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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tom Malloy is on a quest to find his father’s 1950’s era Indy Racecar. Hanging above the collection is a banner with a photo of his dad’s car and team in 1954. The car has eluded him for decades, with the best guys out there searching for the car. One of them, is my old […]
We stopped by for a visit to the NHRA Museum during the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show. Take a look: Watch the Video:
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 […]
For the past 7 years we have been celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day. This year we co-hosted the 8th annual event as a Hot Rod Barbecue at Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, CA. We were fortunate to have a record crowd with an estimated 200 people showing up for the Friday afternoon event. Cambra […]
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 […]
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.
