Thrush Exhaust brand celebrates 50th anniversary in 2016

Feb. 23, 2016
The Thrush brand kicked off a celebratory 50th anniversary year with the launch of a new Thrush Rattler muffler and new Thrush website.
The popular, vintage brand that brought the classic red Glasspack muffler to the very first generation of muscle car enthusiasts continues to be one of the aftermarket’s most recognizable and popular brands today. The Thrush® brand kicked off a celebratory 50th anniversary year with the launch of a new Thrush Rattler muffler and new Thrush website.

“The Thrush sound, the red Glasspack muffler and Turbo, the famous bird in the logo, all bring back a feeling of nostalgia, classic sound and performance among early muscle car enthusiasts,” said Chris Gauss, director, performance brands, Tenneco. “It’s going to be a great celebration throughout 2016.”

Known for “Making Hot Rods Hotter Since 1966,” the Thrush brand will launch a completely new muffler series – dubbed the Thrush Rattler ­– that delivers a very aggressive sound through its single-chambered design and exemplifies the “This Bird is Loud and Proud” tagline. Finished in an attractive high-temp black finish, the Thrush Rattler muffler is a 100-percent welded aluminized steel constructed design available in 18-inch overall length (choice of 2.25-in., 2.5-in., 3-in. or 4-in. inlets and outlets).

In the late 60s, the Thrush brand became popular among the first generation of muscle car owners and drag racers as the Thrush Glasspack muffler was found on thousands of Mustangs, GTOs, Chevelles, Corvairs and other performance cars and trucks. Easily the most recognizable Thrush product, Thrush Glasspack mufflers include a smooth-flowing, straight-through perforated tube for minimal turbulence, continuous roving fiberglass for that classic Thrush sound and a durable heavy-gauge aluminized steel shell.

Utilizing a tri-flow design that’s fully reversible, Thrush Turbo™ mufflers provide the classic Thrush sound and each is finished with an embossed Thrush bird and logo.

Thrush Welded mufflers are fully welded, two-chamber mufflers that produce a unique, aggressive tone. Also, a variety of complete Thrush header-back exhaust systems are available for popular hot rods and muscle cars, including 1960s-era Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, GTOs, Novas, trucks and more.

For more information about Thrush Exhaust, visit the all-new www.ThrushExhaust.com or call 734-384-7806. Join in the conversation at www.Facebook.com/ThrushExhaust or become a Follower on Twitter.com/ThrushExhaust or Instagram.com/ThrushExhaust. A convenient Dealer Locator can be found at www.ThrushExhaust.com.

Tenneco is an $8.4 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 29,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of clean air and ride performance products and systems for automotive, commercial truck, and off-highway original equipment markets, and the aftermarket. Tenneco’s principal brand names are Monroe®, Walker®, XNOx® and Clevite® Elastomer.

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