From First Ride To The Road Ahead. A book by Steve Krugman A Blacktop Book Review… In 1977 I bought a brand new Foxi GT Moped. My very first powered vehicle. It was a blast as a 15 year old to cruise around town, to school and explore more of my county. Just before I […]
The team at Flying Deuces did it again. Yep, another spectacular show to benefit the La Verne K9 Police Foundation. From bitchen rides to antique machinery the show is right on the main intersection in Downtown La Verne, just a tossed rod distance from the famed starting line at the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. One of […]
For this episode of the Motor Minute, I caught up with Gary and his wife at the Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. I was struck by the simplicity of this cool little hot rod and after talking to Gary for a moment I wanted to share his story with you. The car was a 25 […]
A Blacktop Book Review Randy Leffingwell authored an amazing detailed history of the Porsche 911 in this beautifully hard-bound landscape book. The photos compliment the incredible detail as if we are a fly on the walls of the development studios in Zuffenhausen. The text achieves a sense of “being there” as Ferry and his team, […]
Today’s episode of Motor Minute, we meet up with buddy Rick Kersh and ask him to share the incredible story of this 1929 Ford Sedan Delivery. We also include a special photoshoot of Mandy with Rick’s Delivery for a Cambra Speed Shop calendar with Rick dressed as Santa. Rick’s dad started building this car by […]
Each year in March the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo hosts the Women N Wheels car show event. The neat thing about this show is the women are asked to dress in the era of their vehicle. Very few did that this year, although Mercifuls member Steffie Hands went all out with her […]
Recently I went to a fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This year the fundraiser event featured a car show for the first time. The show was hosted by the Long Beach Sultan’s Car Club. Over 100 cars showed up on the grass at the Long Beach Police Officers Park. As you will see there were […]
I am running around the recent Cars and Clippers fundraising show benefiting St. Baldrick’s Foundation. There was an easy 100+ beautiful cars as you expect with a show hosted by the Sultans CC of Long Beach. This certain 1970 El Camino caught my eye. The color. Have you ever seen a color and immediately had […]
At the recent 2024 Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags we captured some of the Gasser action at the dragstrip. Sit back, crank up the headphones, pop a top and dig it… Gassers are a unique and iconic subset of drag racing vehicles that emerged in the 1950s and gained popularity through the 1960s. The […]
Introducing our newest addition to the Custom Autosound line-up, our virtual analog screen technology (patent pending) USA-850 DigaDialâ„¢Radio. The USA-850 DigaDialâ„¢ gives you a choice of 4 distinct one-of-a-kind displays. Three displays feature a classic 60’s style analog setting with a red needle that glides across the dial to tune into your favorite AM/FM radio […]
A Blacktop Motor Minute In the late 1930’s going into the 1940’s there was a streamline design aesthetic that could not be ignored by the likes of Ford Motor Company. Edsel Ford hired 22 year old Bob Gregorie in 1931. By the time he was 30, Gregorie had designed the 1936 Lincoln Zephyr, the first […]
I met Hannah at the recent Women and Wheels show at the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum. The show is an interesting one because the women are asked to dress in the era of their vehicle. Well, Hannah didn’t disappoint with her 1964 VW Bus. She was decked out in a cool hippie attire which won […]
