One cool traditional hot rod detail that looks great if it's done right is some well-placed World War II aircraft nose art. Hot rod roadsters built in the style of the late '40s and early '50s are ...

In the past few years, we've seen the influence of World War II aircraft styles on early roadsters-such as Todd Kindler's Spitfire '32 in this very magazine. Historically, it makes sense since many of ...

Air Force fighters and bombers are soaring into the wild blue yonder with new paint jobs, quietly reviving an old tradition. The decorative painting and designs on the noses and wings of Air Force ...

First, Steve Barba drew airplanes. Next, he painted on airplanes. Now, he’s creating a sculpture of an airplane — among other things — out of objects other people throw away. Barba, of Sturgis, is an ...

Each of his 65 designs -- primarily painted on P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang fighters -- has a story behind it. A pilot who was a former Golden Gloves fighter from Missouri got a boxing mule ...

Gary Velasco, of Ruckersville, has a passion for World War II history and aviation. For the past 25 years, he has made his living creating artistic reproductions of WWII airplane “nose art” ...

At 87 1/2 years young, Skip Shelton is a man on the move. On Nov. 10 and 11, the World War II veteran painted the nose art on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, the "City of Savannah." Shelton ...

Click to open image viewer. SI-2000-4753: SSgt Robert Serotkin painting nose art on Boeing F-13A "Margie's Mad Greek III," 1945. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection ...