Tag: Fairlane

Benchracing with Musclecars Part 1

Musclecars Part 1

Benchracing With Jersey and T-Bone In this Part One episode we explore the high-performance world of Musclecars! We try to define what a Musclecar is, the origins of Musclecars, and Jersey shares his favorite of all! We dig into early…

Jim Simpson’s ’67 Fairlane GT

1967 Fairlane GT

Photos: Mike Slade, Story: Tony Colombini The ‘66/’67 Fairlane GT’s have always been a big favorite of mine. I still have a 1:24 scale model I built as a kid sittin’ in my garage.   This car started out as…

Did You See Us On “Garage Dreams”

We are honored to be included in the recent season of Garage Dreams on MotorTrend+. See the story behind Blacktop Magazine as father/son duo Tony and Billy talk about working together in the garage on their 1956 Ford Fairlane Club…

The Touch

I have found a good process to follow when you have a project car. 1) Get it running. 2) Make sure all the safety measures are in place. Brakes, Electrical, Steering, etc. 3) Now you can tackle the aesthetics. One…

New Shoes for Riff-Raff

Last year we painted the roof with PPG blue candy over silver metalflake and black lace at Cambra Speed Shop. That gave the car a new look after having the car for 14 years with the same Corvette Cloisonette blue…

Riff-Raff Gets Cooler

Project Riff-Raff’s 390 tends to run a bit on the hot side. Around 190°-210°, the electric pusher fan kicks in as loud as can be. One day, I noticed the fan quit working. Hmm, thermostat? Switch? Checking all the fuses…

Richard Hall’s ThunderClone

Fuel Fed Fun Now on Blacktop TV:: Richard Hall, Underoath  Car Club member out of Torrance, CA brought new life into this family owned beauty. I first saw this car at the 5th Annual Mercifuls Spark of Love Toy Drive…

Model A Club Pancake Breakfast

Article Presented By: Chris Unger’s Car Crazy Depot With nearly 300 Ford Model A’s on average appearing at Hart Park, this year a threat of rain brought out the die-hards. From roadsters to sedans, Hot Rods to Gennies, this show…

A Spark of Knowledge

Installing Pulstar Plasma-Core Spark Plugs on a 2004 Harley-Davidson Road King Custom Photos/Story: Tony Colombini Sometimes a story may take on a life of it’s own. This simple project in the garage started out as a quick installation tech article,…