Run for a good cause… Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone There have been some changes for Rip’s B.A.D. Ride this year. B.A.D. stands for Bikers Against Diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has opted to not hold a Festival this year as in years…
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BAD Bike Build Progress #2
A slow start, with plenty to do. Photos/Story: T-Bone We have been working on the project quite a bit. Just not in the gettin’ dirty playing with wrenches and grinders kind of way. We are looking for great stories to…
Snake and Mongoose Movie
Where it all began… Photos/Story: T-Bone Like many of you, I had the die-cast Hot Wheels® Snake and Mongoo$e Drag Racing Set back in the early ’70’s. Hot Wheels was a big hit with me and my brothers. And, I…
Collector Car Appreciation Day 2013
Another Benefit From SEMA Photos/Story: T-Bone SEMA – Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association is the premier professional organization for the automotive aftermarket. Their annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the second largest trade show in Sin City and arguably the…
B.A.D. Bike Build The Back Story
Father and Son team Tony and Billy from Blacktop Magazine were looking for a unique way to make a significant contribution to the Rip’s B.A.D. Ride benefitting the American Diabetes Association. We came up with a concept to build a…
World of Speed Plans Motorsports Exposition
Tourist destination in Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland) emphasizes vocational education World of Speed, a nonprofit experiential motor sports exposition, has purchased an 80,000 square foot building in Wilsonville, Ore., as the permanent home for an auto racing and performance car tourism…
Club Confidential: Early Times Southern California
The story begins in 1965 when a group of young car guys thought to band together to go to events and enjoy the cruising culture around the Long Beach region of Southern California. Story/Photos: T-Bone – Click the pic above…
Blacktop, The Magazine
The 5th Special Print Issue is now available! Click on the photo to preview the entire magazine. You are sure to like it. In this issue of Blacktop, The Magazine we follow the restoration of a GM Futurliner at Kindig-it…
Kindig-It Design Hi-Tech Futurliner Restoration
Kindig-It Design Uses Todays Technology to Bring Futurliner to Life Photos provided by Kindig-It Design, Story: Sherri Candland Dave Kindig and his crew at Kindig-It Design knew they were in for a very time consuming project with the 1939 GM…
SEMA Show Awards
Innovations of Generations Story/Photos: T-Bone The SEMA Show features several areas of awards from new products to Hall of Fame. Different manufacturers also present awards such as the Mothers Shine Award. To start off the show early Tuesday morning is…
Mini-Chop Part One
A Mini-Bike goes under the knife at Shocker Choppers Garage Photos/Story: T-Bone We picked up this Baja Desert Runner about a year ago and have been terrorizing our quiet neighborhood on slow weekends. In between time, we have been making…
Lucky 7 Rolls on at SEMA
No Crap Game Here! Story: Rob Roberts, Photos: T-Bone, Model: Emily Sherer I’ve met Joe Leone from Lucky 7 Enterprises a couple of years back. They specialize in chassis products for 1932-40 Fords. This year their booth featured drop axles…