Month: March

Pony Expression: Jason Frazer’s 1965 Ford Mustang

Good or bad, a lot can happen to a long-in-the-tooth pony car over the course of 10 years. But, if the car’s lucky enough to fall into the skilled hands of Jason Frazer, you can bet the results will be spectacular. Frazer poured a decade of meticulous on-again, off-again work into his 1965 Ford Mustang,

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Vote Now! The Top 10 Fan Rides of February 2017!

Ford trucks and fat fenders are among those featured in your favorite February Fan Rides. While a few traditional muscle cars also made the list (has there ever been a Top Fan Rides without a Chevelle or Camaro?), noticeably absent this month are the Novas and Mustangs frequently voted into the top 10. Below are

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Flex Fighters: Eliminating Body Flex with Detroit Speed’s Solid-Mount Bushings

First- and second-generation Camaros and Firebirds (1967-81), along with 1968-up Novas and other GM X-body derivatives, were built with a big, bolt-on front subframe assembly. This huge subframe was originally held in place with only four rubber and steel cushions for the actual body and two smaller rubber and steel cushions for the radiator support. The rubber

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Ranking The Most Iconic Aftermarket Brands: #1 Edelbrock

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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Photo Gallery: Rods, Customs & Muscle from the 2017 Detroit AutoRama

The Detroit AutoRama is unquestionably the marquee event on the Summit Racing Show Car Series. The show is headlined by the famed and coveted Ridler Award, which was presented to this 1933 Ford roadster. The show also boasts the Great 8 finalists vying for the Ridler. While these are also high-profile builds by mostly well-known builders, the

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