The injector blades are wide open as Bob Mandell III charges down the track in his supercharged ‘ 55 Chevy Bel-Air in qualifying at the PDRA Northern Nationals . From the chrome accents to the incredibly detailed airbrush paint work , the car is truly a show-quality race car built entirely in-house at Bob ’ s Pro-Fab , owned by Bob Mandell Jr . The father-son duo work together building cars in their shop , then race them on the weekends as a real-world advertisement . Their formula obviously works , as their cars have won numerous trophies for both performance and looks .

Photograph by Darrel Jackson Jr . U . S . 131 Motorsports Park | Martin , Michigan | Friday , August 4th , 2023

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