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Announcement !

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                            More great articles coming soon !               If you want to submit your ride, send me some pictures and info about yourself and your car.  Pre-1985 cars at this time.  Photos must be outside on a sunny day. I would need a few engine shots, an interior photo and a few outside body shots, like a front 3/4 view and rear 3/4 view and a side view. I will give you you or the photographer credit for the photos. Please no people in the photos unless it is you the owner.   If your article reaches 150 views you will receive a Shop Tour door prize !     If you want to advertise your company with me, monthly rates start at $25.00 per month... with a four month minimum. Wow what a deal !   Email me at : shoptourracing@yahoo.com Thank you !     

1941 Willys Pro-Street

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  This wicked Willy's is powered by a 1957 Chrysler 392 Hemi   stroked to 427 C.I. The induction system features a GMC style 6-71 blower with dual Holley Dominator's carburetors , mounted up top is a rare Don Garlits Street Catcher scoop , it's made in Australia  by Al's Blowers.  A set of vintage Top Fuel iron heads keep the combustion gasses flowing. The exhaust  fumes exit trough  stainless steel ceramic-coated headers. A high flow electric water pump and dual cooling fans keep things cool .   All the Hemi's horsepower is sent through a heavy-duty TH 400 with a billet case and 4000 RPM converter. Then it makes it way down to a Ford style 9-inch rear end filled with 4.30: gears and a  Detroit Locker differential. The interior is filled with classic bucket seats and a hand formed center console covered in black leather.  A billet Ididit polished column & wheel keeps the wheels pointed straight, modern touches include power locks & windows , and don't fo

The Hill-Boys’ 1953 Studebaker

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                           Special thanks to Butch Hill for sharing his family history with us !     The year was 1961, and Don Hill bought the 1953 Studebaker as a parts car for his street 53 Studebaker.  After pilfering all the parts Don needed off the Studebaker, one sunny summer day in 1963 Don and family were having a picnic at their house in Ballwin .Missouri.  Don’s brother Jack Hill was there and the two of them were playing horseshoes and Jack made a bet with Don that if he throw the next horseshoe as a ringer Don would have to sell the Studebaker parts car for $25.00.  Well Jack did just that and handed over the $25.00 to his older brother Don.     You see Don and Jack Hill were not just brothers,,, they were also a team together as the Hill-Boys racing team out of the Midwest. After the second world war, the two of them started racing an open wheel stock car. The Hill-Boys were known coast to coast on dirt tracks and later, asphalt track as a fierce competitor.