VooDoo Larry started building cars in his driveway when he was 18 years old. He was a staple at local cruise nights and car shows. Everyone always looked forward to spring to see what he had done to his cars after the long winter. Fast forward 25 years and VooDoo Larry can be found at his shop, VooDoo Larry Kustoms , located in Schaumburg, IL. The shop is 4,500 square feet of kustom and hot rod heaven. At any given time, there are complete frame up builds along side the daily drivers waiting for a mild kustom treatment. The shop is not state of the art, but VooDoo Larry puts his heart and soul into every build and modification.

Larry turning out some of the most original, innovative, unexpected and leading edge Kustoms you’ll ever see. Larry will do anything from a ground up restoration to a custom one of a kind part to pinstriping that’ll blow your mind and everything in between.  With 30 years of experience under his belt it is easy to see Larry has really perfected his unique craft.  His reputation is built on turning out hot rods and kustoms that set new boundaries. His attention to detail, gifted craftsmanship, creativity and ever changing pallet of work are renowned with the Old Skool Kustom culture.  That reputation has his shop full to capacity with a waiting list that could fill his shop twice again.

Larry is the personification of passion, passion for his work and the Kustom Kulture.  He is the president and founder of the VooDoo Kings Car Club, a club that over the past 10 years has grown to membership that now extends to 6 different states.  He hosted the Brushmaster’s Pinstriping Panel Jam; the works of the over 40 pinstripers that attended are going to be auctioned off at this years O’Riley Auto Parts World of Wheels in Chicago with the proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House Charities.  Larry is so instrumental and respected in the world of Kustoms that he was asked to host the MotoRama Section of this year’s O’Riley Auto Parts World of Wheels in Chicago, giving him the opportunity to showcase great Kustoms the way only VooDoo Larry knows how.  Although easily the King of Kool, Larry Grobe is one of the nicest, most down to earth guys you’ll ever meet.