Best textbook definition for "Pro-Touring."

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

Pro-touring,What Mark Stielow,then do the same.

I have this bad feeling somebody's gonna name their kid 'XV'.

[coolwelder62]

Originally Posted by compos mentis

I have this bad feeling somebody's gonna name their kid 'XV'.

I have a cat Named Red Devil,And a hamster Named Little-XV.

[JasonElvisHeard]

Pro-tour cars are to Road Race Cars as Luxury Pre-runners are to Trophy Trucks...

[RussMurco]

" A car that is capable of doing most anything... Long road-trips in comfort, autocrossing, road racing, drag-racing, and, if the roll-cage doesn't interfere, grocery getting..."

[barrrf]

"Opposite of ProStreet-ing"

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

I have a cat Named Red Devil,And a hamster Named Little-XV.

Scott,

Your family must be very proud!



lol

[GregWeld]

If you read the descriptions on Ebay --- it's any '69 Camaro that has brakes and isn't a numbers matching restoration.

[barrrf]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

If you read the descriptions on Ebay --- it's any '69 Camaro that has brakes and isn't a numbers matching restoration.

And 18F / 20R Boss 338s.

[hp2]

Originally Posted by Revved

A few quick thoughts....

Pro-Touring:

A style of modifying vehicles mechanically, structurally, and visually for increased performance, comfort, durability, and style with the intention of driving in a wide range of environments.

Kind of generic, but all encompassing.

Originally Posted by Revved

A style of modifying vehicles with modern electronics, high performance suspensions, engines, and styling with the intention of driving them in environments ranging from street use to high performance competition.

A style of integrating modern electronics, structural modifications, high performance engines, suspensions, wheels, brakes, and styling to create well rounded vehicles with the intention of driving them in conditions ranging from daily street use to high performance competition.

This infers that it is applicable to older vehicles since you are putting "modern" touches on things. This also means that eveantually things become outdated and require regular updates to maintain its modern status. In most of our cases, these definiations are probably very accurate since we are predominatly starting with pre 1975 vehicles.

However, if you take a 1990s vehicle which already has strut type suspension with decent geometry and you update it, is it still pro-touring?

Does converting newer 4 banger or 6 cylinder cars to V8 power constitute pro-touring if they already have all the amenities but not the power?

Is there a difference between a "Touring" build vs a "G-machine" build?

[Bill Howell]

There, I feel better now! BTW, just checked ebay and obviously their definition by the cars listed as pt is as follows
1. cut springs
2. TT2 wheels

anything above that is just fluff, a waste of money and really necessary.