TSY has printed a small batch of our collaboration with Devyn Haas, back by popular demand– Spooky 1! Printed on 6oz Ring-Spun 100% Cotton tee, with an old school fit / feel.
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THE MICHIGAN MADMAN’S V-8 CHEVY- POWERED “BLOODY MARY” & “WIDOW MAKER” MOTORCYCLES
“Usually, a guy went for the fastest time on the track, or he tried to win the competition for the highest speed clocked that day,” said Roger Meiners, a motor sports journalist and photographer. “E. J. wasn’t looking to win anything. He just showed up and tried to make people go– Oh, my God! ”
WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY TOOK A BACKSEAT TO CLAMBAKE’S RED HOT ’59 STINGRAY RACER
“For Corvette enthusiasts, the real star of ‘Clambake’ is the 1959 Stingray Racer concept— the car that is said to be the opening design salvo in what became the 1963 Corvette Stingray. While Corvette innovation was experience an exciting acceleration, the days of big money movie deals for Elvis were downshifting. Riffing on the similarity of every Elvis movie to every other Elvis movie, a studio executive once quipped: ‘Why do we bother to give his movies titles – couldn’t they just be numbered?'”
“The ’59 Stingray Racer has its own unique history. Designed by Peter Brock and Larry Shinoda, the chassis was provided from one of Duntov’s 1956 Corvette SS tubular frame racers. GM’s styling chief Bill Mitchell purchased the chassis and then directed and funded the design of the car in Chevrolet’s secretive Studio X. Once completed, Mitchell took the car racing as a privateer. The Stingray Racer was raced in 1960 SCCA competition by The Flying Dentist, Dr. Dick Thompson, who would bring home the C-Modified class championship in the car.
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL | TSY NEW ARRIVALS
“JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL” The Selvedge Yard T-shirt in Black <click here to shop>
TSY‘s latest artist collab “Jesus Take The Wheel,” with Doug Werner the talented eye and artist behind @muchomoto on instagram. How inspiration struck– As a youngster, my family abruptly transplanted to West Phoenix and I found my sorry, red-headed, 10 yr old ass in Cholo central. It was an experience in survival for sure, and left me with an affinity for Lowriders, Cholo Art, and Rick James (Give It To Me Baby)…
“JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL” The Selvedge Yard T-shirt in White <click here to shop>
THE BODACIOUS BETTIE PAGE SHOT BY NYC STREET PHOTOG PHENOM WEEGEE
1956~ Bettie Page photographed at Headley Farm, New Jersey by WEEGEE; Discovered after WEEGEE’s widow, Wilma Wilcox, bequeathed his archive to the ICP museum in 1993. WEEGEE (Arthur Fellig) and Bettie Page were friends, for years living only three blocks apart from each other just off Times Square, NYC. There is a story that WEEGEE once climbed into a bathtub fully clothed with Bettie hoping for a better photo until she literally kicked him out.
NORTON “HOARDER” TEE | TSY NEW ARRIVALS
“Hoarder – Old Motorcycle Shit” The Selvedge Yard T-shirt
From the design desk of our friend Matt Smith, AKA @smokeandthrottle
Inspired by Norton / Triumph / British bikes and our love of Old Motorcycle Shit.
Even if you just hoard toilet paper, this baby is for you. Comes in Black & Gray
JOE STRUMMER & THE 1983 LONDON MARATHON | ALL THE RUNNING PUNKS
Believe it or not– Joe Strummer actually ran the Paris & London marathons. “I didn’t fuckin’ train. Not once. Just turned up and did it,” Strummer said. His keep-fit regime for success– “Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least 4 weeks before the race.” Got it, Joe…
TRIUMPH DRAG DAZE | DICK RIOS’ LEGENDARY TWO-TIMER DRAG BIKE
CYCLE WORLD magazine, 1965–
“In less that 10 seconds the Two-Timer Triumph accelerates to 155.17 mph, a mark which rider / builder Dick Rios claims as ‘the all-time mph (record) for a bike in the quarter-mile.’ Rios also claims his 9.74 seconds elapsed time, recorded on the Fontana (Calif.) dragway clocks as the ‘lowest E.T. ever turned by a bike in the quarter.’ If anyone wished to dispute these assertions, he can find Rios and Two-Timer at drag strips across the U.S. (and hopefully, Europe) this summer on a coming exhibition tour.
JIMI HENDRIX HAWAIIAN HAZE | DUNE BUGGY RIDE OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE TO THE AFTERLIFE
In 1970 Jimi Hendrix was sent off to Hawaii to film a movie called “Rainbow Bridge.” His entourage rented a Bushwhacker dune buggy that was over-the-top. It was customized with a metal-flake paint job overlaid with pin-striping, and a loud floral-printed rag top and interior. The crew unbolted the top and Hendrix would flip himself around on the roll bar like a gymnast. Barry Hilton had about 50 customized Bushwhackers at his hotel painted light blue & Gold with big rainbow stickers on the top and sides that were used used in the movie– making the Bushwhacker dune buggy an icon of the psychedelic era.
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TSY x DHAAS “SPOOKY 1” COLLAB | TSY NEW ARRIVALS
TSY is proud to introduce our latest collaboration with Devyn Haas– Spooky 1! Now available in the TSY Shop and online– SHOP “SPOOKY 1” T-shirts
TSY “SPOOKY 1” Long-sleeve Blk & White Raglan T-shirt, 100% cotton. $29 SHOP NOW
TSY “SPOOKY 1” Short-sleeve Metal Grey T-shirt, 100% cotton. $32 SHOP NOW
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