EPM Showcars Issue 1 prnt 2019

Interview with Mike Crabaugh
Q: What gratification do you get showing
your car?
A: Pride, satisfaction of being part of a
family and community of all kinds of people
that enjoy and have the same love for
cars as I do.
Q: What got you into doing car shows?
A: The love of cars! I’ve always liked fast
cars. Before this Challenger I owned a Red
Corvette.
Q: How many car shows do you do per
year?
A: I do about 20 car shows a year. I do
about five or six large shows a year and
about 15 smaller shows. Most of the shows
are local. The furthest we have traveled to
a car show has been to SEMA in Las Vegas.
Q: Are there certain car shows you go to
every year?
A: Yes, We have traveled out of state for
the larger car shows. We are Mopar in
Dallas Fort/Worth, Texas…Mopar Mania in
Little Rock, Ark.. Mopars in Branson, Missouri.
Q: If money wasn't an object which car
would you buy?
A: Mine! Don’t want any other car. I am
very happy with my Challenger. I still have
a few more things I’d like to do to it, to
make it even more mine.
Q: What are your cars original specs?
A: 2012 Dodge Challenger R/T, 5.7 ltr
V-8, 375 hp, 410 lb-ft torque and 6 speed
manual transmission. My Challenger goes
from 0-60 in 5 seconds and it has a limited
slip rear end.
Q: What mods have you done?
A: 422 stroker, F1R Procharger, methanol
injection, G-force 9-inch rear end, coil over
suspension, roll cage, parachute, 5 point
harnesses, drag wing, 15” brake conversion,
Big gas block, Aluminum heads, Oracle
lights and Custom Airbrushed Memorial
for their son under the hood, This is the
same emblem that is embroidered into the
head rests in the interior of the car.
Q: What mods do you want to do?
A: I’d still like to tub out the rear end, add
wheely bars and make it faster!
Q: Do you have any other hobbies or
other things you enjoy doing?
A: Our Grandkids. We modify their power
wheels for car shows and they participate
with us. We also own a company. The
name of it is Nick’s Kansas City Edition.
Q: Do you have any other show cars?
A: Yes...We have Melissa’s car, our deceased
son Nick’s car and the grandkids
power wheels.
Q: Anything else you'd like to add?
A: I would like to do a shout out to the
companies that installed the mods and
helped modify my Challenger. Chris Bailey-Bailey’s
HyPerformance in Fort Worth,
Texas, Wicked Arrow and Oracle Lighting.
Of coarse I’d like to say a big thank you to
my wife Melissa Crabaugh.
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