Drag racing came to the Lehigh Valley in 1955 with the formation of the Lehigh Valley Timing Association. They helped bring this fast-growing speedway sport to the region by organizing and coordinating the events at Queen City and the Vargo Dragway – built specifically for these high-speed warriors and their commanding chariots -- in the 1960s. Visit this gallery and return to the early days of drag racing -- from the Lehigh Valley to raceways and back roads of the northeastern United States.
Examples in this display range from those produced by major automotive manufacturers to the stock autos modified by generations of fathers and sons who passed along a talent for innovation, a need for speed and a true love for this uniquely American sport.
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Flex-a-lite introduced the first electric engine-cooling fan to the U.S. after market in 1978. We continually develop, refine and expand this product group to provide electric fans for all types of automotive use.
Our newest models, 180 and 295 are designed with full-size vehicles in mind, and are the best cooling electric fans made. Electric fans keep your engine cool, and improve the horsepower and torque at the wheels by eliminating the parasitic drag of the stock belt-driven fan.
Electric fans also allow quicker warm ups and cool downs, longer water pump life, less fan noise, improved air conditioner performance and improve gas mileage.
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Holley is pleased to announce the release of their Hooker brand LS Engine Swap Mount Plates. They’re designed to make the task of swapping an LS engine into a classic muscle car or truck as easy as possible. With five different mount kits available, enthusiasts are sure to find the mounts needed to position the engine and transmission assembly in the appropriate location. Plates are available for use with stock small-block Chevy engine mounts to place the engine and transmission in the stock location or move it forward ˝-, 1-Ľ- or 3-inches. Hooker also offers a mount kit designed for applications that use the clamshell type mount such as a G-body.
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Need a shiny solution to your tailgate chain problem? Try stainless link assemblies. MAR-K now makes stainless link assemblies, which are used in custom applications for replacing old tailgate chains. Available for GM 54-87 (and now for 34-87 GM Stepsides, 53-87 Ford Flaresides and 48-85 Dodge Highside Stepsides), each pair includes links, upper and lower pivots and installation hardware. Insturctions are also included. This kit requires modification to the bed sides and tailgate. These stainless link assemblies are made by MAR-K in Oklahoma City. MAR-K mades a wide assortment fo restoration and custom parts for GM trucks, fullsize or mini.
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Fesler Built now offers new GM exterior door handles for 1960s and 1970s muscle cars. The door handles are made from 6061 aerospace-grade billet aluminum and are sealed with a gasket made to fit in the stock location. Each door handle set includes the handle, button, pin, spring and all mounting hardware. They are sold in pairs.
The new exterior door handles will fit the following applications: 1964-1967 Chevy Chevelle, 1966-1967 Pontiac Lemans, 1967-1969 Chevy Camaro, 1967-1969 Pontiac Firebird, 1968-1975 Chevy Nova, 1970-1972 Buick Skylark, 1971-1975 Ventura II and 1973-1975 Oldsmobile Omega.
Available finishes include: brushed, polished, chrome (shown), and clear or black anodized. Fesler
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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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