It’s Been An Incredible Year Story/Photos: T-Bone We are truly blessed to have dedicated readers and fans like you. From 1997 till April of 2011, Blacktop Magazine was a hobby of sorts for me and my son Billy. What started as a National listing for car shows, we turned into a diary of sorts for […]
Mooneyes X-mas Party and The David Mann Chopper Festival Photos and Story: T-Bone This is going to be a long weekend. One that I look forward to every year. It was pre-dawn on Saturday. The Mercifuls were leaving Long Beach at 5am with a threat of rain to head out to the Mooneyes X-Mas Party […]
A 2013 SEMA Show Find: Photos/Story: T-Bone and Billy (photo of the Silverado: from MaxTrac) Our ride to the SEMA Show in Billy’s Blacktop Baller was smooth going. Friday before the show we installed a set of Helo HE879’s and some Nitto Trail Grapplers from The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop. We are running stock […]
Innovation Photos: Billy – Story: T-Bone While in the central hall’s “Hot Rod Alley” at the SEMA Show I was mesmerized by a certain cobalt blue and polished billet wheel. The color just popped out and even the buxom model in the booth couldn’t keep my eyes off the bling. Chuck Blayney noticed my gaze […]
From the Glistening Chrome to the Bright Smiles Photos by The Blacktop SEMA Krew Here’s a gallery of some of the ladies who have captured our attention at the SEMA Show
Some of the famous faces at SEMA Photos and Story: T-Bone What can an exhibitor do to drive traffic to their booth? Some look to the fantastic figures of the local models with logo’d mini-skirts and imaginative revealing outfits, where others call on their television celebrity friends. I have had the pleasure of meeting Dennis […]
Some great changes were in the works this year! Photos/Video and Story: T-Bone Sixteen years ago, Rip Rose, photo/editor at Easyriders Magazine created the B.A.D. (Bikers Against Diabetes) Ride. We have been involved for many of the recent years and some of you may recall Blacktop Magazine hosted the first-ever Car Show on the grass […]
Some of the Incredible Vehicles of the 2013 SEMA Show Photos by T-Bone and Billy.
Installing a Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar on Billy’s Blacktop Baller Photo/Video: T-Bone Check out more Load and Sway Control at Hellwig Products!
Here’s a list of some the neat products we saw at the SEMA Show. Photos/Story: T-Bone The SEMA Show is the premier event to showcase new products for cars, trucks and powersports. This year at the SEMA Show Billy and I were on the hunt for new products like never before. On Tuesday morning, just […]
SEMA ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT AWARD WINNERS LAS VEGAS, NV. (Nov. 5, 2013) – SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, today announced the winners of the New Products Showcase Awards held at the 2013 SEMA Show. The event recognizes the most cutting-edge automotive products either on the market or about to hit the market. This year, more […]
Bicycles, Gassers, Choppers and Collectibles Photos/Story: T-Bone There I was, setting up a small booth at a local car show to share the latest issue of Blacktop Magazine. Issue number 5. I hear a cool rumble down the street and see a primer 55 Chevy Gasser come rolling into the lot. The sedan was blaring […]
