What a beautiful day in Ventura. A crisp and sunny February in Southern California. I got there as the gates were just opened and still had a line about 10 minutes long. I was shooting while guys were still riding…
David Mann ChopperFest 2025
Fuel Fed Fun with Pinky at the Grand National Roadster Show
Blacktop’s Grand National Roadster Show Favorites
Sure there are the contenders for the big awards “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” or the Slonaker Award, here we share some of our favorites outside of those. We noticed a bunch of cars with old school jagged flames, and in…
Cool Old Stuff Hideaway
My buddy Clint really did a solid and introduced me to this Father/Son shop that has an incredible collection of Cool Old Stuff. They work on friends and family hot rods and customs in the front shop, then off to…
HOT ROD MAVERICKS
The Builders, Racers and rebels Who Revolutionized Hot Rodding by Tony Thacker A Blacktop Book Review by Tony Colombini I have known Tony Thacker for many years. Since his days at the NHRA Museum. I would run into him at…
RAW METAL
A Conversation About The Rising Cost of Paint at The 75th Grand National Roadster Show Blinded By The Raw Metal Beauties on Display Pinky and I were running through the 75th running of the Grand National Roadster Show. Each of…
A Collection of American Classics
With a History of the Tail Fin Design On this Sunday Drive with the Mercifuls we land at a private collection of American Classics. If hooded headlights and finned tail lights are your thing, then this gallery is for you!…
Newport Beach Classic Car Show
Newport Beach in October is usually pretty quiet. The cold dreary weather doesn’t make for great beach going. Especially when you are right on the sand at the Balboa Pier just a block away from the famed Balboa Fun Zone.…
Sunday Drive to the Petersen
Today we take a drive over to the Petersen Automobile Museum. Here are several of the exhibits ending with a really creative installation. We start off with “Best in Low” an exhibit of legendary lowrider icons of the street and…
PaintProStation Professional-Grade Mobile Inflatable Paint Station
CarCapsule USA, a manufacturer of inflatable premium vehicle storage products for the past twenty-plus years, has entered a new phase in vehicle preservation products with the introduction of the inflatable PaintProStation, a 26’x14’x10′ professional-grade mobile inflatable paint station. The PaintProStation…
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Recently the C/10 Club and Friends offered their annual Holiday Toy Drive at the Pomona Swap Meet benefitting the Long Beach Fire Department’s Spark of Love campaign. We were there to capture all the trucks and their generous donations!
HOT RODS AND HISTORY TAKE CENTER STAGE AT 75th GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW
Hundreds of hot rods, muscle cars and incredible customs will take center stage at the 75th Grand National Roadster Show at the Pomona Fairgrounds on Jan. 31-Feb. 2. This year’s show will also be packed with special elements to celebrate more than…
Auto Fuel Tank Sealer Kit Removes and Stops Rust and Permanently Seals the Tank
KBS Auto Fuel Tank Sealer Kit The KBS Coatings Auto Fuel Tank Sealer Kit contains everything needed to clean, prep and permanently seal up to a 25-gallon tank. The system removes and stop rust on the inside of the tank…
The 2024 Brea Holiday Car Show
The annual Brea Holiday Car Show fills the streets of downtown Brea California with a whole variety of cars from late model muscle to early tin. This year the show was held on Sunday December 8th with nearly 400 cars…
Mercifuls 13th Annual Spark of Love Toy Drive Car Show
The members of Mercifuls So Cal car club did it again. The 13th Annual ABC/7 Spark of Love Toy Drive Car Show was a huge hit with truck and trailer loads of toys for the Long Beach Fire Department’s Spark…