The Protouring Network

The Future Of Pro Touring Cars: Have We Gone Too Far?

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Editor Opinion: Have We Gone Too Far? I've been following the Pro Touring craze for over a decade now. As soon as I saw these types of builds they made total sense for me - modernizing suspension, brakes, engines - you know the drill. I always said that I'm too poor to own a stock car. Meaning I have one car that can do it all, from autocross, to drag race, to road race, to … [Read more...]

1965 Chevelle Wagon: Family Meets Pro Touring

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In the world of automotive dreams, the journey sometimes takes unexpected turns. Andrew Lezotte, the proud owner of a beastly '69 Chevelle, found himself in a new chapter of life – fatherhood. With three little boys, the need arose for a grungy, resilient ride that could withstand the chaos of childhood. Enter the 1965 Chevelle wagon, a relic from a spirited motorcycle-riding … [Read more...]

Car Feature: Andrew Erichsen’s 1971 Barn Find Z/28 Camaro

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1971 Z/28 Camaro Barn Find Barn find, what does that even mean? For most that's the hope of one day opening up an old dilapidated barn to find a rare classic car, often covered in an inch of dust. That very scenario happened for Andrew Erichsen from Painless Performance. "My uncle was a collector of cars and had a good eye for them. He lived in Southern California … [Read more...]

SEMA 2023 Pics

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SEMA 2023 is in the books. Special thanks to Marty McGuire for sharing his pics of this years event. I'd bet there's some here that you haven't seen yet, so check it out! … [Read more...]

Project 1955 Bel Air: Front End Finishing

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Project 1955 Bel Air: Installing The Front End Progress is happening on our 1955 Bel Air Project! It seems like what we have been doing lately is working on tedious small things - which add up over time but it was great to do some things that made a massive jump towards a finished car. What we worked on was installing the front … [Read more...]

Inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show Crowns World’s Most Beautiful Truck

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POMONA, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2023) – The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show, presented by LMC Truck and Classic Truck Performance magazine, hosted more than 400 trucks, vans and SUVs of every make, model and style at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. Rod Shows, known for producing the West Coast’s largest and longest-running hot rod shows, closed out … [Read more...]

Holley LS Fest 2023!

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HOLLEY LS FEST 2023 Another year - another amazing Holley LS Fest! We had Terry Lysak there grabbing pictures of all the action for yah. As you can see, lots of familiar faces and new ones too. Every year this event gets bigger and bigger - if you haven't been in a few years it's time to fuel up and head back. Remember too they have one in Las Vegas and Texas, so you're … [Read more...]

Hinged On Success: Installing Eddie Motorsport’s Hood Hinges

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Installing Eddie Motorsport's Hood Hinges Our Project 1955 Bel Air is hitting some big strides. The chassis is done, engine is installed, and the car is painted. We're installing tons of new parts and chipping away and getting this car back to looking better than new. Thanks to Eddie Motorsports billet hood hinges, the hood is working better than new as well. The stock … [Read more...]

Dakota Digital Releases Two New Expansion Modules!

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Dakota Digital Interior Light BIM Module Our new BIM-RGB accessory module allows you to control LED accent lighting within your vehicle.  The BIM-RGB can be used as a stand alone or with Dakota Digital gauge systems allowing you the ability to sync your interior lighting with the color scheme of your gauges! Like the other similar BIM’s, this unit retails at … [Read more...]