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History

Chrysler Used Motor Wheels Corporation’s Magnum 500 Wheels

Chris Holley

August 21, 2024

In 1965, the Motor Wheel Corporation introduced the Magnum 500 wheel, a significant milestone in automotive history. The Magnum 500, a product of Motor Wheel’s advertisement campaigns, the “World’s Largest Manufacturer of Custom Wheels” and ...

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History

Gallery: The Snow Man Relied on Cragar

Chris Holley

May 6, 2024

Gene Snow was a legendary figure in the world of drag racing. He began his career in the early 1960s, initially competing in the Funny Car category. As displayed in its April 1972 Hot Rod ...

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Drivetrain

Gallery: How To Fit a Late-Model Transmission In A Vintage ...

David Kruk

February 15, 2024

Integrating modern drivetrains into vintage Detroit iron often poses a challenge. An example would be accommodating a late-model 8hp70-8 8-speed automatic transmission in our 1970 Dodge Super Bee. Despite efforts to modify the transmission and ...

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Tech

Gallery: E-body Overhaul with Classic Industries, Edelbrock & Mancini

David Kruk

November 28, 2023

E-bodies have always garnered a certain amount of respect. Today, even the lower horsepower Challengers and Cudas have a following. Recently, we had an opportunity to wrench on a 1973 Challenger in need of a ...

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History

Gallery: Shelby Pocket Rockets Rely on Goodyear

Chris Holley

November 13, 2023

Carroll Shelby is best known for his association with Ford and the development of the Shelby Cobra and Shelby Mustangs. However, there was a brief period in the 1980s when Shelby worked with Chrysler’s performance ...

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News

Classic Industries Acquires Parts Unlimited Interiors (PUI)

Kevin Shaw

October 27, 2023

Although the news is several weeks old for industry insiders, many will be interested to learn that Classic Industries recently acquired Parts Unlimited Interiors (PUI) from RPUI (Restoration Parts Unlimited, Inc.). The RPUI group includes ...

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Interior

Gallery: Make Your Own Seat Covers

Chris Holley

December 1, 2022

When it comes to vehicle restoration, many of us have enough talent to handle the vehicle’s mechanicals and maybe even the paintwork. Still, seat upholstery is often beyond the scope of many enthusiasts. Usually, but ...

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Features

Gallery: When Sox & Martin Counted on Keystone Klassics

Chris Holley

November 15, 2022

During the late 1960s and 1970s, when a group of red, white, and blue Plymouths arrived at the track with the names Sox & Martin on the doors, there was a guarantee that those cars ...

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Brazen – '69 Dodge Charger

Gallery: “Project Brazen” Charger Gets Vintage Air Defroster and Dash ...

Chris Holley

September 20, 2022

Through the course of accidents and the ravages of Mother Nature, it is incredible what the remaining muscle car-era Mopars have endured over the last five decades. The survivors have had a natural succession of ...

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Paint & Body

Gallery: Install a Classic Industries A-Body Door Jamb Repair Plate

Chris Holley

August 22, 2022

If you have owned a 1967-1976 Mopar A-Body, you have most likely experienced damage to a door jamb in the striker post area. The factory designed the post to pass through a 0.040-inch steel sheet ...

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