2009 Hot Rod & Restoration Trade Show

RockSolid Floors
Polyurea Floor Coating
We've all seen the sweet-looking coated floors on automotive TV shows and photos of upscale garages, and dreamed of having our own sharp-looking coated floors at home, right? RockSolid Floors [www.rocksolidfloors.com; (866) 765-4474] can help you easily achieve that look now in just one day with its new Polyurea Floor Coating kit; an industrial-grade floor coating system that is superior to traditional epoxy floor coatings. The product is a single-layer primer/colorcoat that is applied and ready for foot traffic in 4 to 8 hours; it can be driven on in 24 hours. The RockSolid Floors kit retails for $349 and will cover up to 275 square feet.

Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation
Competition Series Calipers
The folks at Stainless Steel Brakes Corp [www.ssbrakes.com; (800) 448-7722] have been building and designing brake systems for classic (and now modern) performance cars for longer than some of us have been around. Constantly pushing the envelope with award-winning new products, SSBC has introduced its new Competition Series brake calipers for improved wheel clearance, better braking performance, and less weight. The square-cut piston seals allow competition use in high-temp applications. Caliper pricing starts at just $169 each.

Trans-Dapt
PerfectMatch Powdercoated Oil Pans
Known for decades as the king of engine and transmission swap adapters, Trans-Dapt [www.tdperformance.com; (562) 921-0404] has continually added to its catalog of engine adapters with products that complement the rest of the product line, including pulleys, brackets, filters, and more. Now Trans-Dapt has powdercoated oil pans that match Ford's "Ford Blue" paint scheme for small and big-block engines, starting at just $179. Matching powdercoated valve covers are available as well.

Rockin' Starliner
This gorgeous '61 Starliner was built by Bobby Alloway's Hot Rod Shop for George Poteet and features an Art Morrison chassis...

...SOHC 427 FE, Tremec five-speed, and a redder-than-red custom interior using '60s Ford bits as a starting point.

Street-Rod Heaven
Ford Racing debuted this supercharged Aluminator-powered '33 Hot Rod kit from Factory Five at SEMA last year. We got to see its drop-dead-sexy Foose paint in person at the PRI show last December, but looking at it never gets old. Factory Five is selling these things left and right, so the company must be doing something right, and it certainly grabbed a lot of street rodders' attention as well. For more info on the kit, check out www.factoryfive.com.

Flashback Again
Regular readers will recognize the name Flashback from our Feb. '09 cover and feature photos. This second styling exercise, dubbed Flashback Bullitt, for obvious reasons, is much closer to the actual Flashback styling that will be available turnkey or as individual parts.

If you want your '67-'68 Mustang project to look different, CDC's Flashback division has some options for you. You can see them at www.cdcflashback.com.

Super (Clean) Coupe
We couldn't find too much info on this sweet little '66 coupe. It was on display at the back of the show floor, sitting with perfect stance on some billet wheels. Overall, the car was stock-appearing, with subtle touches here and there. I certainly wouldn't kick it out of my garage!