What Is Pro Touring?

[DOOM]

I think there is only one person that can answer that question!

[DBasher]

Back in the day we just called em hot rods...anything that wasn't stock was either a custom, low rider or a hot rod.
Hard to explain but you know one when you see one.

Other spin offs used:
Rat rod
Panty dropper
Lead sled, bondo barge
Street freak
Kustom
Retro rods
Shaggin wagons...that ones for Lenie
I'm sure I'm missing some

Economiser, I'd love to see that camaro and get the details. Heck I'd be happy with 450hp and 15mpg!

Dan

[MeanMike]

I think it's simple. Take an old car and make it do everything a new performance car can. Some people aimfor a new corvette. Some aim for a new Lamborghini.

[LS3torque]

Whenever the words pro touring enter my mind I think 4 door Bonneville with a 455 and very adaptable luxo suspension, tires fair...this is purely my humble opinion. I also believe no answer is really wrong...well maybe 22 inch wire wheels on a Corvette.

[Vegas69]

Epitome-Mark Stielow's builds in their genre. End thread.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Epitome-Mark Stielow's builds in their genre. End thread.

Fact.

[glassman]

What is "touring"?

What is "pro"?"

Ask Mr Lillard, he "toured" in a Steilow build and it was flawless.

I love driving these "old" things with the modern creature comforts, (power, braking, new seats, sound system, a/c, handling, etc...).

Therefore, I like to "tour", pro no, amatuer yes. And my pos is in the shop yet again (part by choice, part broken) and i just want to drive/race it again....

[Revved]

When I was redoing my website last year I tried to put a definition to Pro touring... This is what I came up with as a most generic yet encompasing definition...

Pro-touring: A style of building custom vehicles that integrates modern electronics, structural modifications, high performance engines, suspensions, wheels, brakes, and styling with the intention of driving them in conditions ranging from daily street use to high performance competition.

Originally Posted by ragz

Depends on who you are, look in most classified ads,

For sale ,pro-touring , (insert model) , 17" torque thrusts, 350,the rest stock..

I don't think many people outside of these forums really understand what it is. But it does make me chuckle some times.


SM-G900W8, 0x1

I also get a kick out of what some people consider Pro-Touring... 20" wheels on a stock 69 Camaro with stock sized brakes, a lime green paint job, and a set of glass packs.

When the general population outside of the car world asks what I do I either say I restore cars or built racecars... it's just easier that way.

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Epitome-Mark Stielow's builds in their genre. End thread.

The Godfather of Pro-Touring.

[GrabberGT]

Originally Posted by Revved

Pro-touring: A style of building custom vehicles that integrates modern electronics, structural modifications, high performance engines, suspensions, wheels, brakes, and styling with the intention of driving them in conditions ranging from daily street use to high performance competition.

The most important part in my mind. Its just a Its just show car with fancy parts until you do.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Epitome-Mark Stielow's builds in their genre. End thread.

Exactly as stated in post 21!!!!