By Alan Zusman [We sent crazed enthusiast Alan Z up the street to Anaheim to shoot the Easyriders Bike Show Tour kickoff in Anaheim. Alan is a regular at all kinds of automotive and motorcycle events here in Southern California.…
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.
Swoopy – Kustom Dodge 4-Door
Swoopy is proving to generate a lot of interest. What started out as a 1947 four door Dodge has evolved into a full custom. The principle theme is a strong emphasis on flowing lines, minimal use of chrome, and few,…
Best Of – 2005
Here is a first in our new series of photo essays called Best Of. This time we take you back to 2005 where we went to the Temecula Rod Run, The San Diego Kustom Kulture show, Fabulous Fords Forever, San…
Undercover Protection
We have never been a big fan of covering our vehicles here at Blacktop Magazine, however, we found a need recently when planning a ride on the Harleys. We searched through the catalogs and websites and wanted to try out…
Cable Air Show
By Gary Morin Getting Down on What Goes Up. [I met Maniac-Mike early on a Wednesday morning during the weekly Speedway Riders Breakfast at his café at Cable Airport. Cable is the largest privately owned airport in the world. At…
Stan’s Plaques and Gassers
I tagged along today with Jack Petitt as he went to visit with his buddy Stan. We rolled in his 57 Pontiac Star Chief, the one you may have seen in the special 50th issue of Ol’ Skool Rodz. A…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! 2012 marks our 15th year with you. Back in 1997, as an automotive enthusiast I was looking online for a list of car shows and to no avail. I then built Car-Shows.com which quickly became a place…
Taylee Belle – Blacktop Betty
Not just the girl next door. The pretty smile and big eyes caught our attention at the HH2 Booth at SEMA. We posted the photo and overwhelmingly she was voted to be the next Blacktop Betty. So here she is…
Custom Autosound – An American Original
I love this country. Our freedoms afforded to us by our forefathers have created a land where you are able to live your dreams. If you have an idea, and the talent to make it happen, most likely you will…
GM QuadraSteer Ball Joints from Rare Parts
We uncovered a diamond at the SEMA Show. Rare Parts has recently acquired a waterjet machine to make custom or limited run parts more efficient. We’ve seen some of their fantastic new parts with this machine but what caught our…
David Mann Chopperfest – 2011
“More knuckleheads than you can shake a stick at.” OK, I confess. For the past 7 years I haven’t made it out to the David Mann Chopperfest in Ventura. Something usually comes up, another event close by or some other…
Classic Industries’ 1972 Duster
While at SEMA we happened upon the Classic Industries booth. OK, that’s not entirely true. It’s not like: “Oh, wow, look what I found! Classic Industries.” With one of the largest spots right next to the GM center stage, it…