Whew! What a SHOW! Story: T-Bone, Photos: T-bone and Billy On Monday, 4 short days ago, we started to feel the stretch of the hamstrings and now that they are all loose, we see the end of this endurance race of a show. This morning we had the pleasure of working with Emily Sherer (above) […]
Let the party begin… Story: T-bone, Photos: Billy and T-Bone We started the day at the New Products Award Breakfast hosted by Dave McClelland with keynote speaker Chip Foose who spoke about the passion in our industry. When he left Boyd’s shop with only $700 in the bank, and his wife announcing that she was […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone I could show you, but I can’t tell you. I had a great opportunity to meet up with Brian and Lori Law last month. I’ve ran into Lori several times at various car shows and events. She is a Gasoline Girl and has an awesome ’48 Ford truck that we used for a […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Rare Parts is at it again. This time, with parts for your 1948-52 Ford F-series trucks. Have you ever noticed some sloppy steering? Chances are your pitman arm is getting a bit worn. Now you have a choice in your restoration project. Rare Parts’ stash of NOS Pitman Arms is dwindling and they […]
Here’s one from the archives. Originally posted August 2008. Story/Photos – T-Bone I recently picked up some cool goodies from Edelbrock. My old chrome valve covers and ubiquitous air cleaner had to go. My 390 powered ’56 Fairlane is in for an engine compartment clean-up so I picked some Classic Style finned valve covers (part […]
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Story: Lake Speed/JGD, Photo: T-Bone When you are out on the track and looking for that extra edge. Do like Heather does and reach for a bottle of the slick stuff. Joe Gibbs Driven MX1 is perfect for high revving engines like hers. That’s right boys. You can find Heather out on the Speedway circuit […]
Story and Photography by: Tony Colombini Installing the Widow Maker Industries’ Jockey Shift Kit on a pair of Harleys. Old school bikes are becoming more popular, the tide is turning from the modern fat-tire long – OCC Style – choppers to small and spry bobbers. We see bikes reminiscent of the mid 40’s – 50’s […]
We have never been a big fan of covering our vehicles here at Blacktop Magazine, however, we found a need recently when planning a ride on the Harleys. We searched through the catalogs and websites and wanted to try out a couple of covers for both the truck that would be staying at home and […]
We uncovered a diamond at the SEMA Show. Rare Parts has recently acquired a waterjet machine to make custom or limited run parts more efficient. We’ve seen some of their fantastic new parts with this machine but what caught our eye most was the GM QuadraSteer Lower Ball Joints. If you own a GM QuadraSteer […]
While at the SEMA Show, “The Queen of Cars” Genevieve Chappell, thought it appropriate to touch up her lips using the NEW 1959-64 Cadillac Outer Mirror from OPG. The all-new die-cast chrome mirror (not brass plated by the way) is finally available and you heard it here first! Lucky you. As you can see Original […]
Typical wiring harnesses can take up to 40 hours to install, with the new ISIS Intelligent Multiplexed System you can cut that time in half. No prior experience needed. Plug in the power cables, hook up your loads and the system tests itself to make sure everything is working. Whether you choose to replace your […]
