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 nice Blazer is in the Hoonigan compound out front. Check it out. The Specialty Equipment […]
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 team will introduce the new Truetrac at the SEMA Show, October 31-November 3, 2023, at […]
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 February. As per usual, Building 9 at the Fairplex in Pomona, California is reserved for […]
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 truck is his daily driver taking him to the jobsite everyday and fishing excursions on […]
With so many outstanding rides how can you pick your favorite. Here’s a gallery of 24 cars we thought were worthy of mention.
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.
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 GMC Custom 25 Hundred four door. A big shout out to fellow Merciful, John Oro […]
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 it from Arizona to Dallas, to Conroe (North of Houston) and back home – 2500 […]
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 […]
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 late from the homestead so we didn’t get a chance to stop at KC’s Fool […]
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 is a whole lot of fun. When we picked up the B.A.D. Bike from it’s […]
