With over 50 years experience of custom wheel manufacturing, The Wheelsmith is well known for its extensive range of custom and OEM-style steel and wire wheels. New to the range is the OEM Spider, a hand-built steel wheel that features the spider rings around the center spider cap, as well as an outer trim ring.
Available in all popular diameters, bolt patterns, and back spacings. For more information, contact The Wheelsmith at (800) 854-8937 or www.thewheelsmith.net.
American Autowire’s Classic Update kits are designed for specific year, make, and model configurations. Shown here is the ’59-60 Impala kit, which features a replacement headlight switch with internal 30-amp circuit breaker and steering column connectors that plug directly into most aftermarket columns or ’59-60 GM columns that use stock GM turn signal switches. Original switch connector bodies and GM bulkhead connectors are supplied for the engine and front light wiring—an American Autowire exclusive feature.
The fusebox is designed to fit in the stock location, with a template included to modify the firewall, and the instrument cluster wiring has a disconnect system for easy service as well as original terminals for stock clusters, though it will also connect to aftermarket gauges. The front and rear body wiring features longer leads, allowing for stock or custom routing, with a trigger wire for a fan relay included in the front section. If you’re going to rewire a classic, American Autowire really has thought of everything for you. For more information, contact American Autowire at (856) 933-0801 or www.americanautowire.com.
Eagle One Wipe & Shine makes it quick and easy to detail, protect, and restore shine between washes and waxes. Just spray on and wipe off and the result is a just-waxed look.
Wipe & Shine safely lifts dust, pollen, bird droppings, and water spots and provides a lasting shine and UV protection with no white residue. Supplied in 32-ounce spray bottles, its advanced protection polymers can last one month or longer. For more information, contact Eagle One at (800) 354-9061 or www.eagleone.com.
They are back! The famous heavy-duty mufflers that were used by the original hot rodders in the ’40s and ’50s are available once again. Vintage steel-pac mufflers with a very deep, unique sound, Porter Mufflers are still hand manufactured right here in the United States just like they were back in the ’30s. They are made from the same 16-gauge steel and stainless steel bodies, with a steel coil center, and hand packed with stainless steel, giving them that classic vintage rumble.
Available with either 3 1/2- or 4-inch body diameters, and with inlets and outlets ranging in 1/4-inch increments from 1 3/4 to 3 inches, they have an overall length of 26 inches and a body length of 20 inches. Originally made by the Porter Muffler Manufacturing Company on the West Coast in the ’30s, Porter Muffler now operates alongside RavenWorks in Maple Grove, Minnesota. For more information, contact Porter Mufflers LLC at (763) 463-3452 or www.portermufflers.com.
Wintec Fabrication has released a bolt-on emergency/parking brake kit that’s extremely street rod friendly for 8- and 9-inch Ford rearends. It’s an easy way to incorporate an e-brake if your rear brakes are not equipped with that ability.
The easy-to-install kit includes the caliper mounting bracket, caliper and pads, 8 3/4-inch diameter rotor with mounting hardware, high-strength U-joint girdles, and an 8-foot trimmable cable kit with a chrome floor-mounted handle. For more information, contact Wintec Fabrication at (203) 294-1339 or www.wintecfabrication.com.
Evil Engineering billet taillights have ultra prismatic lenses coupled with the brightest LEDs on the market. The prismatic lens spreads the light over a wider viewing angle for maximum visibility and illumination. As well as using less draw than a standard light, LEDs out-perform any standard light bulbs, which have an estimated operating time of 6,000 hours compared to 15,000 to 20,000 hours for LEDs!
Evil Engineering’s LED taillights draw 2mA in the on position and only 1/2A when the brake light is on. Available designs include the Model A, the ’32 Ford, ’33-and-up Ford, V-8, Spade, and the 8 Ball, and all come with a polished billet aluminum or chrome finish. They are also available with a license plate holder as a horizontal or vertical mount for motorcycle applications. For more information, contact Evil Engineering at (800) 372-8612 or www.evil-engineering.com.