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Ranking The Most Iconic Aftermarket Brands: #6 Mickey Thompson

Iconic — adj. \ī-ˈkä-nik\ — widely recognized and well-established; acknowledged for distinctive excellence What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. The word “iconic” may mean different things to different people, but

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Ranking The Most Iconic Aftermarket Brands: #7 Mopar

Iconic — adj. \ī-ˈkä-nik\ — widely recognized and well-established; acknowledged for distinctive excellence What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. Here is your

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Ranking The Most Iconic Automotive Aftermarket Brands: #8 Isky Racing Cams

Iconic — adj. \ī-ˈkä-nik\ — widely recognized and well-established; acknowledged for distinctive excellence What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. The word “iconic” may mean different things to different people,

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Ranking The Most Iconic Aftermarket Brands: #9 Crane Cams

Iconic — adj. \ī-ˈkä-nik\ — widely recognized and well-established; acknowledged for distinctive excellence What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. Here is your

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Ranking The Most Iconic Automotive Aftermarket Brands: #10 ACDelco

What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. The word “iconic” may mean different things to different people, but we chose to roll with

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Everyone Remembers Their First Automotive Love

We stared at the Corvette and Lamborghini posters on our bedroom walls and wished we had them. We recklessly drove that classic red Ferrari convertible in Sega Out Run on TV, as well as our Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars on the living-room floor. We admired the rumble and roar of every now-iconic American muscle car disturbing the peace

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Route 66 to Become the 20th U.S National Historic Trail?

A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood of Illinois would establish Route 66 as the United States’ 20th National Historic Trail. If the bill, H.R. 801, becomes law, the National Trails System Act of 1968 would be amended to include the “Mother Road.” And that could be a very good thing for the iconic roadway. When Route

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Love Story: What Was Your First Automotive Love?

OK, it wasn’t exactly like this. But you get the idea. I remember holding that $2,200 dollars in my hand and thinking how I had never seen that much money before. That’s a lot of money for a 16-year-old kid. Literally a lifetime of savings. I remember setting that money down and picking up those

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A Timeline of the 20 Most Influential Parts in Hot Rod History

Take a walk through hot rod history, from the introduction of the Edelbrock Slingshot manifold in 1938 through the development of aftermarket electronic fuel injection in the 1990s, as we explore the automotive performance aftermarket’s most influential parts. (OnAllCylinders infographic by Lori Sams)

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Update: Newly Reintroduced RPM Act Needs Your Support Again!

In 2016, the motorsports community scored a big victory to protect Americans’ right to transform street vehicles into dedicated race cars. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016 was instrumental in drawing attention to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulation banning the conversion of street-driven vehicles into competition-only race cars. Concerned citizens sent

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