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By Steve Temple Levy Racing. .15 If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact Nicole at [email protected]. 28 52 EVENT RECAP MMG Motorsports. .61 34 Grand Affair DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Contact A striking collection of Grand Sports at Mid America’s Corvette Funfest Brad Bisnette at 866-933-2653 Ohio Cobra Club. .61 or [email protected]. By Steve Temple Publisher reserves the right to re- RCN ONLINE Reaction Research, Inc. .61 ject any advertising which in its 40 @RCNmag.com opinion is misleading, unfair or Brad Bisnette A preview of current online exclusive content. Rock West Racing . .66 incompatible with the character of the publication. COVER STORY Scarab Motorsports LLC. .2 42 The Iconic Scarab EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE: Please send to Editor, A spiritual successor to an ultrarare ’50s race car. ReinCarNation Magazine, P.O. Box 220, Three Lakes, WI 16 48 By Steve Temple Strickland Racing, Inc. .66 54562 or email [email protected]. FYI SPOTLIGHT Think Outside the Boxster Ultimate Classic Cars . .3 CIRCULATION: Average circulation is 15,000+ copies per 48 month (U.S. and Canadian distribution). Get the look without the needed loot of a Porsche GT3. By Steve Hole Unique Motorcars . .41 EVENT REVIEW 52 Welcome to Pleasantville VDO Instruments. .15 e Goodguys live up to their name with superb showpieces at the West Coast Nationals. Vintage Wheels. .41 Facebook.com/ReinCarNationMag COMING NEXT MONTH By Steve Temple 34 Massive SEMA Recap FYI By Steve Temple Cobra Roadster or Coupe? 64 Instagram.com/rcnmag Decisions, Decisions! RCN Marketplace Plus: Euro Exotics and Street Rods 66 reincarnationmag.com | November/December 2016 5 DO IT YOURSELF do it yourself PRODUCTS THROTTLE STEERING REINCARNATION Off and Running! ack in the early ’50s, the announcer at the section for free classified ads. So check out all the Indy 500 first uttered the famous command, cool stuff that we’re posting online. Steve Temple B “Gentlemen, start your engines!” Before Even with all these innovative aspects, we’ll con- Editor then, Indy used the term “motors” instead, but both tinue to provide hands-on tech info for DIY build- racers and engineers preferred the more technically ers, while expanding our car features to include more accurate reference to “engines”. The “gentlemen” custom-built and turnkey cars as well. Also, look for reference has occasionally been modified as well over an upcoming, in-depth recap of the SEMA trade show the years to accommodate female drivers. Also, when in Las Vegas, where we’ll be scouring the miles of either rain or an accident halted the race, another aisles for the latest automotive aftermarket change was made: “Gentlemen, restart your engines.” products. That’s an apt expression for ReinCarNation Ultimately, though, we need to meet your needs Magazine, since it’s not an entirely brand-new and preferences, so we’d like to invite you to partic- publication, but a reboot of Car Builder (formerly Kit ipate in the editorial process by sending us your ideas Car Builder). Actually, though, we’ve never halted and requests for various types of articles. They could publication through all of these name changes, but range from classics to tech topics, from various events simply transitioned, like upshifting a four-speed to historical profiles — whatever your particular bent. Toploader to stay in the power band. Speaking of personal interests, we especially invite Early responses to our combination of both print you to send us photos of your personal projects and and digital versions of ReinCarNation have been “reincarnations.” Our Readers’ Rides section has wholeheartedly enthusiastic, and we certainly appre- always been hugely popular, and we plan to include ciate all the kind words and support that we’ve received.