This month we feature a really sweet mild custom 1961 Cadillac. The boys at Skuza Motorsports – yep, of NHRA fame – sent us this, their latest from the shop in Broadview Heights, Ohio. Story: T-Bone, Photos: Skuza Motorsports and…
CW Restorations and a 41 Willys Coupe.
Chris Womack shares us the star of this season of Chop Cut Rebuild with Dan Woods on SPEED: Story By T-Bone, Photos: T-Bone and CW Restorations I first met Chris Womack at the Grand National Roadster Show. There he was…
Jockey Shift Kit Installation
Story and Photography by: Tony Colombini Installing the Widow Maker Industries’ Jockey Shift Kit on a pair of Harleys. Old school bikes are becoming more popular, the tide is turning from the modern fat-tire long – OCC Style – choppers…
Andre Prescott – 16 year old racing phenom
Local youth continues to race his way up the competition ladder. At 16 years old, the La Quinta High School Honors Junior, Andre Prescott, is one of the youngest drivers in his sport, topping speeds of 130 mph, piloting a…
Grand National Roadster Show 2012
Back to the Future By: Tony T-Bone Colombini It is time to kick-off another show season and here we are at the grand daddy of them all, The Grand National Roadster Show. The event was spectacular. With cars from all…
Easyriders Bike Show Tour 2012 Kickoff
By Alan Zusman [We sent crazed enthusiast Alan Z up the street to Anaheim to shoot the Easyriders Bike Show Tour kickoff in Anaheim. Alan is a regular at all kinds of automotive and motorcycle events here in Southern California.…
Swoopy – Kustom Dodge 4-Door
Swoopy is proving to generate a lot of interest. What started out as a 1947 four door Dodge has evolved into a full custom. The principle theme is a strong emphasis on flowing lines, minimal use of chrome, and few,…
Best Of – 2005
Here is a first in our new series of photo essays called Best Of. This time we take you back to 2005 where we went to the Temecula Rod Run, The San Diego Kustom Kulture show, Fabulous Fords Forever, San…
Undercover Protection
We have never been a big fan of covering our vehicles here at Blacktop Magazine, however, we found a need recently when planning a ride on the Harleys. We searched through the catalogs and websites and wanted to try out…
Cable Air Show
By Gary Morin Getting Down on What Goes Up. [I met Maniac-Mike early on a Wednesday morning during the weekly Speedway Riders Breakfast at his café at Cable Airport. Cable is the largest privately owned airport in the world. At…
Stan’s Plaques and Gassers
I tagged along today with Jack Petitt as he went to visit with his buddy Stan. We rolled in his 57 Pontiac Star Chief, the one you may have seen in the special 50th issue of Ol’ Skool Rodz. A…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! 2012 marks our 15th year with you. Back in 1997, as an automotive enthusiast I was looking online for a list of car shows and to no avail. I then built Car-Shows.com which quickly became a place…
Taylee Belle – Blacktop Betty
Not just the girl next door. The pretty smile and big eyes caught our attention at the HH2 Booth at SEMA. We posted the photo and overwhelmingly she was voted to be the next Blacktop Betty. So here she is…
Custom Autosound – An American Original
I love this country. Our freedoms afforded to us by our forefathers have created a land where you are able to live your dreams. If you have an idea, and the talent to make it happen, most likely you will…
GM QuadraSteer Ball Joints from Rare Parts
We uncovered a diamond at the SEMA Show. Rare Parts has recently acquired a waterjet machine to make custom or limited run parts more efficient. We’ve seen some of their fantastic new parts with this machine but what caught our…