Avanti-full

A Custom Classic Story/Photos: Blacktop Crew There is something really cool that I am learning deep in this car hobby of ours. Enthusiasts come from all walks of life and interests and at this particular time in history we gather together. You have to figure that most of us are re-living a passion from when […]

Birthday Autocross and MORE!

Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone This story is more than a simple report about an awesome event. There was quite a bit going on, so let’s take it to the beginning. I haven’t heard much about this new event coming to town. The O’Reilly Autoparts Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals presented by Lucas […]

JET Performance Installation Tour

Installing a Performance Module Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone. Click pic above for video on BlacktopTV Call us crazy, but we enjoy working with people we like. I would bet a bottom dollar that you tend to buy products or work with people who you like to hang around with too. In the competitive world of Performance Modules […]

Lilly Fuentes-Joy Photography

A Photo Essay Photos by Lilly Fuentes-Joy Photography The other day, Lilly messaged us on Facebook asking if we  take submissions. Why not? Here are a pair of ladies she shot recently up in Northern California. First is Ciara Payne hanging out with Jay Waldings ’62 Bel Air from Relentless car club. Next up is […]

Treasured Truck Trunk

Say that three times fast… Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone You may recall when Billy and I were at the SEMA Show we saw some really cool products. One of them we mentioned in a previous article was the AeroBox from the family at Ecoological. The AeroBox is one of several items they have for truck owners. Basically […]

Time for a Road Trip

Photos: Anna/Potter, Story: T-Bone Living in Southern California I feel a bit isolated from the rest of our great country. Many of you have been under an arctic vortex with sub-zero temperatures and storm after storm after storm. I hope you were able to go out in the garage and work on your project and […]

A Visit to Burns Stainless

Aerospace Quality Race Exhaust Photos/Story: T-Bone In the Summer and Fall of 2013 I started receiving e-mail news about a new stainless steel polish called Manifold Destiny from Burns Stainless. The e-blasts said they would be at the SEMA Show, so I made it a point to stop by their booth. Like many of you, […]

Gibson Performance Installation Tour

The Roar of the Baller Photos/Story: T-Bone Here is another installment of transforming Billy’s 2007 RAM Hemi Quad Cab into the Blacktop Baller. We installed an AIRAID cold air intake system, ACCELL coils and a Hellwig Helper Spring and Sway Bar. We finished off the year with a set of Helo wheels and Nitto Trail […]

Hillco Super Cruise

Going for the Goal Video – Blacktop Media Network Our buddy Gary Morin from Rusty Relic Photography has said throughout the year that we should hit the annual Hillco Fastener Warehouse Super Cruise. This year we woke up early and headed out to have some breakfast at the nearby Dennys then caravan over. After a […]

SALT FLATS OF SWEDEN

Low Long and Lean Story: Michael Ojala, Photos submitted by Peter Ström I started my shop about 8 years ago to build different kinds of bikes. I’m very open minded when it comes to design in general. On the contrary, when I build my own personal bikes, I always go on the same basic idea […]