Highlights from the last day at SEMA 2017 Wow, what a blast we had a the 2017 SEMA Show. The marathon continued for our fifth day, and the last day at the SEMA Show. Kristy roamed the halls with us as we visit Pertronix, CON2R, Custom Autosound, PPG and more in the Central Hall. We […]
We made it to the Central Hall with our Spokesmodel Kristy Moats Highlights from day three of the 2017 SEMA Show. We make it to the central hall with our friends in the performance and restoration part of the industry. Kristy Moats hangs out with us as we find new products and really cool cars. […]
Highlights from Day Two at the 2017 SEMA Show. We had a couple of scheduled appointments today, which of course, were on opposite sides of the show. But first I started the day at the NHRA Breakfast. It was a great match up of Anton Brown, Don Prudhomme, Graham Light, John Force and Shirley Muldowney. […]
A Celebration of New Products and Innovation The day started early with the New Products Awards Breakfast. This is a great place to start the show as they present the awards for best new products and the SEMA Award. The presentation featured and introduction and inspiring words from Sam Schmidt. After a paralyzing Indy Car […]
It’s Monday October 30th, 2017 the SEMA Show is about to open. As we arrive at the Convention Center, we see this bitchen Chevelle parked right out front in front of the barrier to the show. Who would park there? Billy say’s: “Hey, isn’t that Kristy’s Chevelle?” I give her a call and she is […]
We dig family owned and operated companies here at Blacktop Magazine. The other day Billy and I stopped over at Solution Finish in Huntington Beach, CA. Chris West, founder, and his daughter Ashley were bottling up some of their plastic/vinyl/rubber trim restoring solution for a customer. The line of plastic trim restoring products that are […]
It seems to have been forever since we’ve been behind bars. Handlebars, that is. Born Free Motorcycle Show is coming up and we need to get the bikes ready. I tell you what, I am itchin’ to just get on the old bike and roll. It doesn’t matter where we are going. It’s time for […]
Dupli-Color’s Bed Armor This is a story of much needed father/son bonding time… My neighbor rolled his bed liner on a while back. It was super blotchy and didn’t last long at all. We saw the Dupli-Color Bed Armor with truck bed Sprayer kit and thought at about $150.00 it’s a great value. Add a roll of […]
There are several stories to write about the past 4 months as I dug into my car to completely re-wire it, clean up the engine compartment, and lightly re-style the interior. I will touch on the installation of things like a chrome/tilt ididit steering column, CON2R custom steering wheel, Flaming River’s high-output alternator, Eddie Motorsports […]
Billy and Tony visit with MaxTrac Suspension in Anaheim MaxTrac specializes in 2WD Lift, Level and Lower kits for trucks and SUV’s. They are leaders in Forged Aluminum spindles for late model applications. Visit www.MaxTracSuspension.com for more info.
Inspired by the new products, mesmerized by the incredible vehicles, and grateful for all our friends. The 2016 SEMA Show was certainly the biggest ever and definitely a game changer. We have been attending SEMA, the Automotive Industry’s greatest trade show for several years now. It is an overwhelming experience trying to take it all […]
An Industry Built on Passion The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the winners of the 2017 New Products Showcase Awards this morning at the 2016 SEMA Show. The awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge automotive aftermarket products that will be consumable in 2017. More than 3,000 products were entered into 16 […]
