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.

Speedmaster Builds Another

Last Year We Followed Speedmaster Build Their First Car; Blackbird This year they are growing on the momentum started and are building another tribute. This time they are starting with a kit replica of a ’33 Ford. The car features…

Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car

Advance Auto Parts Announced as Presenting Sponsor for the 2018 OPTIMA® Search for the Ultimate Street Car Season Advance Auto Parts backs the OSUSC Series for the third year OPTIMA® Batteries, a global leader in high-performance automotive and marine batteries…

Behind the Scenes at Born Free

We get an opportunity to speak to Grant Peterson. Along with Mike Davis, the two started Born Free Motorcycle Show because there weren’t any events that catered to their passion of vintage motorcycles.

Black is the New Chrome

Raven Series S-Drive Serpentine Pulley Drive System Spearheaded by the popular Pro-touring movement over the last decade, Hot Rod builders have been moving away from finishing their builds with bright chrome bling and using more and more understated, stealth black…

New Shoes for Riff-Raff

Last year we painted the roof with PPG blue candy over silver metalflake and black lace at Cambra Speed Shop. That gave the car a new look after having the car for 14 years with the same Corvette Cloisonette blue…

Ultimate Vehicle Presentation and Storage Solution

Signature Series ShowCase by CarCapsule The Signature Series ShowCase is the latest innovation from CarCapsule for 2018 and is designed to create a unique and impressive presentation, coupled with the ultimate in vehicle storage protection. The Signature Series ShowCase is…

Don’t Skimp On The Primer

Get to know the guys and their projects at Primer Podcast. “Hey I have this ‘60 Falcon Shop Manual, you can have it if you want.” William tells ‘Fish’. I caught up with Davis and William of Primer Podcast at…

Riff-Raff Gets Cooler

Project Riff-Raff’s 390 tends to run a bit on the hot side. Around 190°-210°, the electric pusher fan kicks in as loud as can be. One day, I noticed the fan quit working. Hmm, thermostat? Switch? Checking all the fuses…

The Malloy Foundation Collection

Tom Malloy is on a quest to find his father’s 1950’s era Indy Racecar. Hanging above the collection is a banner with a photo of his dad’s car and team in 1954. The car has eluded him for decades, with…

Wiring A Mustang

Another #KidWrencher Project While on a test run of his son Marcus’ ’66 Mustang, Tim knew something wasn’t right when smoke started curling up under the dash and quickly filling the cabin. He pulled over, shut off the key, popped…

Getting Clean

With the Detailing Rig from MYCHANIC When Billy and I were at the SEMA Show we took the transit over to the AAPEX Show to meet up with our friends from MYCHANIC. We met with James Finney and Gene Duarte,…

Baller Tuff Covers

Installing Ruff Tuff Seat Covers. Hello everyone, this is Hot Rod Hilda and here’s a story about the boys putting nice new seat covers in my truck, the Blacktop Baller. The truck is a 2007 RAM 1500 Hemi crew cab.…