Installing a Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar on Billy’s Blacktop Baller Photo/Video: T-Bone Check out more Load and Sway Control at Hellwig Products!
SEMA Show Products
Here’s a list of some the neat products we saw at the SEMA Show. Photos/Story: T-Bone The SEMA Show is the premier event to showcase new products for cars, trucks and powersports. This year at the SEMA Show Billy and…
SEMA 13 New Product Award Winners
SEMA ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT AWARD WINNERS LAS VEGAS, NV. (Nov. 5, 2013) – SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, today announced the winners of the New Products Showcase Awards held at the 2013 SEMA Show. The event recognizes the most cutting-edge…
Luke’s Hide-away
Bicycles, Gassers, Choppers and Collectibles Photos/Story: T-Bone There I was, setting up a small booth at a local car show to share the latest issue of Blacktop Magazine. Issue number 5. I hear a cool rumble down the street and…
The Disney Half-Marathon
Costumed Runners Speed Through a Car Show Story/Photos: T-Bone We received an e-mail the other day asking to be a part of a Disneyland Half-Marathon. Along the 13 mile route around the Magic Kingdom, classic cars of all makes line…
B.A.D. Bike Night
This is how we do it… Story: T-Bone, Photos: T-Bone/‘Carlos Gomez We have been busy getting the word out about the B.A.D. Bike Build. Recently we hosted the popular Starting Gate Bike Night. To sponsor a bike night Jim and…
Bartels H-D 30th Anniversary Ride up the So Cal Coast
Over 300 Bikes roll up the Southern California Coast Story, Photos and Video: T-Bone Boy what a ride! In an effort to help support the American Diabetes Association’s program Rip’s B.A.D. Ride, Billy and I signed up for the Bartels…
The Ventura Nationals
This is my idea of hitting the beach. Story/Photos: T-Bone It wasn’t too early. I met up with the boys from the Mercifuls Car Club for a run up to the Ventura Nationals. I decided to keep the Fairlane at…
The Baller Gets ACCELL-erated
Installing ACCELL Super Coils in Billy’s Blacktop Baller Story/Photo: T-Bone (Click on photo above to watch the video) I like working in the garage. After spending a week behind the LCD screen and the fingertips pecking away at a keyboard,…
Rip’s B.A.D. Ride Poker Run 2013
Run for a good cause… Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone There have been some changes for Rip’s B.A.D. Ride this year. B.A.D. stands for Bikers Against Diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has opted to not hold a Festival this year as in years…
BAD Bike Build Progress #2
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…