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…
Randy’s Drag Racing Museum
Category: Garage Tours
Visiting shops, garages, collections, museums of the famous and the neighbor. Behind the scenes look at collections such as Bruce Meyer, Price Automobilia, Petersen Automotive Museum, Automobile Driving Museum, NHRA Museum and more.
Al Traille’s Joint
A Father/Son Garage As I reflect on the “Good-Ol’-Days”, I get to thinking that we actually live in a wonderful time. A time where you can make friends with someone from a great distance. Such is the case here, I…
Supercharged at Magnuson
Ventura Highway led me to discover a hidden gem. I had the great pleasure to meet Maureen Magnuson today. I went up to Ventura to see my buddy Johnnie Martinez and he said, “Hey, while you are here, let’s go…
Derby’s Hide-Away
Some of you may remember this beauty of a ride below from our last issue. Derby’s 1939 Coachcraft Lincoln. After hearing his story and the cool old stuff he gets around, we had to make a trek on the Ventura…
Did You See Us On “Garage Dreams”
We are honored to be included in the recent season of Garage Dreams on MotorTrend+. See the story behind Blacktop Magazine as father/son duo Tony and Billy talk about working together in the garage on their 1956 Ford Fairlane Club…
Third Member Rehab Part Two
Installing the Differential and Gears at J & S Gear Company. This has been an interesting project. The closest I have ever done of something like this is when we replaced the rear end on my nephew Marcus’ #KidWrencher ’66…
Lions Drag Strip Museum Grand Opening
If you grew up in Southern California from the mid ’50’s to the early 70’s, there is no doubt you had heard of Lions Drag Strip. Opening in 1955, the same year as Disneyland and in the middle of a…
Old Anvil Speed Shop
SHOP TOUR There’s some bangin’ around town! The city of Orange, California has been recognized as a Hot Rod Hot Spot for decades, and now there’s a new kid on the block. As you walk around the bustling “circle” or…
RIDING THE INDIAN SCOUT BOBBER
It’s been two-weeks. Two weeks of car shows, Father’s day events, work, Speedway, and the Born Free Motorcycle Show. Two weeks since I threw a leg over the new Indian Motorcycle Company’s Scout Bobber and rode it around the block…
Visiting the Bruce Meyer Collection
We had the opportunity to hang with the crew at Cambra Speed Shop for their Holiday Road Trip to the Bruce Meyer Collection in Beverly Hills, CA. We broke it down to three videos. Take a look.
In The Garage with Gil Losi
You may have heard the name before. Losi. It pops up when someone is talking about a special car they may have seen at the Detroit Autorama, Grand National Roadster Show, or the any of the Goodguys events. He was…
69 Chevelle for IDIDIT – Part 2
Mitch Kelly Shares The Progress On Their 2018 SEMA Build When we last visited Mitch Kelly at his shop Kelly and Son they had nearly all the fabrication done and about 80% pre-assembled before taking it all apart for powdercoating,…