Paternal Inspiration An old photo of his mom and dad with a ‘50’s era Chevy Truck in the background sparked a cylinder in Larry’s head. That spark led to an inspiration to some day have an old Chevy truck to…
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Youth Engagement with Edelbrock
Not long ago Billy and I went over to Edelbrock for a shop tour. I asked Eric Blakely, Director of Advertising, how a company like Edelbrock is engaging younger generations. “I am proud of the culture Vic Edelbrock has built…
Restoring Cool Old Stuff
At The Mantiques Network One of the many specialties at The Mantiques Network is private party restorations. They specialize in antique safes, barber poles/chairs, slot machines, coke machines. If it has paint, chrome, wood, and it’s cool and they like…
5th Annual Mercifuls Spark of Love Toy Drive
A Little Show with a Big Heart First of all we have to give a big shout out to all the people who show up for our show early in the morning after the Mooneye’s X-Mas Show and Drags. With…
Behind the Steel Curtain at 44 Build
Steel, Stone and Stain You may have seen this truck on the Discovery show Fast and Loud featuring the antics at Gas Monkey Garage. When we saw the episode I knew we had to do a shop tour. Texas Rich…
Touring Mantiques Network
There are times when someone has to disrupt the status quo. I met Jim Schafer and Jeff Walker from Mantiques Network a couple of years ago. They had a bunch of “Cool Old Stuff” they were selling at the Cruisin’…
Cycle Stunt Legend: Lee “Ironman” Irons
A Cycle Stunt Legend Takes Us On A Trip Down Memory Lane [EDITOR: We just learned today 12/23/20 that Lee passed away last night. Rest in Peace Brave Soul.] The other day, I got a message from our buddy Keith…
Leadsled Spectacular
The Kustom Kemps Do It Again! The Kustom Kemps Of America Leadsled Spectacular is just that, Spectacular. Every year I attempt to make it down to Oakdale Park in Salina Kansas for this huge event. I’ve made so many friends over…
Jamco Parts
Jamco Announces New Name, New Offerings, New Locale and New Ownership Tony Genty purchases family business, announces debut of Jamco Parts to reflect expansion of product lines, define new vision Family owned and operated Jamco Suspension has changed its name…
Mansur Motors Photo Album 1917-1949
Exclusively on BlacktopTV Blacktop buddy, Patrick shares his grandfather’s photo album of his Ford Dealership in Old Towne Orange, CA from 1917-1949.
What is Cool?
T-Bone attempts to define COOL. We hear the term COOL all the time. What is cool? Join me in a brief discussion. I hung around cool old stuff all the time when I opened Blacktop Depot in 2014. 1950’s era…
Replica Car Manufacturers, Customers and Suppliers Praise New Law
Washington, DC (December 7, 2015) – It’s a new era for the kit car industry. President Obama signed into law legislation that will permit low volume car manufacturers to produce turn-key replica vehicles for customers nationwide. The SEMA-supported provision is…