Another Benefit From SEMA Photos/Story: T-Bone SEMA – Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association is the premier professional organization for the automotive aftermarket. Their annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the second largest trade show in Sin City and arguably the best car show in the world. A couple of years ago, the SEMA Action Network […]
At Sam’s Club in Fountain Valley, CA Photos/Story: T-Bone There is a place here in Orange County, CA that is a saving grace for children with special medical needs. Under the simple name CHOC, Children’s Hospital of Orange County is an amazing campus of state-of-art medical equipment, and personnel. If there is a child in […]
Another great summer party. Story/Photos: John Oro From massive tens’ of thousand attendees to more intimate BBQ lunches, Chico and the Mooneyes crew know how to connect with their customers. They enlisted Hot Rod Trio to rock the lot with jammin’ rock-a-billy music. A handful of vendors flanked the bar-be-cue. I was awestruck (again) with […]
The Sixth Annual Classic Car Show benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Story/Photos (except award pics by Hans): T-Bone In this season of charitable events, we were happy to be a part of the sixth annual 401k Club Hot Rod Shop’s Classic Car Show benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Each year the show has been able […]
Working the ranch in style. Photos/Story: T-Bone While hanging out with Keith Kaucher at the Good-Guys Del Mar show I ran into Andrew. A while back, Andrew asked Keith to draw up a 1959 Cadillac with a truck bed between the massive fins. Keith is good at that. Good at drawing up vehicles that look […]
Father and Son team Tony and Billy from Blacktop Magazine were looking for a unique way to make a significant contribution to the Rip’s B.A.D. Ride benefitting the American Diabetes Association. We came up with a concept to build a chopper, share the progress of the build on The Blacktop Media Network, and then sell […]
Tourist destination in Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland) emphasizes vocational education World of Speed, a nonprofit experiential motor sports exposition, has purchased an 80,000 square foot building in Wilsonville, Ore., as the permanent home for an auto racing and performance car tourism destination and an auto industry educational program. “We’ve been looking for a home for nearly […]
A Photo Essay: Photos by T-Bone Looks like I may be writing the event up for Koolhouse Publications so you get to enjoy our photos from the event here. All I can say at this point, is there were more beautiful bettys than there were cars! Take a look:
Muscular Memorabilia Story/Photos: T-Bone When Muscle Car Collector and Construction Mogul Tim Miller was looking for a product to keep his vast collection of GTO’s and other American Iron in peak surface protection and appearance he was sadly disappointed. Not one to give up, he enlisted the help of former Dupont chemist to create a […]
A Sunday Afternoon Roll Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone • Click to watch the video on Blacktop TV Jared went on a Poker Run. It may be his last for a while. He went and got his wife pregnant without club approval. But that’s another story for another time. I think we won the winning hand on that […]
A Second Father’s Day Tradition Photos/Story: Tony Colombini It was two years ago when we were looking for something new to do on Father’s Day. (There are only so many deuces you can see in your lifetime.) When my father came out from the desert we decided to hit the Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance. In […]
As told by Bob Seger: Photos of the bikes: T-Bone, Words: Roll Me Away by Bob Seger Took a look down a westbound road, right away I made my choice. Headed out to my big two-wheeler, I was tired of my own voice. Took a bead on the northern plains, and just rolled that power on. Twelve hours […]
