By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives to allow the issuance of only a single rear-mounted license plate for vehicles originally manufactured without an installed bracket, device, or other means to display and secure a license plate on the front of the vehicle. If enacted into law, the single plate allowance would take effect on July 1, 2017.

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For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Senate to require the issuance of only a single license plate for motor vehicles. The bill, favored by state hobbyists, requires that the single registration plate be attached on the rear of the vehicle. The measure would allow owners who were issued two license plates prior to the enactment and effective date of the bill to return one of the plates to the Motor Vehicle Commission.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation has been reintroduced in the New Jersey State Senate to require the issuance of only a single license plate for motor vehicles. The bill, favored by state hobbyists, requires that the single registration plate be attached on the rear of the vehicle. The measure would allow owners who were issued two license plates prior to the enactment and effective date of the bill to return one of the plates to the Motor Vehicle Commission.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to subject historic vehicles of model year ’86 and later to undergo periodic safety inspections will be considered by the House Environment and Transportation Committee on January 28, 2016. It is unclear how often and under which conditions these inspections would take place.

Among other things, the bill makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles based on unsubstantiated claims of abuse without providing any real data; ignores the fact that it is already illegal for a person to drive on any state highway a vehicle that is in unsafe condition; ignores the fact that the state is already authorized by regulation to suspend the registration of any historic vehicle for use that is inconsistent with the registration requirements; and would force owners of ’86 and newer historic vehicles to incur the cost and inconvenience of periodic inspections while not directly addressing the issue of owners using these limited-use vehicles as daily drivers.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Legislation to subject historic vehicles of model year ’86 and later to undergo periodic safety inspections will be considered by the House Environment and Transportation Committee on January 28, 2016. It is unclear how often and under which conditions these inspections would take place.

Among other things, the bill makes it more difficult to register legitimate historic vehicles based on unsubstantiated claims of abuse without providing any real data; ignores the fact that it is already illegal for a person to drive on any state highway a vehicle that is in unsafe condition; ignores the fact that the state is already authorized by regulation to suspend the registration of any historic vehicle for use that is inconsistent with the registration requirements; and would force owners of ’86 and newer historic vehicles to incur the cost and inconvenience of periodic inspections while not directly addressing the issue of owners using these limited-use vehicles as daily drivers.

For more information, visit the SEMA SAN Website.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category.

QA1 to Sponsor NMRA True Street

QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category, which is presented by Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, and takes place at each NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals event. The company, located in Lakeville, Minnesota, has been a longtime supporter of the NMRA and Mustang racing across the country with its expanding line of shocks, suspension components, driveshafts, ball joints and other street/strip and race products.

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel of Cars Tour, Title Sponsor of Super Late-Model Division

Officials with the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Tour have announced VP Racing Fuels will continue as the series’ “Official Fuel” through the 2018 season. Under the agreement, VP’s CRT—a proprietary race fuel blend for exclusive use by all CARS competitors—has been designated as Spec Fuel for the series. In addition to being named the official fuel of the tour, VP Racing Fuels will be the title sponsor of the Super Late-Model division. The CARS Super Late-Model Tour fueled by VP Racing Fuels, along with the CARS Late Model Stock Car division, takes the green flag on the 2016 season beginning April 2. 

Wilwood Named as a Series Sponsor with ChumpCar World Series

Wilwood has teamed up with ChumpCar International Inc. as a series sponsor with the ChumpCar World Series in 2016. Wilwood will offer support at more than 40 events annually across four divisions (East, West, Central and Canada). In addition to being listed as a series sponsor, Wilwood will provide contingency ($100 product certificates) to competitors at every ChumpCar event. Each competitor will be required to run at least two Wilwood contingency decals on the sides of their competition vehicles.  

Tickets Now on Sale for the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Dinner

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing has announced tickets are now available for the 26th annual International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Induction Banquet presented by Lucas Oil Products, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The induction dinner and ceremony will take place in Gainesville, Florida, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel Gainesville (formerly the Paramount Plaza Hotel & Suites). Bob Frey will return as the Master of Ceremonies. Contact the Museum office at 877-271-3278 for an order form or to place a credit card order.

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13.

NMCA Kicks Off 2016 Season in Bradenton, Florida

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13. The 14th Annual Ross Racing Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event includes 3,500+hp VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mods, Mickey Thompson Radial Wars, Street Outlaws, Edelbrock Xtreme Street and more, all competing for the chance to visit the Aerospace Components Winners Circle on Sunday.

CRC/K&W Fiberlock Signs With DIESEL Motorsports as Official Stop Leak Product

CRC Industries, manufacturer of K&W Fiberlock Head Gasket & Block Repair, has become an endorsed product sponsor of DIESEL Motorsports for the 2016 season. K&W Fiberlock will be the “Official Head Gasket Sealer” sponsor for the diesel-only race and pulling series with more than 65 events nationwide. Available at top auto-parts stores around the country, Fiberlock is a pour-and-go solution for do-it-yourselfers to permanently repair cracks in head gaskets, engine blocks, freeze plugs, cylinder heads and radiators. CRC trademarked brands include CRC, Sta-Lube, K&W and Marykate.

Compiled by SEMA Editors

QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category.

QA1 to Sponsor NMRA True Street

QA1 recently signed an agreement to sponsor NMRA’s True Street category, which is presented by Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, and takes place at each NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals event. The company, located in Lakeville, Minnesota, has been a longtime supporter of the NMRA and Mustang racing across the country with its expanding line of shocks, suspension components, driveshafts, ball joints and other street/strip and race products.

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel of Cars Tour, Title Sponsor of Super Late-Model Division

Officials with the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Tour have announced VP Racing Fuels will continue as the series’ “Official Fuel” through the 2018 season. Under the agreement, VP’s CRT—a proprietary race fuel blend for exclusive use by all CARS competitors—has been designated as Spec Fuel for the series. In addition to being named the official fuel of the tour, VP Racing Fuels will be the title sponsor of the Super Late-Model division. The CARS Super Late-Model Tour fueled by VP Racing Fuels, along with the CARS Late Model Stock Car division, takes the green flag on the 2016 season beginning April 2. 

Wilwood Named as a Series Sponsor with ChumpCar World Series

Wilwood has teamed up with ChumpCar International Inc. as a series sponsor with the ChumpCar World Series in 2016. Wilwood will offer support at more than 40 events annually across four divisions (East, West, Central and Canada). In addition to being listed as a series sponsor, Wilwood will provide contingency ($100 product certificates) to competitors at every ChumpCar event. Each competitor will be required to run at least two Wilwood contingency decals on the sides of their competition vehicles.  

Tickets Now on Sale for the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Dinner

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing has announced tickets are now available for the 26th annual International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Induction Banquet presented by Lucas Oil Products, Thursday, March 17, 2016. The induction dinner and ceremony will take place in Gainesville, Florida, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel Gainesville (formerly the Paramount Plaza Hotel & Suites). Bob Frey will return as the Master of Ceremonies. Contact the Museum office at 877-271-3278 for an order form or to place a credit card order.

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13.

NMCA Kicks Off 2016 Season in Bradenton, Florida

The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts the 2016 season at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 10–13. The 14th Annual Ross Racing Pistons NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem event includes 3,500+hp VP Racing Fuels Xtreme Pro Mods, Mickey Thompson Radial Wars, Street Outlaws, Edelbrock Xtreme Street and more, all competing for the chance to visit the Aerospace Components Winners Circle on Sunday.

CRC/K&W Fiberlock Signs With DIESEL Motorsports as Official Stop Leak Product

CRC Industries, manufacturer of K&W Fiberlock Head Gasket & Block Repair, has become an endorsed product sponsor of DIESEL Motorsports for the 2016 season. K&W Fiberlock will be the “Official Head Gasket Sealer” sponsor for the diesel-only race and pulling series with more than 65 events nationwide. Available at top auto-parts stores around the country, Fiberlock is a pour-and-go solution for do-it-yourselfers to permanently repair cracks in head gaskets, engine blocks, freeze plugs, cylinder heads and radiators. CRC trademarked brands include CRC, Sta-Lube, K&W and Marykate.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.

From Barrett-Jackson Media

The ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster that will be offered for sale at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC).

A ’32 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster (Lot #3010) will be offered for sale at No Reserve at the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will be televised on Velocity. The car is a tribute to the ’32 Roadster that West Coast hot-rodding pioneer Bob McGee built in 1947. It was built by volunteers in collaboration with L.A. Roadsters, along with students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC)—a two-year program that gives students the hands-on training they need to enter the automotive industry. All proceeds from the sale of this car will benefit the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts at The Learning Centers at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

This tribute car is built around a Brookville Roadsters body and C-notched frame. Underneath is a Winter’s banjo rearend, SO-CAL ladder bars and shocks, Speedway Motors split wishbone, Vega cross steering box and ’40 Ford brakes.

The 24-stud ’40 Ford Flathead V8 motor is fitted with Navarro heads for an 8.0 compression ratio. It’s topped with a Weiand 2×2 high-rise manifold with two Stromberg 97 carburetors and Stellings air cleaners. The headers and exhaust are custom-built. Cooling is handled by a SPAL fan and Mattson radiator, while a Powermaster alternator takes care of charging duties. Behind the engine is a T5 transmission with a floor-mounted shifter and Cornhusker Rod & Custom clutch.

The body incorporates features that McGee combined into his roadster, such as the hidden hinge, three-piece hood, a filled and peaked grille, and louvers on the top and sides. It also features King Bee headlights, ’50 Pontiac taillights and Wheelsmith wheels. A Sid Chavers Bop Top with 2-in. chop lowers the roof. The paint is PPG Flame Red, applied at LGE-CTS Motorsports by AXC program leader Theresa Contreras.

Inside, the extended dash was custom built by Chris Comacho, housing five Classic Instruments gauges and Painless wiring. Like McGee’s original, the dash was painted in a maroon hue. The steering wheel is from a 1940 Ford, attached to a LimeWorks column. The driver settles into movable Glide Engineering bench seat covered in leather by Ron Mangus.