Links

 

Car Clubs

∙ Central Texas Classic Chevy Club , Austin, Tx.

∙ Alamo Classic Chevy Club , San Antonio, Tx.

∙ Dallas Classic Chevy Club , Dallas and Fort Worth, Tx.

∙ Houston Classic Chevy Club , Houston, Texas area.

∙ Central Oklahoma Classic Chevy Club

∙ Classy Cruisers"

∙ The Lone Star Chevy Club of Austin is a family oriented club dedicated to preserving 1958 - 1966 Chevrolet cars and trucks.

∙ Hill Country Street Rods, Austin, Tx.

∙ Austin Area Car Club , preserving, maintaining and enjoying antique, classic and special interest vehicles.

∙ Georgetown Texas Area Car Club , goal of meeting other car enthusiasts and sharing years of experience.

∙ Central Oklahoma Classic Chevy Club

∙ Albuquerque Classic Chevy Club

∙ Donut Gang  based in Austin, Texas, is strictly a social group and having fun with our pre 1973 street rods and custom cars

∙ Concho Classic Chevy Club, San Angelo, TX    Contact: Mike King

∙ Corvette/Chevy Expo.  For questions or information, email us, or call: (386) 775-2512.

∙ Multiple Chevy Club listings including Camaro clubs and Corvair clubs.

∙ Xtreme Corvettes North Texas

∙ National organization of Chevy Clubs:

∙ The Lone Region of Vintage Chevrolet Club of America "If you love Chevrolet cars and trucks, then you are in the right place."

∙ Texas Automotive Clubs Listing

∙ Shop Manual , Alpabetical Listing of Texas Car Clubs

∙ Collector Car Restoration , Texas Car Clubs

∙ Cruzin Times Texas Car Club List

∙ Car Hopp listing of Texas Car Clubs by Car Make

∙ Hemmings listing of Texas Car Clubs

∙ Texas AutoNut Car Clubs and Associations

∙ Vintage Chevrolet Club of America A nonprofit org dedicated to the restoration & preservation of all years of Chevys.

∙ Antique Auto Club of America , Texas Region AACA

∙ The Cruisers Club , a calendar showing cruising events

∙ Lone Star Nova , A place for Texans that share an interest in the 1962 through 1979 Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova

∙ Chevy Nomad Club , Dedicated to the 1955, 1956, & 1957 Nomad.

∙ Central Texas Hot Rods, 793 members strong with an on-line forum.

∙ Road Relics, Central Texas Region, Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), Austin, Texas

 

Parts Suppliers

Classic Chevy Connection , based in East Texas, has been serving the tri-five Chevy car hobbyist for over ten years.

J & H Auto Trim , 1-800-870-0817

∙ American Auto-Wire

∙ Antique Auto Batteries

∙ Apple Hydraulics

∙ Automotive Engine Components, Holly Carbs, heads, blocks, brackets, anything for 60-80 engines: (832) 729-0983

∙ AutoGeek.net, lot's of car-care products, tips-n-tricks and more for your classic or rod.

∙ Authentic, Power Steering for 50s and 60 Chevys.  Based in Forney, Texas.  Steve Pratt.  972-552-2221.

∙ Be Cool is America's leader in aluminum radiators for ‘60s & 70s (or any) muscle cars.  Essexville, Mi.  (800) 691-2667.

∙ Best Buy Automotive  stocks thousands of auto repair equip. (auto lifts, tire changers, wheel balancers & much more) since 1989.

∙ Bob's Classic Chevy , "the world's leading supplier of products for 1949-1957 Classic Chevy cars".

∙ Borgeson, 'sterring' you forward.

∙ Caps "Brite Hot Coatings", the west coast's premiere CermaKrome facility

∙ Car-Stuff.com , is a itemized list of replacement and performance parts found on-line.

∙ Cars, Inc , provides restoration parts, including complete bodys.

∙ Case's Chevy Parts , 55, 56, 57 Chevrolet Parts located in Kendallville, In.

∙ Chevy Mall

∙ Chevy Trucks

∙ Classic Dream Machine , formerly Classic Bowtie Connection, 55-56-57 Chevy new reproduction and used parts.

∙ Eckler's Classic Chevy International everything you need to restore, upgrade and modify your 55-56-57 Chevy.

∙ The Classic Chrome Company, Phone:  314-803-7971 or 636-607-1901 or Email:

∙ Classic Instruments

∙ Danchuk Manufacturing , 1955-1956-1957 Classic Chevy Parts

∙ Doug Thorley Headers, 50 years of legendary performance headers.  Call: (800) 347-8664

∙ D&P Classic Chevy , family owned/operated full-service restoration and street rod shop; Huntington Beach, Ca.

∙ East Coast Chevy based in Doylestown, Pa. since 1986, parts, and "OL'55 Garage" mechanical and restoration services.

∙ Eckler's Camaro

∙ Eckler's Classic Chevy Truck

∙ Eckler's Trucks

∙ Egge Speed Shop, weekly TV show where Keith Maney visits various car owners and restoration shops.

∙ NEW! Flat Out Glass - Vintage Auto Flat Glass is our Specialty!

∙ Folsom Chevy

∙ Denny Williams Garden Classic Parts , 55 to 64 Chevy parts

∙ Gardner-Westcott, fastener source

∙ Gene Smith Quality Reproduction Parts and Accessories!  Reproduction parts and accessories for 1955-57 Chevy cars

∙ Hastings Filters manufactures and distributes over 4,800 heavy-duty filters.

∙ Hayden Auto, the Leader in Automotive Cooling

∙ Header Buddy, Chrome and Stainless Steel exhaust Tips, mufflers and more high performance products.

∙ H & H Clasic , based in Bentonville, Ar.  "You got the Ride. We've got the parts"

∙ Hilborn Injection

∙ Hot Rod Parts Guide, your absolute source for parts and cool stuff.  Find it fast in HotRod Parts Guide.

∙ Hot Rod Wires based in Garland, Texas, provides wiring harnesses for Hot Rods and Classic Cars

∙ IdidIt, steering column specialist

∙ Jim's Chevrolet provides new and Used “Quality” Reproductions

∙ K & K Bowling Services, (yes, bowling!) supplier of 6" 4000 Grit Abralon Pads good for Aluminum polishing

∙ Eckler's Late Great Chevy

∙ LMC Truck, "Restore, Maintain, Customize", Truck Parts & Accessories For Chevy, GMC, Ford and Dodge Trucks & SUVs

∙ Merv's Classic Chevy , 55-56-57 Classic Chevrolet used or new parts.  Located in Iowa Falls.

∙ McGaughys suspension components.

∙ Moog is a direct manufacturer of classic suspension parts (tie rod ends, ball joints, etc.).

∙ Mutton Hollow Chevys, specializes in new & used parts for 55-56-57 Chevy cars.  Stocking dealer for 20 reproduction companies.

∙ My Classic Car, "home of the certified car nut . . ."

∙ National Parts Depot, Restoring American History.  Service and integrity since 1976,

∙ Tim Tygart's Obsolete Chevy Parts, original GM & reproduction Chevy parts for your car or 1929-1970's truck.  Call: 800-248-8785.

∙ Original Parts Group, orginal and performance parts for Chevrolets, Chevelles and even Cadillacs.

∙ OutBack Truck Parts , based in Spring, Texas.  Chevy and GMC truck parts.

∙ Painless Performance

∙ RareParts , Steering and Suspension specialist.  Site includes an on-line catalog.

∙ RockAuto , parts index for just about any kind of automobile or truck.

∙ Rock Auto, Amrican crafted classic instrumentation.

∙ Route 66 Home of your one stop Classic Chevy (55, 56, 57) Restoration Supplies.

∙ Mill Supply, Inc. , 50 Years of Classic Chevys.  Body Panels that fit; quarter panels, rust repair panels, gas tanks, etc.

∙ Sachse Rod Shop (pronounced “sack-see”) is located in Sachse, Texas (far northeast corner of Dallas county).

∙ Sanderson Headers, in house ceramic coating headers.  Call: 800-669-2430

∙ S & R Motors. Hwy. 87, Comfort, Tx. Parts, used cars, motocycles, used tires, etc.  Call: 830-995-2264

∙ Street Rod Brakcetry, affordable brackets & accessories for AC, Alternators, PS, etc.  Based in Srpingtown, Tx. (817) 614-9659

∙ Superior Glass Works

∙ Trim Parts

∙ Vintage Glass , supplier for custom/antique glass; windshields, door/window glass, back glass, for streetrods, custom cars & trucks.

∙ Vintage Rods ,Vintage Rod Components is a family run business started years ago during the restoration of a vintage '23 T roadster.

∙ Weather Stip Special

∙ YearOne, , Restoration and Performance parts.  Call: (800) 932-7663

∙ 348-409.com , the nets #1 source for the legendary 348 and 409 engines of yesteryear.

∙ Ralph Roberts Classic Supply , genuine Chevrolet and aftermarket reproduction parts.  Brush Prairie, WA.  

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Air Conditioning Kits

∙ Vintage Air, mfg. of A/C units for Streetrods, Muscle cars, Custom or Classic cars/trucks. San Antonio, Tx. (800) 862-6658

∙ Classic Auto Air, since 1977. Perfect Fit model-specific replacement A/C kit home, based in Grapevine, Texas. Call: (877) 342-5526

∙ Hot Rod Air, Inc., Suite 308, Selma, Tx. Orders: 1-877-693-3200 Tech: (210) 651-0040

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Tires & Wheels

∙ Also note, several of the suppliers listed above also provide brake kts, suspension parts, etc.

∙ Vintage Tires , based in Dallas, Texas, tires for antique and classic cars/trucks, tractors, military.  Call Floyd:  (214) 688-0091

∙ Diamond Back Tires , classic whitewall and redline radials for antique and classic cars using Michelin cores.

∙ Kelsey Tires , GoodYear tires from the 30's to the 70's (recommended by Mike King)

∙ Coker Tires , source for antique tires (bias and radials) and wheels.  Ask Our Vintage Tire Experts:  1-866-513-2744

∙ Kelsey Tires

∙ Reclaim Rubber ,quality reclaim rubber, crumb rubber, & scrap rubber from the best mfg. & exporter in Ludhiana Punjab (India).

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Brake Kits

∙ Wilwood Engineering , manufactures aftermarket and racing disc brakes for specialty OEM solutions, (805) 388-1188.

∙ Classic Performance Products , disc brake kits, coil-over kits, suspension products, etc. and "Classic Talk All The Time."

∙ SSBC (Stainless Steel Brake Corp.) disc brake kits, Aluminum Caliper kits, rotors, brake pads, disc brake components.

∙ DiscBrakeSwap

∙ Apple Tree Auto

∙ Classic Performance

∙ Heidts

∙ East Coast Chevy

∙ SouthernRods

∙ MP Brakes

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Paints and Coatings

∙ POR-15 rust preventative paint.

∙ Eastwood restoration supplies (paints, rust treatment, coatings, etc.) plus lots of tools and restoration tips on line.

∙ Rust Bullet

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Service Suppliers

Dan Brinkman, Wiring installation, Air Conditioning installation for your street rod or vintage auto. Call: (512) 266-1751.

Sonic, American's Drive In.

Longhorn Custom Embroidery: Corporate Items, Koozies, Golf shirts, Hats, Silk Screening.  Over 15,000 items. (512) 280-8888

Jerry Dixon's Klassic Kars, based in Austin, Texas, provides Classic Repairs, Restorations.  (512) 288-5755

Trucks N Stuff, based in Bastrop, Texas.  Gary Baker, Owner.  (512) 303-9340

∙ Alsa Corporation Exotic paints and finishes

∙ Austin Power Coating , local power coater based in Austin, Texas.

∙ Brooks Industrial Coatings,Inc

∙ A List Of Chrome Plating Shops listed alphabetically

∙ Soda Blasting by BlasterClean can meet your needs for paint stripping or cleaning of contaminates

∙ Cen-Tex Plating Company, Chrome plating bumpers, . . just about anything metal.  Email: David, or call (512) 244-4721.

∙ Texas Automobile Restoration Companies

∙ Consolidated Metal Technology, (CMT) based in Round Rock, Texas, painting or plating of metal or plastic. Phone: (512) 255-9296

∙ Custom Coaters , this site provides a list of Texas.

∙ CrossLink Texas , local power coater based in Plugerville, Texas.

∙ East Coast Chevy based in Doylestown, Pa. since 1986 provides parts, and "OL'55 Garage" mechanical and restoration services.

∙ Motor Heads Performance performance upgrades, repairs & restorations

∙ North Texas Rod & Custom, turn key cars & services (chassis, elect., paint/body, inter., etc.). Kaufman, Tx. (903) 998-7037

∙ Palmieri Concepts Transform your photos and artwork into automotive showboards, car display signs, calendars, magnets & T-shirts.

∙ Parker County Performance , Service and performance parts for Hot Rods.  Also, custom fabrication.

∙ Petty Industrial Coaters, 6816 Lee Manor Lane, Manor, TX 78653. Call: (512) 272-8412

∙ Hydro Grafix , graphic detailing for dashboards, wheels, Intake Manifolds, and much more. Based in San Antonio. (210) 932-9492.

∙ StraightnShinyByGolly, Classic Auto stainless straightening and polishing. Some wood graining.  Call Rick:  (210) 815-5118

∙ SolTex Soda Blast , based in New Braunfels, Texas, "mobile paint stripping" (blasting on your site)

∙ Spectra Chrom provides patented "Spray On" Chroming equipment, based in Clearwater, Florida.

∙ Superior Chrome Plating , based in Houston, is generally known to be one of the best in this area

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Restorations and Customization Shops

Jeff's Classic Car Restoration: Jeff Campbell, Owner and member of The CTCCC, does first-rate full resotrations. (512) 281-2902.

∙ New England's Chop-Shop Customs , Woburn, Mass., full restorations or customizations, for all types of classics, 1910-1985.

∙ Kilkin Street Rods , turn key service based in Lampasas, Texas. (512) 564-1934

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Event Listings

∙ LONE STAR XXVIII (28th) Convention, May 14th through May 16th, 2010, San Antonio, Texas.

∙ Auto Round-Up Publications

∙ O'Reilly's "AutoRama Index

∙ Cruises in North Texas

∙ The Corvette/Chevy Expo, is the largest indoor All Chevy show, Swap Meet and Car Sales Mart in Texas.

∙ Cruisin' Style Magazine

∙ Good Guys 18th Lone Star Nationals (2010), Oct. 1, 2 & 3, Texas Motor Speedway, I35 North, Fort Worth, TX (817) 215-8500

∙ Hot Rod Hotline

∙ Hub Cap Cafe , Texas Car Shows

∙ Hot Rod Happenings

∙ Hot Rods and Classics Portal Events Listing

∙ 17th Lone Star Nationals, Texas Motor Speedway,Fort Worth, October 1, 2 & 3, 2010.  Customs, Classics & Muscle Cars thru '72.

∙ Old Ride

∙ OldRide.com directory of events.

∙ Texas Car Shows

∙ Super Chevy Show

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Swap Meets

∙ 38th Annual Pate Swap Meet , Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.  April 29 through May 2, 2010.

∙ Carlisle Swap Meet , April 21-25, 2010, Carlisle Pennsylvania

∙ Collector Car Swap Meet , listing by city

∙ Southwest Swap Meet , at Arlington's Texas Ranger ball park

∙ KyanaSwapMeet , based in Louisville KY, provides an itemized list of itmes from insurance to cheap tires.

∙ Earhart Productions, Dallas/Fort Worth Swap Meet

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Technical Support & Articles

∙ History of Classic and Antique Cars

∙ Digital Discord: Tech Support for those who really need it . . . .

∙ Niffty 58 Impala Restoration project

∙ PowerBlock TV

∙ Chevy Talk

∙ 57 Chevy Black Widow , famous 57 Chevy competition car

∙ Garage Tech Tips from East Coast Chevy, Doylestown, Pa.

∙ My Classic Garage , specializing in car accessories, apparel, products and collectables for car nuts!

∙ Are your car mirrors adjusted correctly?

∙ Converting a "Shoebox Chevy" form a 4 door to a 2 door, YouTube video (no download).

∙ AutoGeek.net, lot's of car-care products, tips-n-tricks and more for your classic or rod.

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Forums

∙ TriFive Forum Its free to join and has tons of info. Download manuals, asked questions and buy parts.

∙ ChevyTalk It's free to join, or you can become a supporting member.

∙ My Classic Garage , specializing in car accessories, apparel, products and collectables for car nuts!

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Nostalgia, History

∙ Florentine Films movie "I Love My Chevrolet". To get involved call: Karen Shakerdge, (212) 980-5966

∙ Classic Chevy Cars  An interesting synopsis of 50s Chevy automobiles (thanks to Mrs. Russell's student for this link).

∙ Super Chevy Magazine's  Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1957 Chevy

∙ Niftee 50ees

∙ 1957 Classic Chevrolet  "Sweet, Smooth and Sassy!"

∙ 1955 Classic Chevrolet  "The Hot One"

∙ 1956 Classic Chevrolet  "The Hot One's Even Hotter!"

∙ Vintage Chevrolet Archives

∙ Allegheny Ludlum  Home of the Stainless Steel Car

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Fun Stuff

∙ Project Video that interviews Dan and shows his classics and garage.

∙ Jay Leno's Garage

∙ Auto Quiz

∙ An Automotive Quiz by Joe Troise

∙ AutoTraderClassics.com - Video , GM takes you around the country in a 1935 Chevy!

∙ The 1955 Chevrolet is an iconic designTake a look now and see what "motoramic" really means!

∙ The Thrill Driver's Choice - '56 Chevrolet - GM promotional clip from back in the day featuring '56 Chevys in a traveling stunt show.

∙ Video showing a 57 restoration

∙ Video showing a Candy 57 Chevy, Kandy Paint, Painting a car

∙ Video showing a 57 Chevy Commercial

∙ Video showing a Mike Coleland's Project X , a 57 Chevy

∙ Video showing a 50's TV: Classic Chevrolet Commercial (Aired 1956)

∙ Video showing a 1956 Chevrolet TV Ad: The Future Right Now!

∙ Video showing a 1957 Chevrolet safety - Commercial

∙ 1957 Chevrolet TV Ad: Birthday! So, my birthday is coming up!

∙ 1957 Chevrolet TV Ad: Rochester fuel injection.  Wanna learn about how fuel injection works?

∙ Video showing a Drag Racing When It Was Fun. Lot's of Chevys, vintage Corvettes and even a 57 Chevy Wagon.

∙ Video showing a "1958 - The Look Of The Future" , 1 of 5 Sponsored by GM's Chevrolet Division, shows engineers styling future Chevys

∙ Video showing a "1958 - The Look Of The Future" , 2 of 5 Sponsored by GM's Chevrolet Division, shows engineers styling future Chevys

∙ Video showing a "1958 - The Look Of The Future" , 3 of 5 Sponsored by GM's Chevrolet Division, shows engineers styling future Chevys

∙ Video showing a "1958 - The Look Of The Future" , 4 of 5 Sponsored by GM's Chevrolet Division, shows engineers styling future Chevys

∙ Video showing a "1958 - The Look Of The Future" , 5 of 5 Sponsored by GM's Chevrolet Division, shows engineers styling future Chevys

∙ TV Ad for a 56' Chevy "Sleeping Beauty"

∙ TV Ad for a 55' Chevy 1955 Chevrolet Television Commercial Prescription for travel.  The new "Moto-ramic" Chevrolet.

∙ TV Ad for a 55' Chevy 1955, "A new concept" with "Anti-Dive" braking control

∙ TV Ad for Chevy See the USA , 1955

∙ TV Ad for Chevy See the USA , 1952 with Dinah Shore

∙ TV Ad for Chevy See the USA , 1952

∙ First TV Ad for Camaro "Volcano", an SS 350

∙ The Beatles promo video for the 1957 Chuck Berry's song "Rock And Roll Music".

∙ TV Ad for Corvair , "The Corvair In Action", video of some disuised Corvairs in test runs

∙ 1965 Corvair TV Ad for Sexy 65 Corvair TV Commercial , "An adventure just to see it."

∙ Video showing , Joie Chitwood Thrill Show 1956 Chevrolet Commercial.

∙ Video showing a 1957 Chevy Commercial, "World's First Decathlon Champion"

∙ Slide presentation, you won't get it at first , but you need to check it out.

∙ 789 Chevy    An amazing concept. Is it a hoax?

∙ 1952 Hot Rod training film

∙ Dick's Classic Garage

∙ A really neet picture presentation of some classic cars models.

∙ Chevrolet brings you the news - from 1935.

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Just Plain Fun, Nothing To Do With Cars

∙ Welcome to Old Forty Fives.com , where the '50s and '60s come back to life.

∙ Old Blue Jacket Flicks , a selection of Nostalgia Flicks, Patriotic videos, etc.

∙ The Cars We Drove in the 50s and 60s.

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Cars for Sale

∙ Huffman's Auto Sales

∙ Rock On Cars (and Motorcycles), Buy, Sell, Trade

∙ Old RideClassic Cars for Sale

∙ MotorHeadTraders.com , classic and muscle car trading.

∙ , on-line magazine for car sales in the U.S. and Canada.

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Magazines and On-Line News Letters

∙ Chevy Classic Magazine

∙ The Hot Rod Line , World's Largest Hot Rod Magazine

∙ Skinned Knuckles monthly publication; informative hands-on articles re. repairs, maintenance and restoring vintage/classic vehicles.

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General

Kay Bowen , ready to serve your realty needs.

J & M Engravers Custom Engraved Plastic Signs since 1967.  (512) 442-7239

Texas Radio Guy , vintage radios bought and sold.  (512) 441-3439.

Stephanie Myers , American National Property and Casualty Quality Agent.  (512) 248-1998

∙ The Chevy List

∙ CrankMan

∙ Car Crazy Central

∙ Classic Car Base

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