WyoTech Warrior

POMONA, CA — On Friday, January 28, The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California and WyoTech are proud to present the first Axes & Axles educational workshop on cars and guitars in conjunction with the Museum’s newest exhibit, Axes & Axles: The Art of Building Cars and Guitars, Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Fender Telecaster.

Automotive designer Chip Foose has just been confirmed as a guest speaker. Foose will give insight into the connections between cars and guitars as well as some of his memorable builds, such as the P-32 Street Fighter Roadster (displayed in the museum) with its matching guitar. Foose has received numerous accolades for his innovative car designs and gained worldwide attention in the documentary television show Overhaulin’. Read more.

Also joining the discussion will be musician and automotive restorer David Steele who currently plays lead guitar with country music singer Gary Allan. Steele will discuss his love affair with music and cars. Some of Steele’s current projects include a ’29 Model A roadster and his daily driver, a 1971 Chevelle SS that he’s owned since the age of 17.

Other guest panelists include Jimmy Shine of SO-CAL Speed Shop, Roy Brizio of Brizio Street Rods (built cars for guitar greats Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck), Paul Waller and Scott Buehl of Fender, Brad Fanshaw of Bonspeed, and Billy Ganahl of Brizio Street Rods.

Two sessions will be available (first session is 10:30 a.m. – noon; second session is 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.). Tickets are $20 per session and include admission to the museum and light refreshments. Seating is limited. For more information, please contact the museum at 909-622-2133 or visit online at www.museum.nhra.com .

First Session: 10:30 a.m. – noon
Moderator: Tony Thacker, executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

*   Scott Buehl, Fender Custom Shop
*   Chip Foose, Foose Design
*   Jimmy Shine, SO-CAL Speed Shop
*   David Steele, Gary Allan Band

Second Session: 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Moderator: Henry Astor, president of Astor Motor Productions www.astormotorproductions.com

*   Roy Brizio, Brizio Street Rods
*   Brad Fanshaw, Bonspeed
*   Billy Ganahl, Brizio Street Rods
*   Paul Waller, Fender Custom Shop, Master Guitar Builder

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As a special project, a team of WyoTech graduates and instructors from our Blairsville, Laramie, Long Beach and Sacramento campuses teamed up to overhaul a third-generation Chevy Camaro for 101st Airborne soldier Kyle Jordan.

Armed with Summit Racing parts at the PowerBlock tech center, our Techers put in over 400 combined man-hours in just four days to transform Jordan’s 1982 Camaro into the “WyoTech Warrior.”

HorsePower TV host and show producer Joe Elmore said it was an awesome project to watch: “In all my years with this show — since the beginning in 1997 — this had to be one of the most satisfying, inspiring projects I’ve witnessed. The WyoTech grads and their instructors were enthusiastic, highly-skilled and hard-working. There was an atmosphere of unselfish dedication among those guys that was amazing.”

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WyoTech is the official technical school of PowerBlock. If you would like to learn how to work on vehicles like this third-generation Camaro, call us at 1-888-577-7559 and visit WyoTech.edu for more program and campus info!

*Programs and schedules vary by campus

You can catch the special episode on Spike, April 17th and 18th at 11:30 a.m. eastern and pacific standard time. Check out a sneak peek below:

via ~ WyoTech Blog

Axes & Axles Education Workshop

WyoTech Grads Rebuild 1982 Camaro for Soldier Kyle Jordan