FLAMING RIVER: THROUGH THE YEARS
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2004
2005
2006
2008
2015
2016
2018
2019
2022
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
POWER RACK & PINION DESIGN
CREATING OUR DREAM CAR
NEVER STOP BUILDING
THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY
SHOWROOM REMODEL
BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY
THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY
EXPANDING OUR PRODUCTION
Jeanette’s business model is built
on the following credo: “The
customer who buys our products
will receive the best products
possible at a fair price”. We are
proud of what we do here and
we believe in USA Built to Last
and Last, and no matter what it
has to look great too! In 2004, Jeanette was honored to be
named Goodguys 2004 Woman of the Year
As we mentioned earlier,
our goal was to build as
much of our products as
we possibly could onsite
at Flaming River, so in 2015
we added ‘Rosie’ – our
first Robot to help with our
welding processes. In 2018,
our second Robot ‘Charlie’
will be brought in to keep
our machining processes moving forward. Creativity and
technology will lead the futur e of our company
Flaming River continues
to move forward, always
striving towards new
product offerings for Racing,
Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and
Classic trucks and cars.
This year, we committed
ourselves to developing our own Power Rack and Pinion. For
years the industry had been using rebuilds and the supply of
cores was clearly not going to support future demand. We
built the first of its kind “New Hot Rod Power Rack and Pinion”
– the new rack and pinion was
fitted to our 65-70 Mustang
Rack and Pinion Cradle Kit with
full turning radius and 6-1/8” of
travel, and it’s one of a
kind. We build them,
we test them, and yes, they are repairable. All built in Berea,
Ohio, in the USA
Many car enthusiasts dream of buying or repairing a hot rod.
Having a 32 Roadster is just plain old American. Our Roadster,
Hard Candy, was built by Leonard Lopez and is unique in many
ways. First, it is a rack and pinion straight-axle car uniquely
designed by Lopez, with Flaming River Electric Steering. Hard
Candy is LS powered with a Dominator front axle and a Flaming
River steering system – a
run-wild test car to be
sure! Hard Candy is
a part of the Flaming
River family, and often
on display at shows
or parked in our
showroom.
At Flaming River, we feel that Hot Rodding Has No Limits,
and we know that not all
Hot Rods are cars. This one
was completely built at
Flaming River, by Flaming
River Employees. We truly
enjoyed the project and
it’s the only Hot Rod we
ever sold when it went to
a very good home in 2018
We are so proud
of our new handpainted
Hot Rod themed mural. This is also the year we were
honored with the Street Scene Manufacturer of the Year award
Since the beginning, Jeanette Ladina
as President and owner of Flaming
River has striven to build her company
with quality and performance in
mind for the benefit of the customer.
The company has been honored
with several New Product wins, and
Jeanette is involved with many
organizations and participates in
events through SEMA, HRIA, NSRA,
and Goodguys. In 2018, the SEMA
Town Hall was held at Flaming River
Industries, which allowed people
to participate and learn about our
industry, as well as connect with our
members of the community and tour our facility.
Flaming River takes home two SEMA awards for
the VDOG® Variable Angle Gear – Best New Street
Rod Product and Best Engineered
Product.
Flaming River continues to push for
higher standards and strive for the
best by receiving ISO 9000:2015
Certification and Environmental Standards
14001:2015 – the goal is quality product for
a satisfied customer. You can be sure that
if it doesn’t say Flaming River, it’s just not
good enough!
At Flaming River we
strive to keep growing
as a company, and in
2022 we physcially did!
We built a new addition
to our facility to provide
housing for brand new
CNC machines. This
allowed us to increase
production on a variety
of our quality products.
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