Click the photo above to watch our video from BORN FREE 5! Video by T-Bone, with the musical stylings of The Bastard Winos and Skinny Jim and the Number 9 Blacktops! Featuring Billy on his ’04 Harley Sidecar Rig, Potter…
The Martino Merc
Dave Martino’s 1950 Mercury Sled Photos/Story: T-Bone, Model: Melissa Swizz and Panzer Shopdog – Click HERE to see a walk-around video on Blacktop TV! We first saw the Martino Merc when Dave brought his newly purchased sled to the 401k…
Edelbrock Carburetor Installation and MORE!
A Brief History, Tour and Installation Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone – Click the pic for the VIDEO on Blacktop TV We have always been a fan of Edelbrock here at Blacktop Magazine. In-fact it’s hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t a fan.…
GEARHEADS UNITE
Story and Photos by Chris Gibbany This is a story about my husband Gabe and I and we are ADDICTS- addicted to cars and bikes. As a kid I collected Hot Wheels and miniature motorcycles and was obsessed with Dukes of…
Primer Podcast Interview
Now that was cool. Pictured: (left to right) Billy, William, Davis, T-Bone Photos: Provided by Primer Podcast, Story: T-Bone I got a call a while back from Davis who, with his partner in crime William, produce the Primer Podcast. Davis…
The Billy Run
Annual Run to Get the Cobwebs Out. Story/Pics: T-Bone Each year in Fall, we make it a point to schedule a run on the bikes. The ride is from the city through the mountains and down the coast hitting some…
Club Confidential: Early Times Southern California
The story begins in 1965 when a group of young car guys thought to band together to go to events and enjoy the cruising culture around the Long Beach region of Southern California. Story/Photos: T-Bone – Click the pic above…
Take the Load On.
Installing a Hellwig EZ-990 Load Spring Story/Photos: T-bone See the video on BlacktopTV Billy and I decided to take the Blacktop Baller shop truck over to guest garage, The 401k Club Hot Rod Shop to install a Hellwig EZ-990 Load…
Bruiser Gets Sparked
Installing a set of ACCEL Super-Coils on the Blacktop Hemi Shop Trucks Story/Photos: T-Bone Check out the video on Blacktop TV! We like bolt-on performance adders. Today we picked up a set of ACCEL Super Coils for the Hemi Magnum motor…
Neighbor Builder – George Hood
From Eddie Ryan’s Shop to Backyard Builder Photos/Story: T-Bone We heard around the grapevine that there’s this cat who has a yard full of old Harleys right here in town. In-fact every morning at 6am he frequents the downtown coffee…
MOXIE – 1932 PLYMOUTH PB COUPE
A Family Heirloom Photos: Dale Murray Photography/Billish Family :: Story: T-bone with Scott Billish I am walking around the Grand National Roadster Show last year and bouncing between the buildings, meeting up with new and old friends and inside one…
No Sway or Swagger
Installing a Hellwig Sway Bar on the Blacktop Bruiser. By Panzer Shopdog. The boys in the shop are working hard at turning their daily driver trucks into awesome rolling billboards for Blacktop Magazine. Today I got to lay there and…
Blacktop, The Magazine
The 5th Special Print Issue is now available! Click on the photo to preview the entire magazine. You are sure to like it. In this issue of Blacktop, The Magazine we follow the restoration of a GM Futurliner at Kindig-it…
The Phantom of the Ace
Story: Kenta Falkered (submitted by Peter Ström), Photos: Stefan Boman Everything started when I saw Phantom of the Opera on TV. A bit later, I went to the theater and saw Phantom of the Opera live. Now, I went on…
Installing a Banjo Wheel
Ain’t No Sad Songs On A Banjo Photos/Story: T-Bone For many of us gear heads half the joy of working on our cars is actually driving our cars. Who’d a thunk it? Well, when you are behind the wheel we…