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1969 Trans Am Pro Touring built by Pro Touring Specialist Prodigy Customs. Over 3000 hours invested. No expense spared using the very best components available to make this the best Trans Am tribute ever.

Accomplishments include 2007 SEMA Top 10 Muscle Cars of SEMA, Two appearances at the Performance Racing Show, invited by Goodguy's to compete for Street Machine of the Year. High Performance Pontiac (7) page feature / cover.

Driveline.

The Holy Grail of Pontiac engines using ultra rare aluminum block and detuned street Pro Stock style raised port heads built to 535CI. Custom Hogan's Sheetmetal intake, dual 70MM Throttle Bodies, nitrous fogger system is plumbed, (not active). Tremec TKO 600 5 speed transmission, 3.73 Moser 12 bolt

Suspension / Brakes

The best components money can buy were combined for the ultimate in handling and ride. Speedtech subframe, "Prodigy Bar" (4) link rear, Air Ride Shockwaves. The body was channeled for a aggressive low ride height, while maintaining full suspension travel and a incredible smooth ride on the highway and excellent autocross handling. The brake system is equally impressive using Wilwood largest brake set up including 14" front and 14" Rear brakes with custom blue calipers. Forgeline 19" Snowflake wheels with massive 295/30/19 front and 345/30/19 rear tires!

Body

The Body has many subtle changes to improve the body lines and flow while not loosing the classic original Firebird beauty. Molded rear bumper, billet center fuel filler, Billet taillights, custom headlight buckets and bumper where made eliminating the factory enduro strip. Flush mounted windshield. Steel Roll Bar is completely integrated into the body for safety and strength.

Interior

Interior is custom and built for comfort and style. Power windows, tilt wheel, Vintage Air, Blue Cobalt gauges, A/C all add to the comforts, killer JVC/Infinity Audio / video system, concert quality sound. Mercedes blue cloth convertible top, custom one off hard top boot with matching Trans Am hood scoops

38 files, last one added on Sep 29, 2009

Ted’s Bull Run Racer

1968 Chevelle
Ted brought us his 68 Chevelle he affectionately named Lucy for a few revisions to ready it for the 2009 Bull Run Rally from Manhattan, NY to Austin, Tx. A project that came in for a few revisions quickly turned into a complete strip, re sheetmetal of the body and a stunning 3 stage Cabernet paint job.
A New Wegner Motorsports 600HP LS3 engine was added. Cooling was a huge concern for a car racing across the country and sitting in summer traffic. So we used a Wegner Automotive Front drive system and one of our monster Prodigy Cool Package Radiators with dual 16” fans that will cool the space shuttle!
For the 2009 Rally a paddle shifted 4L80E automatic feed one of our 12 bolt Moser rears with 33 spline True Track and 3.55 gears. Ride Tech supplied a full Air Ride suspension with remote reservoir Titanium Series Shockwave which was awesome for adjusting ride height clearance high for horrible city streets in downtown New York City and New Orleans and low and mean settings for interstate cruising and racing at Monticello Raceway Talladega and the dragstrip. One of our Prodigy Customs SUPER STREET Total Car G Machine Brake Packages featuring 13” (6) piston front and 12.19 (4) piston rear brakes handle the high speed stops.
A set of Forgeline SO3 wheels with Matte Black centers and Brushed lip compliments the Cabernet Exterior and Flat black accents excellent.
The interior was left mostly stock with the addition a Sony sound system; a Covan’s Thunder Road dash dressed with Autometer Sport Comp II gauges and Twist Machines trick gauge bezels. A Tiger Cage Roll bar system by Ride Tech adds a bit of safety for high speed adventures.
There were 125 cars at the start of the 2009 Bull Run and Ted’s Bull Run Racer was the ONLY Classic Muscle Car to finish the Bull Run Rally.

26 files, last one added on Jun 20, 2010

Pro-Touring.Com Official Car
MotiV8tr
1968 Twin Turbo Camaro
We built MotiV8tr for Larry Callahan, Founder and Owner of Pro-Touring.com, the largest website for Pro Touring Cars anywhere. Larry’s car was what motivated him to start Pro-Touring.com. However, while motivated to start the website, it was easy for life to block his motivation to finish his car. So after years of the car just sitting, Larry contacted us in the summer of 2008 and a deal was struck to do a 45 day thrash for SEMA Show 2008 Debut of MotiV8tr. The Thrash was covered with daily video updates on what became the largest thread and views in Pro-Touring.com history. 90 pages, 1750 replies and comments and over 200,000 views! There is a thread link below. When you check out the thread the video updates start on page 16.
Anyway, we made the show to rave reviews. The car was displayed in a awesome location in Centerforce Clutches booth and drew a huge crowd.
Details on MotiV8tr are too many to list. But a summary of parts goes like this. Twin Turbos feeding a custom intake with 8 throttle bodies feeding 406cubic inches of Prodigy Power using Dart block, Trick Flow 220CNC heads, Compstar rotating assembly, Comp Cam valve train. The transmission is a Richmond 5 speed with Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch which feed out Prodigy Customs / Moser Engineering 12 bolt with 33 spline True Track and 3.08 (Yes 3.08 for the Richmond) gears.
Suspension is a Art Morrison Front subframe with C6 Corvette components, and the rear is a Prodigy Bar (4) link all combined with Ride tech double adjustable shockwaves. Binders are our Prodigy Customs SUPER COMPETITION Total Car G Machine Package including HUGE Wilwood 14.25” Front (6) Piston W6A kit and 13” (4) piston Superlite rear kit. A set of Matte black and Chrome Lip Prodigy / Forgeline SO3P Groove wheels in 18 X 8 and 18 X 12 are wrapped in BFG KDW TA2 tires.

28 files, last one added on Aug 21, 2009

Project Prodigy is probably our best known car. With pure love it or hate it styling, Project Prodigy is possibly one of the most recognized Pro Touring Camaro’s on the planet. Finished for SEMA Show 2005, Project Prodigy was an instant hit and did the trifecta of trade shows, appearing as a at all 3 of the big important automotive trade shows. Project Prodigy made its debut as QA1 Products feature vehicle at SEMA 2005, Then just a month later appeared again at the Performance Racing Industry SHOW 2005, and then was invited as a special feature vehicle at Hot Rods & Restoration show in 2006. Pretty good for a car built by a 16 year old kid! See, Project Prodigy was built by our own Michael “the prodigy” Serafine. He started at 16 years old with a dead 67 Camaro convertible, and 2 years later at 18 years old was standing on the floor at SEMA with his first car! That’s a big deal for someone that wants to be a car builder! And yeah, a big deal for the dad, me!
Following the trade show and some regional shows, Project Prodigy received a 6 page feature in the January 07 issue of Super Chevy Magazine. We were then bestowed with a huge honor and were featured in a seven page shop feature in Hot Rod and Restoration magazine March 2007 that focused heavily on Michael, his Project Prodigy, and how all this all lead him into the business. You may also have seen Project Prodigy in Popular Hot Rodding magazine, Camaro Performers, and My Classic Car, or on various automotive forums.

24 files, last one added on Sep 16, 2009

Back in Black is one of those projects that came to us when it should not have needed to. Another shop had already been contracted to build the car and made a huge mess of the finished project. So much so we had to trash the body / paint work, strip the car completely, re weld panels, it was ugly. The interior also had to be trashed completely. We basically had to take the car apart and put it back together. But in the end, a dream, that became a nightmare, finally became a dream come true with one of the classiest Pro Touring Camaro’s we ever built. I like to call it our Country Club edition! Classy enough for the Country Club but aggressive enough to demand respect!

Will and Shanna received quite a few accolades and honors since we finished Back in Black. A 2008 PRI Show appearance as Wilwood Brakes Feature Car which was followed up by a couple months later with a 976 Platinum certificate at the Winter nationals, followed by a 6 page feature in Camaro Performers. But there biggest accolade and satisfaction came when they went to a show in their town, sponsored b the shop that ruined both there’s and their dads car (we fixed dads car too) and they won first (with back and Black) and second (with dads Chevelle) for the entire show! Put that in your pipe and smoke it mister butcher!
The laser straight Exterior is done in Magic Black metallic and Champagne stripes. Lots of people ask about the colors. The black is very black in the shade or darkness, but in the sun or under lights, the champagne metallic’s in the black are very faint and match the stripe color as if almost on purpose………..wait, that was very much on purpose!
The Interior is covered in tan and black Swede. The seats are Corbeau and our custom door panels and console by One off Rides details out the interior nicely.
Powered by a 450HP LS6, a T56 sends power to a Prodigy / Moser 12 bolt with 33 spline True track and 3.73 cogs. One of our Prodigy Customs Cool Package radiators with dual 13” fans cools the beast.

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One of the more sinister rides we did this year is Todd’s killer 1969 Camaro. Todd’s Camaro is well traveled. Todd lives in Las Vegas. After buying it in Michigan, Todd sent it to Ohio for the Pro Touring treatment. Six months later Todd got concerned the shop he was in may not have a good feel for the theme and decided to send it to us in Florida, then we sent it to Vegas! So the car had some 5000 miles of truck riding before Todd saw it.

Like many deals we do, Todd’s car was a total site unseen deal. So Todd had not seen the donor car, or the finished car until it showed up at his door step. I think he was pleasantly surprised!
What Todd sent us was a really nice western body with almost zero rust, but some typical 40 year old repairs. Fabrication wise we installed Mini tubs, Roll bar, 3 point seat belts, Sparco Seats, Smooth firewall, DSE frame connectors and DSE Hydroformed Subframe. We installed a Chris Alston G Bar (4) link rear suspension, and one of our Prodigy Customs / Moser Engineering G bar ready bolt in 12 bolt rears complete with a 33 spline Tru Track, 3.73 cogs, big Ford bearings, Performance cover. Sounds like a bad ass rear huh?
It better be. Todd is stuffing a built 496CI Big block in it with a TKO 600 transmission and will pound on it! Todd figured with all that power he would need to step up the brake package and opted for our Prodigy Customs Total Car G Machine Big brake package complete with optional 13” front (6) piston and 13” rear (4) piston Wilwoods. Those brakes are going to look stunning behind the Boze Forged Boost wheel in 19 X 12 and 18 X 10 sizes wrapped with massive 345 / 30 / 19 rear and 275 / 40 / 18 front Michelin PS2’s. Big as they are I do no think the tires have a chance of staying hooked!
Like a lot of the projects we do, we gave Todd and painted water tight roller. All the paint work, top, bottom in and out was done, all the welding and fab is done. All the weather strips are in and the New Prodigy Customs Smoke glass kit is installed, along with all the chrome and trim. No Todd can do the fun art and install the engine / trans, wiring, interior, etc. Doing the nasty part here makes it totally possible for the home hobbist to finish the car from this point forward.

Look for Todd around Las Vegas in a few months. And maybe, JUST MAYBE, we might find a spot at SEMA Show for this one.

54 files, last one added on Aug 19, 2009

The Prodigy Vette

Well, I am officially in love. This little sweetheart rates right up there in my top 10 ever. WOW, what a fantastic car to look at and drive. The ProCharged ZO6 / LS6, TKO600 makes for such a nice drivetrain. The car is just a prim and proper little lady cruising the show grounds due to a ProCharged 2004 ZO6 Corvette engine, it just doesn’t know it is a mid-year Corvette! But the prim and proper little lady becomes a viscous bitch when you smack the throttle as all 554RWHP come to life. Thank to our tuner and friend Mike Norris from Norris Motorsports for the sweet running engine package. Combined with a chassis With C4 Grand Sport big brake suspension gives it a ride and handles like, well, a C4 Corvette!

The Steel Silver and Gunmetal color combination is incredible. Our customer Rick picked the colors and should build some more cars as he has a terrific knack for nailing a theme. It was Rick's vision to intentionally match the Stinger stripe to the gunmetal centers in the Forgeline SP3P wheels. Wraped with 285 / 20s in the rear and 255 / 19s in the front and fill the wheel well just right. The wheel and tire combo not only look great, but they work fantastic with the C4 suspension (just ask Michael who wore it out on the autocross. Michael says thank you Rick!)

So thank you Rick for funding the build of such a killer car. It's guys like you that make guys like us look good

41 files, last one added on Apr 15, 2008

Project Eternity is a 1969 Firebird that was debuted at SEMA 2006 as twist machines feature vehicle. Built for Kevin Newcomber of Miami, Fl, Eternity is the realization of a long dream/ nightmare / dream. Powered by a original 455 HO Pontiac motor with a custom designed ProCharger / Fuel injected set up and shifted by a paddle shifted 4L80E automatic overdrive, Project Eternity has the goods. Final drive is a Fabricated 9” rear suspended by a Detroit Speed mini tub kit. The Corvette front suspension hangs on a Wayne Due subframe. The Arrival blue exterior is complemented by 18” Budnik GTX wheels. The stunning interior is a combination of cream and chocolate and is accent with real burl wood.
Eternity was recently featured in and was on the cover of Cruise News Magazine. Look for Project Eternity in High Performance Pontiac in an upcoming issue.

11 files, last one added on Apr 15, 2008

This is Will and Shanna (Back in Black) fathers car. Dave also had this car in the same butcher shop as his son’s car. Long story short they ruined this one too. Actually they ruined this one first but like I said long story.
We had to strip David’s car to the bone also and take care of all kinds of horrible bodywork and alignment (See the first couple pages of the gallery for the original butcher work). The interior on this one was stock so the other shop could not screw it up so bad. But we still had to gut it and do lots of detail painting and re install things so they wouldn’t fall off.
The engine and drive train had some issues and before we knew it they were out of the car getting various work done. In the end, again, another dream, turned nightmare, became a dream come true.
David’s car is a very mild Pro Touring car with a 454CI 365HP motor, Richmond 5 speed and Prodigy / Moser 12 bolt. The original Teal was mixed in Glasurit and the interior is stock 67 Chevelle white. It really is a stunning combination especially in the sun.
David received quite a few accolades and honors since we finished his Chevelle. Most notably a 965 Gold certificate at the Winter nationals. But along with Will and Shanna, David’s biggest accolade and satisfaction came when they all went to a show in their town, sponsored b the shop that ruined both David’s and his son Wills car (we fixed his sons car too) and they won first (with back and Black) and second (with the Chevelle) for the entire show! Put that in your pipe and smoke it mister butcher!

34 files, last one added on Apr 22, 2008

Billy’s Goat

Arguably the most popular car we have ever built. Certainly one of the most well know project we ever did. Bill Howells GTO has been a real gift for us here at prodigy bringing a lot of interest our way. Bill Howell resides in one of the country’s hottest cruising spots, Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Nine months a year, the little mountain town will have car shows / cruises weekly. So living there and being a pure motorhead, Bill has got to have some toys. Bill has had a lot of nice cars through the years, but this 65 “Pro Tour GTO” convertible is his finest cruiser yet.

With some custom mini tubs, and some creative narrowing of the original boxed frame was performed to fit massive 345/25/20 rear tires on killer Forgeline VR3P 3 piece wheels. The GTO “got the looks.” Power comes from a MagnaCharged 6.0 LSX and 4L80E automatic transmission, and a 3.73 ratio 9” rear. The GTO will has plenty of whoa power courtesy of a Wilwood 13” Superlight brake system
On the inside, we grafting in a comfy grey leather custom sewn and modified Olds Aurora interior. We also added custom silver Carbon Fiber treatments by Wabbits throughout the interior. The beautiful exterior in two tone red and silver, along with a cloth convertible top draw on lookers like a magnit to steel.

The 65 GTO is widely recognized as the granddaddy of muscle cars, and Bill’s car is the Mack daddy of GTO’s. Bill’s GTO has been nick named “the attention whore”. After making its debut at SEMA 2005, at the end of the show the car was shot for a 7 page feature in Popular Hot Rodding including a cover and centerfold. The GTO is one of Flowmaster’s calendar car. Dennis gauge did a full feature and interview with Bill on My Classic Car feature, On Power our Bill was invited to take the GTO to Fox and Friends. It is the current Year One catalog car where it sweeps the GTO class every year, the car shows up everywhere. After more then 2 years, people never seem to tire of the GTO. With the timeless and tasteful design, it would not surprise to see even more of the GTO!

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Michael needed a driver after realizing Project Prodigy had become way to much a car to drive everyday. So the search for a “practical” platform began. He wanted something that would seat 4 adults, yet have some classic styling. We ran up on a one owner 1986 Monte Carlo SS I have known since new. Perfect original paint rust free body, we were in business.

We built a nasty little hydraulic roller Holley 20 degree 187CC cylinder heads. We topped the motor with a 2 stage 250HP cheater NOS set up compete with a pretty polished bottle. With somewhere in the 500HP to 525HP range, and 250HP of spray on top, we cannot wait to get to the dragstrip! The little 388 CI motor sounds nasty through the Hooker Aero Chamber exhaust. Backed with a Prodigy Customs TKO 600 5 speed conversion and a 3.73 posi, this thing is a blast to drive

For handling to match the power, Hotchkis hooked us up with one of everything including a TVS kit, Upper Arms, and A set of 4 Hotchkis shocks on each corner. Stopping is handled by one of our Prodigy Customs Total Car G Machine Big Brake packages using Wilwood 13" (6) piston front and 12.2” (4) piston rear with internal E Brake.

Forgeline ZX3Ps in chrome with Magic Black centers in huge 18 X 12 and 18 X 11s wraped with 335 / 30 / 18s and 295 /30 / 18s Michelin Pilot Sports tucked under our custom flares give the car a killer stance and aggressive look.

My buddy William at One Off Rides did the killer stereo install including JBL amps and Elevation Audio supplied their new wicked speakers. The thing is a rolling concert.
So if your around Orlando, chances are good you will see Michael riding around.

29 files, last one added on Apr 16, 2008