Classic Industries now offers 1978-1979 Camaro fuel door emblems that are manufactured by OER. The emblems are officially licensed by GM Restoration Parts and will install directly into the center of the rear fuel door of 1978-1979 Chevy Camaros and 1979 Z28 models.
They have been designed to replicate the original exactly, said the company, and each emblem features a correctly colored tri-bar design inset and the gold Bow Tie on the bottom, all on a black background with argent edging under a clean lens.
Wizards Products has introduced its new Mystic Buffing System, a two product system that uses the company’s Nano-Sphere Technology which incorporates the latest Nano abrasives.
The first part of the system, Mystic Cut Compound, offers progressive cutting action with no grit. It removes grit scratches, severe swirls, defects and water spots, and leaves a swirl-free gloss, said the company. The water-based system contains no wax, silicone or crystalline silica.
The second part of the system is the Mystic Polish Machine Glaze. It can be used as a stand-alone polish or as a final step in the buffing process. The glaze removes swirls, light scratches, spider webbing and mild imperfections. It contains no wax or silicone and is safe for use on all paints, said the company.
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A new-and-improved version of Meguiar’s Smooth Surface Clay Kit is now available. The white, non-abrasive clay safely removes contaminates from any surface of a vehicle, said the company. The kit includes 60 percent more clay than the previous version of the kit. It also includes two 80-gram clay bars that are individually wrapped in a moisture seal storage case.
A 6-ounce bottle of Ultimate Quik Wax is also included. It can be used to wax a car after its been clayed. Meguiar’s Quik Detailer is also included for use as a clay lubricant. The company’s Supreme Shine microfiber towel is also part of the kit. It can be used for easy wipe-off.
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Torque converters are the component that made the modern automatic transmission possible, transferring power from the engine to the rest of the drivetrain without the use of a clutch. Even though we’ve all used them, few of us understand what’s actually going on inside or how they’re built. To answer those questions, we talked to TCI®, one of the country’s most popular manufacturers of performance converters, and they were gracious enough to walk us through how converters are made, and how they do their job.
Before we spoke with the professionals, we did some research of our own. We discovered that although boat-loads of research and design have been dumped into the torque converter since its creation, it originally began as an option in luxury daily drivers in the late 1940s.
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CPP’s new Complete Rear Dual Adjustable Coil-Over Kit is designed to convert your 1963-72 Chevy truck to a corner carving, performance driving vehicle! Our kit includes our new Totally Tubular Trailing arms, coil over springs and dual adjustable coil over shocks and all the mounting hardware to make this rear suspension
Get that cool street rod stance and track proven performance for your 1963-87 Chevrolet C10 Truck! Our Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kits include dual-adjustable coil-over shocks, spanner wrench and bearing kit, our Totally Tubular™ upper and lower control arms, and all the mounting brackets and hardware for a simple bolt-on installation.
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville “Baroness;" the show car that she styled for the Feminine Show. When you look back at General Motors’ rich design history, one of the most talented individuals, who made her career as part of GM’s vaunted Creative Design Team, was the late Suzanne E. Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was one of the original Damsels of Design – a group of eight, great talented female designers that the famed Harley Earl hired during the early days of the 1950s.
Throughout history, the Oldsmobile story has inspired many automotive historians with its rich and celebrated heritage which started right in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing.
I remember a particularly exciting year in 1978 when Oldsmobile introduced their new line of vehicles and automotive catalogues to the buying public. My first impression was that Oldsmobile was using 1978 to create a family-oriented lineup of new cars. The company used its advertising and marketing to highlight many traditional family values
The year 1966 was a great year for automotive sales in the U.S. Many car manufacturers were doing very well for the economy and in 1966 the average cost for a new Dodge vehicle sold for $ 2,280 and the price of gasoline for 32 cents a gallon.
The Chrysler Corporation was also doing very well within the automotive markets with its popular Dodge Dart models. The 1966 Dodge Dart models made their debut in Dodge dealerships on September 30, 1965.
Based on a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan, this recently completed mild custom was built to showcase the timeless factory “Tri-Five” heritage. With a new GM Performance ZZ4 power plant backed by a factory-fresh GM 700R4 transmission, it is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel Wilwood disc
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications,
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