Blowing An Engine And Having A Team To Rebuild

Blown engine and friends line up to help out

This photo could have been taken from another era, but this is the type of vibe that we had at Steel In Motion, this past weekend. Group of friends gathered around an engine to help out when needed is true solidarity. This is how we operate as a music label and custom manufacturer, along with our friends for any mishap that life throws our way. Mopar Rob was quite bummed to blow his tricked out motor, but in the bigger picture, we are all here to help him rebuild.

Brand New Carolina Still Tshirt - Runnin' Moonshine

Somedays there is nothing better than letting a pencil and sharpie work their way out of my system. For the longest time I worked on "art" that was perfect. When I say perfect, what I really means was that I was all about trying to achieve the perfect human form and line work within my illustrations. The biggest thing it did was to kill any fun I was having while drawing.

Spend a long time drawing hands, faces or body gestures and you either get really good at it and can do it in your sleep or you just get burnt out on it. As of late, these looser illustrations have been a lot more fun and I can knock them out in a few hours. Really enjoyed this one as the car is one that my buddy Mopar Rob just got back on the road and it's also for the fellas in Carolina Still.

Process drawing as a photo on instagram.com/rustyknuckles

Final illustration and rendering for Carolina Still's new hot rod tshirt - Runnin' Moonshine

Original General Lee - 1969 Dodge Charger for Sale

Hard to imagine finding someone who hasn't seen or heard of the General Lee. You know them, the famous Duke family comprised of patriarch Uncle Jesse, smokin' hot Daisy along with rowdy cousins Bo and Luke. The Dukes of Hazzards influenced generations and made this particular Dodge Charger legendary. To have the money to roll around in this gem would be a dream come true.

Link to Barrett Jackson site for more auction details

"Lee 1 was purchased by a California movie studio in 1978, soon to become "The most famous television car in the world." Lee 1 was featured several times in the first episode of CBS' hit television series "The Dukes of Hazzard." This episode titled "One-Armed Bandits," aired on January 26, 1979 and was filmed in the Covington, Conyers and Oxford area of Georgia. The show's opening sequence, featuring Bo and Luke Duke, included the clip of Lee1 jumping over a Hazzard County police cruiser. That jump, for which Lee 1 is most famous, was made by a stunt man on the campus of Oxford College on Saturday 11, 1978. Lee 1's first and only jump was 16 feet up and over the cruiser, landing 82 feet from the take off ramp. The only cast member that ever drove Lee 1 was John Schneider, who played Bo Duke. After 23 years in a junkyard, in Metro Atlanta, Lee 1 was rescued and professionally, passionately restored to pre-jump condition over a 16 month period. Lee 1 is truly an American Icon." General Lee #1 up for sale by Barret Jackson 383ci Mopar Four Barrel Engine with 4 Speed Automatic Transmission General Lee #1 up for sale by Barret Jackson General Lee #1 interior complete with cb for calling in Cooter on missions General Lee #1 up for sale by Barret Jackson