Our truck editor John Oro is putting in the miles at the SEMA Show this year. Today he reports on the Best New Products Awards presented on the morning of the first day of SEMA each year. BTW, his really…
SEMA Announces New Products Awards Winners!
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Eaton launches new Detroit Truetrac differential for Ford F-150
BY: JOHN ORO Eaton’s Mobility Group is expanding its aftermarket Detroit Truetrac ® differential portfolio by adding a pair of new differentials that fit the 8.8-inch front and rear axles of the 2015-2022 Ford ® F-150 ® . Eaton’s aftermarket…
Grand National Truck Show – The Contenders
BY: JOHN ORO – What a year. What an incredible year for the folks at Rod Shows. John Buck, Kevin Doyle and crew put together an amazing Grand National Roadster Show to start off the car show year in early…
Installing A Turbo Cover Kit
A DAILY DRIVER REPORT By John Oro, Truck Editor Installing a turbo cover kit by Thermo-Tec on Gabe’s 1995 RAM 2500 Cummins Diesel 4×4 truck. Gabe is a true hot rodder with a wild 69 Satellite Wagon 440 and this…
#SEMA18 – The Cars
With so many outstanding rides how can you pick your favorite. Here’s a gallery of 24 cars we thought were worthy of mention.
Blacktop Picks For Top SEMA 2017 Vehicles
Spokesmodel Kristy Moats presents our pick of favorite cars at the 2017 SEMA Show. Of course all cars were incredible, but these cars touched us enough to showcase them here.
The 2017 C/10 Club Toy Drive
What a great day at the Pomona Swap Meet. Several chapters of the C/10 Community came together to donate toys for the Spark of Love Toy Drive. As you can see they filled the biggest truck they had, a slammed…
Eastbound and Down to the Lone Star Throwdown
What started has a road trip, ended as a life long memory. By John Oro – Early this year four friends decided to load into a 1973 Chevy Crew Cab truck with a huge camper on the back and drive…
The 2016 SEMA Show – An Overview
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…
2015 SEMA Show Recap
NOW ON BLACKTOP TV: Recap Trailer of the 2015 SEMA Show T-Bone, Billy, Travis and John run the show to find new trends, and meet new friends. Whew! What a crazy week that was. Billy and I left a bit…
Cleaning Rusty Gold
Cleaning Parts with Evapo-Rust Story: John Oro, Photos: Blacktop Media Staff Watching the American Pickers on the History Channel you hear the term Rusty Gold quite a bit. Uncovering the layers of history to find a truly valuable and unique item…