Category: Features

The latest feature articles about the automotive aftermarket from THE SHOP.

SBA Offering Disaster Assistance Loans

As part of overall government efforts to combat the COVID-19 outbreak and minimize economic disruption, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small business owners that the SBA’s Disaster Assistance Loan program offers up to $2 million in assistance for qualifying small businesses. The SBA loans can be used to pay fixed debts, payroll,… Continue reading SBA Offering Disaster Assistance Loans

Himalaya Unveils Wyoming ‘Experience Center’

Himalaya, a builder of modified Defenders, has revealed its ‘Himalaya Experience Center’ in Alpine, Wyoming, which is set to make its debut in the winter of 2020, with all amenities being available for attendees upon arrival. “Putting together this experience center showcases what the Himalaya brand is all about, which is a desire to seek-out… Continue reading Himalaya Unveils Wyoming ‘Experience Center’

From the Mag: Driving Up Profits

The excitement created by a vehicle with suspension modifications is the road to added profits for restylers and their new- or used-car dealer clients. Suspension modifications—usually lifts or leveling systems—are often the start of a complete customization package that fuels interest in modified vehicles. A lifted, complete-packaged pickup parked on a dealer’s show floor next… Continue reading From the Mag: Driving Up Profits

Volkswagen Reveals ID.4 Compact SUV

Volkswagen has revealed some of the details behind the ID.4, an all-electric compact SUV, that will be launched in Europe in 2020, before later being sold in Asia and North America. It is the second vehicle to use Volkswagen’s modular electric drive architecture (MEB), following the compact ID.3. The ID.4’s aerodynamically designed exterior perfectly sets… Continue reading Volkswagen Reveals ID.4 Compact SUV

Wisconsin Speed Shop Has Big Plans for Old ‘Poncho’ Race Car

Greg Stelse has big plans for his 1957 Pontiac Star Chief. Currently, Stelse is tearing apart the two-tone green, two-door hardtop–named ‘The Joker’–at Greg’s Speed Shop, the specialty car business he operates in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The goal of the project is to make the 4,000-lb. steel-bodied ‘Poncho’ into a 700-lb.- lighter gasser with about 1,000… Continue reading Wisconsin Speed Shop Has Big Plans for Old ‘Poncho’ Race Car

Video: St. Louis Museum Showcases Vintage Honda ‘S’ Models

Honda is marking 50 years of automobile sales in America this year, and to celebrate, has been featuring various vintage Honda vehicle collections in the Kokoro video series. One of the latest installments takes viewers to the Mungenast Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. Established by a former Honda dealer—and one of… Continue reading Video: St. Louis Museum Showcases Vintage Honda ‘S’ Models

Featured Product: Body Armor 4×4 2005-2022 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Short Bed Rock Sliders

The 2005-2022 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Short Bed Revo Rock Sliders from Body Armor 4×4 are designed to provide added protection between a vehicle and obstacles. Made from 1.75-inch tubing with a .120-inch wall and fitting 5-foot bed models, the rock sliders feature a 25-degree angle and a two-stage, black powder coat finish, protecting rocker… Continue reading Featured Product: Body Armor 4×4 2005-2022 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Short Bed Rock Sliders

McLaren Reveals Faster, Lighter 765LT

Originally scheduled to make its debut at the cancelled Geneva Auto Show, McLaren has revealed the newest member of its ‘Longtail’ efforts, the 765LT. The new car, McLaren says, focuses on attributes that underpin every LT: driver engagement, track-focused dynamics, minimized weight, optimized aerodynamics and increased power. Designed with the track in mind, advanced carbon… Continue reading McLaren Reveals Faster, Lighter 765LT

Bentley Spearheads Return to Coachbuilding with All-New Bacalar

Bentley Mulliner has revealed the all-new Bacalar at the home of Bentley in Crewe, England, the rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era. The new Grand Tourer spearheads a return to coachbuilding by Bentley Mulliner. Just 12 examples of this limited-edition model are being created and each model will be handcrafted in Bentley Mulliner’s workshop… Continue reading Bentley Spearheads Return to Coachbuilding with All-New Bacalar