There’s a new automotive venue in town and it starts with the incredible Jordan Family collection formed and managed by patriarch Tim Jordan. A collection of over 100 cars from the 1920’s “Jordan” models to modern hot rods. The 16,000 square foot facility is flanked on all sides by an equally impressive collection of pedal […]
Official Battery of Blacktop Magazine We just picked up the OrangeTop™, a fairly new Hypercore Lithium Cell Battery from Optima along with the durable YellowTop™, RedTop™ and the D400+ Charger/Maintainer. Our vehicles in the garage have had a pretty good run. In Billy’s “Blacktop Baller”, a 2007 RAM 1500 Big Horn Edition has ran an […]
Here we present to you in beautiful fashion, the most incredible images of all 11 contenders for the 75th running of the Grand National Roadster Show’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award. In no particular order other than the winner being presented in glorious display at the end of this magnificent video you will only find […]
Kevin Cox’s 1931 Ford Roadster Pickup A Blacktop Motor Minute. At the recent Historic Main Street Garden Grove Car Show, I saw this cool little flat black pickup with bright orange Hot Rod Wire Wheels from Wheelsmith. I had to ask about it and Kevin shared this little bit. Take a listen to the video […]
What a beautiful day in Ventura for the David Mann Chopperfest. A crisp and sunny February in Southern California. I got there as the gates were just opened and still had a line about 10 minutes long. I was shooting while guys were still riding their bikes into the show area. So I boogied on […]
A Blacktop Photo Gallery.
Sure there are the contenders for the big awards “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” or the Slonaker Award, here we share some of our favorites outside of those. We noticed a bunch of cars with old school jagged flames, and in an earlier post there was a fair share of bare-metal cars too. Here are some […]
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 the side is this old printing facility building that has been converted to an old […]
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 the usual big events like the Grand National Roadster Show, or at shops like So […]
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 the 7 buildings were packed full of awesome cars, trucks, and even boats!? The show […]
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! In a request for anonymity I will respect the owners right to remain private. This […]
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. But the organizers of the Newport Beach Exotic/Classic Car Show and Music Festival have something […]
