Our Story & Mission

Vulture Kustoms is a hot rod and rat rod apparel brand started in 2016 by Rob and Boyce, two neighbors and best friends who build and restore cars and trucks in their home driveways in Orange Park, Florida. Every design we sell comes out of those two driveways.

Our Story

Vulture Kustoms started with two neighbors building and restoring cars in their home driveways. No big shop. No investors. Just two garages, a lot of busted knuckles, and a shared belief that a build should look like the person who made it.

Rob is the rat rod guy: bold vision, rule-breaker, and the kind of builder who turns rust into character. His 1966 ratted C-10 is the heart of the brand, and our round Est. 2016 badge is hand painted on it.

Boyce is the traditionalist: the know-how, the patience, and the respect for how it was done right. His 1976 Jeep CJ7 is a true testament to his traditionalist style, however in recent years he has crossed over to the dark side with his ratty 1962 C-10. Together, they balance wild ideas with real craftsmanship.

The Driveway Builds

We build the same way we always have: outside, next door to each other, with whatever tools and parts we can get our hands on. When one of us gets stuck, the other one walks over. That's how our current project, a 1953 International pickup getting a front disc brake upgrade, is coming together. Here's Rob pulling a 73-year-old bearing race out of its front hub, with a little help from Boyce:

Read the full write-up in our Garage Journal, and subscribe on YouTube to follow the build.

What We Make

We design hot rod and rat rod t-shirts, hoodies, trucker hats, patches and garage gear, and vinyl stickers. The art is drawn in the spirit of kustom kulture and old tattoo flash: patina trucks, slammed C10s, flying eyeballs and the inside jokes every builder knows. Everything is printed to order, so nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for you.

Mission

We build and represent a community of gearheads who do it themselves, do it their way, and don't apologize for it. Every piece of Vulture Kustoms gear should feel like it came out of a real driveway garage, not a corporate catalog.

Custom Without Conformity.