Baja 1000 Hoodies

Baja 1000 1963 racer patch

Experience the thrill of racing in Baja California! Join the 1000 mile race and feel the adrenaline rush as you compete against other racers. Enjoy the stunning scenery and challenge yourself to the ultimate test of endurance.

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Baja 1000 1962 racer patch

Baja 1000 1965 racer patch

Interested in both racing cars and motorcycles, Steve McQueen was also an avid off-road racer, and founded Solar Plastics in 1969 as a manufacturer of custom off-road parts. Solar primarily focused on accessories for dune buggies and motorcycles, but one of their more ubiquitous products was the “Baja Bucket” seat. These simple, yet tough off-road racing seats were designed and patented by McQueen to help keep a driver firmly planted while racing over rough terrain while also preventing injuries from a roll-over, all from an affordable injection molded design that put them within reach of racers and enthusiasts alike.

If it's fuel-injected and meant to go fast, odds are that KFI Racing has parts for it and from Baja truggies to Indy cars and all applications in between, their systems are proven race winners that take home the checkered flag.

K-Bar-S Bronco Specialties was founded by Hal Sealand and John Karp in the late '70s in Las Vegas, Nevada. The name of the shop is from their last names – K for Karp, S for Sealand. As the name implies, K-Bar-S specialized in custom Bronco parts. They also had a complete shop where they built some pretty amazing rigs, many of which went on to tough truck and Baja race events. Word is that the shop closed in 2001, but most of their rigs and exclusive aftermarket parts are still out there.

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Jackman Wheels was born in El Cajon, California, when they began making custom wheels for off-road vehicles and buggies in 1973. After placing a small ad in the back of an off-road magazine, what began as a small family operation selling a few wheels locally rapidly grew into a national supplier of wheels popular with the Baja racing crowd and, eventually, with the street scene as well. While their designs were often copied, their quality was not and even today, decades later, their steel wheels are highly sought after by collectors and restorers who want the real deal from back in the day.

Giese Racing Engines (GRE) began building Baja race winning 1600 cc dual port air cooled engines in the '70s utilizing some very innovative modifications that made them both powerful and reliable. These classic motors were balanced and blueprinted with custom unobtainable GRE parts that were fine-tuned and tested for maximum performance. From race prepped carburetors and ultralight racing flywheels, to high performance oil pumps and breather systems, GRE parts could also be purchased for use on your own engines, but could not be found in over the counter speed shops — only direct from GRE in Temecula, California.

The '70s were a heyday for advancements in air-cooled performance for both street and off-road based vehicles and Mr. Bug without question was a major player at the time.