Vintage Advertising Cars
Getting the message out! Our friend Jim Henry sent us these cool photos. ENJOY!
Category: T-Bone
Ol’ White
One look at this bike and you can see the history that the two wheels have rolled through. This is not a rat-rod bike that someone through together in their basement. This is the real deal and one of the baddest bikes to hit Southern California. Story: Tony Colombini, Photos of Emily by Mitzi Valenzuela […]
Hand Built Roadster
We didn’t know too much about this little red roadster when we received it at Blacktop Depot. With a bit of diggin’, we found the whole story. Story/Photos: Blacktop Staff At first we thought it was a prop car for the movie industry or possibly from “The Little Rascals” TV series. I wanted to know […]
BAD Engine Install
Caveman gives us his best! Story/Photos: Blacktop Staff What a beauty. Like he said, this thing is a jewel. You may recall, when we received the BAD Bike donor the engine was at Caveman’s garage. He is a builder and engine expert for shovels, pans, etc. Caveman agreed to build up the motor to our […]
Keeping Your Cool
…While working on a sidecar. Story and Photos: T-Bone Installing an UltraCool oil cooler unit on Billy’s Sidecar Rig. With a punched out motor and an extra several hundred pounds hanging off the right, Billy’s sidecar rig has a tendency of running on the hot side. We have been concerned on this for a while […]
B.A.D. On The Road
T-Bone and Billy Show the Progress Photos/Story: Blacktop Staff We recently took the project on the road to show some of the progress. You may look at it and think that there’s not a lot there. We agree, but there has been quite a bit of work on the back end securing the parts we […]
Cool Engine Bay
Heatshield Products HP Header Armor Reduces Engine Bay Temperatures by 40 Percent and Features Quick and Easy Installation Don’t let the heat of your engine make you sweat! You can reduce underhood temperatures by up to 40 percent, keeping you cool at the track or on the street with the easiest to install and longest […]
Sherri Candland – Kulture Ambassador
Story: Blacktop Staff, Photos: Supplied by Bleu Door Marketing In what is looking like a series of significant women in the automotive world, we have recently met Sherri Candland. Her name may not be nationally recognized as yet, but she is behind some key builders and aftermarket companies, mostly helping with their marketing. A car nut […]
Let the Build Begin!
Time to get to wrenchin’ Photos: Blacktop Media Staff, Story: Panzer Shopdog It was good to see the boys back in the shop. I got kinda tired laying around watching them talk on the phone and work at the computer. Although almost each day, the hair on my back would stand on end as I […]
Dave’s Collection
Hidden Treasures Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone Lately I have been thinking a lot about how things were “back then”. Most of the time when we look back to our past, we see it as a simpler time. And you don’t have to go that far back anymore. For example, looking back just to the ‘70’s and there […]
Greg’s Garage
Photos/Story: T-Bone In the afternoon shadows of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Xcelerator lies a garage of musclecar proportions. Greg is an Underoath Car Club Member who has a very impressive garage. Situated behind his house through a long drive-way running the length of his yard the garage was added on above and beyond. The roof of […]
Readers Rides – ’69 Mach 1
Janis Cyrus introduces us to Hannah, her 1969 Mustang Mach 1 Article and photos submitted by Janis Cyrus First a bit about the Mustang 50 year Celebration in Charlotte, NC: The Mustang 50 Year Celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina lasted 5 days and it was unbelievable. There were 3,800 Mustangs registered in advance and they continued […]