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 a long time friend and customer of Boyd Coddington. The person behind the name 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, annodizing, polish and paint. Today we find them as they just finished the majority of […]

ididit Announces SEMA 2018 Surprise.

Custom Chevelle to be in the ididit booth. The first-ever SEMA vehicle for the 31-year-old company. Mitch Kelly and the team at Kelly and Son are hard at work on a project to remember—one that’s a prime example of the great work grassroots builders produce every day that deserves to be celebrated. This particular 1969 […]

New Shoes for Riff-Raff

Last year we painted the roof with PPG blue candy over silver metalflake and black lace at Cambra Speed Shop. That gave the car a new look after having the car for 14 years with the same Corvette Cloisonette blue top. Once I saw the metalflake, I knew the wheels would have to be changed […]

Don’t Skimp On The Primer

Get to know the guys and their projects at Primer Podcast. “Hey I have this ‘60 Falcon Shop Manual, you can have it if you want.” William tells ‘Fish’. I caught up with Davis and William of Primer Podcast at the Galaxie Studio which is William’s 1-car garage in Long Beach. And it is filled […]

Riff-Raff Gets Cooler

Project Riff-Raff’s 390 tends to run a bit on the hot side. Around 190°-210°, the electric pusher fan kicks in as loud as can be. One day, I noticed the fan quit working. Hmm, thermostat? Switch? Checking all the fuses and all I come to find is the motor went kaputz (sp?). I drove it […]

SHOP TOUR: Solution Finish

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 […]

Hanging Out At Cambra Speed Shop

Introducing Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, CA For the past several years, Ron Cambra and his team of craftsmen have been turning out one fine car after another. Video presented by CON2R  Thank you to Mitzi Valenzuela, Bob Ryder, Zoe Scarlett, Belle Bee and Dixie Rebelle. Music by Kevin MacLeod http://www.incomptech.com. Produced in the studio […]

MaxTrac Suspension Tour

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.