ABOUT VINTAGE RUST
I started Vintage Rust because I got tired of shiny trucks that looked perfect but had no stories. Real patina isn’t something you buy — it’s earned in garages, on back roads, and late nights turning wrenches.
This brand is for the guys who get it.
Hoodies that have seen more rust than most showroom floors. Coffee that keeps you going when the project runs long. If you believe Built Not Bought, welcome to the garage.
There’s something about a truck that rolled off the line before you were born. You look at it and think about someone’s grandparents driving it to work, hauling lumber, or picking up groceries with the kids in the bed. That era is gone, but the trucks are still here. And when you fire one up, you feel it.
I’ve been building trucks since I could drive. Started with whatever I could get my hands on and learned by breaking things and figuring out how to put them back together. In July 2023 I bought a 1967 Chevrolet C10. It sat in the yard until January 2025. I looked at it every day. Thought about what it could be. Then one weekend I stopped thinking and started building.
That C10 now runs an LS swap, sits on an AWD Yukon frame, gets driven to shows, and took second place at the Planes, Trains and Automobiles show at Plant City Airport. It is not a trailer queen. It gets driven. It gets worked on. It is the reason Vintage Rust exists.
Vintage Rust started because the gear that existed for classic truck builders didn’t feel right. Everything was either too corporate or too generic. Nobody was making shirts, hats, and coffee for the guys who actually wrench on their own trucks. So I built it myself — the same way I build trucks.
Every piece of Vintage Rust gear is designed for the garage lifestyle. The tees are soft enough to sleep in but tough enough for shop days. The coffee is for early mornings under the hood. The hats have been to every show and cruise night in Central Florida. This is real gear for real builders.
We are based in Lakeland, Florida. My wife Erica works alongside me every day. My son Levi just got his first truck — an ‘04 F250 Powerstroke Lariat. The cycle continues.
If it’s bagged or sitting on billets, it belongs here. If you’ve spent more weekends in the garage than anywhere else, this brand was built for you.
Wear it with rust.