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how about this one Novette for the early 1980's
http://www.auto-nomics.com/documents/HR_0685.pdf

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Originally Posted by 1970cuda (Post 183240)

how about this one
http://www.auto-nomics.com/documents/HR_0685.pdf

:thumbsup: I remember that car. Is that nova still around? Lil John and his son built a 69 camaro also.

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Originally Posted by XcYZ (Post 183238)

Here's the intro, it's huge, 23mb. It had to be that big to keep the resolution high enough to be able to read the GPS. :thumbsup:

Click here to watch the video

I don't know if they are going to sell this DVD or what. There's nothing about it on their site, www.BigRedCamaro.com

Thanks for posting that up Scott, I really enjoyed that:thumbsup:

Pluckin awesome Scott!! Got my pulse going!!!

Who started Pro-Touring ??

That's an easy answer. Dick Guldstrand.

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Originally Posted by chicane (Post 183252)

Who started Pro-Touring ??

That's an easy answer. Dick Guldstrand.

It was Herb Adams for me, LOL

Want to look at the dates on my catalogs LOL .

I have catalogs from both guys and I just happened to find Herb 1st. My Camaro was one of the best handling car for miles and was also the least expensive build. When I got the 1st set of Comp T/A BF Goodrich tires I was putting Porsches along side the curbs as their understeer pushed them to the concrete bump in the side of the road !!!!!

It is much harder to be ahead of the competition these days compared to then. Having knowledge and good tires was key then ,now you really have to have a lot more car and really know how to drive to stay ahead.

Man do we go back !!!

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Originally Posted by Bowtieracing (Post 183060)

I would say big red! It gave the stance,big wheels and attitude for all 1 gen cars. If you say big red was too "race" just compare it for the IImuch nova. Both has tube chassis,full race suspension etc etc.

But i do have old 80s hotrod magazine wich had features like "canyon carvers" with 1. and 2.gen camaros with wide fender flares and wide road race tires. Suspensions tuned by Herb Adams and Guldstrand ( anybody remember these
guys???? )

Yep i would say these were first ones :
http://www.racehome.com/images/blog/blog-hotrod.jpg

Really cool cars and totally different from terrible 80s styled cars of that era.

Rupp is that you:lol: -

I thought is was Bo and Luke Duke-:D

anyways- i remember reading about the canyon carvers in Cali- i thought it was cool but I didn't get it- I was too busy dreaming of tunnel rams and weld wheels and drag racing- and then there was Big Red and the Red Witch -

true Pro-touring started in the early eighties but - Red Witch and Big Red made it stick- lets not forget the press that Jeff Smith produced with his 65 Chevelle- He is probably the one that deserves the most credit for bringing it mainstream-

Honerable mention is Mike Adams and Sullivan (do you remember "baby bolt?"=Chris

I remember first reading about the term in the mid 90's Chevy High Performance magazines when Stielow was building his cars like Red Witch and the Thrasher and Kyle Tucker built his Twister Camaro. They even had some sort of emblem with a wheel/tire and wings on each side.

Chris Butera '69 Camaro and early nova with Corvette suspension:unibrow: :unibrow:

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Originally Posted by jeff hanson (Post 183029)

OK I'll settle this, it was all my idea, I was the first one. I had a Camaro in 1983 with 20's...you're welcome!!

It's true. I was there.