Rocket Performance Machine has announced that it will introduce two new wheel styles specifically built for traditional hot rods and muscle cars in 2011.
The new styles are designed to preserve the classic look and feel of hot rods and muscle cars, said the company.
The first new wheel style is called the Rocket Injector Series. Inspired by the hot rods and drag cars of the 1950s and 1960s, this wheel is precision-crafted and available with Fully Polished and Full Satin as-cast finishes. It can be used with the company’s Rocket Launcher Series wheels for a “big and little” combination on a hot rod, muscle car or vintage drag car.
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John Kaase Racing Engines has released its latest Boss Nine engine design that features a new intake manifold with a hidden plenum below and stack injection above.
The new stack-injected Boss Nine engine’s hidden plenum helps to equalize the pressures in all induction tracts and provides the engine with a clean, consistent idle, better part-throttle performance and instantaneous throttle response, according to the company. The plenum also provides for brake vacuum and empowers the MAP sensor, which has a major influence in the metering of the fuel.
The Boss Nines are available from 429 to 600 cu and are constructed with either a cast iron or a cast aluminum engine block and topped with Kaase’s hemi cylinder heads. The engines were developed using four intake manifolds. They accept 4150 and 4500-style carburetors, as well as Keith Wilson’s EFI systems and various BDS blower units.
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A new Classic Update Kit has been added to American Autowire’s series of wiring kits. The 1964-1967 Pontiac GTO Classic Update Kit is designed specifically for that make, model and year of car and is a complete wiring system with 13 features, including a replaceable headlight switch with internal 30-amp circuit breaker, retention collar nut, adjustable length shaft and custom knob.
A standard turn signal and hazard flashers are mounted onto the fuse panel and a new horn relay is mounted onto the main dash harness. The kit’s fuse box is designed to fit in the original location. The ATO fuse panels allows for easy fuse and circuit breaker accessibility, according to the company.
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The new USA-4DIN CD Radio from Custom Autosound is designed for use on classic cars that have a cut dash. The radio looks like a classic shaft-style radio but has a compact disc player behind the fold-down face. It will give cars that have had their dash cut for a modern CD radio a more classic look, and will fit in the existing opening, according to the company.
Features of the new radio include a fully detachable face panel, a fully electronic loading CD/MP3 deck, an RCA pre-out for rear amplifier, an AM/FM PLL tuning radio and a front panel AUX in jack. It also offers a USB jack on the front panel and is IS3-TAG compatible so it will show the artist and song title on the display.
The USA-4DIN radio will also fit most 1984-and-up foreign and domestic cars.
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American Powertrain has introduced the new E-body ProFit 5-speed Kit, which features the company’s new ProShift3 shifter mechanism and all the parts needed to convert a Challenger or Barracuda to a TKO five-speed. The ProShift3 fits the original 4-speed shift position in any 1970–1974 Challenger or Barracuda and has an all-new shift mechanism that’s specially isolated to reduce NVH in the cabin. It’s assembled to the gearbox prior to installation for easy bolt-up, said the company.
The E-body ProFit kit includes a new E-body prepped Tremec TKO with a ProShift3, a powdercoated bolt-in crossmember, polyurethane mount, seamless DOM driveshaft, a choice of mechanical or electronic speedometer solution, and a special pilot bearing that works in both four-speed and automatic cranks.
The kit also includes a weatherseal reverse light harness and a custom bearing for use with a OEM clutch fork. Complete hardware and instructions, as well as a five-speed pistol grip topper, are also included in the kit.
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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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