Popular Mechanics
staff conducted a nationwide search of hundreds of automotive restoration shops
before selecting Netcong Auto Restorations to complete the project.
Ever since at
least the classic James Dean-Dennis Hopper drag race in 1955's Rebel Without a
Cause, souped-up sports cars have been part of the American folklore.
But with Popular
Mechanics, "souped up" means upgrading in bodywork, technology and
"mechanical magic" (not necessarily speed), which has been the
signature for the Hearst Magazines monthly's "Top Shop"
So, to, did the
principals. Pictured, left to right are:General Motors North America president
Mark Reuss;PM editor-in-chief Jim Meigs; HM president Cathie Black; andÿPM publisher
Bill Congdon. (Photograph by Sivan Kaplan.)
