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1957 Chevrolet Belair Convertible
When the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air arrived, Chevrolet enjoyed an all-new image practically overnight. Rather than a car driven mainly by dads and aunts, the sensationally-redesigned 'Motoramic' models quickly gained a reputation as "The Hot Ones". In this landmark first year for the cars that would one day be known by the moniker 'Tri-Five', Chevy finally had a bold response to Ford in the performance battle in a lively 265 cubic inch V-8 that would nurture a whole generation of muscular engines to come. Better yet, that V-8 was slipped into a fresh, contemporary body sporting a rakish beltline dip and an Italianate-inspired grille. Chief engineer Edward N. Cole earned credit for Chevrolet's first V-8 in 35 years. Simple in construction and economical to build, the 265 cubic inch Turbo-Fire was a model of efficiency. In basic trim, the V-8 delivered 162 horsepower, but an optional Plus-Power Package with dual exhausts hiked output to 180 horsepower.

1970 Pontiac GTO Judge
This extensively documented 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge enjoys a high profile in the Pontiac community as one of the finest in the country. Purchased from the original owners with just 38,000 miles on the odometer, this Palladium Silver Judge received a full frame-off restoration by Best of Show in Chicago, IL, while Westech in Silver Lake, WI. handled the job of rebuilding the car’s original Ram Air III engine and Muncie M20 4-speed transmission both of which retain all the major original components. A new carpet was installed in the otherwise original Blue interior, which features bucket seats, console, Rallye gauges and tachometer. Two documented “Day Two” items kept during the restoration were the dealer-installed hood locks and yellow Zeibart caps covering the rustproofing application access openings.

Lot S149 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible
- Extremely rare and real 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertible
- Only 110 W-30 convertibles were built in 1971
- Only 10 were built with factory air conditioning
- Believed to be the only one built in paint code #13 Sterling Silver with White interior, White convertible top and White strips
- Full numbers matching with all original sheet metal
- All W-30 engines were hand assembled and fully balanced and blueprinted from the factory
- They feature special cylinder heads, high lift camshaft, aluminum intake manifold, special Rochester carburetor, high flow cast exhaust manifolds, recurved specific distributor, free flow exhaust, fully functional forced air induction system with W-25 factory fiberglass hood and lightweight red plastic inner fender wells
- Options include OW stamped turbo 400 transmission, anti-spin 3.23 differential with W27 aluminum cover, power steering, power disc brakes, power top, sports package

1954 Parade of Progress


A picture of this painting was used for the cover of the 1953 GM Annual Report. The painting was commissioned by artist John Falter in 1953. He was asked to go out to a Parade of Progress event and capture on canvas the essence of the event.

The Million Dollar Manifold Gamble
When FAST™ made the decision to jump into the performance intake manifold market in early 2002; it took nerve, a lot of “know how” and enormous investments of time, money and engineering talent. However, to the company, the risk was worth it. After all, as the saying goes – build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.

Due to the nature of the electronics business FAST™ has always been on the cutting edge of innovation, so the idea of going into the intake manifold business seemed to fit. And in the end, what resulted from the monumental gamble was a grand slam with the creation of the LSX™ Intake Manifold. This groundbreaking intake took the market by storm and raised the science and technology of intake manifold creation to an unprecedented level.

Syd Mead - A Futuristic Vision By: Robert Tate
Syd Mead was one of the world’s best transportation and architectural designer artist of all times. Syd was born on July 18, 1933 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1959, Syd graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His first job was at Ford Motor Company’s advance Styling Studio under the direction of Mr. Elwood Engel.The concept artist also worked with Mr. Alex Tremulis, designer of the Tucker automobile.
In 1957, Alex and Syd designed a concept car for Ford called the Gyron, which was a two-wheeled vehicle of the future. However, after only two years with Ford's design team, Syd left Ford's studio to pursue a career in illustrating books and catalogs for other manufacturing companies such as United States Steel, Celanese, and Allis Chambers. In the 1960s, the United States Steel provided books that were very inspiring and had superb transportation design art work for review.

Pierce-Arrow Magazine Advertising By: Robert Tate
In 1901, the first Pierce-Arrow automobiles were built. Pierce-Arrow models were built to appeal particularly to buyers of taste and refinement. The series 80 models offered graceful design lines with more room for seven passengers than most automobiles. The balloon tires and four-wheel safety brakes of Pierce-Arrow were balanced into the design, not added to it. The top offered more graceful sweep of lines compared to many other automobiles during its time period.





A series of victories in the Glidden Tours of the early years of the industry placed Pierce-Arrow in the front rank of the world's finest automobile, a position which it had maintained in the early days. The Pierce-Arrow Motor car company was a universally first rank company in the field of fine motor cars.

The Checker Cab - The Rolls-Royce of American Taxis
If you happened to see the Robert De Niro thriller Taxi Driver, the kids movie Stuart Little or Steven Spielbergs 2002 film Catch Me if You Can you might notice a common tread in each. All three - and many, many more films “ featured prominently the one-of-a-kind Checker Cab. In fact, until the last one was built in 1982, the quirky Checker Cab was as much in New Yorks milieu as the Empire State Building, the Staten Island Ferry or the Statue of Liberty. At its hey day in the mid-fifties its estimated that of the 12,000 taxis operating in New York City at the time 9,000 were the iconic Checkers. Founded in 1922 by the enterprising Morris Markin “ the Checker cab had the reputation for being reliable, long-lasting and comfortable. Something the people of New York, Chicago and other large cities soon became to appreciate as the ride of choice to get them about town.

Pro-Werks Releases New Fill Cap Assembly
January 12, 2012, 6:11 pm