How Big is Too Big Story/Photos of the show: T-Bone This event was amazingly big. What does that mean? In my experience we left the house early to get there when it opened and by the time we got a couple of miles away there was bumper to bumper traffic of cages trying to get […]
Click the photo above to watch our video from BORN FREE 5! Video by T-Bone, with the musical stylings of The Bastard Winos and Skinny Jim and the Number 9 Blacktops! Featuring Billy on his ’04 Harley Sidecar Rig, Potter with his Street Glide, Terry on his Sporty and Me with my Road King Custom. […]
Dave Martino’s 1950 Mercury Sled Photos/Story: T-Bone, Model: Melissa Swizz and Panzer Shopdog – Click HERE to see a walk-around video on Blacktop TV! We first saw the Martino Merc when Dave brought his newly purchased sled to the 401k Club’s Christmas Open Garage and Car Show. He was looking for Dana to get a […]
A Brief History, Tour and Installation Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone – Click the pic for the VIDEO on Blacktop TV We have always been a fan of Edelbrock here at Blacktop Magazine. In-fact it’s hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t a fan. For the past 75 years the Edelbrock family has been producing incredible performance and speed […]
Now that was cool. Pictured: (left to right) Billy, William, Davis, T-Bone Photos: Provided by Primer Podcast, Story: T-Bone I got a call a while back from Davis who, with his partner in crime William, produce the Primer Podcast. Davis asked if I wanted to do an interview. My first thought, was, who would he […]
Annual Run to Get the Cobwebs Out. Story/Pics: T-Bone Each year in Fall, we make it a point to schedule a run on the bikes. The ride is from the city through the mountains and down the coast hitting some hot spots along the way. Want to go along? The ride makes several stops and […]
The story begins in 1965 when a group of young car guys thought to band together to go to events and enjoy the cruising culture around the Long Beach region of Southern California. Story/Photos: T-Bone – Click the pic above to view video on BlacktopTV! The club grew to over 30 members at one time […]
Installing a Hellwig EZ-990 Load Spring Story/Photos: T-bone See the video on BlacktopTV Billy and I decided to take the Blacktop Baller shop truck over to guest garage, The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop to install a Hellwig EZ-990 Load Helper Spring. The Load Control spring will help keep the truck level with loads or […]
Installing a set of ACCEL Super-Coils on the Blacktop Hemi Shop Trucks Story/Photos: T-Bone Check out the video on Blacktop TV! We like bolt-on performance adders. Today we picked up a set of ACCEL Super Coils for the Hemi Magnum motor in the Blacktop Bruiser shop truck. These coils are made for high-compression and/or supercharged motors […]
From Eddie Ryan’s Shop to Backyard Builder Photos/Story: T-Bone We heard around the grapevine that there’s this cat who has a yard full of old Harleys right here in town. In-fact every morning at 6am he frequents the downtown coffee shop for breakfast. My buddy Krylon John and I hit the diner and met-up with […]
A Family Heirloom Photos: Dale Murray Photography/Billish Family :: Story: T-bone with Scott Billish I am walking around the Grand National Roadster Show last year and bouncing between the buildings, meeting up with new and old friends and inside one of the buildings I am struck by a jewel with a black coat and cool […]
Installing a Hellwig Sway Bar on the Blacktop Bruiser. By Panzer Shopdog. The boys in the shop are working hard at turning their daily driver trucks into awesome rolling billboards for Blacktop Magazine. Today I got to lay there and watch them grunt and groan as they install a beefy sway bar kit from Hellwig. […]
