The Protouring Network

Tmcp Matt Edmonds – The Tire Rack Test Track, Muscle Cars In Scca,& Mail-order Tires

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This weeks interview is with Matt Edmonds, Vice President of marketing at The Tire Rack online tire store. Tire Rack started in the 70′s when Mike Joines was encouraged by his father in law Pete Veldman to do something with cars, so he started a retail tire store. Mike was also a national level SCCA racer and he was frustrated that sometimes it took weeks to get high … [Read more...]

69 Yenko Chevelle 427

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The 1969 Chevelle SS 396 was a hot car, but the COPO program allowed for a run of 427 cars to really take Super Stock drag racing by storm. However, Don Yenko at Yenko Chevrolet one-upped the COPO cars with 99 special 1969 "SYC" Yenko Super Car Chevelles further modified to his liking. This 427 cubic-inch monster features a … [Read more...]

Confessions of a Cobra Racer … two part episode

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In this 2 part special episode of Muscle Car Of The Week, we hear from David Phelan about what it was like to pilot a 289 Competition Cobra in the '67 SCCA season. The car he drove has since been restored, but the original aluminum body is in the Brothers Collection, and we reunited … [Read more...]

1966 Shelby G.T. 350H 1/2 NOT rented!

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  The Shelby G.T. 350H is a very special Shelby as, it was used as a rental race car available through Hertz rental car stores in '66. Featuring the 306 HP 289, it was just as capable as the "regular" G.T. 350 available at Ford dealers. There were 1000 ordered by Hertz, but this is one of 2 that were refused by Hertz and … [Read more...]

Stripe Application by Jeff Lilly Restorations

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Ahh the finishing touch on your Muscle Car, time to top it off with some factory racing stripes. Lets see what it takes to get it on straight, true and wrinkle free. 1. Stripe kits come packaged rolled up in a box. Like any product you buy always check the stripe for quality by inspecting it for straight and true lines with no waves in them. We have seen some wavy … [Read more...]

May ’14 Feature of the Month: Phil Mitchells 67 Nova by Chris Holstrom Concepts

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Story by Chris Holstrom Phil had commissioned me to build a few other pro-touring cars that turned out awesome. You could say we had really similar tastes which makes building a car much more enjoyable. Phil wanted to do a '66-67 Nova hardtop with LS power and the latest suspension goodies. What Chevy lover doesn't like the classic lines of the mid year GM compact? I began … [Read more...]

2014 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Preview Video V8TV

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Now is the time to start planning your trip to the 2014 Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals. MCACN is one of the greatest car shows on the earth. There are tons of rare and significant cars that you wont see anywhere else. So make plans to be in Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on November 22nd and 23rd for the … [Read more...]

1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 4-Speed

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Here's one for the Buick fans... a 1970 Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 4-Speed in Saturn Yellow! Buick made 678 of these luxo-rockets in 1970, and they were certainly out of character for the Buick brand. Producing 360 horsepower and 510 ft. lbs. of torque, these capable street brawlers were running with the fastest Muscle Cars from any … [Read more...]