[portfolio_slideshow id=33642] In our last update on the Rutledge Wood/Summit Racing 1953 Plymouth Suburban Wagon project, we talked more about Rutledge’s appearance at the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour stop at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park than about the actual car. We also hinted that Rutledge wanted to talk about his experiences taking the Plymouth
[portfolio_slideshow id=32225] For the second year in a row, Rutledge Wood and his merry band of gearheads did the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour in his 1949 Chevy Kurbmaster step van. Rutledge did 99 percent of tour from the Knoxville, TN stop to the final stop in Wisconsin Dells, WI. That proves once and for
[portfolio_slideshow id=30184] With an early June deadline to meet to make the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour, Randy Allgood and his staff at Kenwood Rod Shop are going guns a-blazin’ on Rutledge Wood’s 1953 Plymouth Suburban wagon project. The Plymouth’s body was sent off to Brian’s Paint and Body in Fayetteville, GA to get 60
Rejoice, California hot rodders—MSD was recently granted Executive Order Number D-722 from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) making the Atomic Fuel Injection System (part numbers MSD-2900 and MSD-2910) legal for use on 1987 and older GM passenger cars and trucks that came from the factory with a carbureted V8 engine. According to MSD, the
[portfolio_slideshow id=29626] So what’s new with Rutledge Wood and Summit Racing’s latest project, the 1953 Plymouth Suburban two-door station wagon? Parts, that’s what. For those who’ve arrived late to the wagon party, the Plymouth was given to Rutledge by NASCAR legend Richard Petty. The car will combine traditional hot rod style with modern mechanicals,
[portfolio_slideshow id=28275] Relax. Events at the Kenwood Rod Shop aren’t as alarming as they sound. It’s just Randy Allgood and his team hard at work disassembling Rutledge Wood’s latest project with Summit Racing, a 1953 Plymouth Suburban two-door station wagon. As we explained in our first story on this project, the Plymouth was given to
Ever heard of the 17-year cicada? It’s a nasty grasshopper-type bug that explodes out of the ground by the zillions every 17 years to consume all the plants on Earth and cover the ground with their short-lived carcasses. Blech. Ever hear of the 17-year Camaro? Mike Norica has one. His 1967 Camaro RS spent all
SEMA 2013, the aftermarket industry’s annual parts blowout in Las Vegas, is almost upon us, as in next week, November 5-8. In addition to showcasing the latest products for—well, almost anything on four wheels—SEMA also features the latest concept vehicles and shop projects from all over the world. Summit Racing was involved with four of
[portfolio_slideshow id=23856] It’s not every day that you get to help a real-life Indiana Jones. Archeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli is one of the world’s leading authorities on the early Mayan civilization, which flourished in southern Mexico and northern Central America from 2000 B.C. to 900 A.D. This past June, he and a team of archaeologists made
[portfolio_slideshow id=23588] Trick Flow Specialties is once again building the engine that will be part of the prize package awarded to the Summit Racing SuperSeries Top Class Champion. Last year, Trick Flow built the 565 cubic inch big block Chevy for the American Race Cars dragster that 2012 Top Class champion Tim Butler is campaigning this
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