GSC MotorSports Adds Three New Brands to Inventory Lineup
GSC Motorsports, an East Coast distributor of aftermarket tuning parts and accessories, has added three new product lines to its inventory: Vibrant Performance, Injen and OmniPower.
ROL Gaskets Releases New RB Catalog
ROL Gaskets has released the 2004 version of its catalog designed for the Professional Engine Rebuilder (PER). The new 114-page catalog includes RB (Rebuilder Sets), KS (Kit Sets), CE (Installer Sets), HK (Kwick Kits with no valve stem seals) and CK (Can Change Kits) set coverage. Completing the coverage (where applicable) are individual listings for head gaskets, head bolt sets, intake gasket sets, exhaust manifold sets, oil pan sets, rear main seals and harmonic balancer sleeves.
New Fel-Pro Master Gasket Catalog Features Nearly 700 Additional Part Numbers
The Fel-Pro brand of replacement gaskets, manufactured by Federal-Mogul Corp., has published a new master gasket catalog featuring nearly 700 additional part numbers and many new applications. The new Fel-Pro Master Gasket Catalog covers the brand’s line of sealing solutions for passenger cars, light trucks, sport utility vehicles, vans and other applications. Among the catalog’s 696 new part numbers are a broad range of Fel-Pro Head Installation Sets (HIS); a variety of premium head gaskets for several new complete Head Sets (HS) for popular automotive applications.
ROL Manufacturing Passes ISO/TS 16949 Certification
ROL Manufacturing’s Marwil facility in Fort Loramie, Ohio, has passed a quality audit completing the requirements for ISO/TS 6949:2002 quality rating and on March 19, 2004 received ISO/TS16949: 2002 certification. The Ohio facility previously received ISO 14001: 1996 certification in February of 2003 and QS9000: 1998 certification in September of 1997.
More Aftermarket Eye Candy at This Year’s North American International Auto Show
Although there’s no shortage of muscle on the main floor at this year’s North American International Auto Show — the 850-horsepower Chrysler ME412 concept is only the beginning — there’s also a subterranean performance theme that’s been missing from previous shows. Once the take-it-or-leave-it realm of marginal players like Daewoo and stillborns like the revival Cunningham sports car, Cobo Center’s downstairs Michigan Hall exhibit area is studded this year with an intriguing array of production vehicles enhanced by aftermarket bolt-on goodies: designer wheels, low-profile tires, oversize brakes, high-performance shock absorbers and more.
Most Influential Women in Collision Repair for 2003 Honored
Akzo Nobel took time last month to honor five exceptional women from the collision repair industry. The five women were recognized as the 2003 Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry, an award Akzo Nobel has been presenting for five years. The 2003 Most Influential Women are as follows: Bertha Bertrand, co-manager, Brian Cullen Body Shop, St. Catharines, Ontario; Teresa Bolton, collision repair/refinishing specialist, ASE, Leesburg, Va.; Georgina Carson, editor, BodyShop Business magazine, Akron, Ohio; Karen Fierst, president, KerenOr Consultants, Silver Spring, Md.; and Eileen Haberman, vice president and co-owner, Glen’s Auto Body, Waukesha, Wis.