The Golden Empress

Note: We published this story in Issue #29 just a few weeks before we learned that Chris Ryan was involved in a motorcycle crash. Good news, he is on the mend and we all wish him a quick recovery. Meanwhile, from what I am told, the guys in the shop are keeping it going and […]

1967 Fairlane GT

Jim Simpson’s ’67 Fairlane GT

Photos: Mike Slade, Story: Tony Colombini The ‘66/’67 Fairlane GT’s have always been a big favorite of mine. I still have a 1:24 scale model I built as a kid sittin’ in my garage.   This car started out as a numbers matching 390 GT when Jim Simpson got a hold of it. His buddies […]

David marins 1953 chevy

53 Jazzy Rose

The Marin’s 1953 Chevy Photos: Spike Marble, Story: Tony Colombini. The supervisor at the plant, an up and comer, the salesman, or a customer representative. That is who Chevrolet built this car for in 1953 and 1954. The guy who has dreams of making it big in business, putting in his time, gettin’ things done […]

Diora – A Labor of Love

Adam Smith’s 1950 Chevy Fleetline Deluxe We have all been there, I imagine. You see something in the lines through the primer. You can envision a gold jewel emerging from the blacktop and rolling low and slow into the dappled sunset with your bride by your side. That’s what happened when Adam Smith was looking […]

Garrett’s Truck

#KidWrencher Series PART FOUR Street Rod Ed sends in another update on his son Garrett’s 1940 Ford Truck Project.    Even during this pandemic it sure seems time is just flying by. Garrett Baldwin has finished up the frame prep. He needed to complete the welding of the tacked-in cross member. Then he jumped on […]

THE UNLIKELY DRAG BIKE

Karl Ardo and Josh Winderman’s Custom Racer The Triumph Motorcycle Company started in 1902 and is considered by many to have manufactured some of the fastest and most beautiful bikes built. They produced bikes for the military; they’ve appeared in major motion pictures, winning many important races and setting a number of land speed records […]

A Sunday Drive

Rolling with Gerry and Cathy Orozco in their 1939 Pontiac What started out as a cloudy cool morning, turned into another great day out on the backroads with the family.  It’s time for A Sunday Drive.  Gerry Orozco and his wife Cathy work hard for these precious moments. Gerry always wanted a historic ride like […]

Inside Blacktop Magazine #27

The Post-War Issue By Candie This Full Featured Fuel Fed Fanzine is bursting at the get-go with the incredible Angela Ryan! We start off this special issue with a jump on the blacktop for a road trip up Ventura Highway and visit with Magnuson Superchargers, we sneak into Derby’s Hide-Away, and then see a barn […]

Family Fare

Father/Son Pair of Chevys Here’s another fuel fed family fun feature. It stars Steve Sanders’ ’61 Corvette and his son Jeff’s 1970 C-10. Steve bought the Corvette the summer after he graduated from High School and turned 18. He didn’t realize at the time, he bought a straight up and very used race car. Custom […]

The ArtMartyr Issue

Blacktop Magazine Special Print Edition #26 – The ArtMartyr Issue is chock-full of creativeness! We explore the world of Kustom Kulture with artists like Space Giant, Rebel 13 Photography, Wicked Lines Pinstriping, Dale Sizer, Boneyard Artillery, Trisha Turner, Doug DoRr, BOMONSTER, and James Owens. Also in these pages we have our Daily Driver Report, #KidWrencher […]

Wartime Shadow

Something to Tinker – Mike Baker’s First Bike 2003 Honda Shadow ACE 750, American Classic Edition Mike likes to tinker. When stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama, the Missouri native found a great deal on his first bike, this Honda Shadow. The concept was to replicate the styling of WWII WLA Harley-Davidson. Modifications include: reworked stock […]

Three Standout Customs

We present interviews with Long Beach Sultans Car Club members Bill Price, Ken Reason and Doug Vaughn about their Sixties Southern California inspired Customs, a ’65 Riviera, ’62 Chrysler and ’52 Chevy at the Sultans’ Long Beach K9 Officers Benefit Cruise-In. SEE! Bill Price’s 1965 Buick Riviera MARVEL AT Ken Reason’s 1962 Chrysler New YorkerBE […]