Back in 1967, Felix Lopez bought a 1967 Chevrolet RS/SS Camaro from Nickey Chevrolet in Chicago, featuring a high-performance 427 with a 4-speed and 3 2-barrel carbs. Amazingly, he still owns and shows the car today. What's perhaps more amazing is that Lopez served an 8-year tour in the Viet Nam War, making him and his Nickey Camaro great examples of what we call "Survivors." Shot at the 2010 Chicago World Of Wheels / Chevy Vettefest show.
The Roadster Shop builds some killer cars, and they were recently out beating up one of their most amazing creations, the RSC1 Corvette. Starting life as a 1962 Corvette, the Roadster Shop crew transformed every piece of this car into a slick high-tech version of the timeless C1 Corvette. Starting with a complete new RS Performance chassis, they added a GM LS7 engine, Kinsler EFI, giant brakes, and all the right parts to make it stop, go, and turn. Then they reworked every panel on the car, added a custom interior, and started winning awards. We think the best part is that this car gets driven hard on road course and autocross tracks. This interview was shot at the 2009 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational, and is part of an upcoming DVD of the event.
Charley Lillard brought his 1970 Chevrolet Camaro "garage find" to the first annual Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals show in Rosemont, Il. Our buddy Shafi Keisler caught up with Charley to learn the story of this legitimate 1130 mile all-original car. Lillard obtained the car from the original owner who parked it after it got dinged one day, and it sat in a heated garage for nearly 40 years. Would you believe original air in the tires? Check out Charley's website for more on this incredible car!
Project American Heroes 3 is a fantastic 1970 Chevelle built by Route 66 Motorsports to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Armed Forces Foundation. Our buddy Shafi Keisler caught up with Bill Jelinek at the Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals show in Rosemont, IL, for the tour of this trick Chevelle. It features a new GM LSA supercharged engine, TCI 4L80E transmission, Detroit Speed suspension, and about a million other cool parts. Best of all, the proceeds go to help support wounded American soldiers. You can learn more about the car and foundation at the Project American Heroes 3 website.
The legendary red, white, and blue Mopars of the Sox & Martin drag team are being thrashed again, thanks to the Ronnie Sox Foundation and Time Machines. The new cars are based on 2009 Dodge Challengers that have been converted into 'Cuda street-legal race cars. Check out the video feature and learn about the Ronnie Sox Foundation helping raise money and awareness for cancer research.
This slick 1967 Buick Wagon was built as a showcase for the talents of Greg Peterson and the crew at Extreme Powder Coating to show the diversity of today's high-tech powder finishes. We liked it 'cause it's a super cool cruiser, with Buick power, AirRide suspension, and a very unique look.
An all-new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will join the
ranks of law enforcement departments across North America in 2011. It's
a modern, full-size, rear-drive sedan that will offer both V-8 and V-6
engines, as well as a host of specialized equipment and features.
Chevrolet made the announcement at the annual International Association
of Chiefs of Police convention, in Denver, Colorado. The Caprice PPV
will be available for ordering next year and will hit the streets in
early 2011.
Here's a 2 part story starring a red 1969 Camaro that was far too slow for it's good looks. We had the opportunity to do a performance makeover on this sweet looking car, and the star of the show is a Fast Times Motorworks built 383. The new mill features a Scat 3.750 stroker steel crank, Scat I-beam 6 inch rods, and SRP pistons combining for a 10.0:1 compression ratio for street drivability. The Comp Cams hydraullic roller camshaft works its magic under a set of polished Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads and Crane roller rocker arms. A polished Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap intake and a polished Weiand Action Plus water pump add sparkle and power, and a new Holley Street Avenger Aluminum 670 CFM carb mixes the fuel. Spark is handled by an MSD Digital E-Curve distributor, teaming up with the MSD Blaster 2 coil and Superconductor plug wires. Hooker Competition headers wearing a new Darksides black ceramic coating exhaust the gasses, and we installed a new TCI Saturday Night Special torque converter to raise the stall RPM so this beast launches in its powerband. This combo spun the Fast Times Dyno to the tune of 440 ft. lbs. at 4300 RPM and 446 horsepower at 6000 RPM. Click "Read More" for videos!
The crew at Time Machines just finished the latest in the Mr. Norm's Legends series - the 2010 'Cuda! Mr. Norm's Garage has added all the classic styling cues... the 'Cuda tail lights, finder gills, custom wheels, pistol grip shifter, billboard stripes and more to make these new versions worthy of the name. Oh yeah, don't forget the supercharged 6.1 Hemi under the hood!
We spied this super-clean 1969 Dodge Charger 500 at the Car Craft Magazine Summer Nationals in Minneapolis, MN. Upon closer inspection, we learned that this car features a 525 HP EFI Mopar HEMI, full Air Ride suspension, and a trick custom interior from a 2004 Chrysler 300. But perhaps the best part of this build is that it the owner, Pat Fletcher, built the car in his garage with his own two hands! Watch the video for all the details. We'll be posting more videos from this great event over the next week.
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