Mr. Zora Arkus-Duntov, an automotive engineering genius and legend, was nicknamed “Mr. Corvette”. On December 25, 1909, Mr. Zora Arkus-Duntov was born in Belgium by his beloved Russian parents. By 1934, he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Institute of Charolttenburn, Berlin. By 1941, he decided to make a move to the United States of America.
By 1953, he began his career with General Motors as the Corvette Chief Engineer after he saw the XP-122 running Corvette prototype at the GM show in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. At that time, Mr. Arkus-Duntov sent a handwritten letter and appraisal of the car to Mr. Edward Cole, former Chief Engineer of Chevrolet. Mr. Cole was so impressed by Mr. Arkus-Duntov that he asked him to join the Chevrolet team as a research and development engineer under Mr. Maurice Olley, former research chief. From there, a wonderful relationship developed between Mr. Arkus-Duntov and many early famous Corvette models.
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The early days of Chrysler's manufacturing started its journe back in 1924 when the Jefferson plant opened its doors to Chrysler. The first automobiles manufactured at the Jefferson plant were early vehicles from the Thomas-Detroit, Chalmers Motor Car Company, and eventually the Maxwell automobiles. At the time, the total floor area of the Jefferson plant equaled 2,216,386 square feet.
The Dodge brothers, John and Horace Dodge, were main contributors to the automotive manufacturing process before Walter P. Chrysler’s heritage begun. The Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company plant was located between Joseph Campau Avenue and Conant Avenue, north of Dunn road, in Hamtramck, Michigan. In 1914, the Dodge Main plant opened its doors and during this time, hand-operated chain hoist mechanisms were used for its workers on the assembly line. The Dodge Main plant generated a positive growth of residents for the community of Hamtramck.
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Having served years of duty as a tow truck/wrecker before its retirement, this 1936 Ford Model 51 truck was purchased from its second owner, who had kept it stored in his barn since 1948. Fortunately for lovers of these pioneering workhorses, it was then made the subject of a museum quality restoration that was completed in 2009 to the tune of approximately $125,000. The results speak for themselves. Every component has been rebuilt to look and function as new, including the specialized rear body and fully operative towing rig originally built by the Fischer Crane Company of Bolingbrook, Illinois.
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Fans of the Touchstone Pictures 2000 remake of the 1974 cult movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" will recognize this as the original Eleanor, the modified 1967 Ford Mustang piloted by retired master car thief Memphis Raines, played by Nicholas Cage. Several cars were built to handle various duties during the filming of Gone, but this is serial number 7R02C179710, the “Hero” car driven by Cage during filming and used in movie close-ups, posters and promotional materials, in the process launching a whole new trend in Resto Modding.
Built by Cinema Vehicle Services (CVS), the design of the car is a work of art, literally. Well-known hot rod designer Steve Stanford sketched out the original concept drawing for the car before the vehicle was brought to life by CVS. The builders were able to mock up Eleanor's body pieces on a Mustang using clay and wood. Molds were then made to produce a new fiberglass front end filled with high-powered PIAA driving lights, new fender flares, side skirts and scoops, hood and trunk lid. The front suspension was replaced with a lowered and reinforced coilover spring arrangement with power rack and pinion steering; 4-wheel disc brakes were installed and Goodyear Eagle F1 tires mounted on Schmidt 8x17-inch Cobra-style wheels.
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New eight-stack induction systems from Inglese™ allow users to bolt EFI throttle bodies to modern LS engines while retaining classic style.
The idea of classic style combined with the superior performance of modern LS engines has become a reality with new Inglese™ LS 8-Stack Induction Systems. Designed to work with either EZ-EFI® or XFI™ Fuel Injection Systems, all necessary components such as sensors, injectors, IAC and a vacuum plenum are integrated, making the manifold an easy bolt on. Inglese™ LS 8-Stack Induction Systems use FAST™ intake face o-ring seals and also include cast-in nitrous bungs that can be drilled out for running nitrous.
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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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