On July 9th, 2021 The 23rd Summit Racing Nationals in Columbus Ohio was in full swing. The Aldan American team along with thousands of classic cars and trucks were at the show to make this one of the largest Good Guy’s events this year. This show included everything from 1930’s street rods to 1980’s GM G-body cars like the Buick Grand National. If you’re on the road this summer and…

On July 4th, the Aldan team headed to the GoodGuys 30th – Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals in Iowa. It was the perfect 4th of July weekend! The weather was great, and the feeling is people are ready to get out and enjoy life again. There were a lot of people present and a huge number of cars cruising the fairgrounds. GM A-Body cars like the Chevelle, El Camino and Nova…

On August 1, 2021 the team at Aldan American setup for the 22nd Annual Brothers Truck Show at Oak Canyon Ranch here in southern California. The sold out show had over 600 classic Chevy trucks and dozens of aftermarket parts vendors. The Brothers Truck show is a bucket list show if you’re into classic Chevy and GMC pickups. At the show was model years from 1947-1987 including 3100, C10, K10,…

Hot August Nights brought on the heat this year in Reno, Nevada! The Aldan American team set up in the Big Boy’s Toy Store hosted by Summit Racing. Located this year at the Reno Events Center in downtown Reno. If you missed us, here is a quick recap of some of our favorite builds. Hot August Nights is a unique chance to see thousands of the country’s finest hot rods, muscle…

The Aldan Team is headed to the GoodGuys 34th West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton CA on August 27th. The West Coast Nationals is everything great about Goodguys events; warm summer sun, and of course some of the best rides in the West and over 3,500 true classic builds. Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds – 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton CA 94566 Time and Date: Friday, August 27 –  8:00am to 5:00pm Saturday, August…

The Aldan Team is headed to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky.  The 52 Annual Street Rod Nationals will take place August 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th, 2021 in the Kentucky Exposition Center. Location: Kentucky Explosions Center – 937 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY 40209 Time: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8 AM – 4 PM, Sunday 8 AM – 1 PM Tickets: 13 years and older $19 Children 6-12 $6 Children 5…

The 454 SS Pickup Was Hot Back Then and Still Turns Heads The fourth-generation Chevy trucks, 1988-2002, were built on what Chevy called the GMT400 platform. It didn’t have a special name designation attached to it, like the previous third-generation “Round Line,” for example. Chevy wanted to up its game when it came to their new pickup line, or change the game entirely. Chevrolet General Manager Robert Burger made a…

The POL Cruises have been amazing this year, but now they are taking it one step further with the POL Performance Invasion. Aldan American wouldn’t miss it! We are headed to the POL Performance Invasion on Sunday July 25th! This is a family friendly event. There will be a vendor row, prizes, food, and music for all to enjoy. Of course Aldan American is showing up with a booth of…

Get ready for the Summer Season with Aldan American! If you’ve been dreaming of that perfect stance, now’s the time to buy! Our Bolt-On & Go! bracketry, hardware, springs and shock mounts are designed to fit into factory locations for a precision, OEM like fitment. Use promo code USA10 when checking out at www.aldanamerican.com to save on our top selling coilover, shocks and suspension upgrades. Sale ends 7/10/21. Find the perfect suspension package for your…

It was 1960, and Chevrolet realized they needed something new—a new car to challenge the Ford Falcon, which had outsold the compact, rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair. The Falcon, introduced in 1960, sold extremely well, a half-million units in its rollout year. The market didn’t see the Corvair as a Falcon alternative, so Chevy needed a new challenger, and fast. So, Chevy engineers jumped right on it. Chevrolet cranked out the new…