A slow start, with plenty to do. Photos/Story: T-Bone We have been working on the project quite a bit. Just not in the gettin’ dirty playing with wrenches and grinders kind of way. We are looking for great stories to…
Snake and Mongoose Movie
Where it all began… Photos/Story: T-Bone Like many of you, I had the die-cast Hot Wheels® Snake and Mongoo$e Drag Racing Set back in the early ’70’s. Hot Wheels was a big hit with me and my brothers. And, I…
Collector Car Appreciation Day 2013
Another Benefit From SEMA Photos/Story: T-Bone SEMA – Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association is the premier professional organization for the automotive aftermarket. Their annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the second largest trade show in Sin City and arguably the…
Cadillac Kings CHOC Show
At Sam’s Club in Fountain Valley, CA Photos/Story: T-Bone There is a place here in Orange County, CA that is a saving grace for children with special medical needs. Under the simple name CHOC, Children’s Hospital of Orange County is…
Mooneyes Summer 2013 BBQ
Another great summer party. Story/Photos: John Oro From massive tens’ of thousand attendees to more intimate BBQ lunches, Chico and the Mooneyes crew know how to connect with their customers. They enlisted Hot Rod Trio to rock the lot with…
The 401k Club Charity Classic Car Show
The Sixth Annual Classic Car Show benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Story/Photos (except award pics by Hans): T-Bone In this season of charitable events, we were happy to be a part of the sixth annual 401k Club Hot Rod Shop’s…
Andrew’s Caddy-Truck
Working the ranch in style. Photos/Story: T-Bone While hanging out with Keith Kaucher at the Good-Guys Del Mar show I ran into Andrew. A while back, Andrew asked Keith to draw up a 1959 Cadillac with a truck bed between…
B.A.D. Bike Build The Back Story
Father and Son team Tony and Billy from Blacktop Magazine were looking for a unique way to make a significant contribution to the Rip’s B.A.D. Ride benefitting the American Diabetes Association. We came up with a concept to build a…
World of Speed Plans Motorsports Exposition
Tourist destination in Wilsonville, Oregon (Portland) emphasizes vocational education World of Speed, a nonprofit experiential motor sports exposition, has purchased an 80,000 square foot building in Wilsonville, Ore., as the permanent home for an auto racing and performance car tourism…
Bedlam at the Broiler
A Photo Essay: Photos by T-Bone Looks like I may be writing the event up for Koolhouse Publications so you get to enjoy our photos from the event here. All I can say at this point, is there were more…
Touring Surf City Garage
Muscular Memorabilia Story/Photos: T-Bone When Muscle Car Collector and Construction Mogul Tim Miller was looking for a product to keep his vast collection of GTO’s and other American Iron in peak surface protection and appearance he was sadly disappointed. Not…
Price Automobilia Tour
A Sunday Afternoon Roll Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone • Click to watch the video on Blacktop TV Jared went on a Poker Run. It may be his last for a while. He went and got his wife pregnant without club approval. But…
2013 Rodeo Drive Concours “Jet Age”
A Second Father’s Day Tradition Photos/Story: Tony Colombini It was two years ago when we were looking for something new to do on Father’s Day. (There are only so many deuces you can see in your lifetime.) When my father…
Born Free 5 The Bikes
As told by Bob Seger: Photos of the bikes: T-Bone, Words: Roll Me Away by Bob Seger Took a look down a westbound road, right away I made my choice. Headed out to my big two-wheeler, I was tired of my own…
Born Free – The Kulture
How Big is Too Big Story/Photos of the show: T-Bone This event was amazingly big. What does that mean? In my experience we left the house early to get there when it opened and by the time we got a…