We made it to the Central Hall with our Spokesmodel Kristy Moats Highlights from day three of the 2017 SEMA Show. We make it to the central hall with our friends in the performance and restoration part of the industry. Kristy Moats hangs out with us as we find new products and really cool cars. […]
Highlights from Day Two at the 2017 SEMA Show. We had a couple of scheduled appointments today, which of course, were on opposite sides of the show. But first I started the day at the NHRA Breakfast. It was a great match up of Anton Brown, Don Prudhomme, Graham Light, John Force and Shirley Muldowney. […]
A Celebration of New Products and Innovation The day started early with the New Products Awards Breakfast. This is a great place to start the show as they present the awards for best new products and the SEMA Award. The presentation featured and introduction and inspiring words from Sam Schmidt. After a paralyzing Indy Car […]
We dig family owned and operated companies here at Blacktop Magazine. The other day Billy and I stopped over at Solution Finish in Huntington Beach, CA. Chris West, founder, and his daughter Ashley were bottling up some of their plastic/vinyl/rubber trim restoring solution for a customer. The line of plastic trim restoring products that are […]
It seems to have been forever since we’ve been behind bars. Handlebars, that is. Born Free Motorcycle Show is coming up and we need to get the bikes ready. I tell you what, I am itchin’ to just get on the old bike and roll. It doesn’t matter where we are going. It’s time for […]
A Blacktop Magazine Daily Driver Report: I am trying to imagine a time before there were batteries. In the mid 18th century Benjamin “don’t call me Benny” Franklin first used the term Battery to describe a group of Leyden jars. In the same way a battery has multiple electrochemical layers or cells. The Leyden jar […]
A Daily Driver Report: The truck scene is so hot right now. We’ve been getting a bunch of shots from Texas Rich and then C-10 Talk did a ride out to Texas and at the recent SEMA Show. No doubt for the past 5+ years, trucks have been really big. The C-10 craze is sprouting […]
What can I say? We are big fans of MYCHANIC. I first saw them at the 2016 AAPEX show and was blown away by their cool design on garage staples. Smart Jumper Cables, SideKick Stool, and several LED Lights. The Sidekick Stool and lights were a big help when we were re-wiring Project Riff-Raff. Today […]
Dupli-Color’s Bed Armor This is a story of much needed father/son bonding time… My neighbor rolled his bed liner on a while back. It was super blotchy and didn’t last long at all. We saw the Dupli-Color Bed Armor with truck bed Sprayer kit and thought at about $150.00 it’s a great value. Add a roll of […]
The Blacktop Baller gets clear vision. Billy and I rolled out to the Meguiar’s Garage for a demonstration with their Headlight Restoration Kit. Mike Pennington met us at the door and got busy sharing some tips and answering our questions about all kinds of products. Let’s get started. First off, you want to clean the […]
There are several stories to write about the past 4 months as I dug into my car to completely re-wire it, clean up the engine compartment, and lightly re-style the interior. I will touch on the installation of things like a chrome/tilt ididit steering column, CON2R custom steering wheel, Flaming River’s high-output alternator, Eddie Motorsports […]
Billy and Tony visit with MaxTrac Suspension in Anaheim MaxTrac specializes in 2WD Lift, Level and Lower kits for trucks and SUV’s. They are leaders in Forged Aluminum spindles for late model applications. Visit www.MaxTracSuspension.com for more info.
