Car Show Heats Up Brevard County Auto Program
On a sunny Saint Patrick’s Day in Melbourne, Florida, six automotive programs and one collision program under Brevard Public Schools combined forces to put on their very first Brevard Public Schools Car Show.
Engine Update: Pro Touring
Pro Touring is the niche of niches in today’s performance world — and why not, since it’s pretty much anything goes with these unique machines. The fundamental theory behind Pro Touring is to take a car that is not historically significant and update the handling and performance with today’s modernized parts and assemblies. It’s the
Bamboo Could Be In Your Next Car
Over the past several years, Ford worked with suppliers to evaluate the viability of using bamboo in vehicle interiors and to make extra strong parts by combining it with plastic.
1968 Pontiac ‘Jerry Titus’ Firebird Trans Am Racecar
Known to few at the time, certain Pontiacs sold in Canada were offered with Chevrolet engines, so it was, in the strict sense of the SCCA rules, possible for a Chevrolet-powered Pontiac to run in the Trans Am.
All The King’s Horsepower! British Invasion
“Restifications,” whereby classic British cars are fitted with upgraded or modern engines, is becoming one of the most significant trends.
Ringbrothers Delivers Three Custom Builds To SEMA
At the recent 2016 SEMA Show, Mike and Jim Ring of Ringbrothers pulled the cover off their newest builds: including the ’48 “Madam V” Cadillac, ’69 “G-Code” Camaro, and a ’65 “Ballistic” Mustang.
Power Window Regulator And Motor Service
Power windows are great as long as they roll up and down when commanded to do so. But sometimes a window may quit working for one reason or another.
Jeep Celebrates 75 Years Of 4×4 Fighting And Fun
There are several versions of how the Jeep got its name. Some say it came from a character in Popeye cartoons, others say it comes from the Ford GP model Jeep (“GP” sounds like “Jeep”) and some say it was originally a military slang word “Peep” that got transformed into Jeep. Whether or not you buy any of these stories, the Jeep has its own history and it officially turns 75 this year.
The Story Behind The Bundle Of Snakes Exhaust System
When the phrase “bundle of snakes” is uttered about an exhaust system, two cars come to mind: the Ford GT40 and Lotus 38. These were not the first vehicles to use this type of exhaust configuration, but they were the first to be called a “bundle of snakes” and make exhaust systems look more like art than science.
Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Visit Chicago
The 2015 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals blew into Chicagoland on a snowy Nov. 20-22 weekend and blew everyone’s minds with attractions such as a display of 32 HEMI-powered E-body Mopar convertibles (‘Cudas and Challengers), a pair of ’69 Trans Am convertibles, one of the two or three Torino King Cobras made, Gas Rhona’s drag racing Mustang and Richard Petty’s 43/Jr drag racing “fishbowl” Barracuda.
