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Leroy Tulip is gear head from South Africa, as far doing super f**king cool stuff is concerned, Leroy is up there with Ron Swanson - man level 10. Enjoy his videos and read more about him below. You can find Leroy on Instgram  https://www.instagram.com/theblacktulip/

Tell us who you are.

I'm Leroy Tulip aka theBlackTulip with my ears to the ground and my eyes to the sky, I'm a hotrodder, biker, classic car lover & storyteller. #ImmaculateMetals #HotRodFriday

How did you get into what you do?

I've always loved cool stuff and have often chosen to surround myself with stuff that I think is cool. cars, bikes, tattoos, sneakers

Name your friends call you.

Big Lee

If you were an emotion you would be....

cool

Stick Shift or Automatic?

both - depends on what i'm driving and what i want from the shift 

What is your least favorite movie?

anything with Hugh Grant in it.

What app do you use the most?

Instagram

If you were a song, what would it be and why?

Growing up Bad Bad Leroy Brown was sung to me but when Bad to Bone by George Thorogood and the Destroyers was released I've used that song as my sound track ever since - i've even made it my ringtone

Who inspires you?

Steve McQueen

Favorite curse word?

(Bad) MotherFucker

Do you believe in ghosts?

For sure - I've had an encounter with the Uniondale Ghost - she blew my stater on my Harley Davidson Softail

Drink of choice?

Coffee

What has made you laugh your ass off recently?

This gal in my office has just had her eyebrows enhanced with a pencil and they are super prominent - I said told her she looks like a female Colin Farrel 

What is your usual bedtime?

about 10pm

What turns you on?

Loud pipes and pinstripes

What turns you off?

people who don't want to race - it's not about winning it's about participating.

What would you like to be if you weren't a social hotrodder?

I'd like to drag racing hotrodder. 

Something people don't know about you.

that sometimes i fantasize about riding Japanese super bikes

How can we find you on the internet?

https://www.instagram.com/theblacktulip/

https://www.facebook.com/leroy.tulip

https://twitter.com/LeroyTulip

https://vimeo.com/99610773
https://vimeo.com/98728531
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What do you have coming up that you want us to know about?

I'm having a hip replacement in a couple of weeks and i've had a set of crutches customised to suit me

oh yeah - i'm collecting them tomorrow - one bike themed the other hotrodded with white grips!

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