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    by Published on 07-01-2010 01:08 PM
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    The Barrett-Jackson 2010 Grassroots Tour: Sharing the passion for all things automotive

    • Road America: Elkhart Lake, WI - July 15-18, 2010
    • Goodguys PPG Nationals: Columbus, OH - July 9-11, 2010
    • Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: Monterey, CA -
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    by Published on 06-26-2010 06:14 PM
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    Looking for a dress up your 14″-17″ rally or smoothie wheel? Why not try Wheel Vintiques Police Cap. The caps comes in either a chrome or stainless finish, and would make a great addition to your classic pickup, muscle car or even your hot rod.
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    by Published on 06-17-2010 04:05 PM
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    PML announces a low profile transmission pan for the GM 200–4R. PML developed this pan in response to requests from the performance automatic overdrive transmission market. PML has had a deep extra capacity 200–4R transmission pan since 2003 and designed this low profile version to accommodate applications with little clearance. Compared with the stock pan, this low profile pan features fins and aluminum construction for cooling and a drain for easy oil changes. Stock pans are thin stamped steel and this PML transmission pan has thick
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    by Published on 06-17-2010 03:54 PM
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    The ’32 Ford hot rod roadster of Floyd Williams took home the Goodguys 2010 Gearstar Hot Rod of the Year award at the 22nd Hot Rod Nationals in Indianapolis. Williams, a long time Southern California native recently pulled up his roots and settled in Austin, Texas. With it’;s burgeoning traditional hot rod culture, Austin is the perfect home the newest Hot Rod of the Year.

    Floyd grew up drag racing at OCIR and other so-cal strips so his goal with the car was to build a 60’s style street/strip roadster.
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    by Published on 06-11-2010 10:02 AM
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    Calling all Pony cars, back by popular demand is Wheel Vintiques GT Rallye! Available in a 14″ and 15″ diameter with widths ranging from 6″-8″. The GT has a 5-4 1/2″ bolt pattern with backspaces ranging from 4″ to ...
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    Complete Rear Coil-Over Conversion Kit


    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




    Complete Front Coil-Over Conversion Kit



    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.




    Honoring Suzanne E. Vanderbilt and the GM Damsels of Design




    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.

    From basic pencils sketches to designing




    The year 1978 was a great era for Oldsmobile



    1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme advertising


    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 1966 Dodge Dart models were seeking rebel drivers



    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.




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    1956 Chevrolet 210 Sedan



    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




    1966 Shelby GT350 Fastback



    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,