Articles of hot rods, customs, classics, bikes and other rides.
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. Although it may appear to look like a 1957 Chevy LCF (Low Cab Forward) and […]
Some great changes were in the works this year! Photos/Video and Story: T-Bone Sixteen years ago, Rip Rose, photo/editor at Easyriders Magazine created the B.A.D. (Bikers Against Diabetes) Ride. We have been involved for many of the recent years and some of you may recall Blacktop Magazine hosted the first-ever Car Show on the grass […]
Some of the Incredible Vehicles of the 2013 SEMA Show Photos by T-Bone and Billy.Â
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 past, because the cost of the Festival was so high it was threatening the non-profit […]
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 massive fins. Keith is good at that. Good at drawing up vehicles that look […]
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 chopper, share the progress of the build on The Blacktop Media Network, and then sell […]
As told by Bob Seger: Photos of the bikes: T-Bone, Words: Roll Me Away by Bob Seger Took a look down a westbound road, right away I made my choice. Headed out to my big two-wheeler, I was tired of my own voice. Took a bead on the northern plains, and just rolled that power on. Twelve hours […]
How Big is Too Big Story/Photos of the show: T-Bone This event was amazingly big. What does that mean? In my experience we left the house early to get there when it opened and by the time we got a couple of miles away there was bumper to bumper traffic of cages trying to get […]
Just Keep Fabricating-1939 GM Futurliner is coming to Life at Kindig-It Design Article/Photos supplied by Sherri Candland When the 1939 General Motors Futurliner, number 3 of only 12 ever made, was delivered 6 months ago to Kindig-It Design, there was only one man to put in charge of that massive project. Ryan DeCol, a Utah […]
Click the photo above to watch our video from BORN FREE 5! Video by T-Bone, with the musical stylings of The Bastard Winos and Skinny Jim and the Number 9 Blacktops! Featuring Billy on his ’04 Harley Sidecar Rig, Potter with his Street Glide, Terry on his Sporty and Me with my Road King Custom. […]
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 Club’s Christmas Open Garage and Car Show. He was looking for Dana to get a […]
Annual Run to Get the Cobwebs Out. Story/Pics: T-Bone Each year in Fall, we make it a point to schedule a run on the bikes. The ride is from the city through the mountains and down the coast hitting some hot spots along the way. Want to go along? The ride makes several stops and […]
