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Hot rod fine art: Tom Fritz’s Front Engine Dragster

Posted in Art, drag racing, Vintage with tags , , , , , , , on December 9, 2008 by Craig Pike

Front Engine dragster race car artPlease enjoy your brief, but meaningful and entertaining, look “over the shoulder” of painter Tom Fritz as he makes what I think is my favorite piece of Hot Rod Art to date (and he’s got alot to like!).

Over My Shoulder… Making Hot Rod Art
Written By Tom Fritz
(Car and Motorcycle fine art)

One of the side benefits of working at my art is that I’ve been blessed with the development of an extended family of very close friends, a rich variety of both men and women who support me in my self-inflicted torture. And as sit here in front of yet another blank canvas trying to figure out the combination of what I am and what the world needs, I’m reminded of all the conversations in which I’ve been asked, how hard is it to make my art, or how long it takes me to make it — in which they try to get a handle on how I put a painting together.

You gotta see how he did this!!

Nostaglia Funny Car Body Builder

Posted in auto, cars, drag racing, Family, Vintage with tags , , , , on April 28, 2008 by Craig Pike

Dual Funny car fire burnoutIf you want to have some funny on the net, type in Nostalgia Drag Racing. From wild fuel altereds to stockers banging 4 speeds to top fuel funny cars, I like it all! No delay boxes or throttle stops there, just honest drag racing. I can’t get enough. So stumbling around, I found Army Armstrong of The Funny Factory. You ever wonder who builds the bodies for the growing wave of nostalgia racers? You found it.

New Nostalgia Funny Car bodiesNew Nostalgia Funny Car bodies

The Funny Factory’s got a short but impressive list of funny car bodies and it sounds like they’re growing. Here’s what Army had to say about his business:

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Nostaglia Funny Car Body Builder at MyRideisMe.com

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