Editors Note: This story originally appeared on SummitRacing.com on 4/30/2008. Everyone knows the old saying about the apple not falling far from the tree. In the case of Buzz Sollers and his son Andy, it’s more like the rodder not falling far from the old iron tree (or something like that). Each has built an
It was July of 1993. Flannel shirts were high fashion, Walker, Texas Ranger was laying down the law, and Jim and Diana Lopochonsky’s radical Pro Street ’33 Ford coupe graced the cover of the Summit Racing catalog. Fast-forward 19 years and they’re still at it—and now they’ve even got their teenaged son Jamison in on
The Universe wanted Martin Petersons to have this car. That much is clear. In 2006, Petersons visited Norwalk, OH all the way from his home in Oshawa, Ontario, just east of Toronto (and home of the assembly plant building the fifth-generation Chevy Camaro). In Norwalk, he noticed, and snapped photos of, an eye-grabbing 1965 Dodge
Work is underway on the Summit Racing/Factory Five Racing Mk4–both at Summit Racing Equipment and SKJ Customs. The crew at SKJ Customs in St. George, UT is hard at work assembling the actual Mk4, and the folks at Summit Racing continue to put the final assembly on its new Mk4 Pro Pack combos, which will allow
TALLMADGE, OH—First, the retired U.S. Marine picks up the phone and dials the 10-digit number he’s been calling for more than two decades. Then he chooses Option 4, and dials 6-5-3-2. When the familiar Summit Racing Equipment salesman and tech advisor picks up, the conversation always starts the same: “Hey Vito! It’s Don from New
Sunny skies + warm weather = great car show. With all the ingredients in place for an epic Super Summit 2012, the hot rods began arriving early for this year’s show. But we arrived earlier (we’re crafty like that) to capture all the images. Check out our early morning stroll: [portfolio_slideshow id=3911]
[portfolio_slideshow id=3710] Most kids are content to create their own imaginary engine noises and screeching tire sounds when playing with Hot Wheels. But the students at Ohio Technical College (OTC) need the real thing, so they brought one of their favorite Hot Wheels to life. Students at the school, which is located near Cleveland, OH, built
Summit Racing Equipment and Factory Five Racing have teamed up to build a Factory Five Mk4 replica that anyone armed with a Summit Racing “Big Book” catalog can duplicate. “What better way to show enthusiasts how Summit Racing is the “one-stop shop” way to build a car than with the world’s most popular Cobra replica?”
Summit Racing’s social media team does a great 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. Summit Racing’s social media crew was kind enough to let us mine their user-submitted photos from Facebook to share
[portfolio_slideshow id=3397] This story originally appeared on the Summit Racing website in September 2010, but is worth second, third, and fourth looks as we commemorate Memorial Day. A special one-of-a-kind version of the new Chevrolet Camaro debuted publicly Saturday, September 11 at Summit Racing Equipment in Tallmadge. The 2011 “American Pride” Camaro was unveiled on
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