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…
The Craft and Art of Motorcyling
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ArtMartyr is a gallery we opened up in a warehouse space in 2002 in Costa Mesa California. It has since become a part of the Blacktop Media Network and resides on Facebook and in posts here on Blacktop Magazine.
Porsche 911 – 60 Years
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…
Doug DoRr’s ’58 Pontiac
A Motor Minute Piece Today at the Historic Main Street Garden Grove Friday Night Car Show we catch up with resident Artist; Doug DoRr. He brought out his ’58 Pontiac to the event. And what a stunner. A 1958 Pontiac…
Two-Stroke Trouble
An ArtMartyr Short Story While most of Southern California was in a drunken, coke-infested nightclub haze in the 70’s and 80’s there was one family that escaped that scene and took off on the weekends to hit the sand at…
Raymond Loewy – Industrial Design Champion
A Brief History of Raymond Loewy Associates “Never Leave Well Enough Alone.” Raymond Loewy When I was studying design at Laguna College of Art & Design in the 1980’s my dad gave me a special edition magazine that featured American…
Le Mans 100 – A Blacktop Book Review
How do you push the limits? Is it that short blast of energy railing down the quarter-mile? Is it pulling some G’s around the corners at Laguna Seca? Or are you struggling to keep two wheels on the ground as…
Rich Taylor of Boneyard Artillery
An ArtMartyr – In Memorial repost of his article in Issue #26. When I first met Rich it was at BYOB Bring Your Own Boogie Van In and Show. He was displaying his t-shirts and artwork next to his ’64 Dodge…
Riding Shotgun with Rat Fink
Here’s something new. I call it Man on Main Street. Kinda like the old Man on the Street stuff from late night television, but it is me asking friends about a particular Blacktop Topic. This time it is all about…
A Decade of Dapper
10 Years Of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride A Blacktop Magazine Book Review. While I am reading this really nicely designed coffee-table book, the 12 annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is happening all around the world. Wait, all around the world? Yep!…
ArtMartyr Presents: ArtGirl
I have known Linda now for geez, it has to be 20 years or more. As a rep for a top printing company, I would rely on Linda for guidance and expertise through the printing process for many of my…
ArtMartyr: The Painted Pinups of Kirt Pettey
After being introduced to Photoshop by a friend who worked at Disney, Kirt Pettey created a card for Pinup Model; Briana Fraga and utilized a “painted” effect. The card gained a lot of attention, so Kirt seeked out Chad Scott…
HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years
I can hear the muffled sounds of Mannix on the old boob tube downstairs in the den. Dad would occasionally yell up the stairs: “Be quiet up there and go to sleep!” My little brother and I have been “in…