Was tony a car builder or just the designer that did pin striping??? Are there any articles on tony Carlini about him building street rods ?? bootsm1
He built chopped Honda fours in the 70's. NICE ones. Got to thinking about it and he went on to design parts for custom Harleys too, torque arms comes to mind. Larry T
I worked with Tony on a few Harley projects a few years back. I knew he started making Chopper parts back in 69 in MI and worked with Arlen Ness for a bit before settling in So Cal. I didn't know that he ever did any hot Rod stuff except for himself and friends. Black Bart was a well known bike at the time and Black Bart II, shown here was equally famous. Great eye for style and lines. His company continues today with his son TJ (Tony Jr.) at the helm making Harley Custom parts.
Tony was quite a car guy too. He had a super detailed 33 3 window that won the Riddler Award in the early 90's.
Yup, thats it, not traditional by any means. Most of the work was done at Metal Crafters so it was about as good as you can get fabrication wise.
Actually the 33 was started at Boyds, Metalcrafters only chopped the top, Tony then shipped the car to Ohio. Gary Case @ Stylin Concepts finished the car and took it to Detroit for the Ridler. So saying that it came from Cali has some truth but in all actuality the car was built in Ohio. While the car was being built, he asked Gary of 2 requirements, that car would sit low and be a comfortable ride for him and Hulk Hogan. Larry Sneed in L-ville did the interior. After Tony's death, his extensive car collection was sold off but this 33 was kept in the family. way2lo2
My dads harley was built by Tony carlini back in 1971. Its black with gold leaf, pinstriping and had "Carlini" on the tank this is what it looked like back in the 70's http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakebake07/2659860572/
Lots of stories about him around these parts. I know he was selling pre-painted tanks and fenders for Harleys around 11 years ago at a shop in Redford.
They might have sold swing arms too, but the parts I've installed in my shop were Torque Arms. They help keep engines and transmissions in line and go a long way in keeping stuff from cracking and shaking to pieces.
I had a coffin tank painted by Carlini a few years ago. Sold it at a swap meet for $100. My bad. Shoulda kept it .
Hello. (I hope I didn't break any posting rules) I'm Bobo and I work for a small Mom & Pop motorcycle shop in northern Illinois since 1990. I met Tony only time or two at one of the dealer trade shows years back. Nice dude and one bad ass craftsman! Any way, I think I may have discovered one of the FXRP's from the 1 of 10 series Tony made. Number 9 was featured in a magazine under Custom Showcase" but I can't identify what rag it was. I 'd sure like to see this go to someone that's not going to butcher this classic so I'm going to see if I can "adopt" it and keep it the way he meant it to be. (I think I can get her before she hits Ebay). I stumbled onto this page looking for more about it and it's 9 family members and was hoping you may have a little information you may be willing to share. I'll stop babbling on and let ya'll tend to your day but a big thank you for takin time out for me! Hope to hear from ya'll soon and make the day a fun one! Bobo Bolinski Black Sheep Custom Cycles 1205 Karl Court Unit 110 Wauconda, Illinois 60084-1089 847-526-BIKE (2453)
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