So Cal Cycle Show and Swap Meet

Summer came pretty quick. We still have a couple of projects to finish. Time to start hitting the So Cal Cycle Swap Meet at Veterans Stadium. Here’s their schedule for 2016 June 26, 2016 July 31, 2016 August 28, 2016 September 25, 2016 October 23, 2016 November 13, 2016 December 4, 2016

Early Times Picnic

Tradition Lives Each year, the Early Times car club hosts a picnic in at a private park hidden behind a row of trees along side the Harbor Freeway in Southern California and flanked by industrial buildings and truck yards. It’s a place that time forgot quite frankly. As the cars roll in on this Sunday morning the […]

SINISTER Cadillac

Rick and Tempie Abate’s Custom 1967 Cadillac Coupe De Ville In an action packed 18 weeks the Ron Cambra and Matt Bernal styled Coupe De Ville was torn down and re-built to display at the 2016 Good-Guys Del Mar Nationals. Rick Abate and his wife Tempie, who are very familiar with these mid-late ’60’s Cadillacs directed the […]

Long Beach K9 Officers Benefit Show

The Long Beach Sultan’s do it again! There are certain shows in Southern California that are “must-see” events. Early in the show season the Long Beach Sultans host this annual show in a cool tree covered park behind a bustling shopping plaza. Quite the juxtaposition when you roll tight between a Walmart and Lowes Home Improvement store […]

Sparks On All Eight

Installing An MSD Ignition System In Our ’56 Fairlane Story: T-Bone, Photos/Video: Billy Colombini, Blacktop Media Network Don’t you just love it when your car is running at its peak performance? For the past several weeks, though, the old 390 has been running a bit rough. It got real bad when I took her to show […]

Battling Heat Issues on a Harley

On our 2004 Harley-Davidson Road King sidecar rig, heat becomes a real issue. A couple of years ago we punched out the motor a bit and added high-compression heads at HB Hot Rods and Hogs. This mild build-up and the added weight of the sidecar makes for a hot running bike. Especially in the stuck-and-go traffic in […]

Hemi Performance and Economy

Daily Driver Report – Programming Power with Hypertech Story by Hot Rod Hilda Hi everyone, this is Hilda, the Blacktop family adopted me from Angel City Pit Bulls and NKLA a couple of months ago and this is the first article I get to write for Blacktop Magazine. They call me Hot Rod Hilda, and I guess […]

Teen Drives a Vintage Racer

RUNNING HISTORY Teen driving sensation Courtney Crone drives Jim Gilliland’s 110 Offenhauser powered 1947 Kurtis-Kraft racecar at Irwindale Speedway. Courtney was trained by famed circle track driver Wally Pankratz. The car is available for purchase at Car Crazy Depot

Model A Club Pancake Breakfast

Article Presented By: Chris Unger’s Car Crazy Depot With nearly 300 Ford Model A’s on average appearing at Hart Park, this year a threat of rain brought out the die-hards. From roadsters to sedans, Hot Rods to Gennies, this show is a must-see for any early Ford or classic car enthusiast. The show is held […]