Disc Brake Conversion Kits from Performance Online
Modernize your classic muscle car’s braking system with a disc brake conversion kit from Performance Online. Drum brakes aren’t inherently bad, but disc brakes are better for consistent, repeated...
View ArticleClassic Trucks Week To Wicked C10 Presented by CPP
Amazing how quickly a week can come and go. But what’s even more amazing is how quickly an average, albeit very nice, 1970 C20 farm truck can be transformed into a modern-performance C10 shortbed! And...
View ArticleA 1955 Chevy Suburban with Street Rod Style and Cameo Class
The build took about two years, but the decision to build only took a moment. A few years ago, Scott Den Hartog from Los Alamitos, California, was enjoying Father’s Day at the L.A. Roadsters Show at...
View Article1-Owner 1968 Pontiac GTO Comes Out of Hiding After 40 Years
“She told me she was asking seven grand. I went down the next day with cash in hand. We picked it up with a tow truck a couple days later.” Justin Hadad’s 1968 GTO acquisition had been seven to eight...
View ArticleThis Legendary Big-Block Magazine Test Car Still Hits Hard!
It’s hard to believe, but my 1967 Coronet R/T has survived hundreds of passes down the quarter-mile between racing and magazine product testing through the years. It has never let me down; it’s never...
View ArticleThe Best Looking Race Cars of 2016
One of the best ways to review the 2016 race season is to take a look back through some of the galleries from the events we covered. When looking through those galleries we saw some pretty...
View ArticleInstalling An All-Ford Drivetrain in a Classic Truck
If you’ve been a longtime reader of Classic Trucks, you might remember my F-1 project that I’ve been working on for the last handful of years. It’s been sidelined a few times, but I’ve finally wrestled...
View ArticleKen Block Takes 2017 Raptor for Fun in the Snow
Block, who owns a first gen Raptor, takes the new EcoBoost powered 2017 for a blast through some fresh snow. Ken Block may be a household name thanks to his Gymkhana videos, but he’s also a very...
View ArticleDrive-Through Carwash Causes $6,000 in Damage on New Ford F-150
Antenna Gets Caught in Brush, Rips Mast from Fender By now, we’ve all seen the Chevy-versus-Ford, steel-versus-aluminum ads where paving bricks and tool boxes are dumped into the bed, with the Chevy...
View ArticleHomebuilt 1,396-rwhp 2012 Mustang GT
Jim Braun put together this wicked twin-turbocharged Mustang GT in his garage Remember when making 500 horsepower was a big deal? Then the number to beat became 700 horsepower. Nowadays, 1,000...
View ArticleWith Record Field, Chili Bowl Sets Qualifying Nights
What looks to be one of the most monumental Chili Bowl Nationals is just on the horizon. With a record 358 entries, the fields for the qualifying nights have been released. The 2017 Lucas Oil Chili...
View ArticleIn the Buff: Mark & Dennis Mariani’s Rad Rides-Built 1929 Model A Sedan
You may be familiar with the name Mariani, even if you’re not into hot rods or even land speed racing for that matter. Mariani Farms, Mariani Packing Co. (Mariani Premium Dried Fruit), and Mariani Nut...
View ArticleA Classic Muscle Car Engine Is a Working Piece of Art
Having turned the big 5-0 earlier this year, I suppose that I shouldn’t be terribly surprised that the transformation into wistful geezer has begun. For some, that means pining away for the old days, a...
View ArticleProfessor Hammer’s Metalworking Tips
Read how the prominent peak on the hood of a Ford F-100 can be modified to get a smoother look. Q. My 1955 Ford F-100 pickup has a peak down the center of the hood. The lines of the F-100 are very...
View ArticleZL1-Powered 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 Deluxe May Be Ultimate Sleeper
Albert Galdi of Somerset, New Jersey, has modified and restored a pretty extensive inventory of cars over the years, taking underpowered rides and turning them into high-horse street brawlers, each...
View ArticleAfter Decades Sitting in Storage, Hubert Platt’s Historic 1969 Ford Mustang...
When Frank Hurley of the Ford Division’s New Car Merchandising Group suggested putting together a combination clinic program and drag racing team in late 1968, the idea was hardly original. Chrysler...
View ArticleHow to Speak Muscle Car: a Glossary From AAR to Z/28
A conversation between two muscle car guys can sound positively military, with all the acronyms, slang, codes, and jargon. Imagine how that sounds to others, especially younger types who may be...
View ArticleThis 1967 Dart GT Finally Reached True Grand Touring Status!
When we asked Don Miller what other vintage Chrysler, Plymouth, or Dodge cars or trucks he has owned besides this out-of-this-world 1967 Dart GT convertible, he hold us: “This is the first one.” We...
View ArticleThe 1970 Pontiac Trans Am was the Perfect Balance of Proportion & Power
Proportion is everything in automotive design, and GM’s second-generation F-bodies had it down like Julie Newmar’s curve-hugging Catwoman costume. Free from the design constraints that came with...
View ArticleComing in March 2017 Muscle Car Review
We are bringing you some very special Chevelles in the March 2017 issue, including one of the most significant—and in some ways mysterious—Chevelle finds ever. Our cover car is a low-VIN 1970 Chevelle...
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