Michael Chastain’s 1969 Camaro built by Chris Holstrom Concepts. It was close to 36 years ago when a family friend gave Michael the bug. Err, most likely of a GM variety. He has owned 9 collectible cars from a ’67 Chevelle to a 2023 C8 Corvette. A judge by occupation certainly has put the gavel […]
Man on Main Street Man On Main Street, Tony asks his friends; “What do you think about electric motors in hot rods?” At the Historic Main Street Car Show in Garden Grove last month I asked my friends what they thought about Rat Fink. Another favorite topic of our friend Jersey from our Benchracing With […]
After a dominating performance in 2022, Yokohama and its ADVAN® brand return as the exclusive tire provider for the Porsche Pikes Peak Trophy Division for the 6th consecutive year. Heading into the 101st Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Yokohama Tire is looking to repeat as King of the Mountain. The tiremaker, which overpowered the field […]
At Union Dragway, South Carolina By Mike Slade The Steel In Motion car and truck show has grown in popularity over the last ten or twelve years and draws participants from all up and down the east coast and points west of the Mississippi River. I don’t believe the members of the Geargoyles car club […]
The 57th Annual Early Times Picnic 2023 I have been going to this event for nearly a dozen years and it never disappoints. Not a regular car show by any means. The Early Times Picnic has been held at the Compton Hunting and Fishing Club for 50 years. In the early days the park was […]
I have known Mike Trimmer for several years now. I have always, I mean ALWAYS loved his car. It completely reminds me of a model I built when I was like 13 years old. Nearly 40 years later and I can still smell the glue, the chrome rear end and cutting the shocks to slam […]
Here’s something new. I call it Man on Main Street. Kinda like the old Man on the Street stuff from late night television, but it is me asking friends about a particular Blacktop Topic. This time it is all about Rat Fink!…
Cruisin’ in the 63rd. Annual Strawberry Festival Parade. We had the honor to be picked as one of ten vehicles to represent the Historic Main Street Car Show in the 63rd annual Strawberry Festival Parade in Garden Grove, California. My home neighborhood. Mayoral Candidate Hilda rode shotgun in Riff Raff for the mile long parade […]
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Lew and Linda Rice’s 1948 Chevy Pickup Photos: Mike Slade, Story: Blacktop Media It was a balmy August afternoon when a brand new forester green Chevrolet 3100 pickup found its home on the farm just east of Baltimore, Maryland. Two owners and 63 years later Lew purchased the well used work truck for a thousand […]
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Each and every year, the Sultan’s CC of Long Beach California pull out all the stops and put together a benefit car show to support the Long Beach K-9 Officers. The show is under the trees and on the grass at the Long Beach Police Officers Association Park adjacent to the shooting range and K-9 […]
