About Big B Customs
Welcome to Big B Customs, where we create custom hood ornaments that bring your classic car to life. We're all about serving the "build it" crowd—true hot rod builders who crave the grit and authenticity of real craftsmanship.
Our hood ornaments capture the raw essence of vintage car culture with a handcrafted touch. Each piece we create tells a unique story, reflecting your style and dedication. From hot rods to hoopties, jalopies to lowriders, rat rods to roadsters, and speedsters to cruisers, our designs are built for those who value individuality and top-notch quality.
Choose Big B Customs to make your project truly stand out. Our hood ornaments are the perfect finishing touch for any custom build, ensuring your ride is one-of-a-kind.
About Big B.
My story starts in the fast lane of childhood, where I was revving up my days with Hot Wheels at every chance I got. I remember this sweet '34 five-window coupe I had—open engine, fenders, and all. It was baby blue with red, white, and yellow flames licking the sides. I even sketched that beauty and took it to the county fair, and guess what? It snagged a red ribbon. I still have that drawing.
My old man always had a junkyard full of beat-up cars scattered around the farm. I'd spend hours in those rust buckets, dreaming about fixing them up. Pops had this killer hood ornament of a Spanish explorer from his DeSoto dump truck. He'd slap that thing on every new Chevy he got, and over the years, it rode on four different rides. One day, he bought my brother a '39 Dodge coupe for busting his chops on the farm. Naturally, I asked if he'd do the same for me. And he did—hooked me up with a '47 Plymouth coupe. I tried tinkering with it in high school, but I didn't have a clue about building hot rods back then and ended up selling it off.
Life cruised on. I got hitched and had a rad son. It wasn't until the last decade that I got back into hot rods. Mom's estate gave me the green light to snag a derelict '29 Ford coupe, a dead ringer for the five-window I used to play with as a kid. As I started piecing this ride together, I wanted to pay homage to Pops' Spanish explorer hood ornament. I hit up a few car swap meets and found one, but it just didn't jive with the '29's vibe. So, being a 3D designer, I sculpted my own Spanish explorer head for the hood, but it still didn't sit right.
So I switched gears and sculpted something for myself, something Pops would dig. I created a female figure back-diving off the front of my radiator grill. I posted it on a few social media groups, and it blew up. Folks were clamoring to buy one. That back-dive gal sparked Big B Customs, and it just took off from there.
Fans and customers started asking for different sculpts—Rod the Rat series, Grease Monkey series, Slim series, and now the V8Girl. The journey's been a wild ride, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
