The Kraze Painter

The Kraze Painter is the custom paint alias of Sondre Kvipt, founder of Kustomrama and a dedicated figure in the global traditional hot rod and custom car scene. In 2024, Sondre commissioned Von Franco to design a Kraze Painter Kustomrama design he could use to promote Kustomrama and his Kraze Paint Jobs.

Morten Hovland's 1961 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Sondre laid down the scallop paint job on this car while in high school.

Sondre Kvipt's 1957 Ford Ranchero of Oslo, Norway. Restyled by Olav and Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama, the car is a tribute to Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane, known as the Maze. Sondre's Ranchero, known as the Kustomrama Dream Truck was completed in the Summer of 2015.

In May of 2017 Sondre masked up the Seaweed flames on Tom Røine's 1956 Plymouth. Photo by Tom Røine.

A photo of Tom Røine with the Plymouth as it appeared after it had been given a flame paint job. Photo by Sondre Kvipt - Kustomrama.

After acquiring a 1951 Ford custom in the summer of 2024, Marius Kristiansen of Dal, Norway approached Sondre to discuss a new paint job. Inspired by the late 1950s style of Larry Watson, Kvipt proposed a flame design for the vehicle. Kristiansen wanted to cover the body in flames, and Sondre agreed he could do it if it could be done in a traditional style. Over two days, Sondre meticulously masked out the flames using 300 meters of line tape. Photo by Marius Kristiansen.

Marius Kristiansen's 1951 Ford of Dal, Norway. In August of 2024, Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama gave the car a Larry Watson-inspired flame paint job.

Sondre cranking out a batch of one-off Kraze Painter sweatshirts in his pop-up Kraze Painter Paint Shop. "Brad Masterson once showed me the ropes, so I mixed some of his tricks with my own flavor." In one day, 21 limited-edition sweaters were born, each one inspired by the wild legacy of Ed Roth, Dean Jeffries, Von Dutch, and of course, Von Franco, who drew the badass Kraze Painter design we used. Photo by Nina Steinsland.

Three fresh Kraze Painter sweatshirts! Once Sondre had the base fades sprayed, he packed them up and drove to Tønsberg, where Jan-Ove Freitag at Jarlsberg Yrkesklær was standing by to screen the Von Franco design on top. "Fingers crossed they’d come out as cool as they looked in my head!" Photo by Sondre Kvipt.

The CRAZY KOOL work of The Kraze Painter by Rods And Kustoms with Lars. Do YOU like traditional kustom paint jobs in the style of the old greats? Do YOU like Scallops, Seaweed flames and WILD paint jobs? Then keep on watching! I wanted to show you these 3 AWESOME kustoms. All painted by THE KRAZE PAINTER Sondre Fjellheim Kvipt. All outlines pinstriped by the GREAT Richie the Pinstriper!

The Kraze Painter is the custom paint alias of Sondre Kvipt, founder of Kustomrama and a dedicated figure in the global traditional hot rod and custom car scene. Hailing from Oslo/Fyresdal, Norway, Sondre is also a founding member of the Norwegian car club Coupe Devils. Under the name The Kraze Painter, he lays down wild and traditional paint jobs that pay homage to the golden era of custom culture. Blending Scandinavian craftsmanship with SoCal style, his work captures the spirit of vintage flake, scallops, and panel fades, while helping preserve and promote the history of the custom car movement through Kustomrama.