Archive for the 'News' Category

EZ Street Champion!

November 16th, 2009 | Category: Champions, Courtney, Mustang, News, Special Guest

2008 ORSCA EZ Street Champion Steve Jackson brings his 3000 horse Mustang to Courtney’s PowerBlock shop! In his first year racing as a pro, Steve won the 2008 championship. In 2009 he moved up to Limited Street. The car is amazing: a ’92 Mustang ll, all aluminum big block Ford with 600 plus cubic inch. It makes about 3,070 HP and pulls 2 G’s off the line, 3 G’s by the 60 foot mark. Steve is the 2009 Drag Radial World Record Holder: 4.535 @ 171.99 MPH at Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, GA. He’s also the PTRA Top Street MPH World Record Holder MPH: 163.37. You can see for yourself on The PowerBlock November 21st & 22nd. For more on Steve Jackson check out his website at: SteveJacksonRacing.com

No comments

Slammin’ 4 Door!

November 09th, 2009 | Category: Classics, News, Paint Job, Performance, Tires, chevy

Chevy never built a four door truck in 1966, but owner Trent Beasley wanted one to haul his grandkids around in. So he welded two ‘66 Chevy trucks together, extending the frame twenty eight inches. It’s got Air Ride Suspension and is powered with a 370 horse LS-2 Vette engine. The rear bed is made of Black Cherry from a barn that’s 150 years old. The whole project took just ten months. He added Billet Specialty Wheels with Mickey Thompson rubber… the rears are a fat twenty by fifteen. The interior is wrapped in man-made leather and includes Vintage Air and a Dakota digital dash. Plus three video screens and an Xbox for the grandkids! And the whole package is painted in Harley Davidson Cobalt Blue and Silver… to match his motorcycle. See it only on The PowerBlock November 14th & 15th.

No comments

History Changing Superbird!

October 19th, 2009 | Category: Courtney, Maintenance, News, Nostalgia, Performance

Take a look at this 1970 Ray Nichels built EPA Superbird. This one car changed automotive history and affected every car you now drive…

NASCAR icon Ray Nichels took a stock ’70 Superbird and transformed it into a muscle car that was capable of chasing a jet down a runway. The car was fitted with air sampling sensors and equipment to measure leaded fuel emissions, asbestos brake dust and tire wear as well as jet fuel emissions.  It tested in the U.S. from May of 1972 until October of 1973. The data it collected helped bring and end to leaded fuel, asbestos brakes and the muscle car era. Then the car was parked. Six years later it was bought and restored back to factory appearance. In 2006 Brian Chaffee from E-Muscle helped his client buy the car and in a three year restoration brought it back to the original color and specs that Ray Nichels built for the Environmental Protection Agency, air sampling equipment and all! It’s a remarkable story of research, history and a beautiful restoration. Check out this one of a kind winged wonder on The PowerBlock October 24th & 25th. For more on the EPA Superbird which is now for sale, go to EverythingMuscle.com

No comments

Red Hot Melt Down!

October 12th, 2009 | Category: Classics, Courtney, News, Paint Job, Performance

That’s the name of this hot ’32 Ford Cabriolet! This all steel car took 8 months of work from a team across the country to become an award winning show stopper. Owners Mac & Shelly Bernd did all of the work themselves getting the car down to raw steel and The Roadster Shop in Elgin, IL did the frame work. This Ford has been stretched 2 inches, the rear fenders split and widened and the 3 piece hood was stretched 2 inches. It has a Chevy Fast Burn 385 that’s been stroked with dual Edelbrock 500 CFM carbs and easily makes 425hp. Then Randy Borcherding and the crew at Painthouse in Cypress, TX went to work creating a custom color called Red Hot Melt Down. Ron Mangus of Rialto, CA did the custom red leather interior and Hartzcloth ragtop. It’s on The PowerBlock October 17th & 18th. Check out the other cool paint jobs at PainthouseTX.com

No comments

Girls, Trucks & Boats!

September 28th, 2009 | Category: Boats, Classics, Courtney, Engines, News, Paint Job, Performance, Special Guest


Nothing beats a beautiful host, truck and boat all in one picture! This weekend Courtney has a 1955 Chevy 3100 and matching 1959 Tomahawk Ski Mate in her shop. Both are painted in Viper Red. Owner Mickey Collier found the truck three years ago, just blocks away from where he grew up. He turned to Joe Towe of Classic Cars in Hendersonville, TN where the truck was media blasted and was in far worse condition than they originally thought. They did a frame off resto and it now sits on an ’84 Chevy frame. He dropped in a 350 crate motor and a 350 transmission. The Tomahawk boat was in equally bad shape. Mickey spent 4 months restoring the fiberglass boat back to ship shape condition. It has a 40 horsepower, ’59 Johnson Super Seahorse motor and a steering wheel from a ’59 Impala! Check it all out on The PowerBlock October 3rd & 4th.

No comments

Next Page »