April 17, 1964 was a major mark in history for the Ford Motor Company. On that day the first generation Ford “Mustang” was introduced at the New York World’s Fair. The suggested retail price was $2,368. This was the automakers most successful launch since Henry Ford’s Model A. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The “Mustang” created the “pony car” class of American cars – sports car like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks. Keeping proven engineering: much of the chassis, suspension and drive train components were derived from the Ford Falcon and North American Ford Fairlane.
Jerry Magnuson’s sleek and stylish ‘Magnatude” ’32 Muroc roadster, hand formed by Marcel and designed by Chip Foose was named America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod presented by Hushpower at the 24th West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton. With the win, Magnatude made it a clean sweep this year winning all three major street rod awards offered by Goodguys. In April the car won the Goodguys Street Rod d’Elegance crown and was named Goodguys/Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year in Columbus. In being named Goodguys America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod, it marked the first time a car has swept all three coveted awards in the same calendar year.
disc brake system that is a true bolt-on. This kits includes everything shown in the photo, plus a set of our conversion brake OM brake lines. Kit shown with a 9" single diaphragm booster but you can choose any size single diaphragm booster, shown on pages 223-225. Stock spindle kit shown; drop spindle kit varies a little. Includes drop spindles instead of caliper brackets.
Note: Drop spindles lower the center of gravity while maintaining the full suspension travel. This will drastically improve the ride, braking, steering and handling.
ith the approach of the annual “Speedway Season” here at Goodguys (5 of the next 6 events on the schedule are held at Super Speedways) there’s lots to look forward to especially for those that like to Autocross! The autocross action begins in earnest this weekend in Kansas City and continues right through Halloween weekend in Charlotte!
Four classes of autocross competition will be offered in Kansas City, Joliet, Pocono, Texas and Charlotte including the Street Machine (‘55 & newer), Street Rod (‘54 & older), Trucks (all years through ‘72) and the Vendor class (all years through ’72).
nton, CA - The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod ’69 Camaro driven by Marc Meadors is hitting the road this month with high hopes and big dreams. The first stop on the team’s inner mountain west mini tour will be at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho this weekend for the 39th annual Pepsi Nightfire Nationals. Idaho’s premier racing event runs Thursday, August 12th through Sunday, August 15th. Meadors will take the Tim McAmis-built bright silver ’69 Camaro into battle in the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod class, taking on the likes of Brett Williamson, Jay Diedrich, Rod Pearce, Rod Burbage, Dennis Radford and many other Pro Mod hitters.
3rd Annual B&M/Hurst Car Show bigger than ever!
Over 500 cars just in our third year!
Thank you all for those who came out to participate and/or spectate, this year's B&M/Hurst car show drew over 500 cars and filled Nordhoff street all the way from DeSoto to Canoga!
Below are some pictures taken from this year's show:
Features• Over 2,000 Rods, Customs, Classics, Street Machines, Muscle Cars & Trucks thru ’72.
• Goodgals Gallery • Hot Rod Seminars • Vendor & Manufacturer Exhibits • Swap Meet & Cars for Sale Corral • Model & Pedal Car Show • Special Track Cruise
• Goodguys Street Challenge AutoCross
Street Challenge AutoCross will be held:
Friday 9am - Noon & 1pm - 4pm
Saturday 9am - Noon & 1pm - 3pm
Special Awards:
2010 Muscle Car of the Year Finalist, 2010 Custom Rod of the Year Finalist, 2010 Truck of the Year Late Finalist, 2010 Muscle Machine of the Year Finalist, PPG Dream Car, Lane's Builder's Choice Awards & Street Rodder Top 100 Event
Stiffen up the chassis for much improved handling in your convertible 1st Gen F-body with a Driveshaft Tunnel Brace from BMR Fabrication. Manufactured from 1/8” CNC laser cut and CNC formed steel, this driveshaft tunnel brace replaces the OE stamped unit with a much stronger version.
The BMR Driveshaft Tunnel Brace (DTB003) features a gusseted design that bolts to the original mounting holes yet provides an additional 2” of exhaust clearance without sacrificing ground clearance. No welding is necessary. Provided with new grade 8 mounting hardware. Installation time is only 30 minutes. Available in black hammertone or red powdercoat.
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In the summer issue of Hagerty’s magazine, we listed the “10 Cars to Buy Now”: our picks for the next cars to take off in the market. Now we're narrowing our scope a little; here are our top 5 picks of muscle cars we expect to do well in the coming years.
This is admittedly an eclectic list of muscle cars; it could easily have included 15 – or 50 – cars, so we’ll rely on you to weigh in with your own choices in the comments. Our picks fall into two categories: Sleepers that haven’t quite caught on despite plenty of horsepower and good looks; and a couple of blue chippers that have taken it on the chin recently in values. We think they’ll be among the first to come back when the economy rights itself.
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