

Sometimes I get an adventurous customer, with a new approach.

These were an experiment in the early 90s, before the Tribal Flames became popular.

These are inspired by ribbon blowing in the wind. I've done a few variations on this theme.

Flames make up about half of my business. I guess it's a good thing, and my customers still allow me some variation on the classic design. This one had some Kameleon tips on the flames, and bullet shaped centers.

Tired of flames?

Captain CHAOS!!!

"Nannie the witch" on PT Cruiser hood

2007 'Vette hood

2007 'Vette rear

2007 'Vette side

PT Cruiser

Mazda

Spread Eagle

Kameleon effect

3D flames

Nasty hot rods need nasty flames!