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Readers Rides – ’69 Mach 1

Janis Cyrus introduces us to Hannah, her 1969 Mustang Mach 1 Article and photos submitted by Janis Cyrus First a bit about the Mustang 50 year Celebration in Charlotte, NC: The Mustang 50 Year Celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina lasted 5…

America’s Dream Car

The 1960 DiDia 150 Our friend Chuck Penhall sent in this incredible web-find: The 1960 Di Dia 150 was a luxury, custom-designed iconic, handmade car also known as the Dream Car forever associated with its second owner, singer Bobby Darin.…

Avanti-full

A Custom Classic Story/Photos: Blacktop Crew There is something really cool that I am learning deep in this car hobby of ours. Enthusiasts come from all walks of life and interests and at this particular time in history we gather…

Time for a Road Trip

Photos: Anna/Potter, Story: T-Bone Living in Southern California I feel a bit isolated from the rest of our great country. Many of you have been under an arctic vortex with sub-zero temperatures and storm after storm after storm. I hope…

Building a Hot Rod Shop Truck pt. 2

Richard Graves’ Gets to the Details on his Truck Photos: Billy, Story: T-Bone The devil in the details. We stopped by Richard’s shop to see the progress on the cab-over truck he is building. He had the cab off to…

Building a Hot Rod Shop Truck

Iconic Hot Rod Builder Richard Graves’ Shop Truck Photos/Story: T-Bone Richard is building a truck. It’s not his first and most likely not his last truck. This truck is not a hot rodded classic truck from Ford, Chevy or Dodge.…

Andrew’s Caddy-Truck

Working the ranch in style. Photos/Story: T-Bone While hanging out with Keith Kaucher at the Good-Guys Del Mar show I ran into Andrew. A while back, Andrew asked Keith to draw up a 1959 Cadillac with a truck bed between…

The Martino Merc

Dave Martino’s 1950 Mercury Sled Photos/Story: T-Bone, Model: Melissa Swizz and Panzer Shopdog – Click HERE to see a walk-around video on Blacktop TV! We first saw the Martino Merc when Dave brought his newly purchased sled to the 401k…

GEARHEADS UNITE

Story and Photos by Chris Gibbany This is a story about my husband Gabe and I and we are ADDICTS- addicted to cars and bikes.  As a kid I collected Hot Wheels and miniature motorcycles and was obsessed with Dukes of…

The Phantom of the Ace

Story: Kenta Falkered (submitted by Peter Ström), Photos: Stefan Boman Everything started when I saw Phantom of the Opera on TV. A bit later, I went to the theater and saw Phantom of the Opera live. Now, I went on…

Erica and Her Cars

A 3 Generation Falcon and a Survivor Belvedere Story: Tony Colombini, Photos: Supplied by Erica, Mitzi Valenzuela, Shiver 2 See U For most of us and especially the younger set, a love of classic cars and hot rods are passed…

FEBE’S TRIKE

Three Wheels Bastard Photos: Peter Ström, Story: Febe Ström If the bike has a name, how did you come up with it? We wanted to build a Trike that is more like a Chopper than a Trike, long, clean and…