Chariots Retired





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More by Ian Leino

Average score:
2.92 out of 5

Number scored:
2,464 people

Scoring finished:
411 days ago

Comments:
124 comments

Ian Leino
   Ian Leino on Mar 24 '07
There were so many great, iconic vehicles from the 80's that there was no way for me to include them all, so this is by no means a complete showcase, but hopefully still sums up the total awesomeness of the era. And it's eventual downfall. And then how it is remixed, recycled and presented to us again as something new.
2 days later
bobmi
bobmi on Mar 27 '07
Aw, I don't see my car. I like the illustration regardless, I suppose. (:
cozmogeek
cozmogeek on Mar 27 '07
oh man I love it. I'd buy it for sure! $5 Of course I'm a product of the 80s hehe
Edword
   Edword on Mar 27 '07
nice illo!
jpiatt
   jpiatt on Mar 27 '07
BRILLIANT!!!!
exoticrobotic
exoticrobotic on Mar 27 '07
amazzzzing
this will win for sure
slaterock
   slaterock on Mar 27 '07
hell f'n yes!
nosralmada
nosralmada on Mar 27 '07
seriously bad ass
OldCircleEyes
OldCircleEyes on Mar 27 '07
$5
Papaprime
Papaprime on Mar 27 '07
nice. great detail on all the crashed classics.

Much love for Mr. Prime back there.

He's seen better days.
Manos
   Manos on Mar 27 '07
55555555555555555555$
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Mar 27 '07
Where the hell is Bumble Bee?
polemicchem
polemicchem on Mar 27 '07
Tron light cycle! 5$
pilihp
   pilihp on Mar 27 '07
great job! 5$
thomasucks
thomasucks on Mar 27 '07
ahhah great!
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 27 '07
No Knight Rider or GI Joe/Cobramobile? Still, your skillz continue to improve and improve, and nothing less than a 5$ would do for this brilliantly executed nostaligafest. The perspective looks a tad bit off between the Batmobile and the BTTF Delorean, but maybe its me.
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Mar 27 '07
well done! i sadly cannot recognize most of you're vehicles.
dacat
   dacat on Mar 27 '07
Sadly, I do recognize all of them, old fart that I am $5
Gareth1
Gareth1 on Mar 27 '07
Ahhhh! so that's where my childhood went!!! Fantastic, my favourite 'Kickin' it 80's' entry $5
SEVEN-HUNDRED
SEVEN-HUNDRED on Mar 27 '07
I think i'd prefer it if Prime was in his untransformed state

But 5£ - thats a good 2.3 extra on a 5$
manlooon
   manlooon on Mar 27 '07
Great job. 5
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Mar 27 '07
wowowoww..SUPER talented and welldone!!! SUPER $5
apartment223
apartment223 on Mar 27 '07
this is a killer 5$
fatheed
   fatheed on Mar 27 '07
Haha! Is that the Tron bike I spy behind Airwolf!? Love it.
esthergrondahl
esthergrondahl on Mar 27 '07
I think I see a transformer, more than meets the eye. Awesome.
adam antium
   adam antium on Mar 27 '07
looks great!
tron's bike and explorers starship are ace adds!
rathergreen
rathergreen on Mar 27 '07
Fantastic. I love the rust and distress and general bustedness. Very, very impressive.
alvarejo
   alvarejo on Mar 27 '07
That is great keep the excelent work! $5
bektravels
bektravels on Mar 27 '07
Loving it!
chelly
chelly on Mar 27 '07
AMAZING!
mezo
   mezo on Mar 27 '07
Even the fact that anything & everything associated to and with Bill Murray annoys the turd out of me, I still adore this design. You wicked genius, you. 5$
jackanapes
jackanapes on Mar 27 '07
Wow. No words. Wowo. 5$.
Kojima
   Kojima on Mar 27 '07
$5
tomburns
   tomburns on Mar 27 '07
this rules! 5. is that the craft from the explorers?!
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Mar 27 '07
this is friggin amazing. your life will not be complete without this shirt!!!
jackanapes
jackanapes on Mar 27 '07
I think that's the spaceship from E.T. But my favorite, I think, is the Tron Lightcycle.
helo
helo on Mar 27 '07
--- FIVE -- and $$$ BUY $$$ for all the fixer-uppers

willypiva
willypiva on Mar 27 '07
5$ Excellent work
N2O
N2O on Mar 27 '07
Awesome! 5$
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Mar 27 '07
good stuff, nice
deadbeathero
deadbeathero on Mar 27 '07
This is great! I want it!
BigODrummer
BigODrummer on Mar 27 '07
my next purchase!
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Mar 27 '07
This is really great for the theme! Great work!
canadianbeaver
canadianbeaver on Mar 27 '07
Who ya gonna call????? YOU, MAN!!!

Amazing.
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Mar 27 '07
PRINT! SELL ! BUY!
AlisonOrDieTrying
AlisonOrDieTrying on Mar 27 '07
This is clever.

I am all for a Delorean add-in.
freiden-fly
freiden-fly on Mar 27 '07
awesom. 5$
atomicpower
atomicpower on Mar 27 '07
I'm so glad there are no Gi Joe vehicles on this. Never to the scrapheap. I love it. I'd probably buy the heck out of this shirt.
Exigent
Exigent on Mar 27 '07
I pity the foo who don't buy this shirt! $5
joshhupp
joshhupp on Mar 27 '07
Nice job, definitely needs KITT though. $5
Sinareo
Sinareo on Mar 27 '07
FINALLY! An Old Skool sub I actually adore! There have been so many Rubik's Cubes, break dancers, and casette tapes that it's made me hate this competition! This is absolutely clever in every way. I think it's a great play on the theme and well drawn, too. So good! This has to win! If any of those other terrible designs win, I will boycott Threadless!

Like, totally $5!
Luke...
   Luke... on Mar 27 '07
i love rust...great work man.
jenraskopf
jenraskopf on Mar 27 '07
I would totally buy optimus prime for 10 cents/ lb.
And probably more than one copy of this shirt.
gamejunkie
gamejunkie on Mar 27 '07
amazing concept and design 5$
pxlb
   pxlb on Mar 27 '07
Wow... You did it...
Tell me, what are you going to do with two iPods ? :)
Soad
Soad on Mar 27 '07
This is the best design I've seen on threadless!!!!
Mr Rocks
   Mr Rocks on Mar 27 '07
If you want to sell your iPod ian I'm your man...

Another great sub. You're on a roll bro, keep with it!!
Bisparulz
   Bisparulz on Mar 27 '07
5$
H1945
H1945 on Mar 27 '07
This is awesome!
hogboy
   hogboy on Mar 27 '07
so frikken cool... I wish KITT was in there but I can live without him. $5
nosutt
nosutt on Mar 27 '07
knight rider would make it a 5 for me
B.R.I.
B.R.I. on Mar 27 '07
for the Ghostbusters Rig "ECTO 1" . 5$
professorE
professorE on Mar 27 '07
Do it! DO IT!!!
Stevethegreat
Stevethegreat on Mar 27 '07
oh no way!
cintrao
   cintrao on Mar 27 '07
oh yes way!
cintrao
   cintrao on Mar 27 '07
very cool!
kooky love
   kooky love on Mar 27 '07
GREAT $5
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on Mar 27 '07
excellent! $5
icebar
icebar on Mar 27 '07
well umm $5!
bad_nobe
   bad_nobe on Mar 27 '07
wow!!!
blackbean0053
blackbean0053 on Mar 27 '07
love magnum pi's car in the back
blackbean0053
blackbean0053 on Mar 27 '07
5$
Aristarchus
Aristarchus on Mar 27 '07
Despite your caveat about not being able to put everything into the picture, pretty soon everyone will start listing the vehicles they wish were here. Allow me to toss my own into the mix: the bike from Akira.

That said? Great design. 5
Bark_Worsebite
Bark_Worsebite on Mar 27 '07
5$ A great design with just the right combination of nostalgia and pure talent.
Vitaligo
Vitaligo on Mar 28 '07
Great work - the shirt is fantastic. If you're looking for other cars to add, I'd suggest the Family Truckster from "Vacation".
noeLennon
noeLennon on Mar 28 '07
Love.
atomic child
atomic child on Mar 28 '07
FIVE awesome
abeadle
   abeadle on Mar 28 '07
whoa this is so awesome! $5 print it!!
mutt77
mutt77 on Mar 28 '07
Ballin'.
deepfriedskunk
deepfriedskunk on Mar 28 '07
This makes me wanna play with my old hot wheels cars and everything. I like the way it's arranged, too. $5, awesomeness.
Noah Logan
Noah Logan on Mar 28 '07
great
ASquared150
ASquared150 on Mar 28 '07
BTTF DELOREAN! $5
max mazur
max mazur on Mar 28 '07
i need one right now ... 5$
jublin
   jublin on Mar 28 '07
ahhhaha beatiful ian! i dont know how i missed this in the other blogs. great jorb here.
JessiH
JessiH on Mar 29 '07
This is amazing! Great job and effects!
badzen
badzen on Mar 29 '07
Nice!
Pablo Hoskobar
Pablo Hoskobar on Mar 29 '07
This has to be one of the best designs I have seen on Threadless. Are you taking pre-orders?!?
mephitine
mephitine on Mar 29 '07
Awesome, really perfect for the competition. DH is going to want one of these, so $5 to you.
BizarreCreation
BizarreCreation on Mar 29 '07
WARNING: THIS T-SHIRT ONLY FOR THE CULTURALLY LITERATE.

=D

heck yes dude...heck yes. 5$
Matt of 7and34
Matt of 7and34 on Mar 29 '07
Optimus Prime, Tron's bike, A-Team, Airwolf,....what's not to love? Special props for the Blues Brothers car. 5$
Danger Girl
Danger Girl on Mar 29 '07
Gotta throw my 2 cents in for the glaring omission of the Knight Industries Two Thousand. I'd probably pick KITT over the Magnum P.I. car, especially for being more instantly identifiable.
roboroller
roboroller on Mar 29 '07
this design made me shit my pants with joy, i give you 5$ and if I could give you 20$ i would. Fuck yeah.
MagusMaster
MagusMaster on Mar 29 '07
OPTIMUS!!!!!!!!!!!
herky
   herky on Mar 29 '07
top notch illustration, excellent weathered details
grayehound
   grayehound on Mar 29 '07
i still think the cleverest thing in this is the Tron cycle de-ressing. it makes a good design a great one. nice work Ian!
Lupencia
   Lupencia on Mar 30 '07
this should just be printed now 5$
Jakaricat1
Jakaricat1 on Mar 30 '07
LOVE IT, but i dont really feel that batmobile is very 80's even though Tim Burton snuck it in in 89. I'd like this better if that was KITT from Knight Rider. It's totally 80's and just as iconic.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 30 '07
so awesome
Ian Leino
   Ian Leino on Mar 30 '07
Thanks for all the incredible comments so far!

KITT was featured in the original version of this design, but I ended up pulling it for the General Lee to bring some color into the left side of the composition.

From all of your comments, I can see that removing KITT was a sore mistake, and should this be picked up for printing, I will definitely replace the Batmobile with some Knight Rider awesomeness.
iamtherealbender
iamtherealbender on Mar 30 '07
Aww man even though knight rider would be amazing i love the batmobile!!!! I would still end up buying it without the batmobile but thats one of the main reasons i love it!!!
Banana Jones
Banana Jones on Mar 30 '07
All of the above. 4.


...I mean 5.
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 30 '07
Is that the Magnum PI car in the back of the sub? I thought it was the corvette from the M.A.S.K. 80's cartoon! Damn i loved those toys...
Pico
Pico on Mar 30 '07
$5 for the blues mobile.
JuggoPop
JuggoPop on Mar 31 '07
$5 all the way.

"I will definitely replace the Batmobile with some Knight Rider awesomeness." - You do that, and it will be even better... but I'd buy it either way.
nikogrande
nikogrande on Mar 31 '07
dude
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Mar 31 '07
the batmobile is one of the strong points... it is more identifiable with the general masses. KITT would be nice but I would consider a different car to erase... or you could try and force him in there somewhere. 5$
Thomas S Magnum
Thomas S Magnum on Mar 31 '07
YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!
micknight
micknight on Mar 31 '07
5$ just for the delorean
abeadle
   abeadle on Mar 31 '07
printit!!!!!! $5
harpo25
harpo25 on Mar 31 '07
crazy good!
She Says So
She Says So on Mar 31 '07
Stunning
minxorjinx
minxorjinx on Apr 01 '07
This is clever.
MR_DAVE
MR_DAVE on Apr 01 '07
good one $5
blckmg
blckmg on Apr 01 '07
I would agree with KITT over the batmobile. 5$ either way, though. :)
liich
liich on Apr 01 '07
stick KITT behind the ghostbusters vehicle and you'll be even better. still, lovin' it all the way. i've hated almost all of the submissions for this competition until now. definately $5!
casbie
casbie on Apr 02 '07
i sthat the A-Team van in the back?

way cool!
The Good King
The Good King on Apr 02 '07
Fantastic design. Easily the best 80's one i've seen! And glad that prime isn't in his rubbish lorry form!
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Apr 02 '07
beautiful. i would give my left foot to own the A-Team van.
Jemae
   Jemae on Apr 02 '07
PERFECTTTTT! 5$! =)
LawnGeeNawTea
LawnGeeNawTea on Apr 02 '07
ahaha that isnt the moto from tron is it?! love it.
joshamman
joshamman on Apr 02 '07
$10 just for using airwolf!
neps
neps on Apr 02 '07
I gave you a $5 just to hope that you'll add KITT back.
neps
neps on Apr 02 '07
also I think children of the 80s identify the batmobile more than the blues brother car (it took me a second) - so I question which one to remove.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Apr 02 '07
What is that big metal turnip?
G-Skape
G-Skape on Apr 03 '07
Where the hell is KITT?
neps
neps on Apr 04 '07
is the 'turnip' the ET spaceship?
nosralmada
nosralmada on Apr 06 '07
Naw dude, the Blues Brothers car is great.
5 days later
J-Ray
J-Ray on Apr 11 '07
haha I still don't know what the turnip is.

For a while I thought maybe the homemade spaceship from The Explorers.
grayehound
   grayehound on Apr 11 '07
the turnip is the spacecraft from ET

looks like taking out KITT wasn't such a hot idea afterall. then again, everyone would've been asking where the General Lee was...
descartes
descartes on Apr 12 '07
This is one of the greatest designs I've ever seen. Nostalgic AND artistic, a rarity... It would be a sin for threadless not to print this. 5$ and if there was a 10$ it would be there.

For anyone confused, I think I know all of the refernces (from left to right, generally):
the A-Team Van (the A-Team)
General Lee (Dukes of Hazzard)
ET's spaceship (ET)
the Dolorien time machine (Back 2 the Future)
the light-cycle race bike (Tron)
Airwolf (Airwolf)
Optimus Prime (Transformers)
The Batmobile (Batman with Adam West & Burt Ward)
The Bluesmobile - '74 Dodge Monaco with Magnum 440 squad car package (The Blues Brothers)
Ecto-1 (Ghostbusters)
Ferrari 308 GTS (Magnum P.I.)
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Mikko Terva
   Mikko Terva on Apr 16 '07
I didn't get to vote on this, but I just wanna say - I'll buy this when they print it!
ajsolid84
ajsolid84 on Apr 16 '07
descartes, The Batmobile is the one from the 1980s movie with Michael Keaton, not the one from the Adam West TV series and movie.
6 days later
descartes
descartes on Apr 23 '07
how could they not print this!?!?
harpo25
harpo25 on Apr 23 '07
this is a must print!
2.92
maybe in the following weeks?
nitro5
nitro5 on Apr 23 '07
print this one!!!!!!!
56 days later
FireOfHeaven
FireOfHeaven on Jun 19 '07
!5$
16 days later
Stars.
Stars. on Jul 05 '07
I like the idea. but just because of the back that the DeLorean's on there, I love it. =D Yes Im a freak & obsessed.
13 days later
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on Jul 19 '07
Are there any copywriting issues I wonder? I think this would sell out quick! If threadless never prints it you could definately sell to some company for a good price out there...threadless should print this!
11 days later
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Jul 31 '07
So, so, so, so, so good and needed in my t-shirt collection pronto.
harpo25
harpo25 on Jul 31 '07
word!
15 days later
stopper111
stopper111 on Aug 16 '07
this needs to be printed ASAP
nintechno
nintechno on Aug 16 '07
agreed
10 days later
SlicedBread
SlicedBread on Aug 26 '07
i'm sorry we can't vote anymore, i want to give this a 5 and buy...hope you get printed!
nintechno
nintechno on Aug 26 '07
such a great design
7 days later
nintechno
nintechno on Sep 03 '07
This shirt would sell out very fast. I'm sure it would get plenty of diggs, too.
nintechno
nintechno on Sep 04 '07
it would
139 days later
madsg
madsg on Jan 21 '08
This is available over on DBH
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