The first Packard automobile was built in 1899 in Warren, OH—which is pretty close to OnAllCylinders’ home base. At the time, the Packard family was running an electric company, and they formed the Ohio Automobile Company, which in 1902 morphed into the Packard Motor Car Company. Packard’s electrical system prowess is still evident today. Packard Electric
[portfolio_slideshow id=8927] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini-car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit
They’re not for everyone. But they are for us. Like almost everything with four wheels and a combustion engine, these vintage Studebakers have our attention. For those of us too young to remember these beauties as a relatively common sight on American roadways, it’s always such a treat to stumble upon one. But this past
Learn how measuring your water pump from the mounting flange to the hub surface of the pump can tell you what kind of pump is currently installed in your vehicle, and why you need to pay attention to snout diameter when choosing a new or replacement water pump for your engine.
Summit Racing’s social media team does an amazing job sharing their customers’ car and truck photos with the world via their Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram accounts. But it’s virtually impossible to share them all. So, Summit Racing’s social media crew was kind enough to let us mine their user-submitted photos from Facebook to share with our readers.
The 1968 Ford GT40 used by Steve McQueen in the 1971 movie, “Le Mans,” sold for $11 million at an auction in Monterey, CA last weekend—the most ever paid for an American car sold at auction! The powder blue GT40 Gulf/Mirage (shown in the first image below) was used as a race car before its
Take one Oldsmobile aficionado and a rare car stashed away in a barn for decades. Stir in some great timing and a team of envelope-pushing enthusiasts. Add a few years of hard work and a clear vision, and you get the 2007 Rod & Custom Magazine’s Custom Car of the Year—Bruce Ricks’ 1957 Oldsmobile Fiesta wagon. In
Our friends at Summit Racing pride themselves on sponsoring, supporting, and playing host to a variety of car shows and cruise-ins. They do it at the company headquarters in Tallmadge, OH; out west in Sparks, NV, and in their southern location outside of Atlanta in McDonough, GA. Here’s a peek at some of the vehicles
[portfolio_slideshow id=8509] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini-car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit
What are the differences between I-beam and H-beam connecting rods? Learn why lighter-weight I-beam rods are perfect for high-rpm applications and why heavier H-beam rods are better suited for high-horsepower, higher-torque applications. Learn what separates aluminum, steel, billet, and titanium connecting rods, and much more!
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