Vote Now! The Top 10 Fan Rides of October 2015

What’s better than one great car? Two. A couple of our readers demonstrated as much in October by posting pictures of multiple vehicles. You didn’t seem to mind, voting them among the Top 10 (err, 12?) October Fan Rides on Summit Racing’s Facebook page. Now, it’s time for you to name the Top Fan Ride

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Covercraft Cameos Camo Carhartt Seat Covers at SEMA

LAS VEGAS, NV — Can Carhartt protect your seats as well as it protects your skin? Covercraft thinks so, and has introduced a new Carhartt seat cover in a popular new color. Covercraft teamed up with Carhartt and Realtree to develop the Carhartt Realtree Xtra Seatsavers—announced this week at the 2015 SEMA Show. From the product box:

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Photo Gallery: SEMA 2015 Rides, Part II

LAS VEGAS, NV — Muscle cars, hot rods, and lots and lots of customization. The SEMA Show is famous for bringing together what may be the largest collection of customized hot rods in the world. And the 2015 edition of the SEMA Show did not disappoint. Take a look at 21 amazing rides that caught our

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Weld Announces Acquisition of HiPer Technologies

LAS VEGAS, NV — Weld Engineering Performance this morning announced the acquisition of powersports wheel company HiPer Technology, Inc. HiPer is “the largest manufacturer of high performance ‘super structural’ carbon fiber wheels for all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and side-by-side (UTV) wheels,” according to Weld’s press release. Weld, which acquired forged wheel brand CCW a year ago, held a

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Edelbrock Introduces Cylinder Heads for Duramax

LAS VEGAS, NV — Your day has come, diesel owners. The Chevy Diesel Duramax Cylinder Head is another on a list of exciting new products Edelbrock unveiled at the 2015 SEMA Show. The Duramax Cylinder Head has higher flow ratings than stock, but can be bolted directly on as a factory replacement. It increases flow by at least 20 percent and cooling

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Chevrolet Unveils Kid Rock-Inspired 2016 Silverado 3500HD

LAS VEGAS, NV — In the SEMA world, there’s no better way to unveil a highly customized variation of a new production vehicle than by partnering with a celebrity. And who better to partner with than the man who was “born free” himself? Chevrolet worked with Kid Rock to create this 2016 Silverado 3500HD Kid Rock

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SEMA Vehicle Feature: 1956 Plymouth Convertible “Rare Air”

LAS VEGAS, NV — The SEMA Show is as synonymous with show cars as it is new products. And with good reason. We had the chance to take an up-close look at this rare 1956 Plymouth Convertible, which was named Goodguys Rod and Custom Association 2015 Custom Rod of the Year. The highly stylized Plymouth, owned

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Top Fan Ride of September: Jake’s 1967 Chevy Chevelle

Summit Racing asked if Jake McDonald’s 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle was the Top September 2015 Fan Ride. You overwhelmingly responded: “Yes!” Jake isn’t very old (24), but he just started his own shop (Speedfreak Speed Shop) and can build cars that make the rest of us drool. In the case of his ’67 Chevelle, he built

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Ride Shares: 1972 Chevy Camaro Z28 Clone

When it comes to building a car, it’s easy for your skill set or pocket book to get in the way of your dreams. But those problems can be overcome. In the case of Nick Pierson’s father’s 1972 Chevy Camaro, overcoming those obstacles has been a piece-by-piece process. Pierson’s father traded a 1986 Monte Carlo SS for

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