I’m not one to get all awestruck when one of those brush with smarminess moments comes along, but the circle of friends of The Garage keeps producing endless introductions that just blow my mind.

Now I was never a skater, other than a bit of transportation here and there in high school, but that was back in the day when the legends of skateboarding were doing their thing. Steve Caballero was one of those guys. What more can you say? The guy is a legend.

This legend has become an artist and works in a variety of mediums. His topics revolve around that other California lifestyle: Hot Rods.

Last weekend, Caballero held a show to display some of his new work last weekend and while our West Coast contributor, Aaron Von Minden, wasn’t able to drop by the show he did score the original piece you see above. The 35 Ford truck belongs to Steve & Aaron’s mutual friend Nacho. If you look around Steve’s blog, you’ll catch a photo of Von Minden’s Model A Coupe in there too!

Welcome to the family here in The Garage Steve!