The idea of stock car racing used to revolve around cars that looked, essentially, like cars you might see on the street. Back at the start of NASCAR, the now defunct Hudson Hornet dominated racing; and the cars raced by Marshall Teague weren't that much different than what you'd see on the street, saved for hotter camshafts and bigger venturis on the carburetors. In fact, a performance package available for consumers became available, based on what was raced.
A similar result came out of "King Richard" Petty's 1964 victories with the Hemi-powered Plymouths. Chrysler had to offer the second generation of Hemi-head V8 to consumers to ensure its legality in stock car racing; thus was born the 1966 Plymouth Belvedere with Hemi power.
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Seattle--Bill Van Amburg, senior vice president of WestStart-CALSTART, is a man with a bit of a problem. He's promoting hybrid work trucks, yet they're still standing in the shadow of hybrid cars.
Bellevue, Wash. -- Car Nutz, since its spin-off as an enhancement to neighboring specialty and sports car dealership Park Place Ltd. in the mid-90s, has established itself as the go-to place for those on the east side of Lake Washington who want to enhance the look or feel of their car. 