The Nordin `23 Ford Touring Car au Fink-bay !

Well kiddiez, the deal is finally done ! This here is th' the final drawing for the Yuma car club. I must say, the folks have been real kind to me - so, Thanxz a ton for your patience and support !This is th' finked out version of Mr. Nordin's `23 ford. The body style is of the four door Touring Car, though I believe the construction is actually fiber glass.

There is a Viking Fink at the wheel & a lil' goon hanging on for dear life in th' back. This rod is so fast, it ripped all of his cloths off except for his boots ! One wild ride - to be sure !

Kustom extras: A Von Dutch radiator cap and a "Budz Sudz" bottle shifter knob. Swarm of flies, no extra charge.


On this drawing, I decided to use the actual engine instead of a replacement, or a highly modified version. I was able to get some good detailed shots of the motor, plus it looks pretty kewl as is, so I used it.

Viking Fink (one of many...) in all his glory. He'z groovin' so hard, hiz eyes are crossed ! Live free, drive fast, have fun and leave a good lookin' corpse !

Goon. Poor lil' guy. VF is driven' so nutty, this lil' dude fell right out th' back. Maybe they can go back for hiz cloths at least... I'm just sayin' !

Smoke & flames. No fink picture is complete without gobs of this stuff. Just remember folks: "Speed, a strange and tragic magic."

There is still a lot more to come - I'm not dead yet so I have to keep makin' "art."
As E. "B.D." R. said, "Art is what sells." Thank you all for your support, and a special thanks to "Wild" Bill, the worlds greatest salesman.

Nordin 1923 Ford Touring Car - Kustom Fink

Here is the sketch for the last of the 2008 "Midnight At The Oasis" jobz. The actual car is metal flake gold. This should not take long to ink... I'm not sure what else to add to this one. Check out the finished drawing in the next post. Later - RatzO

Sundell's 1931 Ford Sedan compleated !

P. Sundell's 1931 Ford Sedan. This was a fun one to work on. Came up with a couple of NEW characters. Rat Biz-kit, and Helmet Hawk. The Nordin `23 - T is in the drawing phase right now. I might even get it finished before this years show. Don't shoot me, I'm just sayin'...!

"Helmet Hawk" (Copyright -2009 Screw Brain Graphics/RatzO) Since the Winged Flying Eyeball is not mine to use, (Von Dutch came up with it a long time ago) and the copyright is held by another individual, I am working on different images that will work to the same effect. HH is a dumpy lil' bird wearing a monocle and beat up German helmet. He is need of a shave but that doesn't stop him, he's still whistling "Dixie!" (No, really ! That is the tune he's singing!)

Our driver for this rod is, Rat Biz-kit. Rat Biz-kit loves to race... Actually he just loves to drive fast, racing is just an excuse. ("Rat Biz-kit" Copyright - 2009 Screw Brain Graphics/RatzO) From his feindish grin to the drool off his tongue, and the gleam in his eyes, Rat Biz-kit is a Drag Lover from way back. Fink on people, th' RAT is where it's at !

Double superchargers and a big chrome air scoop top off this mill. Rat Biz-kit needs a tire change every time he backs out of th' drive way !

To "illustrate" my point, just look at these beauties. Even th' front wheels are smokin' ! He must have stock in Good Year or somethin' !

1931 Ford Sedan with Rat Biz-Kit !

Drawing before inking of Mr. Sundell's `31 Ford Sedan. Driven by: Rat Biz-Kit !
The 1923 Gold metal flake "T" drawing is started. More to come.

`64 Galaxie - Generic ink/Pre-shade

Latest of the Nostalgia Car Club orders. Generic ink before shading. Two more to go!

Midnight at the Oasis car show in four weeks in Yuma, Arizona - Gotta be there!

Judkins `64 Galaxie - Sketch/Begin inking

Hay! I've been down the last couple of days with some mystery chest cold thing. I started inking the sketch for this, and decided I should take a flick of it and get it posted before I finished it. Didn't turn out as L-O-N-G looking as I had hoped. The car would have to be smaller or I'd have to use a bigger sheet of paper, not a option either way... So here it is. Fink on! - RatzO

Th' Right Bing for a Fink-O-Mattik 1957 Pontiac !

Can you dig it? The all black `57 Pontiac is completed!

The engine was taken from photos of an actual motor sitting in the office
of SPEED Shop back in Yuma, Arizona. It's a knarly mill man!

I don't know, but... Doesn't everyone drool when they drive? I'm just sayin'...

Lake Pipes SAVE LIVES !!

Fink & th' `hole World FINKZ with you ! - RatzO

Wallace `48 Ford Panel Truck Fink-O!

W. Wallace's 1948 Ford Panel Truck with monster surfer @ th' wheel. This took about three attempts to get right. I believe this one will work. 1964 Ford Galaxy is next - Fink on people!

Up date - 1 February, 2009 Generic ink before th' shady stuff goes on!

The Wright `57 Pontiac - Generic Ink

Hi gang! This is the inked version BEFORE all th' shading gets put in. Mr. Wrights Pontiac is all BLACK, so I wanted to show a version unshaded. Finished view commin' up! - RatzO

Bing Wright's `57 Pontiac - Fink-ed out SkeTch ModE !

Sketch completed about 15 min. ago. I'll post this, and get to inking.

Who loves ya, baby? - RatzO

Model Project - Von Dutch Flying Eyeball

Howdee ! I was on the Rat Fink Group @ Yahoo the other night, and saw that someone had asked if anyone knew of a model kit of Keneth Howard's (Von Dutch) "Flying Eyeball."

I have never heard of one, or seen one myself, and not being one to leave well enough alone, I decided to start working on the project on my own.

Above is a freehand rendering of the base/stand for the kit. I'll be posting snippets of the other drawings later. I'm hoping a model company will be interested, if so, please contact me.

Thanxz - RatzO

Dale Barfell's `77 Chevy Stepside Pick Up Truck... A la Fink !

At last, she is finished.

Th' flaming Eyeball Comet is upon you !

Fink & Mill...

Where tharz "FOO," tharz FIRE ! Enjoy - RatzO

Oh, one more thing... I found my Air Brush list, so those of you out there

waiting for your shirts, have no fear, I'll get on `em soon.

Mr. Statzer's `32 Ford Coupe

The flammed, butter yellow Duce Coupe belonging to Mr. Statzer - All Finked Out!!

Background graphics & slogan were adapted from a 1932 Ford Ad for the same year

model car, a 1932 Ford Coupe! Neat Huh?!

Detail of front end and super kewl flathead motor.

Every car MUST have a fink!

Makin' "Smokey Joes" outta' them rear wheels!
Onward & upward gang. More to come - stay tuned, same fink station...
Luv - RatzO

Norm De Hart's 1966 Ford F-100 Pick Up Truck

Norm's `66 Pick Up - All finked out & finished!

Not a "Monster Truck," but a "truck Monster !"

Tires spinning, smoke & flames...

Detail of the blown engine & air scoop.

Mr. Barfell's `77 Pick up is on the board. Will accomplish the final details to th' Statzer's

`32 Coupe later today. The Black 1957 Pontiac is in "sketch" mode. I also have a few

odd personal projects to keep me for burning out on Monster/ Car drawings.

Fink on Bruthaz & Sistaz! - RatzO

Almost there...

Norm DeHart's `66 Ford F-100 is almost completed.

Just a few more details and it is outta' here!

Same for th' Statzer's `32 Ford Coupe. I have a `77 Chevy

Pick up and a `57 Pontiac on the drawing board now.

Yall have a finky day now, ya heea!

Tatooz too..?

"Fatty" Marie in Yuma asked if I would design her a tatoo of a Worn/ Wounded Heart.

Image is of a Heart-com Skull with double barbed wire halo. Heart is bleeding, skull is weeping.
The smoke of old memories drifts down, and becomes a rose (the promise of a new awakening/ fresh start) as drops of blood mingle with the smoke.

Just a concept piece. If She likes it, I'll get it to her. Stay tuned for further developments!

One moe fow th' Road !

The Nostalgia Car Club in Yuma, Arizona has some real sweet rodz. Mr. Statzer has a butter yellow, flamed `32 Ford Coupe. This is th' Finked out version I did of it. Sketch awaiting approval. Th' ink will flow when I hear, "Go!"


Monster Rod Jockey - I'm trying some different stuff with th ' drivers. Ed Newton did a LOT of work for Mr. Roth @ his Studio in May wood, Cal. in th' 60's. I don't ever want to be accused of "copying" someone else's art work - style maybe, but not an outright copy of some other dude's work. I want to capture th' "Ed Roth" finky feel of the old time shirt art though. There is a particular "fun" feel to the work produced by Roth Studios, and I want to keep that going. Good things don't HAVE to end !

Funky, highly modified Flat Head motor. I used 3 different photos to make this engine. I should be @ th' drawing table tomorrow - let you know what kind O' madness I come up with then... - RatzO

Old kit art makes a come back !

Back in early summer, I met a girl that really wanted the original sketch I did of this. I am working on a re-pop of the kit, (Limited edition No. 2,398 of 2,500. ) and wanted to see what the modifications I was planning for it would look like - so I did a drawing of it. To cut to th' chase, she was begging me for it !



Due to the fact that I was not finished using th' sketch/rough drawing, I promised her I would draw her one of her very own when I got finished with the original.


Well, while I was back down south in September, I had a chance to make good my promise. This was about the only thing I had a chance to work on for the whole 3 weeks, this and the hot rod pepper. That was a real bummer, because I wanted to get some of my earlier commitments going, but I'm working on them now. If you look at this in the large format you will notice the copyright date for the kit, it is actually supposed to be 1965. What was I thinking?

Anyway, I was hoping she would like it when I gave it to her...

And, she did!

ReD hOt ChilY PeCkErZ !

I was back in Yuma for about 3 weeks in September. My better 1/2 took me out to Chili's for lunch. They are having a, "Create a Pepper" fund drive for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. I just had to do one - donated $3. When I brought it back, the greeter said. "Kool !!" and hung it right up front. I figure there was a fight to see who got to take it home after they took all of them down. I wonder who ended up with it?

I'm BaCk !

Howdee yall ! I finally got the "studio" organized to th' point where I can actually do some work in here. You can see "floor" & everything !

This is the latest of the Midnight @ the Oasis comish'nd drawings. What we have here is a Finked out version of Dale Barfell's 1977 Chevy StepSide Pick Up Truck.

"Advance - Design by Chevrolet" is from a 1949 print ad, and I was even able to duplicate the font style. Flaming Eyeball Comet is one of my trademark "extras." Too bad this is just going to be inked in, black & white... It would look knarly in kolour !

Detail of the driver & blown mill. I'm tryin' out some different stuff with monster expressoins. The Ed Newton work done for Roth Studios in th' 60's & 70's was great, but I want to pass on some of my own "style" to the whole Finky Art scene. Ed Roth & Newt have spawned a new generation of Hotrod artists, so I gotta' do em proud, and do my thang! Phon Booty ! - RatzO