Who started Pro Touring

[jeff hanson]

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!!

[mazspeed]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

If I remember my Big Red history correctly, Big Red as we see it today is actually Big Red #2. I believe the original Big Red was totalled in an open road race in Mexico. It was severe, so the Gottlieb's built Big Red #2 as a race car - tube chassis, cage, etc... the car that set all the records and the car we know today.

Does that ring a bell with anyone else?

Scott, you are correct.
It was also dubbed the first car in the pro touring world.

[XcYZ]

I have a Big Red DVD that says "2006-2008 Version". It has a ton of in shop video, engine building, chassis and aero, and in car camera footage. The in car footage is cool because you can read the mph readout on the GPS. 210mph is crazy. Great DVD, 45 minutes of video, but whoever put it together for them spelled Camaro wrong on the jacket.

[evilzee28]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

I have a Big Red DVD that says "2006-2008 Version". It has a ton of in shop video, engine building, chassis and aero, and in car camera footage. The in car footage is cool because you can read the mph readout on the GPS. 210mph is crazy. Great DVD, 45 minutes of video, but whoever put it together for them spelled Camaro wrong on the jacket.

Hi Scott, any chance you could post some video clips of it up here for us to see? thanks..Nigel

[Bowtieracing]

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 :


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

[rogue]

this pretty much sums it up.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...66566094931403

I'm sick of 150k builds personally. trailer queens.

[MarkM66]

Also, "What is Pro-Touring?"

[Steve Chryssos]

Let's not forget Brock Yates and Cotton Owens in 1972.


And HIM....

[BonzoHansen]

dun dun DUN!

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by evilzee28

Hi Scott, any chance you could post some video clips of it up here for us to see? thanks..Nigel

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.

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