The Protouring Network

Supercharged Model A wins Goodguys 2014 Tank’s Hot Rod of the Year Award

By

Indianapolis, IN – Tony Lombardi’s supercharged 1930 Model A Ford from Niles, Ohio won the Goodguys 2014 Tank’s Hot Rod of the Year award last weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The criteria is unique in that it’s the only major Goodguys Top 12 award which requires participants to drive on a 100-mile reliability run as well as an 1/8th mile blast down the drag strip. … [Read more...]

Capitola Street Rod and Muscle Car show 6/8/14

By

This is a two day event and Saturday is really the day to go with a limit of 300 cars staged in and around the Capitola beach area near Santa Cruz. This is the 9th annual event and the first for me...some truly exceptional cars were in attendance, you east-coasters eat your hearts out because this is truly a California car experience at it's very finest...even Bruce Canepa ( … [Read more...]

Goodguys 21st Summer Get-Together – May 31 & June1, 2014 at Pleasanton Ca.

By

Author and Photographer: Tony Huntimer It’s that time of year again. Out here in sunny California, there’s plenty of days out of the year to enjoy your hot rod, street machine, and/or Pro-Touring vehicle. But you have to count down the days on your calendar for the great Goodguys shows to come around. Lateral-G contacted me and asked if I would cover the Goodguys 21st Summer … [Read more...]

Hot Rod Power Tour 2014

By

      HOT ROD Power Tour records set this year include: 5,828 registered vehicles came out to be a part of the fun 2,071 of these made the entire week long trip as ‘Long Haulers’. 3,000+vehicles attended each stop on the Power Tour 15,000+ people attended the kickoff day in Charlotte(Concord), North Carolina 3,497: 2014 Long … [Read more...]

June ’14 Feature of the Month: Greg Heinrichs 70 Chevelle by Ironworks

By

Built by Ironworks Speed and Kustom     Story from Popular Hot Rodding    Lock your doors. A lynch mob of angry purists is about to descend on Las Vegas. That's where you'll find a real '70 SS 454 Chevelle that's been stripped of its LS6 big-block for a Gen IV LSA small-block. Never mind that the supercharged LSA's 556 net horsepower trounces the LS6's 450 gross horsepower, … [Read more...]

1965 Ford Galaxie 500 427 R-Code 4-Door

By

This week, we are spotlighting a car that does not appear to be very special at first glance. After all, Ford made over 420,000 1965 Galaxies, most of which were plain Jane four-door sedans. However, this one is special. The similarity between "humdrum" and "hang on" occurs the moment you open the hood to find a 427 cube R-Code dual … [Read more...]