Steve Goodman
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:56 amSteve Goodman hails from Golden, Colorado. Although Steve recently purchased his first V8 Vair, he is a returning V8 Registry member from the old days. Steve's new ride comes at the "expense" of Garrie Fox, who sold him his V8 car. Steve owns and operates "Rear Engine Specialists".
The business was started in 1967 as a part time venture with Steve and Speed Roberts. They wanted money to race on so after working on cars and machinery during the day, and fixed up CORVAIRS & VW's at night. Soon they were inundated with CORVAIR repair and the constant offers to buy or even take for free, CORVAIRS sitting in people's yards. By 1970 they went full time with the shop. In the late 1970s the shop seemed destined to decline, mostly because of GM's role in discontinuing lots of parts. Luckily the two nationally known vendors (Underground and Clarks) began reproducing parts plus the interest in the CORVAIR seemed to be gaining popularity. On the unlucky side, Speed was injured in a traffic accident and we dissolved the partnership in 1981. Steve has continued on by myself and today the shop is still busy.
Through all of the years REAR ENGINE has been involved in CORVAIR powered midget open wheel race car, various dune buggy and kit car projects and v8 builds as well as the normal maintenance that the CORVAIR seems to need on a regular basis. Steve has also been the builder of CORVAIR UNDERGROUND'S carburetors for about the past 10 years.
The business was started in 1967 as a part time venture with Steve and Speed Roberts. They wanted money to race on so after working on cars and machinery during the day, and fixed up CORVAIRS & VW's at night. Soon they were inundated with CORVAIR repair and the constant offers to buy or even take for free, CORVAIRS sitting in people's yards. By 1970 they went full time with the shop. In the late 1970s the shop seemed destined to decline, mostly because of GM's role in discontinuing lots of parts. Luckily the two nationally known vendors (Underground and Clarks) began reproducing parts plus the interest in the CORVAIR seemed to be gaining popularity. On the unlucky side, Speed was injured in a traffic accident and we dissolved the partnership in 1981. Steve has continued on by myself and today the shop is still busy.
Through all of the years REAR ENGINE has been involved in CORVAIR powered midget open wheel race car, various dune buggy and kit car projects and v8 builds as well as the normal maintenance that the CORVAIR seems to need on a regular basis. Steve has also been the builder of CORVAIR UNDERGROUND'S carburetors for about the past 10 years.