Congrats to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop crew and to car owner Al on scoring 994 / 1000 points and winning a Street Modified Gold award at the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals! The crew did a fantastic job on the 1969 Chevelle!
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1955 Chevy Gasser Mr. Chevy and Hauler at SEMA 2014 V8TV Video
The SEMA show is often equated with new parts, as it is THE show where all the new stuff is unveiled. However, this year, we brought out a vintage 1955 Chevy Gasser race car and hauler to share with the SEMA attendees. Mr. Chevy was built to this configuration back in 1968, the hauler in ’71, and the car was raced until 1976. On one bad day back in 1976, original builder Van Heck broke the car and wrecked the hauler, and banished both vehicles to his barn for good. The car was bought by Larry Frees at Heck’s estate sale in 2006 and cleaned & repaired to “last raced” condition, and the truck was restored partially by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. Since Frees got the car running and the truck all back together, he’s been sharing the pair with enthusiasts at various shows around the country
http://www.v8tvshow.com – Vintage straight-axle cars, often known as "Gassers", are popular wherever they go. Maybe it's the sky-high stance or the cartoon-like appearance. Or perhaps it's the way these cars transport you to a simpler time when racers would try just about anything to go faster. Whatever it is, these cars draw crowds of people because they look like nothing else on the track. "Mr. Chevy" is a period-perfect example of a 1955 Chevy Hardtop gasser raced from 1968 through 1976 where it was parked. Larry Frees knew the original owner and rescued Mr. Chevy at an estate sale. The car remains true to it's last-raced form in '76, and the hauler was recently restored by it's owner, with bodywork and paint handled in by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop.
Mr. Chevy at SEMA 2014:
The 1968 Camaro “Reloaded” built by the V8 Speed & Resto Shop was invited to participate in the Pro Builders Shootout at the 2014 Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul, MN. You can see the car and read the coverage of the event in the December 2014 issue of Car Craft Magazine!
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The V8 Speed & Resto Shop built 1969 Camaro “Lou’s Change” was selected by the staff of Super Chevy as a recipient of their “Top 10” at the 2014 Super Chevy Show at Gateway Motor Speedway, and even got a photo in Super Chevy Magazine! Congrats to owner Lou and the V8 Crew!
The V8TV crew will be at the 2014 Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul, MN July 18,19, and 20. Come by the Pro Builders Shootout area to meet representatives from the V8 Speed & Resto Shop Crew!
Chevrolet Performance presents the Car Craft Summer Nationals, a three-day event showcasing over 6,000 street machines and muscle cars. The event will roll into St. Paul at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, July 18, 19 and 20, 2014 attracting more than 40,000 spectators and featuring all makes and models of street machines, muscle cars, street rods and light trucks as well as feature cars from all over the country.
Come see the Reloaded Camaro, the ’70 Firebird, and the DRIVEN-1 ’66 GTO at the event!
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2014/05/01/hmn_feature7.html
Thanks so much to the kind staff at Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine for featuring the 1969 Camaro “Lou’s Change” in the May, 2014 issue! They dedicated 6 pages to the car, and it looks and reads fantastically. Congrats to owner Lou, designer Dan Steinhauser, and the V8 Speed & Resto Crew!
The kind folks at industry newspaper Parts & People have authored a very nice feature on the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. We’re grateful to them for the coverage, and especially grateful to our customers for allowing us to build their dream cars, and also to our outstanding crew for making it all happen! You can read the article HERE.
The S71 Olds made the cover of this month’s Popular Hot Rodding Magazine ! There’s also a full color feature inside. We are really honored to have one of our creations featured in this special issue, along side of some of the coolest cars from the SEMA show built by the best in the biz. One thing we’d like to point out is that the engine was built by Bill Trovato at BTR Performance (Not Kevin as the mag states, so give him a call if you want your own screaming Olds engine) and they transposed the name to SR71 from S71, but it’s all good. We’re very proud of the car and our crew, and can’t thank our friends at Popular Hot Rodding enough for the coverage! Now go buy a copy for yourself… there are TONS of killer cars in this issue! Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop today to learn how we can build YOUR dream car!