ROAD RUMBLINGS… By Jimmy B
OOP’s!!! We have to make a correction for
last months issue. We erroneously listed the cover shot as having been done by Wolf Motorsports magazine. WRONG!!!!! Credit goes to Jimmy Lowe for that great cover shot. Sorry about that. We want to give a shout out to the MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB. They host an AWESOME Cruise nite each year and collect donations from the attendees, to provide help to those in need in the community. Recently they presented $500.00 worth of WAL-MART GIFT Cards to Journeys Home in Murfreesboro TN. GREAT JOB MHRC!!!!
HAVE YOU SENT The GEARHEAD GAZZETTE YOUR CAR SHOW OR CRUISE NITE INFO FOR 2012 YET?? If not, do it today!! Take a look at the “SHOW INFO AT A GLANCE” section and you will see that the show / cruise season is going to be a good one in 2012. There are already over 50 events listed!!!! Send your info to gearheadgazzette@gmail.com Here is STREET RODDER Magazines Street Rod of the Year!! Owned by Dan Bredbury of Durham CT. 1932 Ford Hi-Boy coupe, with a 348 sporting 6 deuces on top. Its got a Jag Rr end out back with 3 pedals working a Tremac 5-spd trans. Very Cool!!
Congratulations to GM & Chevrolet on reaching 100 years of great cars & trucks. Not many brands or automobile manufacturer’s can say that!! Here’s some interesting history and facts on the Chevy story…. Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was incorporated on November 3, 1911 The Chevy bow Tie Emblem was applied to a Chevrolet in 1914 by Billy Durant CEO of Chevrolet at the time. As Durant told it, he’d seen the design on the wallpaper of a hotel room in Paris. 1912 Chevrolet had a 120 inch wheelbase and a 299c.i. six cylinder engine in it. First Chevy truck appeared in 1918 1927 Chevy outsells Ford 1932 1of 3 cars sold is a Chevy. The SUBURBAN is the longest running nameplate in the auto industry. It was launched in 1935. Chevy offered the first low priced car with an automatic transmission, the 2 spd Powerglide unit in 1950 at a cost of $159.00 ―SEE THE U-S-A in your Chevrolet‖ sung by TV’s Dinah Shore starting in 1951. More than 1 million IMPALA’s were sold in 1965, still a record for production of a single nameplate. The Chevy ―SS‖ Super Sport designation first appeared in 1961 as a special option on the Impala.
And remember to tell em’ ya saw it in the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE cause THE FUN STARTS HERE!!
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December 2011