A Slice of So Cal Drag Racing History In the early 1950’s Southern California was a hub for drag racing. From San Diego to the Central Valley, the air was filled with loud headers and tire smoke. Mike Bamber was…
Category: Blacktop Depot
COOL OLD STUFF – For nearly two years (2014-2016), Blacktop Media Network founder Tony Colombini was partner with Chris Unger in a vintage automobilia consignment store called Blacktop Depot in Old Towne Orange, California. Chris was the picker and would go out to buy up cool old stuff that ranged from a 1928 Ford Farm Truck to a garage full of vintage circle track cars and parts.
BAD Bike Build – Assess Progress
The Bike Awakens from Hibernation. You learn more about a project than the tasks in front of you. The B.A.D. Bike Build project has taught us quite a bit about ourselves. Billy and I learned how easy it is to…
The Gene Ellis Collection
The Time Capsule of Gene Ellis’ Garage It was roughly 4 weeks ago, early November 2014, when a gentle man came in the store and said that he had a couple of Model A frames and some parts in his garage…
Vintage Advertising Cars
Getting the message out! Our friend Jim Henry sent us these cool photos. ENJOY!
Ol’ White
One look at this bike and you can see the history that the two wheels have rolled through. This is not a rat-rod bike that someone through together in their basement. This is the real deal and one of the…
Hand Built Roadster
We didn’t know too much about this little red roadster when we received it at Blacktop Depot. With a bit of diggin’, we found the whole story. Story/Photos: Blacktop Staff At first we thought it was a prop car for…