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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...

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Classic 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...

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A 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...

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1-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...

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This 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...

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The 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...

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Installing 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...

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Ken 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...

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Drive-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...

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Homebuilt 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...

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With 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...

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In 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...

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A 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...

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Professor 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...

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ZL1-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...

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After 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...

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How 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...

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This 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...

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The 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...

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Coming 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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