Cleveland, OH — Throughout the 1950s, the leadership at General Motors watched as the new “Compact Car” segment attracted new customers. Eager to cash-in on the lucrative market, they challenged engineers over at Chevrolet to start a new design from the ground up. The end result was one of the most innovative (and infamous) cars
The Summit Racing I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama is a big show—its main hall was crammed with show cars, vintage semi trucks, tanks and military vehicles, tractors, and even a massive Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter. To better put that in context, understand that the main hall was a former factory where workers assembled B-29 Superfortress bombers during WWII.
CLEVELAND, OH — Gearheads all over the planet knew the Pontiac GTO was a serious performance car. Problem is, so did insurance companies. To combat rising insurance rates and capture a growing demand for low-buck performance cars like Plymouth’s Road Runner, Pontiac launched the GT-37. What is a GT-37, you ask? First, let’s explain the T-37.
CLEVELAND, OH — Do you love engines? Stupid question, right? Of course you do! That’s why you filled out your bracket in the 2017 Muscle Car Match-Ups (Engine Edition), and why you want to see some of the most potent, powerful engines at the 2017 Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Auto-Rama! The show runs all
CLEVELAND, OH — Raise your hand if you love trucks, Jeeps, and all other vehicles that are lifted and rock crawl-y! Okay, put your hands down since we can’t see them anyway. Chances are, you’ve made it this far because you like those vehicles and want to see more. We’re right there with you, which
CLEVELAND, OH — “If a piston makes it go, it’s in the show!” It’s not just a catchy tagline — it’s a way of life with the Summit Racing Equipment I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the Cleveland I-X Center. We were lucky enough to get early access to this year’s show, which is open today
Didn’t make it to the Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Autorama? Made it to the show and want to revisit your favorite rides? Want a preview before you can make it to the show? Whatever your reason, you should enjoy this gallery of cars and trucks from the 50th edition of the Piston Powered Autorama.
A Cummins-powered Peterbilt Rat Rod Semi?? That’s maybe the best way to describe one of the most unique vehicles at a show full of them. The 855-cubic-inch Cummins-powered Peterbilt is proudly on display in the Hot Rod Asylum at the 50th edition of the Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Autorama, which runs through Sunday at the
“If a piston makes it go, it’s in the show!” is the theme of the Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Autorama, and part of what makes it so unique. The show, which runs today through Sunday at the Cleveland I-X Center, is famous for featuring everything from show cars and trucks to military vehicles, boats, planes,
Chances are this is the first 1937 Lincoln pickup you’ve laid your eyes on. That’s because this is likely the only one in existence. Lincoln never produced a pickup in 1937 so Ken Lempert took matters into his own hands over 75 years after the fact. Starting with a 1937 Ford pickup truck and 1938 Lincoln passenger
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