LOST ANGELS///STUDIO VISIT: MR. CARTOON & ESTEVAN ORIOL x LANCE ARMSTRONG…

February 12th, 2008

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On the road again: Livestrong & Cartoon get ready to hit the switches…

Out in LA today, I had the chance to take fellow art collector, kustom kulture aficionado, and seven time Tour De France champion LANCE ARMSTRONG on a visit to the downtown studio of MR. CARTOON & ESTEVAN ORIOL to check out one of the sickest collections of handbuilt lowriders on the West Coast, housed in a clubhouse that must be seen in person to be believed. HAVE A LOOK:latoon43.jpg
Take a number, it’s a long wait…

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Deadstock OG ‘47, right down to the factory paint…lancetoon53.jpg
Toon & Livestrong…

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The illmatic ‘62 Impala ragtop low-low, fully tatted, that is…

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Junk in the trunk…

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Jesús take the wheel…

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Understatement…

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Livestrong x Esteval Oriol…

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Lifestyle. Photo by Estevan Oriol…

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Trejo. Photo by Estevan Oriol…

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Lost Angels by Cartoon…

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Tatted Impala hood by Cartoon…

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Laugh now…

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Lady in Red by Toon…

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6-4 drop…

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Motorized bling…

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Ruca roja…

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‘48 gentleman…

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Religion…

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Bad boy ‘58 Impala…

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Needless to say, Tour #8 isn’t gonna be won on the back of this ill cruiser…

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