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Rescue: Basic Carb and Ignition Tweaks Tame a Bucking Shelby Cobra
Bill Stockdale’s 1967 Cobra Bucks and Jerks at Part Throttle. We’re Gonna Fix It. Powered by a 418ci Ford small-block, this 1967 Cobra replica had a part-throttle buck below 1,800 rpm. The higher the...
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2017 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Results
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) saw its 10th edition this year, immediately following the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Chevrolet vehicles have had a long and dominant history in this...
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Fancy Shoes: Wheels from SEMA 2017 #TENSEMA17
Like shoes to any outfit, wheels are a vital accoutrement to a car’s image. They possess a basic function of rolling a vehicle across solid ground but add an attitude to a build that other parts can’t...
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Corvettes take SEMA 2017 by Storm #TENSEMA17
SEMA was a blur this year—but that’s really no different than any other year. The crowds were as horrendous as ever in the Las Vegas Convention Center, but the quality of cars made it all worth it. It...
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Behind the Scenes at Fury Race Cars
Chassis builder Fury Race Cars is having incredible success in both the Super Late Model and Asphalt Modified classes. We take a look behind the scenes! Steve Wallace (the red Jet car) not only drives...
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1965 Corvette Coupe Goes From to 250hp/Powerglide to 757hp Rat
This 1-of-8,504 1965 Corvette Sport Coupes was an unmolested cherry when Randy Collier of Franklin, Tennessee, found it. The original owner, as described by its second owner, was a lady that poetic...
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TEASER: The new ZR1
Chevrolet has thrown down the ultimate tease today with their video hint at the ZR1. How little they’ve given us in this short clip only increases the spark of curiosity more and more. We have the...
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The Australian LS Swap: Ford With a Toyota Heart
In the States and the world, the LS engine swap has become a household name, so much so that it’s starting to get a little old. Do not confuse that with hating on the LS engine, because it’s an amazing...
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More Hands-On Learning Coming to 2018 GRIP Seminars
Last year organizers of the GRIP Seminars presented by Circle Track decided to shake up their program and allow for more hands-on learning. The new approach was a great success, leaving attendees with...
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A 1963 Nova Renovated With Modern Muscle
“I fell in love with Novas when I was 8 years old. My dad and I were at the Toppers Car Show in Fargo, North Dakota, and there was a beautiful white 1962 Chevy Nova there on display. I remember my dad...
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WATCH: Engine Masters Ep. 28, Myth-busting Cylinder Heads
According to the internet, too big of an intake port on a cylinder head kills low-end torque, but is that true? The Steves and Freiburger put that theory to the test on the latest episode of Engine...
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Yamaha to Host First R1DT Race at Perris
Yamaha’s R1DT prototype cars will see their first actual race action this Saturday, November 11 at Perris (CA) Auto Speedway as part of the 22nd Annual Oval Nationals. Although the cars are still in...
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HOT ROD Anything – Frankenstein’s Two-Stroke
A two-stroke gasoline engine made from the compressor of a fridge! It was while describing how he engineered his own hall-effect-triggered, ignition-control module that we knew Joachim Hall, or...
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Tailgate Stovebolt Stake
Hunkered down at the edge of a bean field in rural Dowagiac, Michigan, is this lowdown Chevy stake bed. The body style first appeared in 1941. Civilian vehicle production ceased during World War II and...
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Dodge Superbee buried with Mopar Treasures!
A lifelong Mopar family has treasure in their quonset hut. Hidden deep in the woods of Michigan sits a Quonset hut full of treasures. A family that had worked for generations at Chrysler was thoughtful...
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CVR’s C4 Corvette Starter Motor Mega Boosts VIN 8 and VIN J Starting Power
The first thing to let go on my 1990 Corvette Z51 after buying it used with 69,000-plus miles on the clock was the starter, but it didn’t happen all at once. That would have made it too easy to...
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Hot Rod Deluxe Sneak Peek: History-Making Hot Rods on the Dry Lakes
After a gorgeous day at El Mirage, we have a sneak peek from the March 2018 issue of Hot Rod Deluxe: the Williams Bros. ’32 Ford roadster and Tommy Thompson’s Golden Rod streamliner. Now a part of the...
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Released from the Fire: The Demon is Here!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is here. The Demon has arrived! This is probably one of the most anticipated vehicle releases that we can remember in recent history, and rightfully so because...
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2018 Chassis and Suspension Buyer’s Guide
There was a time when a hot rodder used the material at hand—and we still do, but now there are options. This is a good thing, especially given how long it has been since some of the cars we rodders...
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WATCH: Dirt Cars Take to the Asphalt
There used to be a time where drivers could race their cars on both asphalt and dirt. Those days, however, are long gone (at least for most divisions) and cars are specialized toward one surface...
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