10 Years Of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride A Blacktop Magazine Book Review. While I am reading this really nicely designed coffee-table book, the 12 annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is happening all around the world. Wait, all around the world? Yep! If you haven’t heard, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is an annual motorcycle cruising event as […]
Doug DoRr’s 1947 Chevy Fleetline Kustom Look deep. Really deep. Past the satin maroon paint. Look deeper still into the sheetmetal. Can you see it? Look past the custom fenders, skirts, side-pipes, seriously chopped top and re-worked deck lid. Look through the custom grill and headlights. Can you see the post war Chevy steel? Most […]
Dave Abell’s 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe A little over 40 years ago, when he was only 15 years old Dave Abell was gifted a 1950 Ford F-1 that was “Beat-Up and Ugly” he has always been a car guy. He restored and hopped up that truck so his buddies wouldn’t give him the business everytime […]
We found this cool pamphlet from Michael Goyda @grancor on IG. It is certainly a second part to the video we presented from 1953 about safety and hot rodding. Some of the goodies in this publication include: “…a story of faster speeds with greater safety.” when talking about the standards of what has become the […]
IDIDIT Performance presents its 1-1/2 Inch Swivel Ball Floor Mount. IDIDIT now offers 1 ½ inch swivel ball floor mount. This floor mount fits a smaller diameter steering column tube commonly found on Corvettes and Old-School models. Made from billet aluminum this floor mount comes in a polished finish and accommodates 1-1/2″ steering column tubes […]
It was a cool and sunny Southern California spring day. Perfect day to throw a leg over the bike and run down to Huntington Beach, Surf City, California and check out some old skool cool. That’s right, it is the Ace’s Car Club’s annual Hot Rod Resurrection. Although this year was a bit light, being […]
Mike Neuer built this truck from a 20″ big-wheel commercial truck to fit on a half-ton chassis. Some skill was definitely involved cutting down the fenders and chopping the bottom of the grill. Nice metal work, which figures because Mike is the proprietor of Mike’s Metal Worx in Covina, California.
Roll-in video of the 2023 27th Annual Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. We were there as the official photographer capturing the majority of the cars rolling into the show. Take a look, maybe your car is in the video. We decided to not have any soundtrack, so you can hear the cars as the slither […]
I have known Linda now for geez, it has to be 20 years or more. As a rep for a top printing company, I would rely on Linda for guidance and expertise through the printing process for many of my design clients. She was also a big supporter of the AIGA/OC (American Institute of Graphic […]
Pat Tobin’s 1965 GTP 434 After his 1963 graduation from High School a ’64 Tempest caught the eye of Pat Tobin. He knew someday he would have one. Four years later he was drafted. Upon leaving the military in 1970 he started goofing around with cars. A ‘64 Chevy SS, a ‘70 Challenger 340, yet […]
I am working on a couple of different articles; History of Sidewall Tire Design and How Hot Wheels Taught Me About Stance. The two separate ideas land in one solid place in time. The 1970’s. Jacked up cars with raised white lettered tires. The Seventies Street Freaks. Cruisin Whittier Blvd in East Los Angeles or […]
Ron Cambra’s Historic 1975 Custom Dodge Van When his buddy Brian O’hop says he knows of an original late ’70s custom van in a barn in Ohio, Ron says, get me his number and bought the van sight unseen. A month later it arrives at his Cambra Speed Shop and is an absolute mess. But […]
