The #KidWrencher Category features stories and inspiration of Youth Engagement in the automotive/cycle world. What started with our nephew Marcus and his ’66 Mustang we have featured stories such as Sophie Cambra building her Super-Comp dragster and Garrett Baldwin building a ’40 Ford Truck. Follow along social media with #KidWrencher tag.
A Father’s Passion Is Shared Bob Giles is an F-Body* fanatic. Enthusiast. Owner. He has owned 7 F-Bodies in his lifetime. His father was a big influence on his love of cars. Like many of us, who had someone in their family; father, older brother, uncle, that is at fault… err I mean was a […]
Found on Craigslist, this VW Rabbit is a typical High School car. It did it’s job especially on those cold morning heading into Auto Shop before first period. The only chicks this rabbit caught were in the coop. It may sound like a farm tale, but this happened to Connor Hofford. Like most VW’s of […]
#KidWrencher Series PART FOUR Street Rod Ed sends in another update on his son Garrett’s 1940 Ford Truck Project. Even during this pandemic it sure seems time is just flying by. Garrett Baldwin has finished up the frame prep. He needed to complete the welding of the tacked-in cross member. Then he jumped on […]
Blacktop Magazine Special Print Edition #26 – The ArtMartyr Issue is chock-full of creativeness! We explore the world of Kustom Kulture with artists like Space Giant, Rebel 13 Photography, Wicked Lines Pinstriping, Dale Sizer, Boneyard Artillery, Trisha Turner, Doug DoRr, BOMONSTER, and James Owens. Also in these pages we have our Daily Driver Report, #KidWrencher […]
Today we share three stories. From February this year we took a trip to Dr. George Car Show in Palm Springs, California. What a great group of cars and incredible surroundings. Then we answer the question of what is pink and shiney? Pinup model extraordinaire Pinky Swear interviews “Shiney” Mike about his bike and his […]
Cold Air Induction Heat Shield by Thermo-Tec The COOL-TUBE Heat Shield by http://www.ThermoTec.com. Here is one of those products that you wonder: “Why didn’t I think of that?”. We installed an AEM Cold Air Induction System on the Blacktop Bruiser 2005 5.7L Hemi Ram Truck a few years back and never really thought about that […]
Here are a couple of videos adding some nice details under the hood of Riff-Raff, our 1956 Fairlane Club Sedan businessman’s edition. We start off with insulating the hood with Thermo-Tec’s COOL-IT Mat. I also dig the way the highly-reflective mylar coating brightens up the engine compartment as well as reflects heat up to 2000 […]
#KidWrencher Series Part 3 The garage was a blazing this late winter. Garrett and his dad Ed did a lot of work on the truck. I think they have made some great progress whereas Ed admits that they are hobbyist and these things take longer than those who do it everyday. Well, heck They have […]
One Quarter Mile At A Time A #KidWrencher Feature There was no doubt that this young lady would grow up with a passion for some Fuel Fed Fun. Sophie Cambra is the daughter of Ron and Laurie Cambra owners of Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, California. Her two older brothers were another big part of […]
A #KidWrencher Feature Jacob Favaro’s 2011 Mustang with a built-up Coyote and some really neat styling features. We met him in the Blue Lot at the recent SEMA Show. It’s his first car and invited to the SEMA Show. Way to go… #Mustang #5.0 #SEMA2019#Coyote SEE IT ON BLACKTOP TV!
Part Two of our #KidWrencher series following young Garrett Baldwin as he builds his ’40 Ford Truck. Taking It Easy At our last issue we heard about a young man in New Jersey, Garrett Baldwin and the 40 Ford Truck he is building with instruction from his father and grandfather. Today we get an update […]
AND THE MYCHANIC 3T FLOOR JACK An introduction to Sophie Cambra and her Super-Comp Dragster. Video presented by MYCHANIC’s 3T Floor Jack. Sophie was racing Junior Dragsters from 7-12 years old, and when she turned 18 last year she received her NHRA 790 License from the Frank Hawley School of Drag Racing. Her father, Ron […]
