Randy Grubb: From Mind to Metal

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From mind to metal, automotive artist Randy Grubb turns his retro-futuristic fantasies into hard-polished reality in his Pacific Northwest garage.
Now you can see how this visionary artist designs and creates his ground-shaking rolling art. This one-hour program is the definitive look into the work of a master craftsman, rated one of the top fabricators in America by Hot Rod magazine.
The creator of Jay Leno's Tank Car, the Indy Special, the B-702, and Piss'd Off Pete, Randy Grubb takes you behind the scenes of all of his builds of the last five years: the DecoLiner (which could have been Flash Gordon's motor home); the DecoPods (Art Deco streamlined motor bikes with doors); the sleek Decoson (based on a Harley-Davidson Sportster); the DecoHelmet (the ultimate accessory for the DecoPods); Bob “Rocket Man” Maddox's outlandish Pulse Jet Lakester; and Tim "Frogman" Cotterill's wild quad, the Rocket 3.
As seen in Hot Rod, Street Rodder, Quick Throttle, Ol' Skool Rodz, Car Kulture Deluxe, Southern Oregon Magazine, and on Jay Leno's Garage as well as on German and Austrian TV, Randy's rolling sculpture has also appeared on Web sites as far afield as England, Germany, Poland, Finland, Australia, and Vietnam. Randy Grubb is known worldwide as a supreme builder of extreme machines.
Visit www.randygrubb.com
See the eight episodes of Randy Grubb's Garage on KZread.
Written, directed, filmed, and produced by Randy Johnson
©2015 Flying Hawk Productions
info@johnsonartworks.com

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  • @patrick9761
    @patrick97616 жыл бұрын

    Deco is the ultimate art always was and always will be deco...

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker6806 Жыл бұрын

    Randy is a true Craftsman ❤❤❤

  • @KeeperofTheMountain
    @KeeperofTheMountain6 жыл бұрын

    I have been a metal guy for years. You have more talent in one little finger than I have come up with in 38 years of metal fab. Respect.

  • @feedflo
    @feedflo Жыл бұрын

    I don't know what else can be said about your ability that hasn't been said already. You truly are a god. Thank You!

  • @gregorykulinski2186
    @gregorykulinski21864 жыл бұрын

    Well, words can't describe, Randy, you are creatively contagious . Happy man, who's doing what he loves.

  • @JamesSmith-op7yc
    @JamesSmith-op7yc3 жыл бұрын

    The man is a true Craftsman. Outstanding work.

  • @mustie1
    @mustie19 жыл бұрын

    l just want to start by saying thanks for putting this together, and then showing the behind the scenes to what goes into them, l learned alot, l work mostly with scrap but would love to get into starting with new mat, thanks for the insperation, your a awesome artist,,

  • @RonWylie-gk5lc
    @RonWylie-gk5lc8 жыл бұрын

    What an artist, I love his work

  • @writenamehere0000
    @writenamehere00003 жыл бұрын

    Randy you are the best ! No other car maker or artist can come close to you.

  • @gamingbad1332
    @gamingbad13322 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. True freedom of the mind. We need more of this.

  • @Buzbikebklyn1
    @Buzbikebklyn16 жыл бұрын

    Your workmanship is excellent, I've never seen its like. Beautiful.

  • @jeffyoder8105
    @jeffyoder81052 жыл бұрын

    There's no doubt this guy is possibly the best car builder today he comes up with unique ideas on paper and is able to make real running and drivable cars

  • @kopynd1
    @kopynd14 жыл бұрын

    randy is from another planet, his artistic designs are class

  • @kopynd1

    @kopynd1

    4 жыл бұрын

    my friend made me a harley 45 seat pan out of 3mm alloy it was hand beating

  • @southwestsage
    @southwestsage7 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, what a dude this guy is, big respect

  • @johntaylor1947
    @johntaylor19474 жыл бұрын

    Ohe my god I have watched a lot of custom shops building incredible rides ,and to say you are on an other level is an under statement.

  • @kheaslett
    @kheaslett Жыл бұрын

    WoW !!! Incredible... i love it !!!

  • @Suddenlyits1960
    @Suddenlyits1960 Жыл бұрын

    Saw Randy Grubbs amazing Decoliner on Jay Leno’s garage. It’s truly amazing that he can do this kind of work on LSD! (I keed!,I keed!) Heard he sold the Decoliner for half a million dollars! Good for him!

  • @gregoryscott3711
    @gregoryscott37114 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing Builder sheet metal to him is like clay to a Sculptor oil and acrylic to a painter I seen him on the Jay Leno show he just seems like they happiest fabricator in the world keep bending Metal Man

  • @willywonka8730
    @willywonka87302 жыл бұрын

    This this is so significant. It is a true paradigm shift. It shows that one does not need to amass a fortune through the use of slave labor to create something that is functional beautiful and an art form that will live into the next centuries. I can't tell you now enamored I am with the Fallacy body style mimicked by this artist in a most beautiful way. If one could fall in love with metal this is the metal I would fall in love with.

  • @iceman11849
    @iceman118495 жыл бұрын

    RANDY....YOU ARE SOOO COOL DUDE...YOU'RE CRAFTSMANSHIP IS UNMATCHED....THANK YOU...

  • @Heater701
    @Heater7018 жыл бұрын

    Randy, you do some amazing work! your designs are simply inspirational! Don't ever stop! Awe-inspiring!

  • @thefirstbushman
    @thefirstbushman4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly these amazing vehicles warrant a trip to the states

  • @staccio80
    @staccio805 жыл бұрын

    PURE GENIUS!!!

  • @pierreletenneur3086
    @pierreletenneur3086 Жыл бұрын

    Superbe !!! Digne des Voisin Delage loewy bravo j'adore !!!

  • @jasoncarpp7742
    @jasoncarpp77423 жыл бұрын

    Awesome story! I've heard of Randy Grubb. The first time I heard of Randy Grubb was on the KZread channel Jay Leno's Garage. He's brought on some awesome vehicles. My favourite was an early 1960 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter dubbed the *"Volkstream".* 🙂

  • @kirstenspencer3630
    @kirstenspencer36303 жыл бұрын

    Talk about " over the top motoring " !!

  • @briankbraun
    @briankbraun Жыл бұрын

    man you're my hero. I just got my first english wheels from a guy that had it sitting in his hangar. I'd love to come learn from you!

  • @teramike1501
    @teramike15014 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, space age "Further" . Your imagination and workman ship is simply amazing.

  • @howardnielsen6220
    @howardnielsen62203 жыл бұрын

    Thank You. What talent

  • @chrissheppard8123
    @chrissheppard81233 жыл бұрын

    fantastic fabrication work

  • @GrumpyG63
    @GrumpyG637 жыл бұрын

    This just makes me happy! What a joy!

  • @johntaylor1947
    @johntaylor19474 жыл бұрын

    we need to bring back the art deco era seriously

  • @scootinflh
    @scootinflh5 жыл бұрын

    I love twisted minds, keep up the art Randy.

  • @franksongraphics
    @franksongraphics Жыл бұрын

    Incredible works of art, truly gifted and talented, thank you for daring to be different.

  • @erichaight2009
    @erichaight20098 жыл бұрын

    THAT IS GREAT WORK,CRAFTMANSHIP !!!!!!!

  • @evopwrmods
    @evopwrmods4 жыл бұрын

    Randy Grubb is an American icon

  • @charleshigdon8879
    @charleshigdon8879 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @Suddenlyits1960
    @Suddenlyits1960 Жыл бұрын

    Randy is currently at work on “The Decopede”,a long,segmented streamlined 8 passenger car with 16 wheels. He claims he was inspired to create the “Decopede” when,while high on magic mushrooms,Howard Hughes appeared before him and told him “This needs to be built,you need to be the one to do it” as he watched centipedes climb a tree.

  • @timhitt9541
    @timhitt95413 жыл бұрын

    Mindblowing cool!

  • @coldfusionspacexxx9814
    @coldfusionspacexxx98145 жыл бұрын

    Awesomely inspirational!

  • @raydreamer7566
    @raydreamer75666 жыл бұрын

    Love the design , it looks fantastic and a great show bike. . I was a Sportster rider before and I could not put my arms in those holes to ride in fear of ripping off my arms to even a small collision. Air plane builders would love your talent for making nose bowls and other part. I follow all of your creations now and like your tutorials.

  • @domelxx8379
    @domelxx83795 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic!

  • @bryanfranks1378
    @bryanfranks1378 Жыл бұрын

    It would be very cool to see it pulling an Air Stream Trailer !

  • @MrPoldekrosmol
    @MrPoldekrosmol5 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could work metal like that, but haven't got the skills nor the tools. Just amazing!

  • @will3346
    @will33469 жыл бұрын

    Man I really like your work randy

  • @claytonholton905
    @claytonholton9053 жыл бұрын

    Love your work!

  • @PHAT50CHEVY
    @PHAT50CHEVY8 жыл бұрын

    really enjoyed it thanks

  • @i.sirius6204
    @i.sirius62046 жыл бұрын

    Who are the six LOSERS that voted thumbs down on this AWESOME retrospective of artisan automotive acumen? This is one of the best productions I have ever seen. Happy New Year 2018!

  • @patrick9761
    @patrick97616 жыл бұрын

    wat a great vid shrinkin in all legends guys!

  • @patrick9761
    @patrick97616 жыл бұрын

    so much detail I want to promote!

  • @TomFlaTTop_BMW
    @TomFlaTTop_BMW Жыл бұрын

    This guy is a 24 Carat, design, engineering, & fabrication genius. But what REALLY makes him and his creations so fantastically unique & awesome is his sense of design aesthetic, and one can visualise Art-Deco, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Streamliner, & other influences, and films like Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" and 2004's "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" as inspirations reflected in his gorgeous & individual machines. Their styling is reminiscent of visionary dreams from the early 1900's visualising how they imagined the world of the future in the year 2000 and beyond would appear. Unfortunately reality deviated somewhat from their magnificent visions, as our present has little resemblance to the future they perceived we would be living in. Imagine our reality if it looked more like the world that inspired Randy's creations, with "Deco-Machines" like the DecoPods & DecoLiner, and inventor Buckminster Fuller's 1938 "Dymaxion" (Google it...looks AMAZING!!!) zipping about in our cities and on our highways. Would have been a MUCH kooler world than the one we know, filled mostly with bland, functional, artistically uninspiring generic vehicles that all look like a Toyota Camry or any modern hatchback you care to name, as variations of the same lame theme. Love what goes on in Mister Grubb's magnificent & fertile mind, and that he has the skill to bring his visions to life. Outstanding!

  • @bogmasher
    @bogmasher6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work, would love to have a decopod

  • @KeeperofTheMountain
    @KeeperofTheMountain6 жыл бұрын

    The 1934 Indy 500 Boyle car that won the race had 1/4 elliptical springs as well. great minds think alike.

  • @dmanakell
    @dmanakell5 жыл бұрын

    Love that punk diesel vibe

  • @janioribeirodossantos8587
    @janioribeirodossantos85876 жыл бұрын

    Unbelievable !

  • @macbierowiec5537
    @macbierowiec55375 жыл бұрын

    Incredible stuff, a real inspiration. the only other use of quarter elliptical springs I know of, were Roesch designed talbot sports cars of the early thirties. Just wanted to get my geek on!

  • @kevinhoffman6592
    @kevinhoffman65922 жыл бұрын

    Deco liner is cool

  • @jrg7951
    @jrg79515 жыл бұрын

    The copper looks fantastic

  • @LindseyPryce
    @LindseyPryce8 жыл бұрын

    a genius, true artist, john britten of metal , more please if you will ! to cool I want one of each

  • @90210sky
    @90210sky5 жыл бұрын

    I NEED one !

  • @johneastman1905
    @johneastman19053 жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic view into your skillful working world of creativity with your friend. Please tell us that your isolated the copper decorative elements from the aluminum. As Cu & Al. are each at the opposite ends of the galvanic scale of electrolysis.

  • @burtbenz9964
    @burtbenz99642 жыл бұрын

    Nice design explanation

  • @burtbenz9964

    @burtbenz9964

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ergonomics

  • @aaronrikiau649
    @aaronrikiau6494 жыл бұрын

    Saw you with jay leno... 👌🏽

  • @RBAERO
    @RBAERO7 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @patrick9761
    @patrick97616 жыл бұрын

    Artist!

  • @Pureignition58
    @Pureignition587 жыл бұрын

    17:45 The great thing about that helmet is that it keeps the aliens from stealing your brain waves and the worst part about it is, it makes you a Tesla coil in a rain storm. Hey you kids get off my lawn! xD

  • @thefirstbushman

    @thefirstbushman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Only a Tesla coil if you're on top of a mountain, otherwise you' be the lowest object around lol

  • @GasserGlass
    @GasserGlass9 жыл бұрын

    Deco Randy.... nice guy too.

  • @virtualdent
    @virtualdent9 жыл бұрын

    Grants Pass will always be my home

  • @waqarghulam3548
    @waqarghulam35484 жыл бұрын

    Genius

  • @rickwilson466
    @rickwilson466 Жыл бұрын

    Damn... No gloves on that power hammer? That's a bold strategy Cotton! Lol

  • @gabrielkoerner7045
    @gabrielkoerner7045 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to be making my own version of The Deco pod it's going to have your classic Hot rod grill up the front but it's all going to be electric

  • @plinpain
    @plinpain9 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to see your next projects! How about you place 10 or so gopros around your shop, and stream your work day to twitch? Would generate a lot of revenue for yourself and also give you a ton of footage to make these videos with.

  • @jrg7951
    @jrg79515 жыл бұрын

    Learn from the past and build on that, the guy is a genius

  • @jnzkngs
    @jnzkngs9 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see what Randy's interpretation of the Dymaxion car would be.

  • @markhaskell216
    @markhaskell2163 жыл бұрын

    Hey Randy really love the work you do. I too am totally taken by the awesome styling of the "streamline modern era" which it seems to me that you may get your inspiration from. I just purchased a 1946 Spartan Manor camper to be restored and wondered if you ever saw or thought of any cool mods that would intensify the style it already already has going. I was thinking about adding a gin to the tear drop rear section maybe two one on each side of the rear window. Any thoughts???

  • @markhaskell216

    @markhaskell216

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be a fin not gin sorry

  • @gyulakovacs1334
    @gyulakovacs13343 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Randy, this is very cool ,absolutely unique. Nice job. My name is Gyula ,and I live in Colombia , South America . I am a fabricator as well . I was just wondering if you planning or already have some ideas in your mined to sell this ideas as a plan ,therefor people can build this bikes all over the globe after your original idea. Thanks .

  • @jamesfeisley2810
    @jamesfeisley28109 жыл бұрын

    Great Work! but what are you working on NOW?

  • @aikobear5626
    @aikobear56262 жыл бұрын

    What a long strange trip its been indeed...

  • @jimburig7064
    @jimburig70645 жыл бұрын

    Is there any video of the PulseJet Lakester running at speed? I'd sure love to see her go!

  • @jaydee3046
    @jaydee30463 жыл бұрын

    A normal work year of 50 weeks equals 2000 hours. Yeah, at 5000 hours over 18 months, you were bustin' it!

  • @windycityl
    @windycityl6 жыл бұрын

    You sure do have one great mind on how you just build what you like. I did body work learned on my own. I would work for ya on project build plus learn from the best. I do wonder how much you made me one of your custom helmets? 😀😎 Happy New Year. 🤗👾🤖👽🙌🖖✌

  • @scottmcneil4598
    @scottmcneil45984 жыл бұрын

    Hello Randy, I'm here on the coast near Arcata Ca. Would love to visit you some day. Get back at me when you can. Cheers!

  • @matthewbrown5677
    @matthewbrown56775 жыл бұрын

    were can you buy the rivets. matt from UK

  • @skeeverteats3393
    @skeeverteats33933 жыл бұрын

    Incredible work, but imagine even a light crash in that decopod. Noone is walking away from that. That being said, I'd own them all hah

  • @alphamajor0195
    @alphamajor01954 жыл бұрын

    Would I be wrong in saying the design language/ vehicle inspiration is DieselPunk ?

  • @veedubden8710
    @veedubden87103 жыл бұрын

    Is this the same Randy from the “Randy’s Stuff” shop fame? Or was that a different Randy?

  • @mikejones-go8vz
    @mikejones-go8vz2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine everyone on these instead of cars 😃

  • @WolfsburgWarehouse
    @WolfsburgWarehouse7 жыл бұрын

    Build a body for the Segway Human Transporter.

  • @budburr66
    @budburr664 жыл бұрын

    Flash Gordon, Eat your heart out!

  • @CCROSS5882
    @CCROSS58823 жыл бұрын

    Is that legal for Highway travel

  • @chefmike4414
    @chefmike44144 жыл бұрын

    Smiles per gallon, genius.

  • @michaelmulherin9952
    @michaelmulherin99522 жыл бұрын

    i dig your 60s vibe .my generation tried .'make love not war and give peace a chance'.but 'the establishment said'kill people make war and they did against our own people.kids today have no clue what kent state means!

  • @johnson7068
    @johnson70687 жыл бұрын

    24:00 should of faced the louvers the other way so they catch the air and cool the motor

  • @iplaymytele
    @iplaymytele Жыл бұрын

    If I was a rich guy..... I would put A large vertical tail Fin in the center of my 1971 Karmann Ghia’s Trunk Lid ...! With a Chrome pointed nose cone on its already pointed front.....! But it is my only sled....!

  • @schlirf
    @schlirf8 жыл бұрын

    Anyone have a lead on a a Model 2CA and 2DA Flywheel Turning Tool for a M-47 AV1790 engine? There's a restoration project going on in Kansas, and this is just one of the parts they need. Tank. ;)

  • @RickarooCarew
    @RickarooCarew2 жыл бұрын

    I just bought an 88 Aero Cruiser.. same design as the FMC/ with a GM front wheel drive.. but on a one ton Mopar chassis.. single rear axle with a single wheel on each side... same air bag suspension for the coach.. it's a lot like an overgrown VW bus with a V8... makes lots of noise... slowly 😉

  • @RickarooCarew

    @RickarooCarew

    2 жыл бұрын

    I make a metal you should have, brother... called mithiril by Tolkien.. an alloy of palladium.. from the white volcanic ash found almost everywhere... it's basically free.. which cuts production costs nicely.. it doesn't oxidize.. you can get really nice clean welds with no gas... light as aluminum.. but with a double covalent bond in the unit cells and a metallic bond holding the unit cells together.. it can be bent over and over again and it doesn't break.. melting point above 1550° C... now.. bioplastic from the same dust.. add 10% borax to kaolinite clay... heat existing aluminum parts evenly in the dust>> with a propane torch for easy AuPd. take an old cardboard box.. saturate with Elmer's glue and add the dust with borax... which acts as a flux.. carries the AuPd through the fibers of cardboard.. it dries as hard as concrete.. still as light as cardboard... add food coloring to the glue for something other than the cardboard box look.. spray with shellac to waterproof... otherwise... it just melts.. biodegradable.. non toxic.. guaranteed by 50 bazillion school kids

  • @RickarooCarew

    @RickarooCarew

    2 жыл бұрын

    while the glue is wet... I put AuPd foil on one side.. the outside makes it waterproof.. light as cardboard... it's going to be my floors and cabin structure for my dirigibles... I've been really sick for a long time... development was done during moments of better health.. I did factory floor automation for Boeing.. making their high tech fiber and aluminum stuff for aircraft... and worked for Raytheon building infrastructure.. petroleum plants .. cereal factories.. my dad taught reactor physics when I was in high school... this is an ongoing part of his research

  • @RickarooCarew

    @RickarooCarew

    2 жыл бұрын

    my best friend and business partner is up on the slopes of Mt Hood... we lived near Medford when I was at SOSU Ashland.. my son was 3.. 30 years ago.. a pleasure to see your work 🤠

  • @RickarooCarew

    @RickarooCarew

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4FtksiSg7TJgM4.html

  • @patrick9761
    @patrick97616 жыл бұрын

    smiles per gallon!

  • @richardfettig5974
    @richardfettig59745 жыл бұрын

    doing what you love ,and obviously making $$$$ as well, just not right ! HA what ever your smoking keep doing it !!

  • @heavymotor3936
    @heavymotor39364 жыл бұрын

    100500 like . good jobe !!! wow , no, wow , wow ,wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @noodlesd9126
    @noodlesd91265 жыл бұрын

    Should do a Can-Am Spyder

  • @aircamflyer

    @aircamflyer

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! Perfect platform with pontoon fenders on the front wheels.

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