We did SEMA a bit different this year. We made about a dozen appointments spread out the four days of the show. We were looking for a trend or stand-out new item. Quite frankly the new products section seemed the…
#SEMA2018 – NEW PRODUCTS
Category: SEMA
#SEMA2018 The Interviews
This year at the 2018 SEMA Show we lugged around our video equipment to shoot some interviews. Take a look at some new products, cool cars and interesting stories.
#SEMA 2018 – Celebrity Sightings
Of all the celebrities we saw at this year’s SEMA Show, we were most happy to see Gene Winfield rolling around the center hall. We caught him just as he stopped to see his old friend Tom “Crazy Painter” Kelly…
Kelly and Son’s 1969 Chevelle For ididit – Part 3
Firing Up The Beast In this visit with Mitch Kelly we find them tightening up the custom Magnaflow exhaust. Apparently last night they fired up the Pace Performance engine for the first time in the re-assembly. The chassis is complete…
CarCapsule SEMA Preview: Wayne Carini and the Moal Hot Rod
CarCapsule USA always has a great time at the “greatest automotive show on earth”, the annual Las Vegas SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association). Every year, we do our best to surpass the efforts of our last SEMA Show whether…
69 Chevelle for IDIDIT – Part 2
Mitch Kelly Shares The Progress On Their 2018 SEMA Build When we last visited Mitch Kelly at his shop Kelly and Son they had nearly all the fabrication done and about 80% pre-assembled before taking it all apart for powdercoating,…
“SuperStock” Gauges for 1961-66 Ford F100 Trucks
From CON2R This six-function gauge set provides a classic “It could have been factory” look for 1961-66 Ford F100’s. With accurate and easy-to-read engine and speed information provided by the latest in electronic drive technology, this set uses true electronic…
Snappy Baller
Billy Installs The JET Xcellerator on Blacktop Baller Hello everyone, this is your favorite shop dog Hot Rod Hilda, for another Daily Driver Report. Today the boys installed the Jet Performance Xcelerator in Billy’s Blacktop Baller Hemi Truck The truck…
Baller Tuff Covers
Installing Ruff Tuff Seat Covers. Hello everyone, this is Hot Rod Hilda and here’s a story about the boys putting nice new seat covers in my truck, the Blacktop Baller. The truck is a 2007 RAM 1500 Hemi crew cab.…
Kid Wrencher – ’66 Mustang Power Steering
Installing a Borgeson Power Steering Unit in Marcus’ ’66 Mustang 200 Coupe. “ It’s OK. You can blame it on me, your knucklehead uncle.” I tell Marcus. Marcus bought his first car; a ’66 Mustang in a dirt lot that…
Blacktop Picks For Top SEMA 2017 Vehicles
Spokesmodel Kristy Moats presents our pick of favorite cars at the 2017 SEMA Show. Of course all cars were incredible, but these cars touched us enough to showcase them here.
Prestone Celebrates 90 Years
A Birthday Party At The Petersen Automotive Museum The name has been around for a long time. I never realized how long Prestone has been around. Since I owned Blacktop Depot – an automotive memorabilia store in Orange, CA –…