Our monthly fan rides are becoming an exercise in who can dethrone General Motors. While Mopars, Fords, and an occasional oddball slip their ways into monthly fan ride voting, GMs (and Chevys, in particular) often find themselves on top. Not this month, you say. Four GM vehicles made the list of Top May Fan Rides
Every project car encounters a speed bump along the way. Sometimes it’s a part that doesn’t fit quite right the first time, or some missing fasteners, or maybe the instructions were upside-down. But sometimes the whole car becomes one big speed bump. Elmer Bischoff is a second-generation car guy, having learned to swap engines and
Vehicle: 1966 Dodge Coronet Owner: Hans VanderMeer, Jr. Engine: Chrysler RB 440 Big Block Features: Demon 850 carburetor; Torqueflite 727 Transmission; Custom bodywork and paint; Custom-built air box Comments: “66 Dodge Coronet. Custom bodywork and paint job done by myself. Smoothed out bumpers. Ford 9”. Wilwood disc brakes, Custom built air box topped off with
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. On Wednesdays, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another
Dale Helpingstine paid $1,000 for his 1957 Chevy Bel Air. That was 33 years ago, of course, but who’s counting? “It was a piece of junk!” he said. “I brought it home on a trailer, backed it in the garage, and started taking it apart.” Helpingstine removed the body, rebuilt the chassis, and started replacing bad
April showers bring May flowers. And April’s Fan Rides brought a LOT of interest. Chevy again leads the way with five vehicles in this month’s Top 10 Fan Rides, but there are also a couple of Mopars, an Oldsmobile, a Ford, and even a Willys. Now, we need you to choose which one is best.
Shaun Carnahan is the second-youngest of six boys. His father told him the same thing he told all of his sons growing up: “If you keep your nose clean, stay out of trouble, play sports, do good in school, and go to college, we will build a car and you will get to keep it.”
[portfolio_slideshow id=41540] Say hi to the Scramjet. It’s a 1970 Chevrolet Camaro that can be largely operated from a smartphone mobile app. What? Exactly. It’s essentially a remote control custom Camaro concept. “To drive the Scramjet with a cellphone, the driver accesses the app set aside for the car. The screen then offers several options,
[portfolio_slideshow id=41509] People do crazy things in the name of performance. For example, in an effort to remain on top of the Super Stock class in the 1960s, Pontiac drilled approximately 120 holes into the frame rails (see image below) of a select few of its Catalinas for 1963. The idea was to reduce as much weight
Beware, the rides of March are here. On second thought, don’t beware. Embrace them. The Top 10 Facebook Fan Rides of March 2015 is comprised of a unique assortment, and we want you to decide on the best of the best. Summit Racing will once again share each fan ride on its social media accounts. Like
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