RideTech Factory Five ‘33 Hot Rod Featured in GoodGuys, Nov. 2012

Posted on November 2, 2012 by in What's New

The November 2012 issue of GoodGuys Magazine has a cool piece on the 2nd annual GoodGuys Sponsor Shootout Autocross held back in July. The crew over at Ridetech took part in the event and this cool photo of their ’33 Hot Rod was featured in the article.

Ridetech President Bret Vodlkel continues to drive the wheels off their Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod. The guys have taken the car on the Hot Rod Power Tour, raced the car at the 2012 Optima Challenge, and autocrosses including the GoodGuys event.

Click here to check out the RideTech build journal and to watch a quick video of the car in action.

Look for the November issue of GoodGuys Magazine on newstands now read more about the 2nd annual GoodGuys Sponsor Shootout Autocross.

 

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