SOLD! Muscle Cars

The cars are flying off the shelves around here! This week Gearhead Garage facilitated the sale of 2 rare Pontiac GTO's- a 1966 convertible, a 1968 Coupe as well as a 1959 Corvette. These car sales combined with the shop (Gearhead Garage) being busier than ever, is evidence that a quality business dedicated to customer service can succeed in even the worst of economies!!

Still to come on the sale block:

1964 GTO Tri-Power, 4 speed Convertible $45K
1965 GTO Tri-Power 4 speed Coupe $60K

Also currently for sale is an incredible 1969 GTO Judge Convertible, the last of its kind known in existence. 1 of 108 convertibles, this is THE ONLY Judge Convertible that remains with this highly desirable color combo: Starlight Black ext, white convertible top and parchment white interior. PHS Documented--ultra rare. $225K Fully Restored by Gearhead Garage, Trophy Winner.

We'll Help You With Your Classic Car!

Gearhead Garage is Northern California's foremost classic car authority. Among many other specialized services including complete restoration, performance upgrades, upholstery, audio, body & paint, we offer the following basic services:

•Pre and Post Purchase Inspections
•Suspension Rebuilding, Alignment and Chassis Repair
•Electrical Repairs and Custom Wiring
•Scheduled Maintenance
•General Automotive Repair
•Differential Work (posi units, gear sets, axles, etc.)
•Dual Exhaust Systems: Stainless Steel, Header Installation, CAT-BACK Systems, Aluminized Exhaust Systems, X-Pipes & Custom Mandrel Bent Piping and Tubing.

Pro Touring Defined

There are an infinite number of ways to build a pro-touring car, and perhaps the single greatest thing about the pro-touring genre is the fact that the term is always open to interpretation. At Gearhead Garage, these builds are our specialty, here are a few classifications:

Pro-Touring: A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension components, brake system, drive train and aesthetics, including many of the creature comforts of a new car. Built to function as well or better than some of today’s best performance cars, Pro-Touring cars are built to be driven. On the street, race track, drag strip, through cones at an auto-cross, no matter the setting, pro-touring cars are meant to be driven. [Generally speaking, late model cars are not considered pro-touring due to their factory designed suspension and brake packages.]

G-Machine: [Once considered to mean the same thing as pro-touring, the term has now evolved to mean a slightly less refined pro-touring car] A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension, brakes, drive train and aesthetics, generally lacking some of the creature comforts one would find in a pro-touring car, such as cup-holders, leather seats, etc., otherwise identical to a pro-touring car.

Street Fighter: [The term is adapted from a European genre of stripped down street bikes to mean stripped down pro-touring cars.] A classic muscle car with heavily modified and upgraded suspension and brake system components, powerful yet functional drive train, and little to no creature comforts. Most Street Fighters lack A/C, big billet wheels, chromed-out engine bays and navigation systems, but sport forged wheels, a roll cage and fabricated parts. Anything not necessary to make the car accelerate, decelerate, or handle better is stripped from the vehicle. Street Fighters are Pro-Touring counter-culture at its best; drivability is sacrificed for performance and function. In the simplest of fashions, Street Fighters can be equated to street legal race cars.**

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**Source: ProTouring.com, 2008