Slamfest 17, A New Location for an Old Favorite
The old real estate adage about the importance of location also applies to car and truck shows. The better the facility, the more your target audience wants to attend. Now in its 26th year, Slamfest is...
View ArticleThe 44th Annual Daytona Turkey Run
Florida fans have an advantage over many areas of the country thanks to the opportunity for multiple car and truck shows every weekend of the year. Vehicles are never garaged for the winter, rather...
View ArticleFill your 2018 Calendar With These Summit Racing Events
As we near the end of 2017 we’ve been hitting the stores looking for that perfect automotive themed wall calendar. Though no matter if your calendar features go-fast rides, or kittens, you’ll want to...
View ArticleMickey Thompson, Doug Hooper, & the 1963 Corvette
Oftentimes in life we hear that truth is stranger than fiction. Mark Twain once wrote that, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth...
View Article20th Annual Corvette Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The National Corvette Museum was founded in 1994 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The museum’s mission is to preserve Corvette’s evolution and history that began in 1953 and continues to the current...
View ArticleInstalling a Currie 9-inch Rearend and Ladder Bars Under an Early Nova
We have been drag racers and we’ve done our fair share of road racing in Chevy High Performance. Drag racers are not road racers and road racers are not drag racers, and that’s that. With that said,...
View Article1965 Mustang Hardtop Father and Sons Project for the Ages
Enthusiast. This term can mean many things to many different people. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines enthusiast as: “One who is strongly attached to a cause, object, or pursuit (a sports car...
View ArticleIn Search of a Rare 428SCJ Drag Pack Mustang Mach 1
This Rare Finds story started on October 30th with an email from a reader, Kevin Boyer, requesting more information on a Japanese Mustang that had been the subject of a Rare Finds. Later, Boyer told us...
View ArticleRemember When Mark Hamill Drove This In Corvette Summer?!
If you’re a Star Wars fan, chances are you’ve been at the movies in the last 12 hours to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi. With massive blockbusters like this, it’s easy to forget that the actors also...
View Article1966 Corvette 427/425 Big-Block Without all the Frills
Have you ever made a decision you should regret but don’t? That’s a rhetorical question obviously, because whatever decision you are thinking of we probably don’t want to hear it. In direct contrast...
View ArticleA Quick Look at the HOT ROD Magazine on Newsstands Now!
If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab a copy of the latest issue of HOT ROD Magazine next time you’re at your local grocer or bookstore before they replace it with the next issue. The February issue,...
View ArticleProper Installation of Front and Rear 1968 Camaro Bumpers
We’ve all seen this. A full-scale restoration meticulously performed, yet something just isn’t right. Bumper installation and alignment can make or break a restoration. No one wants to see a Camaro...
View ArticleQuick Tech: Driveline Diagnostics
Driveline vibrations are easy to feel, but solving them can puzzle even the most methodical of knuckle-busters. Does your car have the highway vibes? Just sending your driveshaft out for a balance job...
View ArticleA Poor Man’s Mach 1: 1969 Mustang Fastback
A classic Mustang came into Terry James’ field of view in a very unusual way. He was driving around Wichita Falls, Texas, waiting for the opportunity to take a photo of his old truck’s odometer as it...
View ArticleAll You Need to Know About the Mustang Hi-Po 289: Part 1
he 2018 Mustang GT owes its very existence to the pioneers that started it all 54 years ago. Thirty-two valves, charge motion, variable cam timing, and a dizzying redline on the order of 7,000 rpm with...
View Article50 Years of Cobra Jet
On January 28, 1968, Hubert Platt introduced the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang to the racing world during the AHRA Winter Nationals held at Lions Drag Strip near Los Angeles, but the “real” debut that most...
View ArticleChili Bowl Surpasses 300 Entries
Entries are continuing to roll in for the 32nd Annual Chili Bowl which takes place January 9-13 inside the confines of the Tulsa Expo Center. The early entry list is littered with past Champions of the...
View ArticleKamiKaze Goes Turbo!
“KamiKaze” Chris Day and his El Camino is one of the underdog heroes of Discovery’s Street Outlaws. Ever the grassroots, budget racer, Chris built and maintains “The Elco” in his home garage. For the...
View ArticleDrake Automotive Group Adds OG Innovations to Lineup
While speaking with the crew at Drake Automotive Group last month for our SEMA booth tour (check it out HERE) we were given the skinny on its latest acquisition—OG Innovations. OG Innovations is a new...
View Article1963 Corvette Grand Sport Superformance Continuation Coupe
Surrounded in turbulent times, the saga of the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport started in early 1962 with the code name “Lightweight.” The goal of lightening—by 1,100 pounds—over the standard production...
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