Mobbin'.
So this is the first submission we've received (note to Carrie: get some work done) and we're excited about it. This was emailed to us from Chris (aka: "The Crippler") from the Valley (or the SFV as the kids are calling it nowadays). I think he emailed this one to us last Thursday, and since we're all about instant gratification here at Dope Rides, we decided to run it this week. It also gives us a great opportunity to talk about car wraps and how stupid they are. Even though this one is probably the coolest/stupidest one we've ever seen, and that's saying alot, because these things are everywhere in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, this should be a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of doing this to their car or truck. People, just don't do it. It's not worth the money the advertising people are giving you. You're selling part of your soul, or at the very least, part of your car's soul. Just say no. So thank-you to Chris, you actually bailed us out with this one, because we only had eight trucks slotted for the nine weeks of the expanded Truck Series we're currently running. As previously stated, we're extending the Truck series into next month, so be prepared for four more weeks of awesomeness.
Mellow Yellow.
This is truly a work of art. Master craftsmanship at it's finest. Again, this is an East L.A. special, and it was sitting right outside of work one Friday night like a Chrismahanukwanzakah present just waiting to be unwrapped. I quickly took a front shot because I think the guy was watching me from across the street, so I snapped it and then ran back to my car and took off. Then, last Friday, as if it knew I was going to run it on Monday, I saw it again, sans truck cab (which is also the reason the pictures are totally off in color). Truly a Festivus miracle in May. I really like the window jibs that cut down on that pesky wind that always seems to mess up your mullet when you're driving around with the windows down. Those are nice. And the smaller jibs on the extended cab windows, do they even serve a purpose? The answer is no, but they sure look cool. The only thing that would make this one even better would be the air jib on the hood and a truck bra on the front; that would have classed it up a bit, but we still love this one even without all those fancy extras. I wish I could quit this one...but it completes me. And I think it might have had me at hello.
The Duece.
This one is a classic. You've seen it (or one like it) around. It's got pretty much every aftermarket cosmetic piece ever made for a truck. I only wish there was a spoiler involved somehow. Or a
mural on the tailgate. Either one. This truck was found in East L.A. (that should surprise no one) by an ex-staffer. Speaking of murals, I saw one on a van last week on the freeway. It was glorious. It involved a warrior and his sword and a scantily clad woman. Kind of like something straight out of
Heavy Metal. Unfortunately, the battery in my camera was dead and I couldn't get the shot. That always seems to happen. By the way, I don't know why we called this one "The Duece", it just happened that way. Also, Harley Davidson sticker on a car or truck, let's talk about it. Why do people put a Harley Davidson sticker on a car or truck? Harley Davidson makes
motorcycles. Hello? Anyone home? Does this make sense to anyone? I love it when you see a tough guy in a Harley shirt and leather tooled jacket get into a car. Textbook walking contridiction right there. Ok, I gotta calm down...
Space Truck.
I don't know about you, but I love this one. If there was a For Sale sign on this one, I would have had a hard time not waiting for the guy to come out and making him an offer. Sure there's some stuff wrong with it, but there are more things
right with it. I found this one on lunch in East L.A. (like I really needed to tell you that, one look at this thing and you can tell where it's from) and it's magnificent. Truly a work of art.
Moster Cabin.
We're kicking off truck month this week here at Dope Rides, and I don't have to tell you that the entire staff is excited about this event. We're so excited that we're extending it another month. That's right,
nine weeks of trucks. We were also going to contact the promotions department over at
MI:3 to see if they wanted to do a tie-in, because they've got like 9000 of those going on right now, but then we remembered that we're not whores. Anyway, so the question you're probably asking yourself right about now is, why trucks? Well, they've led the way in car sales for the last ten or so years, and people are doing stupid stuff to them, so there's a lot 'em around for us to take pictures of. Like we really needed an explaination for that one. Anyway, on to this week's entry;
We're starting things off a slowly with our first installment, but trust me, it will build up over the coming weeks, and when it peaks, you'll be thanking us for starting out with a change-up instead of bringin' straight inside heat. Anyways, this is what's commonly refered to as a
stabbin' cabin (hey, I'm not makin' stuff up here) and frankly, I'm shocked that you don't see people putting cabins on newer trucks nowadays, they seem to still rock them on 1978 Ford King Cabs. I think you'll start to see them on newer trucks a little more often as time goes on, but in general, the camper is a dying industry. Everyone seems to be moving to huge RVs or using their SUVs and a couple of tents, or they realize that camping is lame and don't even think about it. Seriously, when was the last time you went camping? Probably a long, long, long time ago. Anyways, this one was taken in San Diego by a friend of the staff who actually likes camping. So there you go, I guess people still do enjoy camping in the 21st century.
