Over 50 representatives of various national and regional Model A Ford clubs were on hand at the Gilmore Car Museum on November 4, 2010 for the official announcement of the creation of the Model A Ford Museum.
Ground breaking for the all-new Model A Ford Museum, proposed as a 12,000-square-foot re-creation of a vintage Ford dealership, is slated to take place next summer. When completed, it will become the largest public museum dedicated to the Model A Ford in existence.
If not for his untimely death in 1908, Byron J. Carter might have joined the exulted pantheon of U.S. auto icons such as Henry Ford and Billy Durant. As it is, Carter is best remembered for his aptly named Cartercar and its revolutionary transmission that many believe was ahead of its time.
Byron Carter was born to Martha (Crum) and Squire B. Carter in Jackson County, Michigan on August 17, 1863, just 18 days after the birth of Henry Ford. And like Ford, Carter left the family farm for a career in business and never looked back.
When he was 21 years old, he moved to the city of Jackson and was hired on by the Steam Job Printing and Rubber Stamp Manufacturing Company. After 16 years in the business, he teamed up with his father and opened a bicycle shop in downtown Jackson, a city fast becoming one of the most important industrial centers in Michigan.
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Published on 11-02-2010 11:59 AM
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The most highly attended class we offer is called EFI 101.
EFI 101 consists of a total of 1˝ days and focuses mainly on classroom discussions followed by an actual live tuning demonstration on a dynomometer. This class begins with a general overview of the basic functions and theory involved in controlling an engine using electronic fuel injection. In depth discussions about each sensor and actuator used, and their functions are held throughout the session with emphasis on interaction between students and instructors to ensure that everyone understands each concept before progressing to the next.
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Published on 11-01-2010 03:27 PM
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Molalla, Oregon – November 1, 2010 – Superior Glass Works today announced the addition of the 1934-1936 Chevrolet pick-up truck chassis to its broad line of street rod and truck chassis.
This generation of Chevy pickup shares the classic lines of the popular mid-30’s Chevy cars and are getting increasingly popular with enthusiasts. Like most old trucks, their chassis can show considerable wear after all these years. We offer a safe, strong, and good looking chassis built to Chevy’s original specs that will accept original sheetmetal and reproduction fiberglass body parts. With its heavy-gauge, fully-boxed rails and stout crossmembers, this new chassis will perform exceptionally well under a modern hot rod. The Complete Rolling Chassis is equipped with a Mustang II IFS and custom, lowered leaf springs, but the full range of suspension components from the leading manufacturers in the industry are available for your custom build.
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October 22, 2010 — April 10, 2011. See some of the cars that starred on the big and small screens, including The Studebaker National Museum’s own 1951 Commander that was used in The Muppet Movie. Visitors will also be able to see:
The General Lee from the popular series The Dukes of Hazzard.
KISSCAT - A 1998 Plymouth Prowler used by the legendary rock ‘n roll band KISS.
Herbie from The Love Bug films.
A 1949 Delahaye formerly owned by Sir Elton John.
A 1967 Corvette formerly owned by Roy Orbison.
The Shagmobile from Austin Powers II:The Spy Who Shagged Me.
The Honda S2000 from 2 Fast 2 Furious.
The Mongrel T from Elvis Presley’s 1967 film Easy Come, Easy Go.
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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