Hooker Headers   With Hooker Super Competition the objective has always been to make the maximum horsepower and to put it at the optimum point in the power curve. It takes a lot of time and money to do the job right. We will sometimes spend up to 2 to 3 times more just to… Continue reading Hooker Headers Super Comp Full Length 55 – 57 Chevy 265 – 400

Holley Performance Products GM LS Retro-fit Oil Pan – 1955-87 GM/Muscle Car/Classic Car/TrucksPART #: 302-1  Bowling Green, KY–Holley is pleased to announce the release of their LS Retro-Fit Oil Pan GM’s popular LS engines are finding their way into a large variety of vehicles. They make great power, plus they’re very durable and reliable. Unfortunatly,… Continue reading New Holley Oil Pan For LS Engine Swaps

Garage Shots from Jay BernardEngine change in El Chromeo (Jay’s ‘69 El Camino) After 41 years of use on the 396/ 350 engine and not being the original engine (original lost at 9 months old) I made the decision to repower using a GM Performance Crate instead of a rebuild, but stay with my engine scheme… Continue reading Jay Bernard Engine change in El Chromeo

BEHIND THE DOORS … WITH AL LIEBMANNShop Tour of RADIR WHEELSMay, 2012Montville, NJPhotos & Text by Al Liebmann Al’s Chevy Wagon with Radir Wheels Spent some time with my friend Rich Conklin owner of RADIR WHEELS and wanted to know more about his wheels business. Radir Wheels are manufactured in a state-of-the-art facility in Southern California.… Continue reading BEHIND THE DOORS … WITH AL LIEBMANN Shop Tour of RADIR WHEELS

I’ve been building this 1948 Chevy for 5 years. Finally got it on the road in October. The only part that is 1948 is the Body, rear glass and the frame, from the firewall back. The car has a 71 Nova front clip, 350 crate engine, 71 Camaro front bumper. No junk yard parts in this… Continue reading Roy Heath's 1948 Chevy – Asheville, NC

Where It All Started Kenneth Dansby (Mike for Short) found his 1964 Dodge Polara in a barn in Ohio. It was a complete car that had never been wreaked, but with rusted out floors and no motor. I have the original 4 speed, but am now looking for 413 cu in. Mike does all the work in his two story man cave, complete with fireplace,… Continue reading Mike's Garage – Dearborn, Michigan

Lin “Porky” Stanworth’s Garage and his 1957 Garage “Find”Ivor, VAPhotos Taken By Bing Gatewood   Car Images: 

These are pictures of my get away – with all the political correctness and multi culture diversity – I retreat to the days of the past, of my youth and remember it a different way. The days of when a dollar was a dollar – imagine, it bought 20 Hershey chocolate bars – Coke in a… Continue reading John Desranleau's Man Cave – Flanders, NJ

  Foundation to host Linda Vaughn RoastA Tribute to Miss Hurst Golden Shifter Parma Heights, Ohio (May 17, 2012) – The Quarter Mile Foundation has unveiled plans to pay tribute to the “First Lady of Motorsports,” Linda Vaughn. “We felt it important to acknowledge one of our icon’s careers in a colorful and entertaining fashion”… Continue reading The Quarter Mile Foundation to host Linda Vaughn Roast

West Coast Kustoms “Penny”  given the “Mayors Award” by the Mayor Larry Lavagnino of Santa Maria. Every year at the annual Tourism Luncheon, the Visitor and Convention Bureau of Santa Maria, CA  bestows the Mayor’s Award  upon an event planner who has been instrumental in bringing in groups to the Santa Maria Valley.  This year, … Continue reading Penny Pichette, West Coast Kustoms, Receives the 2012 Mayor’s Award