Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, GT Performance Products, Petersen Automotive Museum, Link Trailer Parts and more.

They all won championships at Irwindale in 2011 and ended up with nothing to show for it when the former track operators signed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy February 10, 2012.

With the release of the Body Builder’s Guide for the ’13 Nissan NV200, the vehicle's launch is now underway.

While much hype has been given to a certain female stock car racer for posting a top 10 finish at the Daytona 500, it has been business as usual in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two female drag racers—Courtney Force and Erica Enders-Stevens—have posted back-to-back victories to open the...

What tops the to-do list at your company? Are you looking for creative ways to win new customers and keep them happy? Hire, train and retain qualified employees? Gain a competitive edge in your marketplace? Expand and run a more streamlined and profitable accessory business? Every professional...

"Raw"—makers of "Gold Rush" (Discovery) and "Locked Up Abroad" (National Geographic)—is looking for enthusiastic and quick-thinking mechanics for a new competitive television series involving teamwork, skill and ingenuity.

The new face of Ford—the Aston Martinesque mug that debuted on the ’13 Ford Fusion—is now being readied for the Focus and C-Max, as evidenced by these mules caught running the streets of Dearborn, Michigan.

SEMA has hired industry veteran Mike Spagnola to fill the newly created position of vice president, OEM and product development programs, effective immediately. Spagnola brings with him 40 years of specialty auto parts experience, including more than 20 years of product development and project...

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The deadline for members to submit their SEMA Hall of Fame nominations is Friday, March 22, 2013.