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Conquering Curves & Cones
Picture this: the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a hotbed of horsepower and adrenaline. The Track X challenge unfolded on a 2.4-mile stretch of asphalt, with 12 turns just waiting to test the skills of drivers from all walks of life. But hold onto your hats, ’cause it ain’t just about making it through those corners unscathed.

TRADING PLACES
It was during the ’60s when Vern Hill’s love for all things automobile blossomed. And like so many young men of that era, his love of cars turned into a thirst for speed, and there was no looking back. Hill began building cars, several of which were racecars, which helped him accumulate a few Wallys that adorn his trophy case.

EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH
When the Datsun 240Z was introduced at the end of 1969, car enthusiasts around the world took note. After all, here was a car that put many of the long-established sports car favorites into a tailspin, both on the street and in several racing venues.
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THE RIGHT WAY
A Young Installer Does a Painstaking Install to Show Us How to Upgrade With a SS Speed Grille
Author
Marshall Spiegel
Story & Photography
The white ’04 Tundra, a well-converted, slightly lifted street truck, showed up in the driveway of installer Eric Leopold, owner of Diamond Star Racing in Atascadero, California. The customer had purchased a Street Scene (SS) Speed Grille and brought it to Eric to be installed.
Eric read the SS “screws-and-clips” installation instructions, and the job appeared to him to be the proverbial piece of cake. Then he got to the part that says, “If your grille has a chrome inlay on it, we highly recommend masking off and painting it black.” It didn’t say anything about white trucks with white stock grille appointments.
There’s a right way and a wrong way to perform any installation, and installer Leopold demonstrated how to do it the “rightest” way possible. The accompanying photos show the highlights of his approach.
ARTICLE SOURCES
Street Scene Equipment
365 McCormick Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 90262
714/426-0590
Diamond Star Racing
5005 Traffic Way
Units A & B
Atascadero, CA 93422
805/275-2360







