[portfolio_slideshow id=2974] “Life got in the way of drag racing, and I wound up parking the car in the garage where it served mostly as a shelf. I got plenty of offers on it over the years, but I thought it fit pretty well in there, so that’s where it stayed.” So sat Joe Mazzola’s
[portfolio_slideshow id=2890] Hot rod builder Denny Terzich is at it again. And once again, he’s bringing Summit Racing along for the ride. His latest project, a Pro Touring-style 1955 Chevy, is in full swing at Zimmerman Automotive and Terzich hopes to have the project, nicknamed Project X-Box, complete for this year’s SEMA Show. It features a
For 25 years, it just sat in a field. The 1934 Chevrolet Master Coupe took a beating from the elements. It even got shot—maybe by hunters, maybe in a mob shooting, or maybe by some Chevy-hating Ford fanatic. But there were bullet holes. Enter John T. Francis, a car enthusiast from Portage Lakes, OH who
Magnaflow Performance Exhausts installs one of its systems, then puts the Corvette ZR1 on the dyno. Happiness ensues. The 42-second mark makes us tingly. We’re just saying.
Art and Mary Krepps’ 1961 Corvette Art Krepps built his 1961 Corvette with one hand tied behind his back. Well, maybe we’re exaggerating just a bit. But he did bring the ’Vette from backyard trash to a showstopper himself, with help from his sons. That includes fabrication, body work, paint, engine work, interior, and anything
As a child of the 1960s and early ’70s, Dean Michaels was raised around Detroit steel. For him, cars were as much a part of life as breathing. “Back then, everyone was into cars,” Dean said. “Every year, my dad would take me to the dealerships and we’d look at the latest cars. They were
Question: What’s the difference between metal god/TV star Ozzy Osbourne and Australian hot rodder Steve McLaren? Answer: One sings at OzFest, the other drives Oz-Fast. OK, so the joke is lousy. But Steve’s 1970 Ford TC Cortina coupe sure as heck isn’t, especially when it pulls the wind out of your lungs as he slams
[portfolio_slideshow id=6119] This story originally ran in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on SummitRacing.com on 10/8/2011. You know what they say: if you want something done right, then you have to do it yourself. And if you’re Rich Schneider, that goes double when you’re talking about street rods. Running his own body shop
[portfolio_slideshow id=6107] This story originally ran in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on SummitRacing.com on 4/8/2011. Over 600,000 Mustangs were produced in 1966, and you won’t find a single one that’ll compare to Greg Hoffman’s ’66 fastback. It combines classic and late-model styling so well that you’d swear it’s a concept that Ford
[portfolio_slideshow id=6092] This story originally appeared in the Summit Racing catalog and first appeared on SummitRacing.com on 2/22/2010. “When I pulled up to the burnout box, people grabbed their cameras. Tons of flashes were going off when I lit ’em up, lit ’em up big! Everyone went crazy!” Ken Belanger says with a smile. The
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