We visited two Orange County, California, hot-rod shops to show you some of the latest apparel in its natural surroundings. The crew at Eightball Rods and Choppers in Placentia was nice enough to let us crash at its shop for an afternoon to shoot part of our guide, and the Bonspeed wheel factory in La Habra, which is adjacent to Boyd Coddington's hot-rod shop, gave us two more locations to shoot. Check out the following pages to get a peek at some of our hobby's hottest gear and find out how to get some of your own. If you show up to this year's shows in last year's faded clothes, you officially have no excuse.

In addition to building custom...

In addition to building custom machines, Eightball rods and choppers has its own line of clothing for girls and guys that can be seen at eightballrodsandchoppers.com, or call (714) 630-8188.

DVS has been making skate...

DVS has been making skate shoes since 1995, but they didn't stop there. They make a full line of men's and women's apparel, in addition to the shoes, as shown here on our models, Kayla and Jessica.

Check out dvsshoes.com for...

Check out dvsshoes.com for all of the gear. For information about how to get your hands on the painted and pinstriped sheetmetal you see on the wall, contact Steve Vandemon at (714) 717-2042, or visit vandemon.com