When Dennis Chillik purchased his first car—a 1968 Ford Torino GT—he couldn’t have imagined that 50 years later he would be piloting it down the quarter-mile in a Summit Racing TV commercial. Same goes for Bob Cook, who drives his “Crazy Grandpa” 1957 silver Corvette Gasser in the opposing lane in Summit Racing’s ‘Bragging Rights’
Below are the 10 most popular Summit Racing Facebook fan submissions of May, according to the number of likes and shares by fellow fanatics. Now it’s time for you to determine the #1 fan ride for May 2018 by voting for your favorite finalist as our friends at Summit Racing re-post them to Facebook and Instagram. We’ll tally up the votes
Before there was the minivan, SUV, or crossover, there was the station wagon—the preferred family hauler for trips to grandma’s house and summer vacations. And if you had to picture the archetypal station wagon, what would you think of? Luggage rack? Pea-green paint with faux wood paneling? Rear-facing seats? Well, this lovely 1973 Plymouth Satellite
Originally designed by the British Motor Corporation (a company formed by the merger of British auto manufacturers Austin and Morris), the Mini launched in 1959 and has since become one of the most iconic vehicles in history. The Mini was sold under both the Austin and Morris nameplates, and eventually became its own marque. Note:
The Indianapolis 500 race is steeped in tradition, from the “yard of bricks” starting line to the post-race milk drinking. But one of our favorite traditions is the ceremonial parade lap that occurs just prior to the green flag waving—it’s a chance to see the race cars before they get all blurry, and provides the best
To Japanese car nuts, the letters GTR carry the same gravity as, say, the letters “COPO” or “CJ” or “SRT” do to domestic gearheads. Nissan first applied the famous GT-R badge back in 1969, to denote a performance variant of its Skyline passenger car. Note: Don’t confuse the Nissan Skyline with the Ford Skyliner—they’re totally
Eddie always kept one eye on his neighbor’s unfinished 1964 Chevy C10 project, as it had been languishing for years near Eddie’s home. “If you ever decide to sell it,” Eddie told him. “I want it!” After years of persistence, the neighbor relented and Eddie quickly became the C10’s new owner. The truck was mostly
Selecting a power adder often comes down to a choice between supercharger, turbocharger, or nitrous—at least for many people. Bradley Gray is not like “many people,” and he’d like one of each please! The Concord, NC resident has built an entire lifestyle around creating mountainous engine setups fed by an intricate combination of blowers and
Here at OnAllCylinders, we strive to maintain a high level of journalistic integrity in an effort to bring you automotive tech stories and industry news in a professional, objective manner. …until a totally righteous, super-gnarly VW Baja Bug ba-braaaaps! into the Summit Racing retail store parking lot while we’re standing nearby. Then, of course, we lose
Summit Racing’s been around for over 50 years now, which means the Company has been involved in more than a few project car builds. (You can check out its first one here.) The 1987 Chevy Corvette you see here was featured in the November 1997 edition of Car Craft magazine. Summit Racing threw its vast parts catalog
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