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                                                                 Wicked Willys                                                              I tried to the best of my ability to maintain a certain look when these cars ruled the strip. (J.Andrew Stepka)   J.Andrew's 1941 Willys was acquired from a guy in Long Island, N.Y. It was turned into a Pro-Street car during its long life but it was a steel body and that was all that mattered to him. The frame was built by The Willys Works in upstate NY, but Andrew had plans to turn this old Pro-streeter into a ground pounding gasser from the glory years of drag racing.         ...

  Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive. When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars. The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it was backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.   The father and son te...

               Quick Look ! This is one of the Baddest 1967 Ford Fairlanes on the planet. The owner has over $200,000 invested in it, not including the labor to build it!  No expense spared, it was built for the World of Wheels & Cavalcade of Customs show. The body and paint are amazing, the interior is a real masterpiece stiched with tuck & rolled leather even in the trunk.   This beautiful Fairlane has a Fuel Injected FE 428 Cobra Jet motor, with a Fast 2.0 Fuel Injection system. A Vintage A/C system and a Be Cool radiator keeps it cool . A custom C-6 transmission backs-up the big block that transfer the power to a 9- inch rear with 3:73 gears.  The entire chassis is Custom made using 2x4 square tubing with a six point roll cage. The Fairlane rides on Mickey Thompson tires 31x16.50x15 Rear and 26x7.50x15 on the front.  Custom made Radir wheels give this Fairlane the perfect mix of Pro-Street a...

  This 1972 Nova received the full Pro-Street treatment and looks fast sitting in a parking lot. There isn't a hood that can contain the Scott Shafiroff built 540 cubic-inch monster that sits between the frame rails.  The engine features Dart Pro-1 heads, and a Blower Shop 8-71 supercharger with a Hilborn electronic fuel injection system that’s topped off with an Enderle hat.    The chassis was upgraded with a Chris Alston front clip and subframe connectors to keep the body from twisting. The horsepower flows through a Mike's Transmission TH400 transmission that’s outfitted with a reverse manual valve body, transbrake, billet shafts, and a 10-inch converter.  All of this mayhem hits the pavement with ease thanks to a Ford 9-inch rear-end that’s filled with a Currie 3rd member and 35-spline axles. The rear end is mounted to the chassis with a 4-link suspension, and QA1 coil-over shocks.  The interior of the Nova is very comfortable thanks to a pair of recove...

    Back in the 1980's the Pro/Street trend was running hot across America and by the 1990's it was across the whole world. No car was off limits and people dared to be different. The builds were over the top, the cars had eye popping paint and mile-high air-induction systems. It wasn't about how much horsepower you had under the hood or sticking out, it was about who could outdo the next guy at the car show.   Other build styles were still going on at the time like traditional hot rod building and simple street machines were still prowling the streets. But Pro/Street was its own special thing and it still is but with a modern twist.  All the major car magazines featured Pro/Street builds from cover to cover and all the readers drooled over them. I know I did and dreamed to own one day. Car Craft, Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding & Super Chevy magazine were the go to publications each month to get your horsepower fix ! I recently came across this 1988 Chevy Bere...

  This 1982 Chevrolet C10 step-side is the full package. If you want to be noticed, then this sport- truck is for you. It’s impressive from any angle, the paint job is a work of art. The cargo bed is classy with its hard wood on the floor, but it is all business with a fuel cell, battery boxes, and tubbed wheel wells. The body was customized with shaved door handles, billet grille, smooth roll pans front and rear. Early 1990’s Corvette-style tail lights were mounted in the rear pan. The C10 was built in the early nineties but it still shows very well. The interior is plush for an 82' C10, the door panels, dash, carpeting and seat are covered in gray fabric and match well. Billet aluminum trim covers the dash, while an upgraded billet Boyd's steering wheel points direction on a tilt column. Under the hood is like a jewelry box showcasing a precious gem. Powering this flashy step-side is a GM Performance 502 cubic inch big-block. The 502 consumes mass quantities of fuel through a...

  This cool looking Gasser is based on a 1962 Mercury Comet. The Ford-Lincoln-Mercury exec’s were looking for a catchy name and they found one ! The NASA space-race was on everyone's mind at the time, so they named it after NASA’s mission “Mercury”, added in Comet for an extra nod to the space-race and you have a winner. The body was painted a classic matte-black. Throw in some old-school lettering and some period looking decals and you have a classic race car for the street.     The body was customized with the typical racer tricks of the day, the front bumper was removed & the grill was worked over by removing the inner headlights.   Poking through the fiberglass hood sits a transplanted Chevrolet 454 big-block, topped off with a tunnel ram and dual quad Holley carburetors. The motor was hopped-up with a solid roller cam and roller rocker arms.  Backing up the big-block is the heavy duty TH-400 with a high stall converter and manual valve body, the tr...