I caught up with Alex Vanichuk as he made a stop on his week and a half road trip from Langley, British Columbia Canada to go to Donut Derelicts saturday morning. He and his wife left the boys at home,…
1953 Chevy Tin Woodie Wagon
Hot Rods and Warplanes
It was hot out on the airstrip today. Mark this day July 20, 2024 because as I walk around these beautiful pieces of rolling tin my senses are time traveling back to the euphoria of post-war America. My eyes tend…
Born Free 15
The 2024 Born Free Motorcycle Show This past June was the time for Born Free Motorcycle Show #15! The hottest day of the year so far and the bikes were even hotter as they rolled into the show on the…
Hand-Me-Down Kustom
Bobby Z’s 1952 Chevy Coupe I have seen this coupe around for a while. It had silver/black scallops on satin green at one point. Then I noticed a young guy and his daughter with it at car shows. I meet…
KBS Top Coater
Beautiful, High Solids, UV Stable Topcoat KBS Top Coater premium topcoat provides a beautiful, highly durable, UV stable and permanent final finish that withstands dulling and fading caused by prolonged exposure to sunlight. This very-high solids paint does not run…
Rumble on the Cobblestones
Aces Car Club’s 2024 Hot Rod Resurrection Aces Car Club of Orange County have got the lockdown on one of the coolest shows of the year. Among the usually quiet walkways around Old World Village in Huntington Beach, California on…
2nd Annual Cambra Speed Shop Good Times Block Party
The hottest day of the year cast it’s spicy rays on the 2nd. Annual Good Times Block Party at Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, California. It was only a year ago when John Buck announced that Cambra Speed Shop is…
Craig Cornett’s Great Grandfather’s 1955 Chevy 210 Handyman
I am rolling around the Cruisin’ Brea Classic Car Show on Father’s Day this year. Taking a break from working the booth for Cambra Speed Shop and I see this slammed wagon in a flat paint job. How dare he,…
UPGRADING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER
Was it just another reason to work in the garage with Billy? Or, actually time to do some upgrades and fix some annoying issues? With the car on stands in the garage to do some maintenance, like change oil and…
2024 Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show
The Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show held their 28th Annual event recently closing down the famous and historic Orange Plaza/Circle. The show sold out of registrations in record time. Over 400 cars lined the streets of historic buildings for an…
A Visit To Groovy Ghost Vintage
I heard of a new vintage shop opening up in Old Towne Orange. I was there when Groovy Ghost Vintage opened their doors and I was their first customer picking up a Hot Wheels Tossin’ T-Bird set and a partial…
The Craft and Art of Motorcyling
From First Ride To The Road Ahead. A book by Steve Krugman A Blacktop Book Review… In 1977 I bought a brand new Foxi GT Moped. My very first powered vehicle. It was a blast as a 15 year old…
La Verne Cool Cruise 2024
The team at Flying Deuces did it again. Yep, another spectacular show to benefit the La Verne K9 Police Foundation. From bitchen rides to antique machinery the show is right on the main intersection in Downtown La Verne, just a…
Gary Loope’s 1929 Ford Roadster
For this episode of the Motor Minute, I caught up with Gary and his wife at the Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. I was struck by the simplicity of this cool little hot rod and after talking to Gary for…
Porsche 911 – 60 Years
A Blacktop Book Review Randy Leffingwell authored an amazing detailed history of the Porsche 911 in this beautifully hard-bound landscape book. The photos compliment the incredible detail as if we are a fly on the walls of the development studios…