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2006 Car Craft Summer Nationals - Overload!

The Greatest Gathering Of Street Machines In Recent Memory Cruised With Us At The GM Performance Division Presents The 2006 Car Craft Summer Nationals.
By Car Craft Staff
Photography by Car Craft Staff, Wes Allison
Car Craft Summer Nationals Line 1969 Chevy Camaro Steel Bodies Display
Glad checks out the specs on '69 Camaro steel bodies on display in the GM Restoration Parts tent. Could there be another Project Camaro buildup in the future?
Car Craft Summer Nationals Race Car Cruising
It's always cool to see race cars cruising the fairgrounds. Check out the quarter-turn fasteners on the hood AND the front bumper.
2001 S10 Pickup Blown Tire
Flying rubber shrapnel from Mike Haag's passenger-side tire sent people running for cover during the burnout competition elimination rounds. "The wife's gonna be pissed," he deadpanned after surveying the damage to his '01 S-10 pickup. He seemed more upset that he didn't have an extra tire to frag to finish the competition.
1967 Chevelle Dyno
Brad Johnson's '67 Chevelle made big power on the DynoMax Performance Exhaust Dyno Challenge chassis dyno Sunday afternoon, but not as big as he thought it should. Low nitrous-bottle pressure was found to be the culprit, and after a good Samaritan in the crowd offered up his own nitrous bottle for the next pull, the Chevelle pounded out peak numbers of 767 hp and 689 lb-ft.
1995 Impala Ss 5 Speed Manual
Randy Atwood bangs gears in his '95 Impala SS. Astute readers know, of course, that these cars never came with a manual trans. Randy's T56 swap was accomplished with the help of a conversion kit from B-Body High Performance. He says he still giggles like a schoolgirl every time he drives his car.
1974 Amx Front View
We were dreaming 401 and four-speed, but this '74 AMX actually has a 304 with a three-speed. Deborah Sanders is the original owner, and someone told her to take the Javelin to a car show. So here it is.
Car Craft Summer Nationals Gm Performance Fleet
GM Performance Division sent an entire fleet of street machines, including a mega-decibel GTO, Corvette pace car, and that Gen III-powered Pontiac Solstice. The company was giving away rides around the fairgrounds all day long.
1969 Mustang Fastback Rear View
Look closely at the white Mustang. That's a 211/44-inch chop out of the roof of the '69 fastback. Jim Voorhees of Lake City, Minnesota, performed the surgery. Despite the radical buzz cut, the car is very subtle. The stripe down the side says it all: Chop 1.
Car Craft Summer Nationals Driving Hats
This might be either Randy or Mike Fast, but we forgot which. What we do know is that he is from Canada and won't admit that the "driving hats" help get Canadian chicks. We'd use Molson instead, but that's just us.
Gm Products Cross Ram Intake
According to the Car Craft finger, GM is reproducing part number 3841126, the much-too-bitchin' cross-ram intake for the first-gen Z/28. It even has the correct factory stamping so that one you've been hoarding is now worthless. Good job.
1967 Barracuda Front View
This is an English version of a '67 Barracuda driven by Jeff Pallum. Note the amber England-only turn-signal lights, wrong-side drive, and backward wipers. Jeff claims it is one of three or so sent overseas, and this was the only convertible made.

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