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NSRA Nationals Select Penfound Design For
Builders' Showcase...Again
One
of the most popular auto events in America chose Penfound Design
to feature a vehicle in the prestigious Builders' Showcase of
the National Street Rod Association Nationals Plus August 5-8,
2010. Along with a selected group of hot rod and custom car
builders from around the country, Penfound Design brought the
1964 Cadillac Cambiar to be shown in the Louisville, Kentucky,
Exposition Center. The 30 vehicles on display represented a
cross-section of the state of the special interest car building
industry, according to NSRA representatives.
"The
NSRA Street Rod Nationals Builders' Showcase is a highlight of
the premier event in street rodding. The builders of the
vehicles included in the NSRA Builders' Showcase have garnered
any number of top awards and honors....their creations have been
used in advertising campaigns or as special interest vehicles at
the SEMA Show and other automotive aftermarket conventions and
trade shows. This will be a unique opportunity to view these
vehicles up close and in person."
Penfound
Design is grateful for the honor to be selected for the NSRA
Builders' Showcase, and looks forward to participating in future
events.
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Penfound Design Featured at Super
Solon Chartiy Cruise
The
1964 Cadillac Cambiar was on display at the annual Super
Solon Charity Cruise, in northeast Ohio and was also
selected as a Top 10 Finalist and sponsor choice for the
event which includes hundreds of rods, customs,
classics, muscle cars and trucks.
As
a featured builder at the event, Penfound Design was
highlighted in advertising and promotional materials,
and the award picks it received were a special bonus for
the car. The Super Solon Charity Cruise, which is
presented by the Rock N Roll Capital Street Machines
club, is a major highlight of the weekly cruise-ins and
shows that continue throughout the summer. The event
sponsorship includes Summit Racing Equipment with
contributions to charities which include Shoes and
Clothes for Kids.
Cambiar
was presented with the "Top Ten Finalist" award as well
as a sponsor choice from the Hensel "Gearage". The
annual Solon event was held July 24, 2010.
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Penfound Design ads featured in NSRA
Streetscene
Advertising which highlights Penfound Design cars is being
featured in the magazine of the National Street Rod Association,
StreetsScene. As one of the oldest enthusiast auto groups in the
world, the NSRA was founded in 1970 and in its own words
"produces 11 of the world's biggest and best specialty vehicle
events".
The
NSRA considers the
StreetScene magazine as a main benefit of the many services and
programs offered to members, which also include helpful state
representatives who consult on car building and safety issues,
participation of dozens of aftermarket suppliers in shows and a
nationwide voluntary Vehicle Safety Inspection program for
members.
The
premier event in the sport is the NSRA Street Rod Nationals
Plus, which brings an estimated 10,000+ vehicles to Louisville,
Kentucky. The 2010 event, the 41st Annual show, supports the
NSRA's slogan 'Fun With Cars'.
Penfound
Design cars have been featured at National Street Rod
Association events and it makes perfect sense to advertise in
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LoSabre wins best customized 1950-1970
car
at Loudonville car show
With hundreds of vehicles lining the picturesque historic
streets of Loudonville, Ohio, there was lots of competition for
custom cars, hot rods, vintage and muscle cars. The 1959 Buick
LoSabre was well received, however, and was picked as Best
Customized 1950-1970 Car at the event.
As
the tenth annual Loudonville Car Show, the event has grown
dramatically, with some participants arriving at dawn to grab
the best parking place around the downtown park or along the
side streets around it. The car show also features bands, a swap
meet, lots of food vendors and excited downtown merchants
selling antiques, books, clothing and ice cream to the hundreds
of folks attending the event.
While
the temperature was in the 90s, the event was a popular
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Spreading
the word about Penfound Design
To
introduce Penfound Design to an even wider audience, advertising has
begun in one of the most respected hot rod and custom car club magazines
in America...the Goodguys Gazette.
Featuring
three of Penfound Design's cars, the 1959 Buick LoSabre, 1964 Cadillac
Cambiar and 1963 Chevrolet Impala SportsRoof, the ads encourage
potential customers to 'Take Your Car To The Next Level...By Design'.
The
Goodguys Rod & Custom Association "promotes and produces some of the
world's most dynamic automotive events" as explained in their website.
"Why? Because we're car people like you." Founded by Gary Meadors in
1983 Goodguys holds more than 20 events across the country, each
featuring hundreds of cars and thousands of spectators. Goodguys is the
world's largest rod & custom association with more than 70,000 members.
Most events feature rods, customs, classics, trucks, street machines and
muscle cars through 1972, with select events welcoming all years of
American powered cars and trucks.
Penfound
Design cars have attended many Goodguys events, including the Nationals
held in Columbus, Ohio, so it was logical to advertise in the Goodguys
Gazette magazine which is sent monthly to members. It's a great way to
spread the word about what we do at PD.

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Penfound Design Video... Ride with us!
Watch some of the Penfound Design cars in
action, along with a look inside the interiors and engine rooms of
LoSabre, Cambiar, SportsRoof and Inpala as they take to the streets.
More cars will be added later as the PD crew works on new 'Production
Concept' cars. Stay tuned! Your comments are welcome at barry@penfounddesign.com

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Buick LoSabre Featured In NSRA Builders' Showcase
Penfound Design was given a special honor by
being selected to show a vehicle at the 40th Annual NSRA
Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, August 6-9, 2009.
A special feature added to the
NSRA Street Rod Nationals in 2006, the Builders' Showcase
is a "one-of-a-kind display of
vehicles by street rodding's elite
professional builders," according to the NSRA description
of the event. Held in the South Wing lobbies of the
Kentucky Exposition Center, the cars were on display all
four days of the prestigious Nationals, which brings thousands
of cars, and hundreds of commercial exhibitors to
Louisville
each year.
"The
National Street Rod Association is excited to be able to
bring these works of automotive art to the
Street Rod Nationals for the fourth year in a row so
thousands of enthusiasts from around the world will be able to
appreciate the workmanship and creativity of their builders.
This activity is another highlight of street rodding's most
significant event of the year." Thanks to everyone at the
National Street Rod Association.
To learn more about the NSRA and its events, visit:
www.nsra-usa.com
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High Performance Pontiac Magazine Features Two-Part
Sabertooth GTO Motor Build
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It makes perfect sense that the Sabertooth GTO
motor would make its debut in a national magazine before
the car...because the engine
is the heart of the beast. The 449
cubic inch motor with 507 horsepower and 528 lb-ft of
torque, might owe its heritage to Pontiac, but it got its muscle
through the partner companies which made it happen. High
Performance Pontiac did an in depth, six page story of the motor
build in the July, 2009, issue of the magazine. "When it came
time for Barry Penfound, of Penfound Design, to choose a power
plant for 'Sabertooth', his '64 Pro-Touring GTO project, he
didn't have to look any further than the engine bay. You guessed
it- the original 389 was still there," Don Keefe explained in
his story, which had photos and contributions from HPP editor
Thomas A. DeMauro.
"To marry vintage flavor to modern
technology and increase power at the same time, Barry turned to
Bryan Weber of Weber Racing
Equipment in
North Ridgeville,
Ohio, who formed a plan that put the goals with practical
reach, and his dad, Dave, assembled
the engine," Keefe wrote. The August issue of High Performance
Pontiac saw the motor move on to the dyno to find out if it
would make the kind of horsepower
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"While at
Weber Racing, it became a 449 ci, Edelbrock-headed beast that
was topped off with one of the Barry Grant Six-Shooter setups,
which offers a modern approach to the Tri-Power systems we are
now so familiar with," Keefe writes. "The end result was an
engine that was substantially larger in
cubic inches
and more powerful and lighter than the original 389, all
positive attributes to have in a performance-oriented
Pro-Touring machine." The results, on the dyno at
Michael's Racing Engines in Macedonia, Ohio, were spectacular.
"After multiple
pulls and backup pulls (which include timing and jet changes),
it was determined that the second was the best. The 21st
Century Tri-Power laid down a
corrected best of 507.6 hp at 5,700 rpm, with 528.3 lb-ft of
torque at 4,400 rpm."
Penfound Design
thanks Bryan and Dave Weber of Weber Racing, Michael Tietro of
Michael's Racing Engines, Ken Wilhelm of Ken's
Performance, and Jeff Gulley for
all the help with the engine build and testing.
The following partners helped make the project
possible: Edelbrock, Barry Grant Inc.,
Wiseco Pistons, Eagle Specialty Products,
Federal Mogul Corporation, Comp Performance Group,
Milodon, MSD, and Crane. Thanks to High Performance Pontiac,
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"...One of those timeless customs that will still look cool decades from
now," Hot Rod Magazine, December 2002.
The 1959 Buick LoSabre made its debut at the 2002 Detroit
Autorama, has been featured in more than a dozen magazines, and won
awards including a "Boyd Coddington Pro's Pick", "Custom Rodder Top 10",
and Lowrider Magazine "Best Lo-Rod". It continues to be shown and
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Impala

"...Most custom cars
are personal creations, built to suit the specific tastes
and desires of their owners and builders. A select few go
beyond mere personalization and approach the level of true
design studies..." Damon Lee, editor, Custom Rodder,
September 2006.
The 1963 Impala SportsRoof made
its debut at the 2006 Detroit Autorama, and was selected the
Super Chevy Pick Of the Show. From there it won a Fab Five Pick
at the Goodguys Great American Nationals, Hershey, Pennsylvania,
2006. It received "First In Class- Lo Rod" and a "Special Judges
Award" for the vehicle that "best exemplifies the lowrider
movement" at the Lowrider Magazine Tour Stop in Indianapolis,
Indiana. During the summer of 2006 it received numerous Super
Chevy awards, including "Best Full-size 1958-1964 Car" and "Top
8" at the Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the Goodguys
Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, it received both a "Rod & Custom
magazine Top 10" and "Boyd Coddington Pro's Pick". The car was
featured in Custom Rodder, Super Chevy and Power magazines and
was shown in event coverage in Super Rod, Rod & Custom, Custom
Rodder, Street Rodder, and several other publications. American
Racing Equipment, Inc., selected the SportRoof for its booth at
the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the car was also on
display for three months at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports
Museum in Pomona, California at the end of 2006. In 2007 it was
featured in American Racing Equipment, Inc., advertising and
catalogs, was a cover photo for Jeg's Performance Products and
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"...the custom rod movement
has taken off and clearly created its own identity, one very
distinct from its nostalgia predecessor. And at the forefront are
clean, smooth, yet very stylish cars with a unique modern
twist...not overdone, not too flashy. Basically, cars like Cambiar",
Damon Lee,
Custom Rodder Magazine, November 2004.
The 1964 Cadillac Cambiar, see
above, appeared at the Detroit Autorama 2004 for the first time, was
a cover feature for Custom Rodder, a Goodguys Pick, the "Alexander
Brothers Pick" at the KKOA 2004 Nationals, and "Best Of Show" at
the 2005 Dub Magazine Cobo Hall Detroit show.
GTO

The GTO was introduced
to America in an advance story in the May, 2006,
issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Featured in the "Project
Garage" section, Rob Kinnan described the GTO as
"combining factory concept car with street-race
sensibilities". As "the fourth car from Penfound
Design (the car) will have single headlights, tucked
bumpers, an engine-turned grill, and functional
scoops in the hood and fenders. Jeff Gulley and Paul Jonela of Trackside Automotive (Avon Lake, Ohio) are
doing the body and chassis and will bathe the car in
a custom mix of PPG Blue."
Kinnan went on to write..."One-off Boyd Coddington
wheels will be tucked by Air Ride Shockwave bags.
You Pontiac faithful will appreciate that it'll be
powered by a 389 (stroked to 449 cubes) and a Barry
Grant Six Shooter intake."
Stay tuned for more GTO information on the car and
its debut!
Inpala

"...Barry Penfound, under the guise of Penfound Design, is making quite a
name for himself building clean, crisp customs based on late-'50s and
early '60s two door hardtops. The past few years have seen a '63 Impala
Sportsroof, a '59 Buick LeSabre, and a '64 Caddy, but the latest, this
'59 Chevy dubbed Inpala, might just have presented his greatest
challenge yet, owing to one remarkable feature. It wears its original
paint.."
Kev Elliott, technical editor,
Rod & Custom
magazine, May 2008.
The 1959 Chevrolet 'Inpala', named because it was created in
just eight weeks, is the fourth Penfound Design project. After making
its debut at the Hot Rod Power Tour in 2007, 'Inpala' went on to appear
at nearly a dozen events, including Goodguys Hot Rod Nationals in
Indianapolis, the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, and the NHRA Hot
Rod Reunion.
The 'Inpala' is based on a survivor, original paint 1959 Impala.
Inspiration for the car came from the "little book" custom magazines
like Rod & Custom in the 1950's and 1960's, which featured many new cars
that would be modified quickly so they could be driven and shown on the
street. Owners would change the grills, trim, wheels and tires so that
the original paint could be maintained. The result is that 'instant
customs' were born, and 'Inpala' brings that concept into the 21st
Century.
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