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Today we meet up with Ron Cambra from Cambra Speed Shop at the 24th running of Cruisin’ For A Cure. The largest one-day charity car show in the country held at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Ron tells us what this…
A Blacktop Archive from Issue #27 of Blacktop Magazine In Memoriam: Sadly Randy passed away a few months after our visit to his Museum and the Hot Rod Shop. Mark Soltan asked me to ride out to Randy Haapala’s place…
Hundreds of Custom Trucks, Vans and SUVs Take Center Stage at the Inaugural Grand National Truck Show The West Coast’s premier truck show will host incredible customs, classics, local entries, a cornhole tournament and fun for the whole family The…
At the Historic Main Street Car Show I got a call out of the blue from Allison with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. She asked if it would be alright if they brought the Wienermobile out to our car show. She…
At LYON Air Museum Santa Ana Drags and Beyond exhibit at Lyon Air Museum. The Lyon Air Museum is within yards of where the original Santa Ana Dragstrip laid. This celebration of the first official drag strip in the United…
Tonight the Man on Main Street asks the question Stock vs Custom. Hear the fun as we hear from the party in the street at the Historic Main Street Car Show in Garden Grove, CA. We start with Jim buying…
At Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum Today we hit one of my favorite places in all of Southern California. The Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum. Always a good time, but today is even more special. We are here to celebrate a founder…
At Cambra Speed Shop The street was quiet. Desolate. I know though. I know that in only an hour or so the blacktop will be busy with vendors rolling in, stage being set, and cars lining up. That vision came…
I have said it before. In fact this is the 11th Born Free Motorcycle Show we have been to. All at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, California. The thing is, this show is a MUST for anyone interested in vintage…
At Union Dragway, South Carolina By Mike Slade The Steel In Motion car and truck show has grown in popularity over the last ten or twelve years and draws participants from all up and down the east coast and points…
The 57th Annual Early Times Picnic 2023 I have been going to this event for nearly a dozen years and it never disappoints. Not a regular car show by any means. The Early Times Picnic has been held at the…
Cruisin’ in the 63rd. Annual Strawberry Festival Parade. We had the honor to be picked as one of ten vehicles to represent the Historic Main Street Car Show in the 63rd annual Strawberry Festival Parade in Garden Grove, California. My…
