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SUMMIT RACING DESKTOP TURBO FAN
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT • 800-230-3030 • SUMMITRACING.COM • $49.99
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Waste makes haste. That’s the beauty of a turbocharger, whose impeller fan blades harness exhaust gasses to shove fresh air into the engine. The unmistakable snaillike shape of a turbocharger, with its visible central impellers, inspired this clever portable desk fan (item SUM-P01057). Inside a realistic-looking silver ABS-plastic housing measuring 13 x 12 x 5-inches, the 6-inch-diameter fan is turned by a threespeed motor that takes power from a standard household 110/120-volt outlet. The fan pivots on a metal stand for easy airflow-direction changes, and the unit comes with a one-year warranty. You can order one for pick-up in a Summit Racing Equipment retail location in Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, or Texas, or have it shipped directly to your home.
MUSCLE CAR SPECIAL EDITIONS
What happens when the best factory-built muscle is not enough? Independent specialists step up and take the era’s finest American performance machines even further. Each automaker had enthusiast dealers, engine builders, and speed-parts vendors who could add still more speed and style, working outside of the limitations imposed by automaker executive decisions and production-line feasibility. Muscle Car Special Editions (ISBN 9781613255797) is a tribute to the muscle car one-upmanship created from the 1960s to the modern day by the likes of Baldwin-Motion, Berger, Hurst, Mr. Norm’s, Shelby American, Tasca, Yenko, and so many more. In this 192-page hardcover, author Duncan Brown breaks down U.S. and Canadian post-factory upgraders by marque (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile/Buick, Ford/Mercury, Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge, and AMC) before diving into the many special variants each player created. The book is amply illustrated with nearly 400 detailed-captioned photos and reproductions of period advertising, and its copy is impressively comprehensive, breaking down entries by vendor, year, and model. Sidebars include additional information on specific models and personalities. Muscle car historians and enthusiasts seeking to broaden their knowledge base will find this title an invaluable resource.
1970 MERCURY COUGAR ELIMINATOR
HEMMINGS • 800-227-4316 EXT 79550 • HEMMINGS.COM/STORE • $114.99
Mercury’s entry in SCCA Trans-Am racing inspired perhaps the toughest Cougar ever made: the 1970 Eliminator. This personal-luxury two-door hardtop could have anything from a high-winding 302 to a torque-monster 428 below the hood, plus four on the floor. It’s the T-A-spec four-barrel Boss 302 that is under the opening hood of this 1:18-scale collectible from AutoWorld (item AMM1253). Representing the unrestored, original Competition Blue coupe shown by Mercury Cougar Eliminator Registry founder Dave Wyrwas at the 2019 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, the die-cast model features crisp stripes and delicate brightwork outside, an opening trunk holding correct liner material and a full-size spare, and an amazingly detailed interior with lifelike-patterned seat upholstery and floormats. The shape and color of each component in the engine bay is accurate, enhanced by tiny, legible decals, and the undercarriage looks true to life with body paint overspray, orange primer, and realistic tire treads. Blue Oval fans will love this racy Cougar.
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