Dean Lowry joined Joe Vittone and Economotors VW dealer in Riverside, California, in 1955. After realizing how easy it is to repair and service Volkswagen Dean has learned what he could, and increased his level of competence. He decided to make a career at Volkswagen and increase their performance on the drag strip.

While working for General Motors century, the Alhambra, Calif., Dean has helped build a racing VW Beetle he regularly races for five months. He built a dragster with a Cadillac engine and began a campaign in several local drag racing events.

Joe asked the dean Economotors in 1963 and began working again with EMPI performance parts. He developed exhaust system, carburetor kits and valve kits. At that time, built the famous Dean Inch Pincher VW race, a race car most famous.

In 1968, Dean and Economotors new partnership with his brother Ken, and their own VW repairs and services to businesses in Santa Ana, California, to begin with. The brothers wanted to focus exclusively on the construction and repair for VW full time. The new company was called Deano Dyno-Soars, after the nickname of Deano Dean or Dino.

Lowry brothers with a dinosaur theme stuck in their business, and took the purple color. They created purple Dyno-Soar engine that was painted purple. The race car and even their service shop was also dyed purple. It was her signature color.

The Lowry would often drag racing with a daily driver Dean, a 1954 VW sedan with a 2180cc engine. The car was relieved to reduce weight. Custom lightweight aluminum wheels spinning have been specially designed for drag racing VW and their debut on the race vehicle Dyno-Soar. This is the best time was 11.62 seconds and the car was hit in the NHRA class A / Gas.

An important prerequisite Deano Dyno Soar made in World Racing VW was developing a replacement crank the engines to the VW size 3-liter can be built and housed in the engine compartment. He was known as the Ultra case. Deano Dyno Soar has also designed and developed the first set of replacement parts cylinder heads for VW Drag Racing. It allows large valves to be used as a standard VW head.

After numerous racing trophies and they decided to go drag racing VW in 1972, retired. The company also opened in 1972 and the brothers parted.

Blaine is an avid air-cooled Volkswagen enthusiasts, Volkswagen have owned many vintage over the years, he likes to share his passion with others.

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