“The SEMA Crunch is REAL!” I joked online as we received our TrekStep from Bestop on Wednesday before the big show. “It’s gonna take some long nights to finish our SEMA Build!” There was that ONE-GUY who had to think…
TrekStep by BESTOP
Edelbrock’s NEW AVS2 Series Carburetor
Edelbrock is excited to announce the AVS2 Series as the next generation of their carburetor product line. The AVS2 carburetor features annular flow primary boosters with a new calibration for improved off-idle and cruising performance. The annular flow booster design…
Wade’s Hemi-Burban
1950 Plymouth Suburban When I first saw these photos I was floored. Wade had shared them on his Instagram page. I made it a point to contact him and find out more about this beautiful car and find the back-story.…
Larry’s Big Window
Paternal Inspiration An old photo of his mom and dad with a ‘50’s era Chevy Truck in the background sparked a cylinder in Larry’s head. That spark led to an inspiration to some day have an old Chevy truck to…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 4 Performance and Restoration Part 2
Highlights from the last day at SEMA 2017 Wow, what a blast we had a the 2017 SEMA Show. The marathon continued for our fifth day, and the last day at the SEMA Show. Kristy roamed the halls with us…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 3 Performance and Restoration Part 1
We made it to the Central Hall with our Spokesmodel Kristy Moats Highlights from day three of the 2017 SEMA Show. We make it to the central hall with our friends in the performance and restoration part of the industry.…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day 2 – Fuel Fed Fun
Highlights from Day Two at the 2017 SEMA Show. We had a couple of scheduled appointments today, which of course, were on opposite sides of the show. But first I started the day at the NHRA Breakfast. It was a…
The 2017 SEMA Show – Day One, actually
A Celebration of New Products and Innovation The day started early with the New Products Awards Breakfast. This is a great place to start the show as they present the awards for best new products and the SEMA Award. The…
The SEMA Show Day One, Kinda
It’s Monday October 30th, 2017 the SEMA Show is about to open. As we arrive at the Convention Center, we see this bitchen Chevelle parked right out front in front of the barrier to the show. Who would park there?…
SHOP TOUR: Solution Finish
We dig family owned and operated companies here at Blacktop Magazine. The other day Billy and I stopped over at Solution Finish in Huntington Beach, CA. Chris West, founder, and his daughter Ashley were bottling up some of their plastic/vinyl/rubber…
FLAKE N LACE
You could say it’s all my Uncle Doug’s fault… In 1969 he and his buddy Jim painted a ‘64 GTO Competition Orange with Black Lace Stripes in our home garage. I was seven years old and can see the overspray…
A Walk Through The Signal Hill Car Show
Hosted by the Long Beach Sultans Car Club Record turnout for this awesome show on the grass and in the shade at Signal Hill Park. Proceeds benefit the Signal Hill Police Department. Learn more about the Sultans here: LBSultans.com
2017 Collector Car Appreciation Day
For the past 7 years we have been celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day. This year we co-hosted the 8th annual event as a Hot Rod Barbecue at Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, CA. We were fortunate to have a…
Nitto Auto Enthusiast Day
Did something a bit different on Saturday August 12th, and went to the Nitto Tire; Auto Enthusiast Day at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. Great to see so many young people into cars. Reminded me of when I first started…
Kid Wrencher installs a Ford 8 Inch Rear End
I gotta hand it to my nephew Marcus. He doesn’t mind just diggin in and gettin’ all greasy. Something of a rare trait for a 16 year old suburban kid. He grew up in a three generation house hold and…