OldGoldGarageCo.

The Bearded Hag

2012-02-08T18:26:00.000-08:00

just found this pic of the Bearded Hag before I tore it down to the frame. Kinda miss this thing, gotta get it back on the road....

Love In

2012-02-02T07:16:00.000-08:00

on my way, see you on the road....

Indian

2012-01-29T14:01:00.000-08:00

I just scored a '38 Sport Scout motor, it will be a long term project. but worth the wait.

nice sport scout, mine won't be stock

Velvet Hammer?

2012-01-26T16:04:00.000-08:00

My knucklehead is in the new street chopper, haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it's gonna be a good one, Dave Polgreen is on the cover. The knuck doesnt look much like it did when we shot it anymore. I gave it a little facelift....

Hummer tank, new headlight and mount, new handmade bird deflector, narrowed bars and CMS grips, and taller risers.

FUCK

2012-01-24T08:24:00.000-08:00

this thing is bitchin...

blown Indian 741 Scout

"Saltcracker"

built in Denmark and raced at Bonneville

LOVE

2012-01-24T08:17:00.001-08:00

More Psycledelic Tendencies pics

2012-01-23T08:36:00.000-08:00

from Shinya's blog:

Psychledelic Tendencies 2

2012-01-22T10:17:00.000-08:00

A few shots before the madness

Shinya's new twin cam racer that he debuted at the show

The crowd outside

The show will be up for the next three weeks still(minus the bikes) so if you missed it come on down wednesday-Sunday 12-9pm
11390 Ventura Bl #7, Studio City

Most of the art is for sale, some is sold already and some is on loan from private collections.

Etta James

2012-01-20T12:37:00.000-08:00

RIP

The Poser and the Parts Hoarder

2012-01-16T09:31:00.000-08:00

I finished this painting for the Psycledelic Tendencies show. I havent done a piece this big in a couple years. Watercolor on parchment. for sale.

This Saturday night...

2012-01-09T07:57:00.000-08:00

plus works by David Mann, Andy Carter, Spencer Getty, Wyatt Vandergeest, Dennis McPhail, and the debut of Shinya Kimuras latest bike.

20 years ago

2012-01-06T09:13:00.000-08:00

My shovelhead. I was 17...I think I sold that Jammer springer for $100 when I later rebuilt the bike with a wide glide front end, but then I think the bike cost me about $3,000, which I borrowed from my ex boss, who was a mormon hair rocker who worshipped Def Leppard. He lived in a trailer in the desert and drove a Porsche. He also ran bogus telemarketing schemes which was my first job at 14. That probably explains why I hate talking on the phone so much.

focus

2012-01-03T18:46:00.001-08:00

I'm so glad the holidays and all the baggage that comes with it are behind me. I was stoked for 2011, but it ended up bein a hell of a tough year. I know it was like that for most of us. I have a really good feeling about 2012 though and I'm more focused on what's important. Bring it on.

Gypsy Christmas

2011-12-27T19:00:00.000-08:00

We got the fuck outta Dodge, headed for Joshua Tree. It was perfect

custom tank

2011-12-24T09:13:00.001-08:00

For Brian Forbes' Dyna. Made from 5 gallon panhead tanks. More pics on this project later.

'66 LeMans/GTO tribute project for sale or trade

2011-12-22T11:12:00.000-08:00

The motor has a fresh set of heads. I put a bunch of money into the motor last month, including a new cam, plugs, wires, cap, rebuilt carb. All the steering components are new, and the upper and lower a Arms have all new bushings. The inner fenders are new and installed, as well as a new battery tray. I just put a new set of Cooper Cobra raised white letter tires on the nicely refinished rally II's, and new beauty rings. I installed the eibach lowering springs in the front, but I left the stock springs in the rear because I like the rake. I've got all the stainless trim from around the car, including the front and rear window frames. All the window glass is in tack and is still in the doors and it all works fine. The rear window glass is out of the car and in good shape. The windshield is out of the car and is cracked. It has a new GTO hood with scoop insert.
I'm probably forgetting a bunch of stuff. Email me with any questions. text 818-438-0216 or email Brian4bes@gmail.com
As far as trades go, offer whatever you have to trade. Car, truck, vintage Van, motorcycles, vintage trailer, whatever.

Sweet Riviera for sale

2011-12-22T08:44:00.001-08:00

Joey from QOTSA '65 For Sale....I would if I could.

1965 Buick Riviera (BLK on BLK)
401 Nailhead.
Air Ride Suspension
New upper a arms and sway bars
Pefect interior and headliner
Alpine hideaway screen CD player w/ removable face, amps, sub, iPod hook up, dual batterues
All interior & extorior lights work
14x7 reverse 96 spoke strait lace zeniths w/ 520s
Straight body w/ all mint condition moulding and trim.
Factory tilt wheel
Factory power seats, windows & windwigs.

$ 30K OBO
Contact: 47knucklesickle@gmail.com

"Daytona" Helmets from Old Gold Garage and TT&Co. coming soon

2011-12-21T15:39:00.000-08:00

I designed a helmet for a collaboration between Old Gold and TT&Co in Japan. They will be available through my webstore in early 2012. They will come in Jet Black, Oakland Orange, and Ivory White. I hope you guys are as stoked on them as I am.

Barney Dog

2011-12-20T18:39:00.000-08:00

been exactly a year since he died....still missin his face

Beater Bike

2011-12-19T14:54:00.001-08:00

Psycledelic Tendencies 2

2011-12-18T12:16:00.000-08:00

Beer

2011-12-16T22:46:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Bill and McGoo at Biltwell I didn't go thirsty last night...merry Xmas...

pure coke on a cracked mirror

2011-12-16T08:53:00.001-08:00

Went to see Dean's band The Black Tibetans open for X. I have been a huge fan of X since I saw them live at the King King in the early 80's. I was about ten years old. My pops made the music video for the song "New World" and I got to sit in the editing room with John, Exene, DJ, and Billy while they hashed out the final cut. The last time I saw them live was about ten years ago, and last nights show reminded me how pure they are. It's hard to describe, but they are everything that's good about music, and almost 30 years later they still sound amazing. No bullshit, no fronts, no posing.

the card cheat...

2011-12-15T07:57:00.000-08:00

pretty hard to win against a cheater....

January 14th

2011-12-12T09:49:00.000-08:00

Sat January 14

6-10 pm (after party at the Starlight Room)

Victory Electric Tattoo Co.

11390 Ventura Bl #7

Studio City, Ca.

91604

Mooneyes black and white

2011-12-09T21:24:00.001-08:00

Shinya and The Blue One

Kutty and Rico pump gas

Shawn's shovel and the So Cal roadster

Shinya tries The Scarab on for size

Dean tries the floor on for size

Tiffany tries my new helmets on for size

man love on display

Rico plays Twister with Scott Craig

Mark Drews' black flatty

Mooneyes Yokohama 2011

2011-12-08T09:06:00.000-08:00

just got back. Took a few pics but I havent had time to mess with em so here are a few good ones I found on a golf blog....you heard me....

Tis the Season

2011-12-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

caught napping

2011-12-07T20:50:00.001-08:00

This young lady was taking a cat nap in a planter at my local Chevron. Maybe she's got jet lag like me...Can you spot the bush?

America

2011-12-07T15:28:00.001-08:00

I'm back...

Hans Faber

2011-11-29T09:36:00.001-08:00

I just got a call from my friend and neighbor Geoff who told me his dad passed away last night. His father Hans was one of the first people my wife and I met when we moved here. He would always be cruising around in his '40 Ford Tudor and passed his love of old cars onto his sons. I just saw him about a week ago tooling up our street in his new bone stock model A coupe. He will be missed. Geoffrey texted this pic of Hans in the early 70's to me a couple weeks ago. Rest In Piece...

next weekend and the one after that....

2011-11-26T14:25:00.000-08:00

honored to be a part of these shows, come out and show your support.

Bottrop 2012

2011-11-26T09:32:00.000-08:00

motosierra

2011-11-26T09:26:00.000-08:00

Venice

2011-11-25T17:26:00.001-08:00

Yesterday...

Zip Gun Bop revisited

2011-11-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

Clark Nova/Interzone/Beat Hotel

2011-11-19T09:31:00.000-08:00

I guess it's about time for our William Tell routine...

1965

2011-11-18T09:21:00.000-08:00

Bombus

2011-11-18T08:28:00.000-08:00

1934

2011-11-14T07:45:00.000-08:00

found this pic of the Khoury Coupe before upholstery and without the hood, pic by Bart at Biker Hotline. My former drag '34 Hemi coupe in the background....

The Space Lion

2011-11-12T07:25:00.000-08:00

AKA Tarzan and Kumar go to White Castle

33 degrees

2011-11-10T20:51:00.000-08:00

Random

2011-11-10T08:58:00.001-08:00

Hollywood Knights

2011-11-07T09:02:00.000-08:00

found this pic of my old band Mr Badwrench, taken by famed rock photographer Michael Farr, circa '98...in the middle of Hollywood Bl.

Powered By...

2011-11-06T18:35:00.001-08:00

Autocult

2011-11-05T07:41:00.001-07:00

This came in my mailbox the other day. Dan Stoners new magazine. He's the one responsible for Garage magazine too(which changed hands and subsequently dissapeared into the ether). Anyways I was a part of a small group of people he interviewed for a retrospective on the traditional hotrodding movement. Super nice mag. Go buy it and if you can't find it locally ask your local Barnes and Noble to carry it. Oh and there's boobies under that thar sticker.

Medieval Times

2011-11-03T07:37:00.001-07:00

spooked

2011-11-03T07:32:00.000-07:00

this weekend, last year and the morning after....

2011-11-02T08:35:00.000-07:00

Say a prayer for the morning after....

Eyeball Kid

2011-11-01T17:28:00.001-07:00

By me on Eli the shop boy

Happy Halloween...

2011-10-31T08:18:00.000-07:00

I'm going as Dean from DicE magazine...

Peter Fonda's doublemint does a doobie for debbie AKA Uneasy Rider

2011-10-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

we all know the valley is deadly....like wow, Hippies aren't cool enough to have a sex/death cult, are they?

Graveyard

2011-10-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

spent fumes

2011-10-26T08:37:00.001-07:00

Finally had a chance to mock up the header on the fxrp and check for clearance issues. There are a few but nothing a sledge hammer won't fix.

Piggyback

2011-10-25T09:45:00.001-07:00

Black Math

2011-10-24T09:46:00.001-07:00

Don't believe the hype. Fuel Injection is for space cowboys on a recon mission from Pluto. Which isn't even a planet anymore. Do you really wanna dance the Macarena? Or would you rather shoot rats with a blunderbuss?

Murder Van

2011-10-23T09:20:00.001-07:00

swingin '69

2011-10-22T20:31:00.001-07:00

When I first got it running, looks pretty different now. Photo by Max Trono

shop snaps

2011-10-21T15:03:00.001-07:00

the two steves

2011-10-17T22:28:00.000-07:00

history

2011-10-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

"NO-BROW " Art to die for
article 2002

Born in Los Angeles in 1974 to an English mother, and an American Father, Dan Collins was to find himself immerged in what had been and would again become the epicenter of the hotrod scene on the west coast. His parents divorced when he was 6. His father, a documentary film maker, moved into an artist community sharing the space with other roommates. This is where Dan got some of his earliest inspiration and introduction, at the age of 7, to professional art and the worlds of rockabilly and punk. His father started dating a punk rock girl, and another of his roommates, A-West, was a well known cartoonist. He showed Dan some drafting techniques, and how to wear his hair in a ducktail, giving him his first tube of brillcream, and introducing him to Eddie Cochran, the Stray Cats, and Gene Vincent.

At 10, Dan traveled to New York to visit his father, who was working there. While in New York, he met Andy Warhol, and was invited to visit The Factory. He didn't know who Andy Warhol was at the time, but was impressed by the awe inspiring studio, and realized later what an incredible experience that was. Andy Warhol past away a few years later in 1987.

Dan Collins has been around music and art since his birth. His mother, Jeannie, worked in the record industry, and his father also worked with musicians, and both had books and prints around from artists like Gustav Klimpt, Picasso, Erte', and Dali. No doubt this had a profound effect on his creativity. He was always drawing or sketching in his schoolbooks, and was known as the artist in school. His first memory of anything "Low-Brow" was seeing a sketch of Rat Fink, that his father had done on legal paper back in the 60's. He also got his fathers copies of Zap comics from the 60's, featuring art by R. Crumb, Robert Williams, and others. These images stuck with him through the years.

At the age of 15, Dan and his father had a falling out and he would end up living with his mother. This was the beginning of ten years that Dan would not have contact with his father. At 16, he moved out, and into a small apartment in Hollywood with a bunch of rockers in a band call "Beautiful Destruction." This was a pretty wild time for him, and left him with some hard memories of friends overdosing and getting lost in the LA drug scene. He got his first tattoo at this time, he also did his first tattoo during this period, finding a home made machine in a box of records that belonged to one of his roommates. He then purchased "professional" equipment from an ad in the back of a tattoo magazine and started to learn the craft. He started to get heavily into cars and motorcycles at this point, mainly 60's style Harley choppers, and musclecars. After watching his friends self destruct, Dan decided he needed some time away from the Hollywood scene, and all of the vices that came with it. At this point he left his job at a warehouse, and packed up and traveled to Europe, where he backpacked for three months, reflecting on what he wanted to do with his life and drawing sketches in little books. Mostly material that had to do with his life back in America, bikers, hotrods, drug use, and some more surreal work that is beyond description.

When Dan returned from his trip, he sold his 390 '68 cougar, and bought his first custom. It was a '57 chevy pickup, in black lacquer with flames. This was the beginning of his love affair(or should I say addiction) with older customs and hotrods. He drove his truck as his everyday car, but did not know of any other people who were into 50's style customs at that time. At 17 he found a cruise night at an old Bob's Big Boy in Northridge (which is now a Carrow's or something) and started meeting other people who had the same interests. He would start selling his sketches and sculptures from the hood of his truck, and later his '56 Pontiac. That year, he set up his art at the Rat Fink Reunion, which was the first one that was held at Mooneyes in Santa Fe Springs. He met Von Franco and Robert Williams there, and realized that he had found something that he truly associated with. Dan has been involved with every Rat Fink Reunion since. Von Franco continued to offer support to Dan, and invited him to join his car club at the time, the Lucky Devils, which neither Dan nor Von Franco are in anymore.

Fast forward about ten years, and Dan has had shows with everyone from Big Daddy Roth, to Von Franco, and Robert Williams. As well as a few solo shows. He is also Tattooing full time, enjoying the freedom of being able to travel when he needs to, for art and car shows, and being able to do custom work using his own designs or "Flash". He made his first trip to Japan for "Tokyo Groovy" in March 2001, following it up with a second trip for Tokyo Groovy and Osaka Groovy in 2002. He also had a show called "Kar Krafts" in London England in December of 2001. He has designed album covers, T-shirts and more, for many bands, companies, and groups, including Red Sand, Burnout Magazine, The Big Red Machine(Hell's Angels SFV), The Dimwits, The Demons, Death Valley Meth Lab, Warner Brothers Records, Salvage Vehicles, etc. He has done original art for Ice-T, Eddie Van Halen, Brian Setzer, Jimmy Page, Madonna, and others. In 2000, he decided to start manufacturing his own line of merchandise which can be found in stores all over the world and on the internet. He does all of the work, short of actually silkscreening his own shirts. Dan spends much of his time on the phone taking orders, and calling companies that he deals with. He not only has to design the art, but promote, distribute, and sell the merchandise himself. He says he can't wait to be able to afford to pay a few people to help him out with these tasks so he can spend more time on the art itself. Either way it's easy to see, Dan will probably be busy with one thing or another until the day he dies.

juice

2011-10-16T13:45:00.000-07:00

it's happenin'...

2011-10-16T08:16:00.000-07:00

1962 Chrysler Newport for sale

2011-10-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

my wife is gonna sell her Newport 2 door hardtop. It has a crate 350 Chevy motor, 700r4 overdrive automatic trans with floor shifter. Edelbrock carb, dual exhaust with bellflower tips(sounds great)this could be a daily driver, very straight body, shaved and custom taillights, nice red interior, pearl white with bronze roof. Supremes with thin whitewalls. The brakes have been completely rebuilt and converted to power brakes with a dual reservoir MC. It stops great. Currently registered and insured. Have driven this car on long distances with no problems, gets great gas mileage too. Email oldgoldgarage@att.net for more info
$13,000

Psycledelic Tendencies 2

2011-10-14T16:22:00.000-07:00

January 14th, the sequel to the '06 show. This is gonna kick your ass, don't forget to mark your calendar...

Eastbound and Down

2011-10-13T07:52:00.001-07:00

Found another excuse for a road trip. This time a '59 El Camino in Phoenix. My friend Brian let me drive his spanking new Dodge RT Challenger out there to check it out and my other friend Geoff drove the ElCo home for me. Long day but worth it. Only problem is now I want an RT Challenger.

RIP Erik Kish

2011-10-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

wow, I just found out that an old friend died, Erik Kish from Hi Fi and the Roadburners. He was in a bike wreck a few days ago, and didn't make it. I met him when they played at the grand opening of Mayhem Tattoo in LA in the early 90's.

Ox 45

2011-10-08T10:11:00.000-07:00

the finest brew in the land...
get yourself a tall

Go Go Nash

2011-10-07T15:40:00.001-07:00

Visited the shop yesterday. He made love to the yamaha. I'm scarred for life.

Born Ugly

2011-10-04T09:01:00.000-07:00

Weirdo 2

2011-10-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

get it at lowbrowcustoms.com
featuring the El Diablo Run, and my Knuck on the cover....

Can't you hear me knocking.....

2011-10-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

one of the best albums ever....

I want HALF Eddie!

2011-10-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

awesome....

it must be true...

2011-10-01T09:16:00.000-07:00

...if the Louvin Bros. say so....

Pedestrian Killers brother...

2011-09-30T08:33:00.000-07:00

I just found out my old friend Damon(Nomad)York has his own blog. Nomad's Cycle He used to be in the Pedestrian Killers with me, and is a Harley Mechanic who rides a Triumph, go figure! You've probably seen his bike on the little pages...Stole this image from his blog.

Snitches Get Stitches

2011-09-29T09:22:00.001-07:00

Tools

2011-09-28T20:23:00.001-07:00

Modern Art

2011-09-26T07:14:00.001-07:00

Glamour

2011-09-25T08:22:00.001-07:00

The Scarab being shot for Mooneyes Japan.

Jan 15th 2005

2011-09-24T08:33:00.000-07:00

can't believe it's been almost six years since the chopper art show I put on called Psycledelic Tendencies. If you were there you know it kicked ass. We had over 50 artists involved, tin painters, bike builders. Well we're getting ready to do it again, more info later...

Pura Vida aka Sloth Monkey Rum Sand

2011-09-22T08:13:00.000-07:00

If it's seemed especially quiet around here, it's because I fucked off to Costa Rica for a couple weeks with my wife for our first vacation in six years. I left my phone at home and went without TV and computers too. Basically just hung around with the sloths...I'm home and already wanting to go back.

Rock of Ages

2011-09-09T07:22:00.000-07:00

the Cheese Grater

2011-09-08T07:38:00.000-07:00

just found this pic online. It's my old '31 coupe sometime after I sold it, in Japan. It looks basically the same except the headlights seem droopy, no hood top, and it has turn signals added. I sold it almost 14 years ago I think. Robert Williams used to call this "The Cheese Grater" because the entire roof was louvered. Thats a '50 Olds motor backed by a '53 B&M Stickman Hydro and Merc rear end. I loved this car, I only sold it so I could buy my '34 coupe...the word Ratrod had never been uttered when this car was built...so lets clear something up. This car isn't and never was a ratrod. It's a hot rod. Period. Please stop using that bullshit term, it makes us all sound stupid...and it makes the user sound like a poser wannabe trying too hard to be a part of a scene that they think they rule...Oh, and I've tried to buy this car back several times from Japan, but the owner just won't part with it.

Lowbrow vs Old Gold

2011-09-08T07:06:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to announce that my stuff is now available through Lowbrow Customs, which means faster shipping for you guys, the same prices, and they even have a few items we don't have on our webstore, like the new stainless reserve bottles...go check it out
Lowbrow Customs/Old Gold Garage Co

LeBeefster

2011-09-07T08:30:00.001-07:00

Mattias aka LeBeef with his newest sickle at Bottrop Germany. No rest for the wicked...

Love is...

2011-09-06T08:07:00.001-07:00

My friend Dean is getting hitched in a couple weeks. I'm bummed that we can't make it to the wedding, but I thought I could show Annie what a lucky girl she is, what better present than that. Of course she already knows...
Love you guys...

Geometry 101

2011-08-31T08:23:00.001-07:00

I've finished the fabrication on the Friedrich Coupe. Now it goes back to the owner for a new motor and trans and shakedown. Then back here for teardown and paint etc. This has to be one of the meanest stances on a 32 coupe.

Tri-Co

2011-08-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

my friends Matt & Dean are opening up a shop with a few other swell dudes in Hollyweird...
opening party this Saturday, free beer if you wear socks with your sandals...

skinning a goat...

2011-08-30T07:54:00.001-07:00

...or: The MoCo's love for vinyl blasphemy is mother natures welcome mat at the back door of the precious metal church. She's gonna fuck you in the steeple.

Mooneyes HRCS 2011

2011-08-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

super stoked to be going back to Japan this year for the big show. This year is also cool because I'm building a bike for the show, and also it's the 20 year anniversary. If you've never been, this is the year to do it. Go show your support. Shige and the entire crew there put on an amazing show, and do alot for this crazy world we all live...

23 inches of freedom

2011-08-28T16:06:00.001-07:00

Just got my 2.75x23" speedway tire for the front of the Scarab. Had to have it shipped from Europe. Skinny

Pan man

2011-08-25T09:04:00.001-07:00

The seat pan for The Scarab is off to upholstery while the other tins get prepped for paint. Tick Tock said the clock

Flake & Flames

2011-08-25T08:41:00.001-07:00

There's an article about the Flake & Flames documentary featuring Old Gold and the Singapore sling in the new issue of Timeless Magazine(Germany) as well as a feature on the modified roadster in Motor Maniacs magazine. If you haven't already go check out the site HERE for the film and help support it so they can finish filming.

The Rigby Coupe

2011-08-23T07:24:00.001-07:00

I've been making some good progress on the '40 Ford. This has been an ongoing project for a couple years now. Hoping to debut it at the Grand National Roadster Show.

61 chevy panel truck for sale-SOLD

2011-08-18T08:27:00.001-07:00

Runs on LPG (propane). Runs and drives great with stock 235 motor and 3 speed on the floor. Wide whites, great brakes, clutch etc. Easy to drive. Perfect for promoting your business as a tax writeoff. 28 gallon tank plus an extra 10 gallon reserve tank for long hauls. Fill it up at any uhaul or propane supply. Pretty basic interior(I have the door panels), it has a cracked windshield and needs minor bodywork before paint. Call the shop(805)644-1959 for more info or email oldgoldgarage@att.net

SOLD!

Scarab

2011-08-15T09:20:00.001-07:00

1976 Yamaha XT500-The Scarab

This project started a few weeks ago. I heard about the Dirtbag Challenge,and my employee said he would stay after work and help me work on a bike for the buildoff. You have one month and a budget of $1,000(including the bike.) I was sitting on a pile of parts that was an XT500 that my friend Brian gave me, but I had no idea if it would run etc. Well my employee found one excuse after another not to stay late and ended up only putting in a couple hours on the bike, so it turned into me putting in stupid hours to try and get it done...And I still didn't get it to the show, cause I was operating on a couple hours sleep and I pretty much just suck...but the bike turned out cool, it's about to be blown apart for paint and polish etc, and then shipped off to Yokohama for the Mooneyes show, which is awesome especially since I've never built a Japanese bike before.

Movie of the Week-Dead Snow

2011-08-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

Norwegian Zombie Nazi horror....Dod Sno

Bong Kong Fooey

2011-08-12T14:43:00.001-07:00

Bill over at Biltwell sent me some of their new Kung Fu grips for The Scarab. What's The Scarab?you're just gonna have to wait and see...

Nekkid

2011-08-11T08:29:00.001-07:00

hair metal

2011-08-07T06:54:00.000-07:00