The 12th Goodguys PPG Nationals - Turn It & Burn It!

Celina Williams, a 36-year-old marketing consultant from Cornelia, Georgia, was there to support her husband, Brian, and his sweet-running '67 Camaro. It has an all-aluminum 427-ci LS7, DSE Quadralink rear suspension, Baer brakes, RideTech TigerCage, Tremec five-speed, Moser 12-bolt, and a Paul Atkins interior.

We can't ever get enough Chevelles, and this '66 owned by Mike Hammond was looking good running the autocross. Power comes from a 499ci big-block, and feeds a five-speed Tremec. Wilwood brakes do the stopping with help from Toyo tires on Intro wheels.

If you're looking for a deal on a starter project car, the Goodguys car corral is a great place to start. Mopars are typically priced out of our range, but this killer '73 Dodge Satellite was in mint condition with perfect paint, nice interior, and working A/C for just $8,500 (OBO). Trust us, these cars are going to be big!

Dustin Foust, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering student from Greenville, Indiana, built this '70 Mustang for Mark Jacobi. It's packing a 550hp Ford 460 big-block, a Tremec six-speed trans, Heidt's suspension, BFG rubber, Budnik GTX wheels (18s and 20s), and Wilwood brakes.

Jesse Greening of Cullman, Alabama, didn't make the cut for the final five in the Street Machine of the Year competition, but he put in a great effort with his '71 Camaro. Jesse used DSE suspension components all around and Baer brakes inside custom wheels of his own design. An LS1 engine and six-speed Tremec make up the powertrain.

Seen elsewhere in this issue is PHR's Project Fast Lane Fairlane, which was helping to represent the Bowler Transmission folks in the Vendor's Autocross Challenge at Columbus.

James McLeod of Hudson, Florida owns this sleek '69 Mustang fastback, which packs a 5.4L mod motor and six-speed trans. Cornering duties are handled by Heidts' front and rear suspension, SSBC brakes, and BFG rubber. The car was assembled by Time Machines out of Florida.

Meet Sheila Defer and Chris Bethel of Hilliard, Ohio. We met them around 11:30 Saturday morning just as it started to sprinkle. They wanted directions to the bar, and we drew a blank. We struck up a conversation, and headed indoors when the rain became torrential. Four hours later, we were like best friends. Later that evening, we all got together for burgers at Thurman Café in Columbus (a big thumbs-up if you're in town). Chris brought out his '66 Mustang fastback 2+2, which he's owned for 18 years. Doing all the work himself, it took Chris 13 years to complete it.

Back in June, we gave a shout-out to all our readers that we would be in Columbus for the Goodguys show, and Larry Belcher of DeLand, Florida, took us up on the offer. Riding through the show, Larry called out to us, and pointed to his PHR T-shirt. If the name sounds familiar, it's because Larry is a Laguna nut too. He regularly sends us old Laguna magazines and hard-to-find parts. We posed Larry next to Chuck Church Jr's beautiful '67 Chevy II. Running on methanol, the 421ci small-block has pushed the little Nova to a best of 9.48/140 on motor. Church Boys Racing of Bristolville, Ohio, built this stunning machine. Check out the Church Boys Racing website at www.churchboysracing.com.

Bill Jelinek of Route 66 Motorsports (New Lenox, IL) is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. We found him demonstrating his new line of car care products which is sold under the Route 66 Motorsports banner. Here, Bill shows off the capabilities of their new "Pedal To The Metal" metal polish on a piece of billet aluminum (a 16 oz. bottle is just $14.95). This stuff really works! Check it out at www.rt66motorsports.com.

This wicked-looking '69 Charger belongs to Street Machine of the Year finalist Tom Boldry of Shawnee, Kansas. Yeah, you bet it's got a Hemi-472 inches worth. Other goodies that help it carve up the track include a Magnum Force K-member, Keisler five-speed, and Wilwood brakes. Tom reckons it's putting out about 600 hp.

This interesting '68 Mustang was brought all the way from Sacramento, California by Scott and Laura Taylor. It's got a sideways-opening hood that covers a 490ci Ford "Shotgun" semi Hemi making around 705 hp off the juice. A full Art Morrison chassis and Air Ride suspension allow for unparalleled suspension tuning. A 4-inch "channel" job takes the look to the next level. Incredibly, the Taylor's Mustang didn't make the final five cut either.

Our keen interest in Chevelles extended to the car corral area, where one guy was offering up this '68 SS clone for a whopping $32,000. With a rather ordinary big-block and a pretty straightforward restoration, it might be worth $22,000 on a good day. There were no takers, but at least the seller copped to it being a clone.

Every year, the Goodguys PPG Nationals is the scene of the grand giveaway. We have run several stories on the Air Ride Technologies SuperNova over the past year, so it should be no stranger to you. Yes, they really do give these things away, and this year Allen Naylor of Athens, Alabama, won it in a special key drawing of semifinalists from prior Goodguys events. Allen is the owner of Naylor Performance Transmissions in Athens, and he vows to show it, drive it, and have fun with his new SuperNova.

Detroit Speed & Engineering is leading the pack when it comes to practicing what they preach. Take their complete suspension packages for GM A-bodies for example. For every system they design and bring to market, they build a proof-of-concept project car which becomes the test bed for that system. All the parts you see on their display rotisserie are installed on their '65 Malibu project car, which we'll be featuring in an upcoming issue.