Classic Instruments is pleased to announce the release of the Esquire series. These new square gauges command respect and portray an image of stylish excellence. Featuring a custom machined aluminum bezel, glass lens, chromed pointer, laser etched numerals, a warm grey and cream on a spun aluminum dial face and crisp LED lighting. Available individually or in a variety of set combinations that include all necessary sending units.
THE SIMPLE GOAL OF PERFECTION Quality, Service and Value are not new to us. They have been our primary objectives for over 30 years. Even with most of our design work now being done with computers, we still put in all the time, effort, and love essential to designing a long-lasting, high quality product. We Build it Better - or we don't build it. Each and every one of our gauges is designed, assembled and calibrated with pride and quality right here in Boyne City, Michigan. Our proudly "Made in the USA" products are designed and built for street rods by street rodders!
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Shirley Shahan is known as one of the most famous ladies in automotive drag racing history. Shirley was born and raised in Visalia, California where she developed an early interest in automobiles. At the young age of 10, she learned to drive the wheel of her father’s 1934 Ford pickup truck. Shirley was the oldest of four children and became her father’s mechanic helper
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The 1956 Packard Predictor was a show car developed in the 1950s by Mr. Richard Teague, Packard’s top designer, along with Mr. Bill Schmidt, Chief Designer of Packard. The 1956 Packard Predictor was Packard’s final show car which offered many great features for future company products. The show car was typified by crispness, sharply defined forms, and smooth flowing lines that the public thoroughly enjoyed. The Packard Predictor was built by Ghia of Turin, which after its completion, arrived back to New York City in December 1955.
The 1956 Packard Predictor show car was very advanced for its time that featured a wraparound windshield for ultimate visibility, quad headlights that were hidden behind clam shell doors, and fenders that were level with its hood and rear deck designs. The shape of Packard grille was preserved with a narrow vertical central nose appearance. The Packard Predictor styling model also offered satin finished aluminum moldings that began at the base of the grille and flowed smoothly around the body design. The Predictor was 222 inches long by four and a half feet low in size.
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Over 3,000 hours of craftsmanship produced this stunning custom 1957 Chevy Bel Air “SS” Roadster. Featured by Eaton at the 2009 SEMA show, this vehicle features a 550 hp supercharged Gen 3 LS1 crate motor complemented by a Comp Cams valvetrain including lifters, pushrods, and rockers.
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Without a doubt, this 1948 Ford Woodie is one of the country’s finest. Fresh with less then 1,500 miles since completion, it is ready to cruise and show. Built by renowned Woodie expert "Teddy Z" from Romulus, Michigan over two and half years, it features superior wood throughout with meticulous attention
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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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