Forty years ago, I was hospitalized from a wheelstander crash. While lying in the hospital bed, I wondered what the next step in my life was going to be. With little resources, I decided to hang up my fire suit, go into business for myself and build race cars for others. From these modest beginnings, we have been able to build the company into something that I could have never imagined back in 1971.
Art Morrison Enterprises is a family operation... and here's three generations of the Morrison family; (left to right) Clarey and Craig Morrison with their son, Alexander, Art and Jeanette Morrison. Everyone smile for the camera. Thanks to Kirk Jones of Goodguys for the family portrait.
Over the four decades that we have been in business, the company has completely transformed itself from a one man shop in the garage to a world leader in custom performance chassis and suspension - but the core ethic has remained constant - Build components that are high quality and be passionate about what we are doing. While the last few years have provided their own challenges, our team is still working by the principles that I started the company on. Down to an individual, every person at Art Morrison Enterprises is focused on providing you with the best quality products so your car can perform the way you want it to; whether it is out on the drag strip, the highway, at a car show, or on the road course.Continuing on with our GT Sport line, we are proud to release the high-performance replacement chassis for the 1968-1927 Chevelle A-body. While it took much longer to design than we had anticipated, our incredibly talented staff has knocked this one out of the ballpark. A chassis-specific front suspension specifically designed to work within the confines of the A-body sheet metal will really let these cars perform. While "thinking outside of the box" is usually a cliche these days, the frame rail structure is completely new for us, departing from our standard 2"x4" rectangular material. The result of our design and engineering is a frame rail that is very low profile, extremely rigid, and allows itself to be hidden under the rocker panel. This chassis and suspension system is going to really transform these cars! What's great is the 68-72 platform fits all A-bodies, so owners of the GTO/Lemans, Olds 442 and Buick GS will be able to enjoy updated performance handling from their muscle car.
We have also made provisions on our jig table to create a chassis for the El Camino as well. Super Chevy Magazine has the pre-production chassis so stay tuned for build pictures and testing data.For those with an earlier model A-body, the wait will soon be over. Since we've finished the jig table for the 1968-1972 Chevelle, we can now concentrate on building one for the 1964-1967 Chevelles. There are a few differences with some of the A-bodies from car to car, so please call for availability and options with the Buick, Olds, and Pontiac models.
While we have focused on bolt-on car chassis over the last few years, we haven't forgotten about the truck owners out there. To help us with the reverse engineering process, we recently purchased an untouched 1950 Chevrolet Truck. This "project truck" is going to be the model for our bolt on chassis for the 1947-1954 Chevrolet pick-ups. Expect to see something available for this later in the year. For the 1955-1959 fans, plans are in the works to make a bolt-on chassis for this truck as well. With some of our new suspension designs, these trucks are going to be the hot ticket for updating your classic pickup truck with an improved ride and handling.
If your project isn't something we have a bolt-on chassis for, don't worry! We are constantly engineering and fabricating custom frames and subframes for a wide range of projects. Just this past year we have done a custom chassis for a 1949 Cadillac that competed in the 2010 La Carrera Panamericana, 1 1955 Chevrolet chassis that will be running the 2011 One Lap of America, and a front subframe for Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s 1969 Mustang drift car.
With our reverse engineering technology, we have also done a custom bolt-on chassis for Gary Meadors 1947 Chrysler Town & Country and Holley's 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix track day car.While we are always trying to improve upon what we are currently doing,
I am proud to announce that in 2011, all our chassis will be available with adjustable anti-sway bars. This is going to give you the ability to fine tune your chassis to the way you would like to have the car ride and drive. These sway bars will also be available for most current applications as a retrofit as well, so if you already have one of our chassis, please give us a call. This could be a kit you can upgrade on your existing AME chassis.
Once again if it wasn't for you, our customer, we wouldn't be in the position that we are in today. We have worked very hard to stay at the cutting edge of suspension design and chassis technology. During our 40 years of business we take pride in being able to provide you with the best combination of performance and value. We appreciate your business and value your comments on how we can provide you with better parts and service. Whether it is an idea for a new product or a way we can improve what we have, please feel free to share your comments with us. Your support is appreciated and please keep us in mind for your next project. Thank You!
