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The art, the myth, the legend father of hot rod pinstriping softbound. This article is part of a series that will explore the evolution of art within the world of hot rods from low brow art to pinstriping. The art, the myth, the legend by pat ganahl, paperback. Some articles focus on the man, kenneth howard, while others study the cars.
Considered the founder of modern pinstriping, he was a prominent character in many of the rodding magazines of the late 50s, and his fame endured long after he apparently tired of it. Old school kit style one a variety of 8 designs which look great on. Godfathers of custom art kenny howard and ed roth rod. In how to pinstripe, acclaimed veteran striper alan johnson teaches you everything you need to know to get started, to further your mastery of the form, or to. The art, the myth, the legend cartech ganahl, pat on.
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His sister virginia howard reyes was there the first time he drew it and she told sondre kvipt of kustomrama that she could confirm that her brother drew it in 1948. Jul 04, 2019 custom pinstripingbook our mission is to protectpreserve and share traditional hot rod custom car history from all over the world. Dean jeffries on the other hand claims that he invented the trademarked flying eyeball in 1951. Then, in the midfifties, customizers brought it back in style in mostly radical form believing they were doing something entirely new. Considered the founder of modern pinstriping, he was a prominent character in many of the rodding magazines of the late 1950s, and his fame endured long after he apparently tired of it.