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ABOUT AMERICAN TOURING SPECIALTIES

Thanks for your interest in American Touring Specialties. We are passionate about our vehicles and their performance, and we inject that passion into every part we make, and car we build. Founded by Tyler Beauregard, the company’s initial focus was aiding enthusiasts with installation parts to bolt in late model T-56 six speed transmissions into first generation Camaros and Firebirds. After creating and selling the industry’s first bolt in T-56 crossmember, ATS went on to expand its T-56 product line, knowledge base, and quality. The addition of Shane Wagner into the family allowed American Touring Specialties to evolve into a premiere manufacturer, leading the way for the most advanced bolt on parts in the aftermarket. Today, we are dedicated to providing bolt-in solutions for adapting late model technology into early model muscle cars. By concentrating on the voids in the market, ATS brings innovative engineering to the issues that have plagued classic cars since their inception.

Shane Wagner attended North Dakota State University where he earned his mechanical engineering degree. During his enrollment Shane drove and built up his 1970 Chevelle at the ripe old age of 19. Being a car nut himself, he felt the corporate noose tighten as he worked uninspiring jobs for Daimler Chrysler in Detroit. He found his true calling working as an Engineer for an aftermarket parts manufacturer. While employed there, Shane learned great discipline, and with it moved out to Las Vegas to design parts made to his uncompromising standards, and true to the founder’s vision.

Most people have always dreamed of a car that defines them as a person. For Tyler Beauregard, that vehicle has always been a 1968 Camaro. He purchased his at 17, and learned how to make the car different, expressive and innovative all at the same time. He purchased his at 17, and learned how to make the car more reliable, more fun to drive, and better looking. Tyler began his transformation as the visionary behind American Touring Specialties during his schooling at Wyoming Technical Institute where he graduated with a degree in Automotive Technology and Management. While attending, he built his Camaro into a corner-carving-highway-burning machine using an LT1 engine from a late model Corvette, and backed it up with a T-56 six speed. The vehicle’s transformation was complete, and ATS was born.

Along the way we have seen, used, or installed most of the hard core parts made for these cars. When we find room for improvement we design a new part to fill the void. Likewise, if we find a great product we begin to sell it as dealers. Every part goes through extensive design, engineering, and failure testing before going into production. Most of the prototype parts we make get tested and raced on our company ‘skunk-works’ 1967 Camaro. We use every modern design and testing program to make sure our parts are of the highest quality, and fit exactly like they should, every time.