CARTEL - CAR. Tetra. Ethyl. Leaded.

Originally Tetra Ethyl Leaded Apparel Co.

Tetra Ethyl Leaded Apparel was founded in 1988. A straight out of the garage t shirt and graphic design company paying homage to the pre 1988 REGULAR Fueled (before unleaded became a standard) car culture – I have designed, hand drawn and made limited edition one off t-shirts for over 30 years for that true straight out of the garage gearhead and blue collar builder.

One day – Using the word CAR for a placeholder in a design and the acronym T.E.L. (Tetra Ethyl Leaded) 💡 – CAR.T.E.L. Garage was founded. 

Our designs are fueled by the love for Classic Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles and the Kustom Kulture lifestyle.

All apparel and accessories are thought out and made with pride. We try our best to keep shit Made In The Fuckin’ USA. 

                    More Than A Brand

A representation of a slowly forgotten lifestyle

The lifestyle of that Hard Workin | Title In Hand | Backyard Buildin | Weekend - Garage Drinkin | Knuckle Bustin | Sawzall Slangin | English Wheel Shapin | Rust Cuttin | Roof Choppin | Metal Grindin | Lead Layin | Lacquer Paintin | Boulevard Cruisin | Late Night - Quarter Mile Racin | Slippin Sideways – With A Middle Finger In The Air Mother Fucker