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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 cruise around in like his parents did back in the day. Soon enough, Larry got […]
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 with supporting younger generations. We are engaging younger generations in several ways.” Stated Eric. Vic […]
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 to restore it. They have a small crew to take special attention to each object. […]
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 so much going on at this time of year, these past two years the show […]
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 took charge and went out to shoot some pics of the shop and the famous […]
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’ For A Cure show while working together at a local auction house turned vintage store. […]
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 at Sunnymead Cycles. Keith is a great guy and helped us out quite a bit […]
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 the years since attending my first event back in 2010 and who I have managed […]
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 to Jamco Parts. The name change follows the purchase of the company by Tony Genty, […]
Exclusively on BlacktopTV Blacktop buddy, Patrick shares his grandfather’s photo album of his Ford Dealership in Old Towne Orange, CA from 1917-1949.
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 ‘40 Ford Dragster, a 1947 110 Offy/Kurtis Midget, Porcelain Signs, Vintage Toys and Automobilia fill […]
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 part of a larger highway construction bill. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Rep. Gene Green […]
