A 2013 SEMA Show Find: Photos/Story: T-Bone and Billy (photo of the Silverado: from MaxTrac) Our ride to the SEMA Show in Billy’s Blacktop Baller was smooth going. Friday before the show we installed a set of Helo HE879’s and some Nitto Trail Grapplers from The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop. We are running stock […]
Innovation Photos: Billy – Story: T-Bone While in the central hall’s “Hot Rod Alley” at the SEMA Show I was mesmerized by a certain cobalt blue and polished billet wheel. The color just popped out and even the buxom model in the booth couldn’t keep my eyes off the bling. Chuck Blayney noticed my gaze […]
From the Glistening Chrome to the Bright Smiles Photos by The Blacktop SEMA Krew Here’s a gallery of some of the ladies who have captured our attention at the SEMA Show
Some of the famous faces at SEMA Photos and Story: T-Bone What can an exhibitor do to drive traffic to their booth? Some look to the fantastic figures of the local models with logo’d mini-skirts and imaginative revealing outfits, where others call on their television celebrity friends. I have had the pleasure of meeting Dennis […]
Some great changes were in the works this year! Photos/Video and Story: T-Bone Sixteen years ago, Rip Rose, photo/editor at Easyriders Magazine created the B.A.D. (Bikers Against Diabetes) Ride. We have been involved for many of the recent years and some of you may recall Blacktop Magazine hosted the first-ever Car Show on the grass […]
Some of the Incredible Vehicles of the 2013 SEMA Show Photos by T-Bone and Billy.
Installing a Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar on Billy’s Blacktop Baller Photo/Video: T-Bone Check out more Load and Sway Control at Hellwig Products!
Here’s a list of some the neat products we saw at the SEMA Show. Photos/Story: T-Bone The SEMA Show is the premier event to showcase new products for cars, trucks and powersports. This year at the SEMA Show Billy and I were on the hunt for new products like never before. On Tuesday morning, just […]
Bicycles, Gassers, Choppers and Collectibles Photos/Story: T-Bone There I was, setting up a small booth at a local car show to share the latest issue of Blacktop Magazine. Issue number 5. I hear a cool rumble down the street and see a primer 55 Chevy Gasser come rolling into the lot. The sedan was blaring […]
This is how we do it… Story: T-Bone, Photos: T-Bone/‘Carlos Gomez We have been busy getting the word out about the B.A.D. Bike Build. Recently we hosted the popular Starting Gate Bike Night. To sponsor a bike night Jim and Hairball ask that you pay for the trophy. Well, we like to go all out […]
Over 300 Bikes roll up the Southern California Coast Story, Photos and Video: T-Bone Boy what a ride! In an effort to help support the American Diabetes Association’s program Rip’s B.A.D. Ride, Billy and I signed up for the Bartels Harley-Davidson’s 30th Anniversary Ride. Bill Bartels and family have been supporting the Rip’s B.A.D. Ride […]
Installing ACCELL Super Coils in Billy’s Blacktop Baller Story/Photo: T-Bone (Click on photo above to watch the video) I like working in the garage. After spending a week behind the LCD screen and the fingertips pecking away at a keyboard, it’s nice to get the fingers dirty and twist a couple of wrenches. Even in […]
