Author: T-Bone

My Uncle Delmar made me do it. Then my two older brothers egged me on. And after we moved down to So Cal in ‘72 this 10 year old would be tested on passing vehicles on our yearly trip up the 101 and down the 5 to visit relatives in Santa Rosa. The Chevelle passes us up and as I watch the skinny tail lights disappear through the back window of the Country Squire, I’d yell out ‘68! I study the grille of the Impala following close behind and I know it’s a ‘65. Fast forward thirty years later and with a degree in Visual Communications and this artistic classic car enthusiast is living his dream creating art, design and yes even writing a word or two on the automotive industry. And with a couple of bit parts on My Classic Car, Chop Cut Rebuild and on the cutting floor of Overhaulin’. I’m very proud to share my passion for all things art and fuel with you.

SC1 Corvette Series ShowCase CarCapsule

Car Capsule SC1 Corvette Series ShowCase

For Ultimate Presentation and Protection CarCapsule is pleased to introduce the SC1 Corvette Series ShowCase ultra-premium vehicle storage shelter created with the Corvette owner in mind. The SC1 Corvette Series ShowCase dramatically presents the Corvette in an exciting and aggressive…

Supercharged at Magnuson

Magnuson Superchargers Tour

Ventura Highway led me to discover a hidden gem. I had the great pleasure to meet Maureen Magnuson today. I went up to Ventura to see my buddy Johnnie Martinez and he said, “Hey, while you are here, let’s go…

Raymond Loewy – Industrial Design Champion

Raymond Loewy - Never Leave Well Enough Alone

A Brief History of Raymond Loewy Associates “Never Leave Well Enough Alone.” Raymond Loewy When I was studying design at Laguna College of Art & Design in the 1980’s my dad gave me a special edition magazine that featured American…

Night River Bang Bang

Night River Bang Bang

A Manuel Muller Restoration from the Blacktop Archives. Have you ever been to an event and all of sudden the room get’s silent, the people disappear, and a bright light hits you in the eyes? This happened to me the…

Man On Main Street – Favorite Engine

What is your favorite engine?

Tonight on Man On Main Street we ask our friends what is their favorite engine. Enjoy the fun as we stroll Main Street and learning about some of our friends favorite engines. At the head of the street we have…

The O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show

Hundreds of Custom Trucks, Vans and SUVs Take Center Stage at the Inaugural Grand National Truck Show The West Coast’s premier truck show will host incredible customs, classics, local entries, a cornhole tournament and fun for the whole family The…

Kat Stew

Kat Stew Kasia Jones' 1954 Studebaker Commander

Kasia Jones’ 1954 Studebaker Commander Do you believe in love at first site? For this car gal, love was in the air when she first saw this Studebaker two years ago.     The lines were far ahead of the…

Quickened Pinto

1971 Ford Pinto - Quickened

Bob Patlian’s 1971 Ford Pinto Resto-mod Sometimes a car just stops you in your tracks. Am I right? I am at the Historic Main Street Car Show in Garden Grove on Friday Night, for this special event with the Wienermobile…

The Wienermobile

The Wienermobile

At the Historic Main Street Car Show I got a call out of the blue from Allison with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. She asked if it would be alright if they brought the Wienermobile out to our car show. She…

FARMHOUSE RACER

Farmhouse Racer Jerry Friedrich

When you spend your days in the field watching the lemons and avocados grow, you get to wondering. For Jerry Friedrich, that wondering got him into racing and now deep in hot rodding. We took a jaunt off the Ventura…

Santa Ana Drags and Beyond

Santa Ana Drags and Beyond at LYON Air Museum

At LYON Air Museum Santa Ana Drags and Beyond exhibit at Lyon Air Museum. The Lyon Air Museum is within yards of where the original Santa Ana Dragstrip laid. This celebration of the first official drag strip in the United…