Christian Dotson

Way back in the day, before GM acquired Hummer branding, they were considering a competitor to the Jeep Wrangler...which never happened. These are a few of the initial sketches from that project.

“That’ll never work.” “You can’t ride that.” “Dr. Seuss called….he wants his motorcycle back.” #haasmotomuseum.

Throwback Thursday!…the thrash to get the @chratexas built ‘39 Olds to the 2016 Detroit Autorama to compete for the Ridler. Luckily, it all paid off.

Had the opportunity to drive this ‘35 Ford with a blown flathead down to the @lonestarroundup with a great group of people! This makes all the hard work worth it! @theangrytexan @mikepeters56 @trencherking @jacobsmotorsport

A few pics from the Singer Porsche inspired interior development for the @chratexas built ‘68 Camaro. 3D printed door panels and slightly modified @tmiproducts seats. Master interior fabrication and stitch work by a collaboration between @jjs_auto_upholstery_28 and @sculptgarage .

Fancy amps need a fancy amp rack (but not a fancy sketch)….for the @chratexas built ’68 Camaro recently featured in @wheelhubmag .

Wheel Wednesday!…inspiration, evolution, and execution. Kelsey Stripper inspired wheels for the @chratexas built ‘40 Ford, machined by @evod_industries . Truck photo by @notstockphoto

Model T Tuesday…a Bugatti inspired T modified, based around a Shadow Rods XL27 body…circa 2006

Flashback Friday!…many, many years ago there was a show called Overhaulin.’ I was lucky to have had the opportunity to be on a couple of episodes. Great memories. @chipfooseofficial @chrisjacobs70 @oldsoulspeedandcustom #Overhaulin’

One another fun sheet metal modification I got to do to the ‘66 Charger involved shaving the factory fuel filler and relocating it to the trunk lid. @dotson_design came up with the idea of using a push-through fuel cap underneath with a ‘68 Charger flipper fuel cap mounted to the trunk lid and wanted me to figure out a way to seal the fuel filler off from the passenger compartment. So I decided to make a flange like the trunk already has but continue it inward and around the fuel filler neck. That meant redesigning the inner structure of the trunk lid so that it would seal with the weatherstripping. Everything above the yellow tape in the video, I made from scratch. I also reused the trunk latch by just moving it closer to the top of the trunk opening and machining a stainless steel pin to simplify it some. Then I made a Pullmax die to hammer out a recess that’s really similar to what the ‘66 Charger trunk emblem mounted to, just larger to fit the later flipper fuel cap. The base of the flipper fuel cap has a slanted base so I had to hammer out a slanted sheet metal mount so the fuel cap would sit flat on the trunk lid. Fun stuff. #CHRA #CustomAndHotRodsOfAndice

“Hey Christian. Can you design a fancy looking trophy with a retro-y, art deco-ish feel to it?”….Yup. The @chratexas builder’s choice winners at the @goodguysrodandcustom Lonestar Nationals will be chosen tomorrow! Precision machining by @evod_industries , with paintwork by @bradley.barker19d . See you there!

Flashback Friday! This was a “movie” poster and logo/t-shirt design for the ‘29 roadster pickup “Loaded”, built by Pinkee’s Rod Shop….over 20 f’n years ago. Ugh. #loaded #imsooldnow #goodtimes