With small bikes, it’s easy to incorrectly assume there’s very little work involved. This certainly is not the case. It’s just that you need to get up close to get an idea of exactly how much work has been done. With the Gibby build Agun spent countless hours fabricating a long list of one-off parts.
Read MoreBryce Michelmore builds and modifies scale kits of hot rods and custom cars from the '50s and '60s in his suburban Melbourne garage. We spent an afternoon with Bryce taking a (very) close look at his remarkable work…
Read MoreThe 2019 Boogaloo Campout was held in November in Ballan, Australia. The Boog' is an event for traditional hot rods, custom cars and motorcycles that stretches over a full weekend.
Read MoreBilly Ayers spent every waking hour over eight months to meticulously create this custom masterpiece at his Eval Motorcycles workshop in Traralgon, Australia.
Read MoreThis ‘single cab’ from builders Classic Han’s Room at first seemed like another cool, lowered ‘splitty’. But, upon closer inspection and a conversation with builder Wahyu Cross, I discovered that this particular custom Volkswagen pickup actually started life as a bus.
Read MoreDale French is a regular, friendly face around the Victorian hot rod and custom car shows. We featured Dale’s stunning ‘54 Chev in an old issue of Fuel Magazine and he’s always got another interesting project on the go.
Read MoreFeeling that the Australian scene, especially Sydney, was lacking an indoor show that was dedicated to a certain style of car, Sean Hagarty and Andy Colalillo conceived the idea of 'Nostalgia Lane' over a few brewskie’s at the Outkast C.C. HQ.
Read MoreDallas Augustine runs Ranch Cycles in Kinglake, Victoria, Australia. For our latest Fuel Tank TV feature, we visit Dallas at the ranch to talk about work, bikes and moving out of the 'burbs of Melbourne...
Read MoreI hit the Altona Truck and Trade Show at the weekend as it's just down the road from me. It wasn't a huge show, but there was a strong showing of custom trucks... Around thirty lined up around the edge of the park and another handful dotted out through the grounds.
Read MoreThe last day of the 2017 Japan trip! I was to fly out that night but I had one last visit to make. Randomly browsing through social media, I discovered the page of Hajime Kamata of One Street Motorcycles. There were a couple of things about Kamata-san’s feed that peaked my interest; His rusty-look VW ‘Volksrod’ and some cute BMW-style motorised bikes that he was putting together.
Read MoreFor our latest Fuel Tank TV feature, we visit Cole Foster of Northern California-based Salinas Boys Customs.
Read MoreWe have a soft spot for interesting Volkswagens here in the Fuel Tank, so when photographer Brooke James showed us his latest photos of his Type 3 ‘Fastback’, we jumped at it.
Read MoreCherry's Company owner Kaichiroh Kurosu shows us his Harley-Davidson Street 750 Turbo Custom.
Read MoreI didn’t go to the 2013 Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show, but I did, of course, see heavy coverage from the event. Amidst all the incredible cars and bike I was seeing, something stood out for me; a metal flaked, airbagged lowrider-style Camaro...
Read More'California Boogie' - A radical Custom van by Deez crew of Yokohama, Japan, is one of the coolest custom vans that you’ll ever see.
Read MoreAfter a quick lap around his workshop and trendy retail space I spotted a bike I hadn’t seen while I was researching the workshop. Covered in hand formed bodywork and looking like a shrunken Shinya Kimura creation the bike was one of his very first personal builds which began in 2008 and went on to win 3rd place at the 2012 Kustomfest in Jogjakarta.
Read MoreMarco’s built numerous cool cars over the years and has always been in favour of slamming things. So when he told me about what he had in mind for the VolksWorld Show, I instantly booked the photo shoot.
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