Rocket Racing Wheels has expanded its line of Salt Flats-inspired racing wheels. New sizes will be introduced to the company’s Rocket Igniter Series of wheels.
The five-window traditional “kidney bean” wheel will soon be available in 16 x 4.5, 16 x 6, and 16 x 8, in 5 x
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RetroSound has announced the release of its new Model Two radio, which is specifically designed for use in classic cars and is compatible with iPods and iPhones. The Model Two radio features built-in Bluetooth hands-free technology and comes with an external microphone. It also features wireless Bluetooth audio streaming from any iPhone or Android phone. Any phone app, including satellite radio, Pandora and Slacker Radio, can be streamed to the Model Two wirelessly, said the company.
The Model Two includes front and rear RCA pre-outs, sub-woofer output and a built-in 25 watts x four-channel RMS power amplifier. The user-programmable 32,000-color LCD back-lit display allows radio’s illumination color to be matched to a vehicle’s interior color. Two standard auxiliary inputs and two USB inputs for iPod or USB flash drives are included.
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Beaverton, Oregon, USA: No doubt about it – this all new, direct replacement, six-function gauge set from CON2R for ’57 Chevrolets is the real deal. Three unique dual-drive gauges mount in the original housing with face textures and openings that mirror the factory originals. The design provides understandable, accurate and reliable monitoring using the latest in electronic drive technology. Options include face and needle colors to allow visual tuning. The look is authentic, genuine and the first of many replacement sets coming from CON2R.
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The B&M Console QuickSilver Shifter for 1968-1969 Camaro (Automatic TH-350 and 400) is a top of the line ratchet action shifter that provides performance without a trigger. To get into park or reverse from drive, just lift the knob/stick assembly and move it forward into position. It's cable operated for easy installation and precise shifting. A 5 foot precision B&M shift cable and all the mounting hardware for TH-350/400/700R4 is included or you can use you existing stock cable set-up for ease of installation. The shifter easily adapts from 3 to 4-speed transmissions making it perfect for stock and upgraded vehicles. Back-up light and neutral safety switches are fully incorporated into the shifter and has a lighted gear position indicator window. The chrome bezel, stick, and knob are accented by the black "slit" style boot and deep blue knob insert giving your first generation Camaro that classic muscle car look, all while providing the fast shifting, smooth ratchet action that B&M has always been famous for.
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Finally, a brake kit designed to work for almost any car or truck with a Mustang
II front end! Classic Performance Product’s Inc.’s designed their new brake system to work with stock or drop Mustang II spindles and is available in 5x4.5 and 5x4.75 bolt patterns (passenger car) as well as 5x5, and 6x5.5 (Chevy truck) and 5x5.5 (Ford truck). This new kit uses 11.7” rotors (upgraded slotted cross drilled rotors are also available), mounted to a forged CNC machined anodized hubs, and CPP’s new big bore metric caliper. CPP’s new metric caliper is an all new design, lighter, stronger, with an increased size that offers more than a 20% increase in stopping power. This brake kit is designed to work with Mustang II spindles or Mustang II style IFS front ends including Total Cost Involved, Heidt’s, FatMan Fabrications, and Chassis Engineering. CPP’s kit is sold outright or as an upgrade to any of their independent front suspension Mustang II kits.
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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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