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OLD IRON NEVER DIES My name is Chris and I was a Chevy addict. Three years ago that changed when I admitted to my husband Gabe that I wanted a Mopar. Thinking that this might end in divorce, I was happy to hear that he wanted one too! I set a goal to own a […]
I have been celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day since it was first developed in 2010. This year Blacktop Magazine hosted the event at their headquarters in the Historic C.W. Moss Building in Old Towne Orange, California. The SEMA Action Network has worked for the past 6 years to get the second Friday of July to […]
Tradition Lives Each year, the Early Times car club hosts a picnic in at a private park hidden behind a row of trees along side the Harbor Freeway in Southern California and flanked by industrial buildings and truck yards. It’s a place that time forgot quite frankly. As the cars roll in on this Sunday morning the […]
What a beautiful Sunday, even with the clouds. To pretty of a day to spend doing nothing. Options, 1) go cruizin’, na option 2) get with a buddy that is also a photographer and do some shooting. Just so happens that he knows an aspiring pin up model and I have and a friend have […]
Photos: Rich Pierce We recently stopped by KC’s Speed Shop to take some shots as well as to catch up with him and see what he’s been up to. KC Mathieu is his full name and is best known for his work that has been seen on Discovery Channel’s hit reality show “Fast n Loud” […]
Story and Photos: Tony “T-Bone” Colombini, Model: Melissa Swizz Ron had a dream. Ever since he was in High School, he has longed for another ’55 Chevy. After a great and successful career in construction, his dream has come true. Ron and Lucy Moyer tasked a local hot rod shop to build a custom gasser that had […]
Rare and Traditional Hot Rod Story/Photos: T-Bone The Ford Three-Window Coupe is one of the most sought after hot rods. Once the deuce was introduced it has been recognized as the quintessential hot rod. In this example, Chris Unger has been collecting parts for nearly 20 years to build this car from the ground up with […]
A Great Car Seen at All the Shows Our buddy Tom is selling his beloved ’33 Ford Roadster. It features a Gibbon body with all original Ford fenders and sheet metal. The car is road-tested with over 10,000 miles since 2010. It was built by a high-end builder in Napa, CA and features a 350 […]
Don Chamber’s Custom 1955 Chevy Nomad Story/Photos: T-Bone, Model: Lindy Sue, Apparel: Vintage Suits by Mary There’s plenty to love about this car. Not only is it an iconic Nomad to start with, but purists will be spinning when you dig deep and see some of the custom touches which there are many. This story […]
Getting the message out! Our friend Jim Henry sent us these cool photos. ENJOY!
One look at this bike and you can see the history that the two wheels have rolled through. This is not a rat-rod bike that someone through together in their basement. This is the real deal and one of the baddest bikes to hit Southern California. Story: Tony Colombini, Photos of Emily by Mitzi Valenzuela […]
Hidden Treasures Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone Lately I have been thinking a lot about how things were “back then”. Most of the time when we look back to our past, we see it as a simpler time. And you don’t have to go that far back anymore. For example, looking back just to the ‘70’s and there […]
