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.

Ride Along the Mother Road

March 6, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Have you made the trip? Photos provided by Bob Walton and Sal Santoro, Story/Book Review by T-Bone In the Fall of 1994 I took the train from Southern California to Albany NY. The job was to ride with Billy in his Dodge van, towing his shovelhead with sidecar rig out to So Cal for the […]

Our Shop Truck Breathes Better

March 4, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Installing an AEM Brute Force Air Induction System. Pics/Story: T-Bone Check out the video at BlacktopTV! This is the first in a series of articles to come this year where we update our shop truck into The Blacktop Bruiser. First the skinnies on the truck: 2005 RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi standard cab with 43,000 miles. […]

Three Generation Build

February 19, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

This is one of those incredible stories that we love to share. Story: T-Bone, Build Photos: Sapers Family, Finish Photos: T-Bone It all started early one Saturday morning at Donut Derelicts. Right in front of the donut shop was a pretty clean ’32 Ford Tudor. It had the ubiquitous 350 GM crate motor, yet I […]

Futurliner #3 Progress

February 18, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Rust in Peace?? Kindig-It Design says No!! Photos and Story provided by Kindig-it Design In 1939, the GM Parade of Progress consisted of 12 first generation Futurliners, 8 Streamliners, 24 trucks, 19 passenger car units, 2 Army trucks (for the defense exhibit) and a couple of GM concept cars. In addition to the myriad of […]

The Hand-Psycho Project

February 13, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

The Latest from Shocker Choppers Garage Photos/Story by T-Bone It all started when Billy said: “Hey Pop’s I want to build something that will help me work out my arms and shoulders. What do you think of this?” as he showed me some pics on his phone of some garage-built hand cycles. He continued: “We […]

Larry Wood’s Garage Tour

February 4, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

A Peak Inside Famed Hot Wheels Designer, Larry Wood’s Garage Photos/Story: T-Bone Merciful So Cal member and cool pinstriper Stubby set up a tour for us at Elwood’s Garage in Long Beach. It was a great sunny Sunday morning in February as the crew rolled out of Hot Cakes and Hot Rods weekly get together […]

The Whee-Tee Project

January 31, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

From the Crew at Con2R The project started when one of my crew came into the office towing a very cool Radio Flyer wagon that had been dropped and set up with a straight axle up front. As we were going back and forth on the whys and why-nots to give it a motor […]

Bart Shoots the Grand National Roadster Show for Blacktop!

January 26, 2013April 3, 2014 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Photos by Bart Alan Mitchell

American Powertrain’s Hydraulic Clutch

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Whether you are installing a traditional 4-Speed or a modern 5 or 6-Speed, getting the clutch working is always a big step. Now you can skip the clunky old mechanical linkage and install a Hydramax hydraulic clutch system from American Powertrain. American Powertrain’s complete Hydramax hydraulic systems easily install in almost any vehicle. The patent […]

David Mann Chopperfest 2012

January 21, 2013January 21, 2013 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Old and New Share the Grass Photos/Story by T-Bone A bunch of baggers. That’s what we noticed at this year’s David Mann Chopperfest. Certainly there were some cool chops and bobs, but we noticed a bunch more twinkie bags this year over last.There were some stand-out bikes and a great little swap-meet and more artists […]

GM’s Futurliner #3 Comes to Kindig-it Design for Restoration

January 16, 2013 T-Bone Comment is Closed

This story is the beginning of a new series sent to us by Sherri Candland from Kindig-It Designs in Salt Lake City. Kindig-It has been awarded the restoration of GM’s Futurliner #3 and we will follow the progress with Sherri’s articles. [Ed.] First a bit of history… Story and photos provided by: Sherri Candland In […]

Vehicle Graphics

January 8, 2013July 21, 2015 T-Bone Comment is Closed

Story/Photo: T-Bone I know a lot of you are like us and have a shop truck to get parts or use as your daily driver. You can personalize your vehicle with your company name or any other graphic you design, or have designed. We thought we would share the word of Blacktop Magazine on our […]