Eric Heath’s 1953 GMC Truck This sunny Sunday, a fairly unique rolled in to the Mercifuls’ weekly Hot Cakes and Hot Rods meet-up with a fairly unique 1953 GMC Truck. The pale yellow with green flames make a statement, which…
Hand Me Down Pickup
BRING YOUR OWN BOOGIE 3
Van-In, Run, Camp, Show This is the third year for BYOB. Bring Your Own Boogie Van-In. Hosted by California Street Vans the weekend is the ultimate Southern California Truck-In. This year the vans were a bit more spread out and…
Leveling Billy’s Blacktop Baller
When Billy moved to taller tires on his Hemi Ram Quad Cab, we didn’t realize the issues he’d have with the front fenders. Live and learn and hopefully, y’all will learn with us. For a bit over a year now,…
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…
In The Garage with Gil Losi
You may have heard the name before. Losi. It pops up when someone is talking about a special car they may have seen at the Detroit Autorama, Grand National Roadster Show, or the any of the Goodguys events. He was…
VC Rides Shoots Cruisin’ For A Cure
Our buddy Larry Spoerlein of VC Rides gets some great shots at Cruisin’ For A Cure. We just have to share them with you! Check it out. If you want to see more of his talent check out VCRides.com.
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…
Two For Special! BUNDLE AND SAVE.
We have a surplus of magazines and would really like you to have them, so we are bundling up two issues with some stickers and swag! We have two packages available: Issues #16 and #18 or Issues #17 and #18 Only…
Speedmaster’s Maverick Sponsorship Program
Our friends at Speedmaster have started a new sponsorship program. When you become a Speedmaster Maverick you can get up to 30% off your first purchase and continue with 15% on all additional purchases. Just share your new Speedmaster product…
Cruisin’ For A Cure Special Issue
Blacktop Magazine’s Special Print Edition: Cruisin’ For A Cure. This issue is filled with coverage from previous years, vehicle features from past shows, and detail about the “Save Your Life Car Show” supporting prostate cancer research. Cruisin’ For A Cure…
The NEW Sidekick Stool with Tool Caddy by MYCHANIC
You know we are big fans of MYCHANIC The video above is a quick preview of the features and benefits of their latest shop tool. The Sidekick Stool with Tool Caddy makes the original Sidekick Stool even better! Not possible,…
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…
MYCHANIC’s Rechargeable Pod Light
Chrome! Exhibit in Long Beach
Historical Society of Long Beach Presents: CHROME! Cruisin’ Clubs and Drag Strips The Historical Society of Long Beach came by our Sunday Morning get-together one week. Director Julie Bartolotto and Steffie Hands stopped by to tell us (Mercifuls Car Club)…