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.

Cool Old Stuff Hideaway

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

Hot Rod Mavericks by Tony Thacker A Blacktop Book Review

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

Raw Metal at GNRS with Pinky

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 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

The petersen automotive museum

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 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!