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.

Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Tours The U.S.

Bizzarrini World Tour

Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Revival Deliveries Continue as Company Embarks on Significant USA Tour Covering Over 8000 Miles Through 18 States Deliveries of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Revival – the most authentic interpretation of the legendary 5300 GT – continue to…

Pandemonium Express

Pandemonium Express

Shiney Mike’s Hot Rod Shop Truck For as long as he can remember, Mike Grawunder has always wanted a hot rod truck. For his 65th birthday his wife Wendy was all about granting that wish.    Mike is a retired…

Tokyo Rose

Karl Ardo & Josh Winderman’s Historic Born Free Build The story of this bike starts with an invitation to build a bike for the Born Free Show. Karl Ardo and Josh Widerman had great success with their previous collaboration a…

Man on Main Street – Stock v Custom

Man on Main Street - Stock v Custom

Tonight the Man on Main Street asks the question Stock vs Custom. Hear the fun as we hear from the party in the street at the Historic Main Street Car Show in Garden Grove, CA. We start with Jim buying…

Isky’s 102nd Birthday Celebration

At Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum Today we hit one of my favorite places in all of Southern California. The Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum. Always a good time, but today is even more special. We are here to celebrate a founder…

Sam’s ’50 Olds Rocket 88

Sams 1950 Olds Rocket 88

When you roll up on this ride at the local car show, there isn’t anything that jumps out at you. Subtlety at its best. You dig deeper and get lost in the deep black skin, the chrome accents just hit…

Le Mans 100 – A Blacktop Book Review

Le Mans 100 a blacktop book review

How do you push the limits? Is it that short blast of energy railing down the quarter-mile? Is it pulling some G’s around the corners at Laguna Seca? Or are you struggling to keep two wheels on the ground as…

COOP’D UP RABBIT

Found on Craigslist, this VW Rabbit is a typical High School car. It did it’s job especially on those cold morning heading into Auto Shop before first period. The only chicks this rabbit caught were in the coop. It may…

Hunters and Gatherers

Hunters and Gatherers, the culture of collecting.

The Culture Around Collecting It has seems like a lifetime ago when I opened Blacktop Depot, an Automobilia Store that bought and sold; “COOL OLD STUFF”. All our patrons and consigners were a community. A community that dates back to…

Fred’s Old Tudor

Fred Quintard's 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan

Fred Quintard’s 1934 Ford 2-Door Sedan. Imagine having a car for over 50 years. I have to stop and think about that statement for a moment. I think that Fred Quintard has to be the only guy I know who…

Derby’s Hide-Away

Derbys Hideaway

Some of you may remember this beauty of a ride below from our last issue. Derby’s 1939 Coachcraft Lincoln. After hearing his story and the cool old stuff he gets around, we had to make a trek on the Ventura…