Your 1955-1956 Chevrolet Bel-Air Never Looked Better!   It may be official now... Auto Meter's making just about every custom gauge set except what I need for my 1963 Falcon Wagon! Now with the 1955-56 Chevy Bel-Air custom gauge set ready to ship, what else would set off your custom Chevy better? Get the gauge panel then pick the perfect gauges to fit your ride. MORE in the official press release below... read on!   From Auto Meter: Introducing Auto Meter Nostalgia Series Five Gauge Mount for 55 - 56 Chevrolet Bel-Air   July 2, 2013, Sycamore, IL - The dashboard design of the 1955 - 1956 Chevrolet Bel-Air is regarded by many enthusiasts as one of the most beautiful and iconic interior stylings ever produced. However, the nearly 60 year old original instruments found in those cars are hardly up to today's standards of technology, response and accuracy.   Whether you're working on a resto-mod or a full blown hot rod issues of installation and compatibility where newer performance engines and transmissions are concerned are likely to cause you some headaches. Historically the unique arc-shaped opening of the...

OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America Awards - A Hot Rod Wins! Optima Faceoff at Road America Awards Four OPTIMA Invitational Entries Among Largest Group of Participants in Faceoff History, 1964 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Nissan GTR, 1963 Pontiac Tempest and 1981 Pontiac Trans Am earned entries to the 2013 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational   June 25, 2013 (MILWAUKEE) – The OPTIMA® Faceoff at Road America, presented by Royal Purple and K&N Filters, returned to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, this past weekend with more than 70 participants. The event, which will be showcased on television later this fall, kicked-off on Friday, June 21 at Johnson Controls Headquarters with a car show and charitable OPTIMA Build-A-Bike event benefiting Milwaukee area Boys & Girls Clubs and Neighborhood House of Milwaukee. The Faceoff at Road America is a Regional Qualifier event leading up to OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational, to be held in Pahrump, NV, after the SEMA show in early November.   The driving and fun began Saturday as all of the Faceoff participants drove more than 60 miles through Wisconsin’s scenic Kettle Moraine State Park to the Road America facility in the Detroit...

Spectator Tickets Available for: 2013 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational Sixth Annual OPTIMA® Invitational Promises to be Another Thrilling Automotive Event   More info about the rides racing at the OUSCI   Today OPTIMA® Batteries released a limited number of spectator tickets for its sixth annual OPTIMA® Ultimate Street Car Invitational presented by K&N Filters and Royal Purple. Spectator tickets to the Pahrump, Nevada event, which sold out in 2012, are available for purchase online. Spectators are invited to watch the action-packed event where participants – both up-and-comers and industry favorites – from around the world compete for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car title. Fans are advised to act quickly because the 2012 event sold out of spectator tickets.   Last year, the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational brought in massive crowds with a sold out event, more thrilling moments and record times, ultimately crowning Mark Stielow and his custom 1967 Chevrolet Camaro as the 2012 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car.   "We’re looking forward to another exciting year of this growing event as we continue to layer on different challenges and elements for a new experience for fans and...

Never Calibrate your Speedometer Again   I found the perfect solution to finding out how fast I'm going in my roadster without hooking a speedo-cable into the transmission. I mean, I wish I could, but the speedo input is right next to the frame. I'd have to do some major surgery to make it work. No worries with the GPS setup... and it'll be more accurate, even if I change tire size some time in the future... read on! From Auto Meter: Monitor speed accurately, on or off road with satellite signal technology from Auto Meter! New GPS Rally-Nav speedometers are engineered to interpret data from an included high speed  antenna assembly providing lightning quick response and eliminating the need to ever calibrate the instrument for gearing and tire size changes. In fact there's no reason to interact with the transmission or driven wheels at all, resulting in a simplified installation. Built in the USA utilizing race proven, rugged and precise digital stepper motor drives for smooth pointer readings and heightened resistance to shock and vibration. Rally-Nav red LED digital display includes standards like odometer and trip, in addition...

OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational Qualifier   May 21, 2013, (MILWAUKEE) – Back by popular demand, OPTIMA Batteries will once again host the OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America event in Elkhart Lake, Wis., June 21-23. Presented by Royal Purple and K&N Filters, the OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America will showcase one-of-a-kind performance vehicles during an action-packed weekend of high-powered activity. The OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America brings together a wide range of the best street-legal performance vehicles including vintage, late-model, import and domestic entries of all makes, and is a regional qualifying event for the prestigious OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational occurring later in the year.   The OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America event will be filmed for television as part of the expanding OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series. Automotive celebrity and former WWE wrestler, Bill Goldberg, will be onsite as returning show host. Participants and spectators will also have the opportunity to interact with select cast members from the “R U Faster Than a Redneck” television show. Several of the “Redneck” drivers, including Brian Finch, and brothers Jason and Lonny Childress will be participating in the...

Land Speed Racing: Quest for 1000 mph #2   We can't get enough of Bloodhound SSC. A quest for 1000 mph? Awesome, even to think about it. So.. when the Bloodhound gang releases a press release, I share it. Here's a few more tasty bits of info your mind to chew on... The world land speed record of 763 mph is held by Thrust SSC, a UK team lead by BLOODHOUND’s Project Director Richard Noble and driven by Andy Green. Components for BLOODHOUND SSC are being manufactured by specialists across the UK and delivered to the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre in Bristol for assembly throughout 2013. UK runway testing (up to 200 mph) will get underway early 2014 before the team decamp to the Hakskeen Pan, South Africa to begin high speed testing. The BLOODHOUND team scoured the globe to find the perfect desert to run the car on, it needed to be at least 12 miles long, two miles wide and perfectly flat. The Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape, South Africa was selected. At full speed BLOODHOUND SSC will cover a mile in 3.6 seconds, that’s 4.5 football pitches laid...

Centerforce is proud to put up to $125 back in your pocket! Offer Valid from May 1st, 2013 - June 30th, 2013 only. Centerforce, manufacturer of performance clutches, announced a consumer rebate for all Centerforce products! From May 1st, 2013 - June 30th, 2013, Centerforce customers can get up to $125 back when they purchase Centerforce product. Here's the rebate details: $50 Rebate for the purchase of $500.00 - $749.99 worth of Centerforce Product. $75 Rebate for the purchase of $750.00 - $1249.99 worth of Centerforce Product. $125 Rebate for the purchase of $1,250.00 - up worth of Centerforce Product. The rebate kicks off May 1st. Purchases made prior to May 1st will not be eligible for the rebate. Highlights of the Centerforce Clutch Deal: All Centerforce Product Qualifies Three levels of rebate are available; $50, $75, and $125! Purchases must appear on a single original receipt to combine for tiered levels. Two rebate limit per household. Purchases must be made between May 1st and June 30th, 2013, and Postmarked within 30 days from the date of purchase. Please review the Official Rebate Coupon for addition terms and conditions. Check...

COPO Gauges for your Camaro While we might not all be able to get our hands on one of the limited edition COPO Camaros, Auto Meter is pleased to be able to offer you the COPO Camaro Gauge Pack instruments separately to help complete your latest Chevrolet project. New from Auto Meter! Official Licensed COPO Camaro Instruments Now Available! March 19, 2013, Sycamore, IL - Auto Meter is proud to be the official licensed supplier for the performance gauge pack in the new COPO Camaro. Designed to commemorate the original Central Office Production Order (COPO) system used by dealers in 1969 to offer performance models that were designed to be the quickest in NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes. The current generation of COPO Camaros, are limited production models specially designed for NHRA competition today. When Chevrolet Performance decided to build the COPO Camaro they knew they couldn't trust just any instrument to track the vitals of the beast. So they contacted Auto Meter, manufacturer of the most trusted instruments in NHRA and NASCAR competition, to draw on our 55+ years or racing instrument experience for help putting...

Real Carbon Gauges for your Custom Dash Looking for the perfect custom touch for your race car or street performer? Take a look at these new gauges from Auto Meter. You get REAL Carbon Fiber along with the trusted quality from Auto Meter.   New GT Series Gauges from Auto Meter reporting for duty! April 23, 2013, Sycamore, IL - Powered by race hardened, high precision internals developed from 56 years of competition experience, GT Series gauges are equipped with cutting edge, white LED illumination to maximize visibility in all conditions. Fitted matte black bezels minimize cockpit glare while aircraft inspired dials constructed from real carbon fiber clearly communicate mission critical data. Available in multiple configurations for optimal deployment in applications ranging from hot rods, muscle cars, diesel trucks and modern street/race machines, GT Series gauges from Auto Meter are equal parts street fighter and stealth fighter, ready for battle. Who's watching your six? Click Here for part numbers and...