What is Billetproof?
Billetproof is about HOT RODS and CUSTOMS and is for those who appreciate the skill, ingenuity and creativity that went into building them during the early days of the hobby. A time when hot rods and customs were about what you could do in your garage rather than with your checkbook. A time […]
Sep 11, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: Billetproof, CA, car show, customs, hot rods, kustoms, motorcycles, rat rod, rockabilly, tattoos, traditional hot rods | Comments Off on Billetproof Nor-Cal: September 15, 2012
Kelly is a musical theatre performer and choreographer from Chicago and recently received a BFA cum laude from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. She has performed with numerous Chicago theatre companies as well as Dance Chicago’s Best of New Dances and Valentine Dances, the AAHPERD National Convention, The Wexner Center for the Arts, and Walt […]
Jun 20, 2012 | Categories:everything else, pinups | Tags: art, burlesque, classic, girl, hot rod, hot rods, Kelly Maryanski, kulture, photographer, pinup, pinups, vintage | Comments Off on Kelly Maryanski
Sometimes in life it takes years and years to achieve success. Then sometimes you work hard all of your life to achieve a goal, and never quite get there. But for this “Sin City Shooter” (Photographer) success has come rather quickly to her in many fields. Her name is Julie Bergonz. This young and vibrate […]
May 31, 2012 | Categories:art | Tags: art, artist, car show, chopper, custom, hot rods, julie bergonz, kulture, kustom, las vegas, model, photography, pinup, pinups, rat rods, rockabilly, rockabilly weekend, sin city shooter, tattoo, vintage | Comments Off on Julie Bergonz Photography (Las Vegas Sin City Shooter)
We are very happy to have teamed up with Jimbo Perkins and Mike Redinger of Gulf Coast Motorsports Magazine! We will be working together in 2012 on some projects and will keep the sports betting online magazine updated here.
Go to their facebook page and hit like for us! www.facebook.com/GulfCoastMotorSports
www.gulfcoastmotorsports.com
Open publication – Free publishing – More […]
May 29, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 53deluxe, car show, customs, gulf coast motorsports, hot rods, jimbo perkins, magazine, mike redinger, print, rat rods, rockabilly | Comments Off on Gulf Coast MotorSports / 53deluxe in Print
Here is some more of our Coverage from the Viva Las Vegas Car Show 2012. The Show is held at The Orleans Hotel here in Las Vegas. Cars are strictly pre-63 and must be in a style from that era. There are Over 700 cars registered this year with more than 20,000 attending to view […]
Apr 28, 2012 | Categories:car shows, everything else | Tags: bo huff, bomb, car show, chopper, classic, hot rod, hot rods, kulture, kustom, lowrider, motorcycle, music, photographer, pinup, racing, rat rod, rockabilly, rockabilly weekend, tattoo, vegas, vintage, viva las vegas 15, vlv 15, weekender | Comments Off on Viva Las Vegas Car Show (Post 2)
Las Vegas is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world – and with good reason. Aside from its vivid nightlife, amazing shows, and collection of the most luxurious restaurants you can think if, it is also the gambling capital of the United States, attracting players from the whole country – and beyond. […]
Apr 28, 2012 | Categories:car shows, everything else, what's happening | Tags: customs, hot rods, las vegas, nevada, orleans hotel, Pompadours, rat rods, rockabilly, rockabilly weekend, tom ingram, vince ray art, viva las vegas 16, vivalasvegas.net, vlv 16 | Comments Off on Viva Las Vegas 16
Sin City Jokers Presents VIVA RAY VEGAS 3
Kustom Culture Car Show
SATURDAY, APRIL 28th, 2012
COUNT’S VAMP’D
Apr 22, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: band, car show, count's vamp'd, culture, hot rods, kustom kulture, las vegas, rat rods, sin city jokers, TATTOO AND KUSTOM CULTURE, viva ray vegas | Comments Off on VIVA RAY VEGAS 3 APRIL 28th, 2012
Today April 3 we would like to Celebrate the birthday of the legendary Mike Ness!
Mike Ness was born in 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts. His family relocated to Orange County, California later that year and he grew up roaming the streets of Fullerton. As a boy his heroes where not athletes or presidents; they were gangsters […]
Apr 03, 2012 | Categories:everything else, music, what's happening | Tags: birthday, black kat, blues, hot rods, kool kustom, mike ness, mike ness's birthday, rockabilly, social distortion | Comments Off on Happy 50th Birthday Mr. Ness
Don’t miss this event!! Great music lineup and only $5 cover!
Mckee’s Lake Havasu City, AZ
Mar 28, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: cash'd out, cinco de mayo, hot rods, may fifth, mckees, rat rod, rat rods, rhythhm dragons, rockabilly reunion 2013, voodoo swing | Comments Off on PRESENTING CINCOBILLY! Lake Havasu City, AZ
Rockabilly Weekender April 5th – 8th 2012
Every year we attend this show and every year it gets bigger. It’s great to meet some of the pinups, photographers, and friends we work with. Hope to see you there in 2012!
….and if your in Vegas any other time hit us up. We’ll get some beers and talk […]
Mar 12, 2012 | Categories:car shows, everything else, what's happening | Tags: 50s STARS OF ROCKABILLY, art, Big Sandy & Flyrite Boys, Billy Harlan, bo huff, bomb, bomber girl, burlesque, Buzz Campbell, car show, chopper, custom, dead sleds, death traps, dirty grenade, Don Woody, DOO WOP, filthies, girl, hot rods, jerry lee lewis, kulture, Larry Donn, Lee Dresser, lowered, lowrider, model, motorcycle, music, orleans hotel, pin up, pinstriping, pinups, pool party, punkabilly, rat rod, rat rods, rides, rockabilly, rockabilly weekend, rockabilly weekender, rods, Royce Porter, sailor romper, shannon brooke, sin city, sin city tail draggers, sled, studio 21 tattoo, superglo, tattoo, The Calvanes, The Polecats, tiki, vegas, vintage, viva las vegas, viva las vegas 15, vlv, vlv 15 | Comments Off on Viva Las Vegas 15
10th Annual Ventura Nationals Hotrod and Motorcycle Show
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
SEPTEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2012
WHERE: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 (Go to venturacountyfair.org for directions)
WHEN: September 1st and 2nd, 2012
GATES: Car/Motorcycle participants 7AM. General Admission 9AM
ADMISSION: $15 Active military with valid ID $10 Children 12 and under with paid adult are […]
Jan 17, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 2012, car show, custom, hot rods, kulture, kustoms, labor day weekend, primer nationals, rat rod, rockabilly, ventura county | Comments Off on 10th Annual Ventura Nationals 2012 SEPT 1st & 2nd
Mutt n Jeffs Classic Swapmeet
Saturday, February 11, 2012
7:00am until 4:00pm
3588 s. Valley View Blvd
RSVP on facebook here: facebook.com/events/170761786357370
muttnjeffsclassics.com
Jan 07, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: hot rods, las vegas, Mutt n Jeffs Classic Swapmeet, old school, parts, rat rods, swapmeet | Comments Off on Mutt n Jeffs Classic Swapmeet
L.A. ROADSTER SHOW
Each year, the L.A. Roadsters put on one of the largest roadster shows, swap meets, and commercial vendor shows in Southern California.
In 2011, the 47th Annual Show was held on Father’s Day Weekend June 18th and 19th in Pomona, CA. Thanks to everyone, we had another very successful show. The show layout was […]
Jan 06, 2012 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 2012, california, car show, coup, customs, hot rods, kulture, kustoms, la roadster show, pinup, rat rods, rockabilly | Comments Off on L.A. ROADSTER SHOW 2012 June 16th & 17th
Come join us for the 9th annual Ink N Iron Festival aboard the Queen Mary. People are here for the love of Hot Rods-Kustoms, Live music, burlesque, art shows, 50’s fashion, and of course the tattoo show covering three floors inside the ship. 280 of the best tattoo artists in the world will be on […]
Dec 31, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: car show, cars, hot rods, ink, ink iron, kustom kulture, Long Beach, Queen Mary, rat rods, tattoos | Comments Off on INK AND IRON FESTIVAL June 8 – 10 2012
West Coast Kustoms 31st Annual Cruisin’ Nationals 2012
Don’t Miss The West Coast Kustoms 31st Annual Cruisin’ Nationals :: May 25, 26, & 27, 2012
2012 Admission: Adults $12.00
$20.00 2 Day Pass
Senior’s 60 & Over $6.00
Children 10 & under Free
Military Free with Military ID
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria Fairpark
• 2012 Santa Maria City Cruise – Friday Night
* for registered […]
Dec 28, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 2012, car show, cruisin nationals, culture, fairpark, hot rods, kustom, kustoms, rat rods, west coast kustoms | Comments Off on West Coast Kustoms 31st Annual Cruisin’ Nationals May 25, 26, & 27, 2012
Culver City California Car Show
Saturday, May 12, 2012
9AM-3PM
400+ Classic Cars & Hot Rods
Food, Music, Vendors & More!
Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Culver City
Proceeds benefit local kids’ charities
Come to Downtown Culver City for the Eighth Annual Cruisin’ Back to Culver City Car Show on May 12, 2012! 100’s of classic cars and hot rods from […]
Dec 24, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: Batmobile, Beverly Hillbillies' jalopy, car customizer, CLASSIC CARS, Culver City Car Show, customs, George Barris, hot rods, Munsters' Koach, rat rods | Comments Off on George Barris Culver City Carshow May 12th 2012
The Sacramento Autorama February 17-19, 2012
Cal Expo Fairgrounds
Sacramento, California | Get directions
The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 62nd year. The Sacramento Autorama is “The Kustom Capital of the World” and boasts being home to one of longest running indoor car shows in the world giving away http://www.thecorsetcenter.com. The Autorama is recognized as the premiere […]
Dec 23, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: autorama, car show, customs, hot rods, kar kulture, kulture, kustom capitol, pinstripers, primer, rat rods, rods, sacramento autorama 2012, traditional hot rods, west coast | Comments Off on The Sacramento Autorama February 17-19, 2012
2012 GNRS General Show Information
See some of our coverage from 2011 here: 53deluxe.com
Show Features
Celebrity Appearances at the Kragen O’Reilly Grand National Roadster Show
Courtney Hansen
Courtney Hansen just began her 5th season as vibrant & loveable host of Spike TV’s two-hour “Powerblock”, where she is seen every Sat and Sun in a block of programming comprised of 4 automotive […]
Dec 23, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 2012, Bill Hines, Blackie G, car show, Dean Jeffries, DeRosa Sr., Frank Livingston, Gene Winfield, George Barris, gnrs, grand national roadster show, Greg Sharp, hot rods, Howdy Ledbetter, Jack Stewart, kustom, Paul Bragg, Penny Pichette, pinups, pomona, rat rods, Rik Hoving, rockabilly, Rod Powell, Sam Foose, Steve Stanford | Comments Off on The Grand National Roadster Show 2012
This year we didn’t get to make it to the Mooneyes X-Mas Show, but we had the next best thing! Bill Garrett was kind enough to take a few photos for us and we think you will like his perspective on the show. Gorgeous Pinups and Cherry Hot Rods from Garrettero’s point of view is […]
Dec 18, 2011 | Categories:car shows, everything else, what's happening | Tags: 2010 2011 Bill Jenks bni Bonneville, art, ART AUCTION, bill garrett, california, car show, chevy, Chico Chico Kodama, choppers, christmas party, custom lifestyle, CUSTOM SHOW, Customs Dean, Deadbeat Daddies, DRAG RACING, El Mirage event, events, ford, Gambler’s Mark, garrettero, Garrettero Kustom Photography & Art, gnrs, grand national roadster show, Hawaii, hot rod, Hot Rod Trio, hot rods, Irwindale, japan, kustom, Land Speed, LSR, Machine Shop, MOON, MOONEYES, Mooneyes Dragster, Mooneyes Japan, MOONEYES USA X-MAS PARTY, motorcycle, Open House, photography, pinstriping, pinup contest, pomona, products, salt flats, Santa Fe Springs Show & Drag Speed Week, Surcycle, The Dynotones, Utah, vintage, Wendover, wildman, Yokohama | Comments Off on MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY 2011 from Garrettero’s Perspective
This week we have Nick Sinclair as our feature artist. Nick’s work screams kustom kulture and we love his wild style. We are happy to add Sinclair to our list of talented artists and know you will be seeing his work for years to come.
Have you ever seen Thriller? Yeah, that Michael Jasckson thing with […]
Dec 16, 2011 | Categories:art | Tags: art, design, hot rods, kustom kulture, kustoms, lowbrow, nick sinclair, rat rods, sinclair, zombies | Comments Off on Art of SINCLAIR
Description:
Be there or be square! It’s all about the Casa Bathroomware Desings, music, vintage cars, motorcycles, and of course cool retro-fashions at the Lake Havasu Rockabilly Reunion. It’s 3 day trip down nostalgia lane with a car show, top kids toys, carnival rides, food, beer-garden, and the ever popular pin-up girl contest. Don’t forget there’ll be giveaways, a swap meet, lots […]
Dec 16, 2011 | Categories:everything else, what's happening | Tags: 1950's, arizona, car show, customs, hot rods, lake havasu, pinup, pinup contest, rat rods, retro, reunion, rockabilly, vintage, vintage cars | Comments Off on The 4th Annual Lake Havasu Rockabilly Reunion
OFFICIAL EVENT INFORMATION for
MOONEYES USA X-MAS PARTY Show & Drag 2011
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011
Place: Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale, CA)
Conditions: Rain or Shine
GATE OPENS AT 6AM
ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ASSISTANCE.
REGISTRATION IN PERON AT MOONEYES SHOP UNTIL DEC. 3, 2011 (SAT)
Gates: 2 lines. 1 for Pre-Registered; 1 […]
Dec 07, 2011 | Categories:what's happening | Tags: 2010 2011 Bill Jenks bni Bonneville, ART AUCTION, california, car show, chevy, Chico Chico Kodama, choppers, custom lifestyle, CUSTOM SHOW, Customs Dean, Deadbeat Daddies, DRAG RACING, El Mirage event, events, ford, Gambler’s Mark, gnrs, grand national roadster show, Hawaii, hot rod, Hot Rod Trio, hot rods, Irwindale, japan, kustom, Land Speed, LSR, Machine Shop, MOON, MOONEYES, Mooneyes Dragster, Mooneyes Japan, MOONEYES USA X-MAS PARTY, motorcycle, Open House, pinstriping, pinup contest, pomona, products, salt flats, Santa Fe Springs Show & Drag Speed Week, Surcycle, The Dynotones, Utah, vintage, Wendover, wildman, Yokohama | Comments Off on MOONEYES USA X-MAS PARTY Show & Drag 2011
BO HUFF’S THANK YOU TOUR, SAN BERNARDINO
Presented by Rockabilly 66 Productions rockabilly66.com
Saturday November 26th 2011 Rain or Shine 8am – Dark
217 E. Club Center Dr. San Bernardino California
RSVP on Facebook here: facebook.com/event.php?eid=257811214266415
APPEARANCES BY
World Famous car builder John D’Agostino, Hall of Fame inductee, a man ahead of his time with his custom car visions, with his […]
Nov 15, 2011 | Categories:what's happening | Tags: Amy DeLaCroux, art, bo huff, cal blast, california, CROWNDELUXE, customs, DELUXE MAGAZINE, GENNIE, hot rods, live bands, lumber and lace, maybelle lee, Ol Skool Rodz, pinstriping, pinup, Pompadours, rat rods, rockabilly, rockabilly 66, sik fabrications, spitfire interiors | Comments Off on BO HUFF’S THANK YOU TOUR, SAN BERNARDINO