Story/Photos: T-Bone Merciful Sakes Alive! There’s a new sermon on Sunday Mornings. The Mercifuls So Cal are hosting Hot Cakes and Hot Rods at Glory Days in Lakewood. Every Sunday Morning starting at 8:00am swing on by in your classic, custom, muscle, of American or even European or Asian Collector Car. Heck we even get […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone When things go fast they sometimes break. And when they break there are some pretty major consequences. Such is the case with a door slammer in a quiet shop in Fullerton. Meet Lenords Custom Fabrication. As a master fabricator he fixes many racecars who’s drivers get into particularly sticky situations. He builds cars […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone All-right you racers out there. While we were at the March Meet at Famoso, we ran into Scott “Lucky” Hudson and Diana Mite in the Currie booth. They both made their runs for the day in their 1966 Novas and were just hanging out enjoying the scene. I went up to Lucky and […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone • Above: Jennifer Vos making the rounds. The boys at Topping Events are at it again. After a several month hiatus, Long Beach Fight Night busted through the early season rain showers to put on a great afternoon/evening of fighting. The evening had a full session of bouts with fighters from all over California. […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Signal Hill, CA – I go to a lot of automotive shops. Specialists in wiring, fabrication, paint/body, interior, etc.. In Southern California there are pockets of great shops in almost every community. As a journalist, I try to bring you the unique aspects of each. And offer some advice on where to take […]
Story/Pics: T-Bone If you have been to any motorcycle event recently across the country, you most likely have seen the work of Duane Ballard. Duane is an artist who’s canvas is the hide of the bovine variety. In the fine art world, artists complain about their patrons wanting art to match their couches where they […]
Story-Photos: T-Bone Before the break of dawn, I’m pounding on the front door to my fellow Merciful; Wally’s place. We are meeting at Wally’s to take his ol’ lady’s Expedition up to Bakersfield for the March Meet. I see the Expedition in the driveway and but no Gordon or Jack. Thinking these guys are fucking […]
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The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will make its debut at Havasu 95 Speedway in Arizona on April 14. Team Cass Racing with driver Jason Fensler plan to make the race in the number 59 Beat Cancer Chevrolet. Havasu 95 speedway is hoping for a great turn out of about 2500 fans filling the stands […]
We like vintage bikes. And we are big fans of Joe Kagerer and his team for putting on a great little event. Each month I try to make it out to the Vintage Bike OC event at Beach Burgers on Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach, CA. Join in on the fun from 2pm – 4pm […]
Photos: T-Bone Here’s a photo gallery from the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show Trophy Girl Pinup Contest presented by Mitzi and Co and hosted by Megan O’Mary. The winners are: 3rd Place: Miss Dee Lush 2nd Place: Lil’ Bit 1st Place: Miss Lady Bug Congrats ladies.
A Speed and Chopper Shop in the heart of Sin City. Story/Photos: T-Bone Last Year Billy and I went out to Vegas for the Viva Las Vegas Car Show. While there we hit a couple of other hot shows that Easter weekend. The Rat City Ruckus under the shadow of the Stratosphere and Lowbrow Las […]
