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Gallery of Bitchin’ Black Cars for Black Friday!
During the craziness of Black Friday shopping, escape to a world of clean, simple cars. Black is one of the hardest colors to care for, and to paint. The slightest imperfection or scratch can be seen...
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Two Deaths Darken Nostalgia Drag Racing And Cackling Events In California
Scene: 26th NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion Those fans and cackle-car teams who showed up for NHRA’s 26th “Bakersfield reunion” seemed glad to be there. Spectators found closer parking than usual, for...
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Chevy Drag Cars From the 2017 Auto Club NHRA Finals
NHRA’s very grueling and testing 2017 drag racing season came to a dramatic conclusion during the 53rd Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals held at iconic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Leading up to...
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The First Car Show
Little Victories Success comes overnight for some, but for the return of my 1970 Dodge Challenger, it’s been a slow crawl. Last month, I left you with a handful of flung belts and an over-rich tune on...
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A good look at the drag racing party that was Mod Nationals
There have been attempts at Modular Mustang-only drag events in the past. Perhaps those events were ahead of their time, but it appears Mod Motor Mustangs’ Justin Young is onto something with his Mod...
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Fords Against the Pro Touring World #TENSEMA17
Even though they were outnumbered by “the other guys” at this year’s Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational that took place after the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Blue Oval Brigade was there with...
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Pit Stop: 1955 Chevy truck—Upgrade or Keep Existing Combo?
Bill Hedekin’s 1967 Corvette experienced severe driveability problems. As rescued at Rollings Automotive, most of his issues were caused by bad valve seals and the wrong valvesprings for his cam....
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1957 Chevy Bel Air Goes From Daily Driver To Full Show
There is an unwritten rule in magazine land that once you’ve had your car in print, the likelihood of having it featured in the same publication a second time is pretty slim. The thing about rules is...
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Discussing Bump Springs and Bump Stops with RE Suspension
When it comes to bump springs and bump stops, there is still plenty to learn, and even more with which to experiment. Our trusted freelancer John A. Miller stopped by one of the most trusted...
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1958 Corvette Moves From Shed To Shed Before Seeing Daylight
The friend that I had with me said, “Oh, that thing looks horrible.” I said, “What are you talking about? That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Todd...
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Pro Street Is Far From Dead With This ’55 Bel Air!
The Bourikas brothers blend—and bend—Pro-Street with Pro-Mod in this wicked ’55 Chevy Bel Air. There’s very little that hasn’t been attempted in the world of hot rodding when one takes into...
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Jeff Smith and his 2004 Cobra break into the 9-second zone
When most of us purchase a Mustang, we buy it with certain goals in mind. We don’t buy it to see how quick we can get to the grocery store. Well, that does seem to play into our goals, but that’s not...
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Taking a 2018 Mustang GT Around VIR
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the 2018 Mustang GT, and deservedly so. We always look forward to the next Mustang iteration, so we’re reading everything we can get our hands on when it comes to...
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You’re Not Flipping! This RH-Drive ’Cuda Is Off To India!
Right-hand drive, 800hp ’Cuda from Schwartz Performance Mopar’s designers and engineers never seem to be afraid of taking risks. It’s true now, and it was definitely the case in the ’60s and ’70s....
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Tom Izzo Couldn’t Find a 1962 Bel Air Bubbletop So He Fabricated One
Tom Izzo is the owner of Speed Inc., a Chicago area shop that wrenches on late-model cars all day long. They install heads, cams, and blowers on customer cars and tune them on the chassis dyno. But...
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This 1957 Chevy Corvette Takes Its Cues from the Past & Present
In 1957, the Chevrolet Corvette was introduced with the new 283ci fuel-injected V-8 engine. Touting one horsepower per cubic inch, it was a real breakthrough at the time. Many moons later, one may have...
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Pit Stop: Buick V6 Grand National vs. Standard V6 Flexplate
Is a Buick Grand National Flexplate Any Better Than, and Can It Replace, a 1981 231 V6 Standard Flexplate? An original turbo Buick V6 flexplate, stamped “TUR,” as seen at Duttweiler Performance....
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Celebrating 20 Years of LS Engines
Gravity affects space-time. That’s basically what Einstein was getting at, and it means that time on Earth passes differently than if you were, say, doing the Star Trek thing out in the vacuum of...
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Running a D/Gas 1955 Chevy Back in the ’60s
All young people need character building experiences. How about drag racing, then? How about running your fantasies with nothing to base them on? How about stepping up when you’re not even qualified to...
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Totally Custom, Top-Notch Pro Touring 1968 Camaro
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to build a phenomenal car. After meeting Jim Gloe, we think it takes a nuclear engineer. Yes, that’s right; Jim’s a real nuclear engineer. And that’s his real name....
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