Eric Heath’s 1953 GMC Truck This sunny Sunday, a fairly unique rolled in to the Mercifuls’ weekly Hot Cakes and Hot Rods meet-up with a fairly unique 1953 GMC Truck. The pale yellow with green flames make a statement, which…
Hand Me Down Pickup
Tag: Hot Rod
Christy Lee at the OPG Pontiac Show
Some Cool Poncho’s and Christy TOO! OPG started off their summer show series in May 2018 with the Buick Show. This past month was the All Pontiac Show. We rolled up to see the happenings. To a wonderful surprise they…
Speedmaster Builds Another
Last Year We Followed Speedmaster Build Their First Car; Blackbird This year they are growing on the momentum started and are building another tribute. This time they are starting with a kit replica of a ’33 Ford. The car features…
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…
Kowabunga Van Klan at the Surf City Pier
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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…
Mercifuls at the Grand National Roadster Show
NOW ON BLACKTOP TV: Tony interviews Don, Gordon, Jack and Stubby at the Grand National Roadster Show
2016 Benedict Castle Concours and Crossroads Car Show
Kool Kastle Konkours Photos and Story: Blacktop Media Staff The term good things come in threes is in due order here at the third Benedict Castle Concours presented by Crossroads Car Shows. If you haven’t been to the Benedict Castle Concours…
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,…
Installing Weatherstrip
Jeff’s late ’55 Chevy Truck Cab gets Weatherproofed Photos: Jeff Allen and Tony Colombini, Story: Tony Colombini When I joined the Mercifuls Car Club many years ago, Jeff Allen was voted in on the same day. However, Jeff was a member in…
The Moyer Dream Machine
Story and Photos: Tony “T-Bone” Colombini, Model: Melissa Swizz Ron had a dream. Ever since he was in High School, he has longed for another ’55 Chevy. After a great and successful career in construction, his dream has come true. Ron…
Wrap Artist
A Blacktop Installation Feature: Wrapping Pipes on “Down Payment Blues”. T-Bone’s bike gets wrapped up with Heatshield Products’ Cobra Skin Exhaust Wrap. I have been meaning to do this for a while. It was only a week when my bike…