Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

  Mark McGuire has been a truck driver for over 40+ years, currently he hauls heavy equipment. In the past he did a 10-year stretch driving a transporter for Dick Simon racing and he was also on the pit crew. Mark was just a child when his father was drag racing and said that's how he got hooked on racing. Mark was just 19 years old when he bought his first race car, it was a 1969 SS Chevelle dirt track car. He was lucky enough to land a sponsorship from a local California radio station 99.1, which helped with expenses.  He had fun, but after three races he realized that asphalt was for racing. He went on to race circle track cars for the next 30+ years, from street stocks to super late-models.      The Nova wagon didn't start out this pretty, this is a before photo of what this killer looked like in a previous life.           With help from Gilbert "Mel" Meltvedt the car was transformed, the Nova was named "The ...

                                                                 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.         ...

                 Street Freak Special ! This 1970 Corvette has such an outrageous custom paint job that it will blind you. The car is a time capsule bringing you back to 1975 when disco was popular, it also was a time when horsepower wasn't enough to win at shows so the people mixed street machine power with lowrider good looks. The Vette features a full custom interior, supercharged small block engine and a 4-speed manual transmission. The interior is filled with a roll bar, metallic vinyl interior accents and wood trim, finishing off the 70's vibe it rolls on classic wire wheels.     The engine is a small-block Chevy 400, with a Dyers 6V-71supercharger. It has a pump gas friendly 8.5:1 CR., The supercharger is feed by two boost-referenced Holley 650 CFM  carbs. Ignition is handled by a MSD products.  The small-block is backed up by a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. The fumes exit in...

  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's 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 ...

  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...

  Quick Look !     The modern muscle car wars were heating up around 2007 and Ford wanted to show they had what it took to be number one. For 2008 they created the modern version of their Drag-Pack from the 1960’s. This 2008 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is #37 of 50 examples produced by Ford Racing in the first year of production. It was delivered to Jacky Jones Ford of Cleveland, Georgia.  The odometer reads 0.0 miles, the car has never been raced and is in "as-delivered" condition.   Power is provided by a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 connected to a six-speed manual transmission. The car is finished in white with black fabric upholstery, additional features include a six-point roll cage with door bars, R.J.S. multi-point harnesses.  Ford Racing adjustable shocks, and staggered-width Bogart Racing wheels with Goodyear drag slicks.  The A/C, radio and sound deadening along with the rear seat were left in the parts bin.  If it didn’t make it go fast it wasn...