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Collins Trim Shop: Presents The 2012 Cruisin’ For A Cause
Juvenile Diabetes is manageable thanks to medication and lifestyle changes, but what if one day there was a cure for this malady? Collins Trim Shop, a local southern California upholstery shop sponsors an annual cruise event to benefit Juvenile Diabetes research.
Video: Comp Shows How To Degree A Camshaft
Comp Cams offers some very useful advice in cam installation and timing. Experts in performance camshafts, Comp lays out the timing process step by step to ensure you get your install right the first time. They recommend using Powerhouse Products’ timing kit and indicator when installing your next camshaft.
Cruise Your Way to Five National Goodguys Events This Year
Want to attend a Goodguys Rod & Custom Association event across the country this year but you don’t want to drive there all alone in your custom car? Well, you can join a “Ya Gotta Drive ‘Em” Cruise put together by the association for the 2012 race and show season. Find out where you can catch the next cruise!
Video: Profile of a Vintage Racecar Collector’s Prized Vehicles
We all have our specialty niches as automotive enthusiasts, be it muscle cars, imports, sports cars, etc. For Seattle native Bill Cotter, his niche is cars with racing history. But Cotter isn’t just a fan of these types of cars, he is actually a collector of them.
Video: A Glimpse Into The Past of Legendary Mickey Thompson
There’s much, much more to the man than just drag racing and performance tires. Mickey Thompson held numerous speed records over his career, but on this day he became the Fastest Man in the World!
zMax Transmission Formula: Now Available At Kmart And Pepboys
Now, protecting your transmission is done easy and affordable as now all Pepboys Auto and Kmart retail locations will be selling zMax Transmission Formula transmission.
How Jet-Hot Coatings Helped Set A Veggie Oil Land Speed Record
A team of college kids recently set a new landspeed record for vegetable oil-powered vehicles, with a little help from Jet-Hot Coatings, who got the parts in and out in less than a day. These coatings went a long way towards keeping the powerful Cummins engine in one piece.
The Chevrobuickillac Rat Rod Rendering
The openness of the allows designers to share their unique works with the world. Jayden Morris’s Carifex, better known as the Chevrobuickillac, combines the best classic looks of three GM brands into one post-apocalyptic nightmare-mobile.
The Dirty, Dirty Secret of Chrysler’s ‘56 Dart Concept
With the Dart name re-appearing, interested in the original Dodge Dart has re-ignited. But the first Dart built in 1956 had a Chrysler badge, and if this story is true, it was quite popular with executives and their mistresses as well. Not many concept cars come with a glovebox packed with panties.
Determine Your Brake Fluid Type with Phoenix Systems’ BrakeStrip ID
Do you know if your brake fluid meets the proper specifications for your vehicle? If not, now you can find out the easy way with BrakeStrip ID from Phoenix Systems.
‘61 Willys Wagon With A Heart From Dart
One of the last vehicles ever built is this Willys wagon owned by Dave Horn. Gone is underpowered engine, a 550 horsepower aluminum-head Dart engine in its place. Now its ready for some dune-crushing action.
Grandma Was a Drag Racer
Anne Armstrong may look like your dear old Grandma, but back in the day she kicked Chevy butt in a nasty Chrysler 300 called, “The Beautiful Brute.” She even raced while she was pregnant. Could you imagine what the PC people would say today? Thank God they weren’t around back then spoiling the fun.
MSD Welcomes EFI Fans to the Atomic Age With New EFI Website
MSD’s new electronic fuel injection system has created a buzz and has already received honors in one of SEMA’s catagories as best new product of the year. To help enthusiasts discover all the details of the MSD Atomic EFI system, they have created a new webpage specifically for the Atomic EFI. Check it out here:
New Telescoping Tilt Steering Column Offered by Flaming River
Driving your project car is supposed to be enjoyable. However, if you’re battling an improperly placed steering wheel, driving your car can be frustrating. That’s why Flaming River is offering their new “Top Hat Tele” Telescoping Tilt Column with 1-inch adjustablity for the perfect steering postition.
Bendpak Offers Solution to Lack of Space with Parking Lift
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to store more cars in your garage? While many of us can only logically imagine two cars in a two-stall garage, Bendpak has made the “impossible” feat of storing three cars in a standard garage possible with their PLT-6S Parking Lift. Check it out in action in this video.
