Way back when, some of the most exciting two-seat “dream cars” were styled by Mopar’s designers, engineered at Highland Park, then entrusted to Ghia in Italy for fabrication. You’ve probably seen them—the K-310, the Firearrows, the Diablo and the XN-R.
What if there was an Imperial two-seater made back then, hand-crafted with flamboyant styling atop state-of-the-art hardware? Murray Pfaff’s Imperial Speedster answers that “what if” with a big “Why not?” Says Murray from his Royal Oak, Michigan shop,“Initially, I wanted to build a rat rod, but I kind of missed the mark. Some people say that I failed miserably.”
On September 26th, 1962, dealer showcases featured the new 1963 Corvette Sting Ray model for the buying public. For the first time since its introduction in 1953, both the body and chassis was completely reengineered and redesigned. The new 1963 Corvette Sting Ray models were now two inches lower and four inches shorter in wheelbase than the previous 1962 models. Each model included power brakes, air conditioning, and optional power steering. The fiberglass bodies included a newly designed front grille and low tapered hood design with mounted twin simulated grilles.
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Demon Carburetion has introduced an all-new carburetor that’s engineered for hot rods with stock to mildly modified engines. The 625 Street Demon is a cast aluminum carburetor that can accommodate either square- or spread-bore-pattern intake manifolds without adapters, and is an easy replacement for any street four-barrel, said the company.
The Street Demon features two 1-3/8-inch primary throttle bores that contain triple-stack boost venturii. Two of the boosters are suspended across the bores in a conventional way, while the third is integrated into the throttle bore walls. Their purpose is calculated to produce superior fuel emulsification, improve fuel economy and present crisp throttle response, said the company.
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Full forward and reverse ratchet action can be used with either standard or reverse pattern valve bodies
OPERATION OF SHIFTER FROM PARK:
From the park position, lift up on handle and pull back into reverse. From reverse pull back into neutral, push down and ratchet into gear.
OPERATION OF SHIFTER FROM DRIVE GEAR:
Ratchet into neutral.
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Classic Update Kits give you one of the most complete kits on the market to “Make Wiring THAT Easy”. They are designed for specific year, make, and model configurations. The 1970-1974 Cuda/Challenger Kit is no exception. The kit boasts 12 features making it the most complete system of its type in the industry including:
Standard turn signal and hazard flashers are mounted
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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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