Archive for February, 2009

Xtreme 4×4’s 100th Episode!

February 23rd, 2009 | Category: Courtney, Engines, Giveaways, New Parts, Off-Road, Special Guest, Trucks, Xtreme 4x4

Ian Johnson joins Courtney on The PowerBlock this weekend to celebrate Xtreme 4×4’s 100th episode! Ian will share five years worth of Xtreme projects and stories with us. As an added bonus we’ll show his audition tape! Don’t miss The PowerBlock February 28th and March 1st. We knew this was a great shot of Ian & Courtney, so here’s a link to Download it as a wallpaper. Just click here.

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Mystery Vette & Smokey and the Bandit!

February 16th, 2009 | Category: Corvette, Courtney, News, Performance

Check out the ’63 Corvette Courtney has in her shop! The race heritage behind this beautiful Vette is clear, but the pedigree of the mystery car is unclear. Owner Eric Saloom always dreamed of having a ’63 Vette. The day he drove home in his new baby he found out his wife was expecting their first baby! The car could be 1 of 199 factory built ZO6 race cars… It could be 1 of 2 factory prototypes… Or it could be a very clever clone. Nobody knows for sure. Eric even took it to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky and they don’t know! So if you have a clue; check out Eric’s ride on myPowerBlock at the “On The Set” group. Also we’ll talk with the star of one of the best car chase movies ever “Smokey and the Bandit”!

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Cherry Bomb Charger Giveaway!

February 09th, 2009 | Category: Cherry Bomb, Giveaways, Mopar, News

Meet the Dietzes from Texas. Kevin along with his wife, son and father joined Courtney in The PowerBlock Shop to claim their prize. Cherry Bomb owner Paul Banks presented Kevin the keys to the 2006 Cherry Bomb Charger R/T Hemi project car. Kevin was randomly selected out of over 300,000 entries. Cherry Bomb celebrated 40 years of disturbing the peace by giving away this awesome Mopar! Plus we’ll have an update on the Barrett Jackson auction of Bill Goldberg’s Year One Superbird. If that wasn’t enough…we’re rolling out PowerBlock The Magazine! It’s a 100% digital interactive how-to monthly magazine with active links, videos, driving impressions and new product reviews. You can download it, search it, share it or print it. Best of all it’s FREE! You can see it all on The PowerBlock February 14th & 15th. For more on Cherry Bomb check out their site, www.CherryBomb.com

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PowerBlock launches its new digital magazine!

February 02nd, 2009 | Category: News, Reviews

PowerBlock Magazine

February 2nd, marks the release of a new digital automotive magazine, “PowerBlock the Magazine”. This free monthly online magazine expands on the content of its successful weekly television programming delivering automotive information to you.

Edited by veteran automotive journalist Cam Benty (Motor Trend, Hot Rod, Car Craft and PHR) “PowerBlock the Magazine” features all the departments, columns, how to articles, driving impressions, events and new product reviews. But unlike traditional paper magazines, it is 100% interactive and FREE! You can watch videos, search for content, click on the parts, email it, download it or print it out!

Click the cover to go to “PowerBlock the Magazine”

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Rare Stang!

February 01st, 2009 | Category: Courtney, Mustang, News

Check out this rare ’69 Shelby GT-500 Mustang! Owner Carl Phillips allowed us to show off his one of only three known ’69 Shelby’s that was converted from street car to race car. This car has raced from Road America to Mid Ohio to Michigan International Raceway from 1972 to 1979. Then it was painted blue and junked. Carl spent six years restoring it back to mint condition, dropping in a Boss 302 that makes 525 horsepower! The color is Calypso Coral. It’s one of the earliest known conversions to “B” racing specs. Plus we’ll preview an all new Trucks! project. See it on The PowerBlock February 7 & 8!

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