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Meet Herb

With a vision for designing something meaningful, Pinstriping became his passion!

At the age of 12, a neighbor showed him how to hold a pinstriping brush, the wheels of destiny were set in motion. Herb discovered he had an innate talent and affection for pinstriping. His first work at the Oakland Roadster Show in 1961. During this time he took to hanging around the shops of Tommy ‘ the Greek' and ‘St. John’ Morton seeking to learn the knowledge and skills of the masters of the craft. In 1971 began his first “real” business--Color Machine Body and Paint, a custom paint and body shop where his skills were expanded to include custom body work and custom painting on custom cars and trucks, motorcycles and race cars.

Since 1978, Herb has devoted his talents exclusively to pinstriping. Thanks to the efforts of major mentor Cary Greenwood, Herb was able to finally retire from auto painting. In 1982, lettering and signs were added to the menu of decorative arts as he studied at Los Angeles Trade Technical College for sign graphics.

Herb invested time into roadwork with the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association and NSRA. Touring over the entire nation during the summer from 1988 to 1993, by 1997 Herb found himself working in Germany.

Herb crafted lines & designs talents extend far beyond decorative custom work.

His pinstriping has been featured on a multitude of vehicles in every major automotive publication in the America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Thanks to an association with custom car builder Eddie Paul, Herb has contributed his talents to vehicles, props, and sets in such movies as the “Best of Times” with Kurt Russel and Robin Williams, the “Ice Pirates”, and Rad.

Studios like 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, Universal, and MGM have all been his and Eddie’s clients. Eddie and Herb also did the first “How to Pinstripe Basics” video in 1983, and have just recently released an updated version in Digital Video”Circle Scan 4D.

Since 1990, building project and promotional vehicles as seen at the SEMA Show has also been a specialty. Sponsors like Goodyear, Mooneyes, Colorado Custom, Dupont, PPG, and JTR Publishing have contributed parts and expertise to his cars and trucks.

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Touring

World tours continued for 8 years. Herb pinstriped at American car shows, European Street Rod Nationals, The English NSRA Super Nationals, and the Street Magazine Nationals in Germany.

Continued on another 3 years on The Euro Tour with 9 stops in France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German Street Rod Nationals, the tour would end at the Mooneyes Rod & Custom Show in Yokahama, Japan.