Sketchbattle Jr. 2024
This year Sketchbattle Jr. hit Newlab Detroit, with talent spotted and recognized by General Motors Design and the College of Creative Studies. Our next generation of designers from grades 7th-11th competed for design scholarships and prizes at this years Sketchbattle Jr. For those that have been to the Middlecott Sketchbattle, the concept is basically the…
Read MoreDetroit Autorama 2024
This year our crew hit the show with Adam as a celebrity judge for an Autorama Extreme Award, catching up with old friends and new rides on Detroit Steel Wheels. Mary Jacob debuted her Camaro on our John R Detroit Steel Wheels Autorama in Detroit is like welcoming everyone to our house for the holidays.…
Read MoreLonestar Throwdown 2024
Another epic year, with the crew successfully securing the 2025 show. Zach Pennock’s “Shorty” running our D-Town’s. Emma here, back for another break down of show coverage. Lonestar Throwdown has been a favorite for me these past 4 years. The camaraderie, the displays, the interactivity of people just building to cruise, the whole show is…
Read MoreJohn R’s – Now Available
The day has finally come my friends, our highly anticipated John R Detroit Steel Wheels are available for purchase! Check out our Product Page for all of out available sizes, backspacing, and bolt patterns and download our order form here. John R – 18×9″ with a 4.5″ BS all around John R – 20×9″ with…
Read MoreSEMA 2023
Every year I hit the SEMA show to cover all the vehicles on our Detroit Steel Wheels. Since the wrinkle in time that was 2019-2021, I have to say, this show really brought me back to that pre-covid SEMA feeling. Josh Fellman brought this killer COE running D-Town’s. I’m coming fresh off a Sunday to…
Read MoreComing Up: Middlecott Sketchbattle 2023
Sketchbattle is back, this year at Newlab Detroit on September 14 It’s been a minute since Sketchbattle was held in Detroit, what with Covid-19 restrictions and the switch up from a winter NAIAS to fall. But here we are, currently a week out from this years fight club of design. Has a nice ring to…
Read MoreHot Rod Power Tour 2023
From Atlanta to Bristol, these Southern stops were filled with great rides, and amazing people. Don’t feel like reading? Watch our whole Power Tour experience, here. With every new spring comes the hope that you can hop online and get registered for the biggest traveling car show in the United States; Hot Rod Magazines Hot…
Read MoreC10’s in the City 2023
A trip to Atlanta to cover the 3rd year of C10’s in the City, a fundraiser for the Pink Fund based on the love for Chevy Trucks. Every February I head out to Conroe, TX to cover Lone Start Throwdown, and every year I link up with the United by Trucks crew to check out…
Read MoreLone Star Throwdown 2023
Lone Star Throwdown is always an incredible show, rain or shine, and this year went down as one of the best. @fentonspeedshop 2023 marked my 3rd year covering LST in Conroe, TX, and I gotta say it has been my favorite so far. For starters, it’s the kind of show that if I turn 360…
Read MoreWoodward Dream Show
Highlights from this years show In its 27th year, the 2022 Woodward Dream Cruise attracted thousands of car enthusiasts from around the world to see the Motor City hold up its reputation. Some 40,000 cars from years past made their way along Woodward Ave from Detroit to Pontiac and the excitement could be felt all last week.…
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