Category: Benchracing

RAW METAL

A Conversation About The Rising Cost of Paint at The 75th Grand National Roadster Show Blinded By The Raw Metal…

Finding Cool Old Stuff

Sometimes I feel like an archeologist. Yeah, Indiana Jones for sure. OK, maybe not that adventurous, but I sure dig…

The Year: 1956

I thought it would be fun to document the happenings of a particular year. I deleted most of the geo-political…

FARMHOUSE RACER

When you spend your days in the field watching the lemons and avocados grow, you get to wondering. For Jerry…

Hunters and Gatherers

The Culture Around Collecting It has seems like a lifetime ago when I opened Blacktop Depot, an Automobilia Store that…

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…

Dad’s Time Capsule

Doug DoRr’s 1947 Chevy Fleetline Kustom Look deep. Really deep. Past the satin maroon paint. Look deeper still into the…

King of the Mill

Here’s a collection of incredible engines. Can you pick out yours? Which is your favorite? Is it a dual-carb VW,…

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…