Jeffrey E Schwartz

Jeff Schwartz
Schwartz in 2017
Born (1958-06-12) June 12, 1958 (age 66)
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
Occupation(s)Customizer of ProTouring Custom Cars and Manufacturer of G-Machine Chassis, Owner of Schwartz Performance, Founder of the Schwartz Motocross History Museum
Websiteschwartzperformance.comschwartzmuseum.org

Jeff Schwartz is an American protouring car builder/designer and former professional road racer who brought to market the first Bolt-in Muscle Car Chassis for GM A-body cars.[1] In his modified and equipped cars, Schwartz is a six-time winner of the Car Craft Magazine's Real Street Eliminator competition with his fifth and sixth win at the ProAm Invitational in Milwaukee, WI in 2015.[2] [3][4] In 2013, Schwartz won "Popular Hot Rodding Magazine's Muscle Car of the Year" with his 1981 Twin Turbo TransAm [5] and was voted Car Craft Magazine's "Pro-Builder of the Year" with Jake Wallace's Twin Turbo 1967 Chevy Malibu.[6][7] In 2017, Schwartz and his crew won his second Car Craft Pro-Builder Award with a right hand drive 1970 Cuda.[8][9] He is the owner of Schwartz Performance in Harvard, IL, the founder of the Schwartz Motocross History Museum in McHenry County, IL and the father of two children.

  1. ^ Super Chevy Editors (2006). "A New Age Of Pro Touring - Schwartz Chassis - The All-New Serious Street Schwartz Chassis". Super Chevy. Vol. September 18. Retrieved May 28, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ SEMA editors (2015). "Schwartz Wins Both Classes at Car Craft Real Street Eliminator". SEMA eNews Essentials. Vol. 18, no. 30. Retrieved May 25, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Smith J (2009). "Real Street Eliminator IV". HotRod. Vol. November 17. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Real Street Eliminator Competition - Car Craft Magazine". hotrod.com. January 1, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Kucharski, S. (2015). "10 Years Pumping Muscle". Woodstock Independent. Vol. Sept 9-15. p. 11.
  6. ^ Davies S (2013). "Schwartz Performance TransAm Dominates". HotRod Network. Vol. July 24. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Schwartz '81 TransAm". Power Nation. Vol. August 4. 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ^ Street Rod Life, Editors (August 19, 2017). "Schwartz Performance Wins Their Second Pro-builder of the Year Award". Street Rod Life. Retrieved August 19, 2017. {{cite magazine}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Schwartz Performance Wins Their Second Pro-builder of the Year Award". SEMA eNews Essentials. Vol. 20, no. 30. 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.