{"id":22093,"date":"2015-12-10T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=22093"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:23:32","slug":"big-chief-of-street-outlaws-reveals-new-car-at-pri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/big-chief-of-street-outlaws-reveals-new-car-at-pri\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Chief of “Street Outlaws” Reveals New Car at PRI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Justin<\/a><\/p>\n

Justin \u201cBig Chief\u201d Shearer, \u00a0of Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cStreet Outlaws,\u201d unveiled his new car today–a white 1968 Pontiac Firebird-themed Pro Mod–during an event at the WELD Booth at the 2015 PRI Show in Indianapolis. Keeping in the Pontiac family the car Dubbed \u201cCrowmod,\u201d is a Pontiac Firebird that replaces Big Chief\u2019s beloved 1972 Pontiac LeMans, known as \u201cThe Crow,\u201d which was famously wrecked during filming of the show Nov. 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank WELD for hosting my big event today,\u201d said Shearer. He told the PRI audience that his new car will sport WELD Racing V series on the front and WELD Racing Delta-1\u2019s on the rears, \u201cbecause they are the highest quality, most durable, lightest and best looking forged wheels…period!\u201d<\/p>\n

Shearer said he chose the 1968 Pontiac Firebird Pro Mod because he could modify it with the same 482ci Butler Performance Pontiac engine that he had on the original Crow, but eliminate the heavyweight construction to make it a lighter and faster car.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to give up a lot to stay competitive. Every city is playing by zero rules to outrun me, and I’m tired of playing by the rules and getting outrun by Pro Mods,\u201d explained Shearer. \u201cI couldn\u2019t build another Crow that takes two years and weighs 3,200 lbs. It just didn’t make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though happy to unveil Crowmod at PRI, Shearer will always remember the original “Crow” “because it was my first car that I got when I was 16.” The 1972 Pontiac LeMans included a lot of \u201cfirsts\u201d for Shearer. \u201cI took my wife on our first date in it,” he fondly remembered.<\/p>\n

In addition to the car unveiling, \u201cThe Chief and Shawn Show\u201d podcast will originate live Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. from the WELD PRI Booth. The show is co-hosted by Big Chief and his partner at Midwest Street Cars, Shawn \u201cMurder Nova\u201d Ellington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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