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Vintage Truck Industry News

	Egge Machine CEO Ernie Silvers SEMA/ARMO Person of the Year - SEMA 2008 Read about CEO Ernie Silvers of Egge Machine who was named SEMA/ARMO Person of the Year at the 2008 SEMA auto show. more

	Speedway Motors & AFCO Combine - Joins Forces Read about how Speedway Motors and AFCO have combined forces to serve there customers better. more

	PPG Hot Wheels Award Winner - Paint Your Ride Contest Trophy Check out who won the 2008 PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest. more

	Miller Diversion 165 AC/DC TIG Welder - New Products Making its appearance at the 2008 SEMA auto show here is the new Miller Diversion 165 AC/DC TIG Welder, the light weight welder is great... more

	Edelbrock 347 Ford Small Block Crate Engine - New At SEMA Check out Edelbrocks new 347 Ford Small Block Crate Engine with a MSD distributor and a Milodon oil pan. more

	Automotive Photojournalist Insight - Driver's Seat Read about editor Rob Fortier insight on how it was as a Automotive Photojournalist and how it is now. more

	2008 Goodguys Trendsetter Award Winner - Trendsetter! Read about J. F. Launier of JF Kustoms who was the recipient of the 2008 Goodguys Trendsetter award which was presented at the 2008 SEMA... more

	Wheelwells Welding Tips - Professor Hammer's Metal Working Tips This months metal working tips from Ron Covell are repairing and welding wheelwells for a Ford F-100. more

	1950 Chevy Truck & S10 Transmission Questions - Postage Paid Read the responses from editor Rob Fortier on the questions you write in, featuring questions on a 1950 Chevy Truck and a S10 transmission. more

	Bill Smith Of Speedway Motors Receive 2009 Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award - "Speedy" Read about how "Speedy" Bill Smith Of Speedway Motors Received The 2009 Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award. more

	Goodguys 2009 Event Schedule - Events Plan your 2009 schedule early with the Goodguys 2009 event schedule. more

	Chevy Trucks Question & Answer - Postage Paid Our reader's questions and comments about their Chevy Trucks and their engines, projects, builds and more. more

	Mothers Car Care Products Website - High Performance Shine Online Check out Mothers Car Care Products Website with tips on how to Mothers Polishes, Waxes and Cleaners as well as forums to talk with other... more

	1959 Chevy Apache 3100 Stepside & Chevy 350 Motor - Postage Paid Rob's advice to our readers questions about a 1959 Chevy Apache 3100 Stepside and the Chevy 350 engine. more

	Ford F100, Chevy 3100 & Chevy Fleetline Update - Driver's Seat Read about our editors' truck updates from Grant's 1968 Ford F100, a 1953 Chevy 3100 & Rob's 1975 Chevy Cheyenne. more

	LMC Truck & Long Motor Company Owner Passed Away - Leo William Long Passed Away Read about the passing of LMC Truck & Long Motor Company Owner / Founder Leo William Long and his contribute to the automotive industry. more

	California Annual Smog Check Legislation Failed - ...Again Read how a new California legislation law which would require older cars to have a smog check on a annual basic instead of biannual has... more

	TCI Transmissions Tech Help Hours - Hours Extended Read about TCI Transmissions Tech Help Extended Hours and how there available longer hours and six days a week. more

	Lincoln Electric Exporting Award - Ohio Large Business Exporter of the Year Read about how Lincoln Electric has been named the Large Business Exporter of the Year for 2008. more

	Hays Performance Clutches Catalog Update - Over 20 New Parts Read about Hays new performance clutches catalog with over 20 new parts for your super truck, classic trucks, light truck and SUV. more

	Metal Working Tips And Tech Help - Professor Hammer Check out these Metal Working Tips & Tech Help from you the readers of Classic Trucks. more

	Classic Instruments Inc Magazine Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies - Ranked One Read about how Classic Instruments was ranked one of the 5000 fastest growing companies by INC Magazine. more

	3rd Annual Just Ducky Car Show - Cruisin for the Kids 3rd Annual Just Ducky Car Show on October 5, 2008 at the Wild Rivers Water Park in Irvine. more

	Edelbrock 70th Anniversary Promotion - Fourth Quarter Check out Edelbrock's 70th Anniversary fourth quarter promotion with incentives on there cylinder heads, carburetors, and intake manifolds. more

	3M Company Acquires Meguiar's Car Care Products Company - 3M acquires Meguiar's Read about the merging of the 3M company and Meguiars's Car Care Products and how this merging will enhance the products you all ready buy. more

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	Automotive Photojournalist Insight - Driver's Seat Read about editor Rob Fortier insight on how it was as a Automotive Photojournalist and how it is now.... more
	Project Old School, Part VI After many months of cutting, hammering, shaping, filling, welding, sanding, primering, and spraying, Project Old School finally has a coat of black suede on it. We left off last month by torching... more
	2004 Grand National Roadster Show The editor's of Street Rodder will be in attendance at the 2004 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, January 23-25 in more ways than you might think. The staff will be present with... more
	1940 Ford - Newbie Forty Austin Parker is a dyed-in-the-wool car guy. His first car was a mildly customized '57 Chevy--that didn't last long. In 1964, he traded it in for a '40 Ford coupe that he still owns. He's been having... more
	Trucks D'Elegance The Goodguys Lonestar Nationals, located at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, is one of those shows that we look forward to all year long. While Texas barbeque is reason enough to hang out in... more
	Bigger And Badder In Texas Each year, the CLASSIC TRUCKS staff heads down south to the Texas Motor Speedway for the Lonestar Nationals. First and foremost, it is one of the five locations for our Top Ten awards. But it is also... more
	Getting to the Tip of TPI Everyone might not be ready to ditch their carb for fuel injection, but we doubt that too many would argue that, in most situations, an electronic fuel-injected engine will run better across the... more
	1956 Ford F-100 - The Princess In this line of work, much of our day revolves around finding the best trucks possible to bring to you each month. Of the trucks we feature, the majority of them are found at the Goodguys and other... more
	1954 Chevrolet Truck - Born in '54 Reason is a good thing, especially when it comes to truck projects. The guy that tells you "just because" when asked why he built his pickup, well, his heart just isn't into it--that or he's just got... more
	Metal Magic Of the many benefits that stainless steel offers for trim and accent pieces, it's the downfalls of working with it that scare many people away. Unlike aluminum, with its soft characteristics, or... more

	vintage truck drivers A while back a friend emailed me a link to LIFE MAGAZINE's picture archives on the web that was... more
	SEMA News Looks like we won for now! From the S ema Action Network Website Old car emissions exemption no... more
	1972 Chevy C-10 It's been some time since I've driven my "good from a far, far from good" '72 C-10. I stopped... more
	1968 Ford F-100 This week has been busy! Even though I haven't been out in the shop working on my '68 F-100, i've... more

	DIY primer for the novice...need advice please. For those that have done their own priming, is this too much for a novice? Can I use a rattle can... more
	Would like to change my manual brakes to ALL DISK Power Brakes Hi All I finally got her. She is a blue 1968 F-100 with a 302. She is in need of some tlc but I... more
	Does the front end on this 47 look right? Hello This is my first post and likely one of many as I am about to purchase a 1947 Chevrolet 3100... more
	Frame Swaps I have a 51, 5 window one ton dually that I wish to make a pickup out of. I understand that the... more

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