Rare Find: Very First 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Ordered With Super Cobra Jet...
“Neither he nor I knew it was an early car,” Mike in Maryland says of the 1969 Mach 1 he bought in a little town in Pennsylvania. He had always wanted a 1969 Mach 1. “The owner told me it was a Super...
View ArticlePaint & Body: Watch This Complete Refinish of a 1970 Plymouth GTX in...
Conversations with my muscle car brethren will often drift to the health of the hobby. Some perceive a plateau, or even a slight downturn in enthusiasm. Evidence cited includes lack of interest among...
View ArticleOn the Semi-Shiny Side: Lucky No. 13 for the Grand National Roadster Show’s...
I like Quonset huts. They always harken back to images of 1940s American to me—during the War when the Navy first introduced the corrugated half-circle shacks designed by the George A. Fuller Co....
View ArticleThe Historic “Green Hornet” 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby EXP 500 Headed for a...
While the iconic Highland Green 1968 Mustang used in the movie Bullitt resurfaced in the Motor City during the 2018 North American International Auto Show, Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO of the...
View ArticleHajek Motorsports To Display First Four 2008 Cobra Jet Mustangs at NHRA...
• Hajek Motorsports to display four Cobra Jet Mustangs at NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals • Display to include 2009 Stock Eliminator Winternationals winning Cobra Jet driven by John Calvert • 50th...
View ArticleOfficial HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to 2020 Ruleset
We know what you want — and without any further delay, here are your official 2018 to 2020 HOT ROD Drag Week rules: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 2018-2020 DRAG WEEK RULES CLICK TO DOWNLOAD...
View ArticleFirst Class C10: This Backyard Build has become a Reliable Daily Driver
Five years ago, Arnulfo Lopez, of Compton, CA, teamed up with a friend to go 50/50 on a C10 project. They had no knowledge, no real tools, not even a garage. All they had was a backyard at his dad’s...
View ArticleHow and Why We Lose Interest in Our Project Cars
This is a question I’ve wondered about, and recently it’s smacked me sideways. If “love” is a car project, we start out thinking big—really big—and usually buy something cheap. It may or may not even...
View ArticleGasser-Style 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle is a real Strip Tripper
We sure wish Hot Rod magazine had devoted more than just two pages to Fleet Thompson’s gasser-style 1966 Chevelle in its April 1968 issue. If it had, we could bring you more info on what photographer...
View ArticleWallet-Friendly Carbureted LS Transplant into a 1967 Camaro
There’s always a cheaper way to do most anything. That’s especially true of LS engine swaps to classic Chevy muscle. If you go all out it’s pretty easy to spend $15,000-$20,000 on a complete “high-end”...
View ArticleSurvivor Muscle Cars Tucked Away In Iowa!
A few rare cars kept tucked away in a garage in Iowa. Following up on a lead about a bunch of survivor muscle cars in Iowa, I met Bob, who took off work to show me his drag cars and parts. My eye was...
View ArticleSpark Plug Reading 101: Don’t Leave HP On The Table!
E3’s Don Ward talks shop on reading spark plugs when tuning. All things lead to the spark plug. You can spend all the money you want in fancy intakes, cylinder heads, or engine management, but if...
View ArticleLast Dodge Made at Hamtramck Gets New Home
After 37 years with its original owner, the last car ever produced at the historic Dodge Main assembly plant—the famed Hamtramck facility where countless Mopar muscle cars were born—has a new steward....
View ArticleMopar Muscle’s Top 10 from Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2018
Mopar performance cars are hot and always stand out in a crowd of muscle cars. And no matter the model year or era, the topic of “did you see how much that went for” is one that car guys love to talk...
View ArticleThe LMC Truck C10 Nationals Week to Wicked: The Square-Body Finale
You know, it wasn’t too long ago that good, old 1973-1987 Chevy C10s were cheap and plentiful; now they’re few and far between and priced out of sight when you do find a halfway decent one. I recall a...
View ArticleGlenn Grozich’s Timeless 1955 Chevy 210
To say that the billet wheel is an important aspect of hot rodding as we know it is a bit of an understatement—it, and the subsequent accessories it spawned, is really a cornerstone of our hobby. Since...
View ArticleWe Remember Dan Gurney and His All American Racers Team
Dan Gurney, who died in January at age 86 of complications from pneumonia, was one of those rare race drivers whose success knew no automotive boundaries. He raced European sports cars and NASCAR...
View ArticleNew Parts From The Classic Truck Aftermarket
Billet Specialties 01. LS Valve Cover Kit Lots of classic truck enthusiasts want the modern performance advantages of an LS engine, but don’t want to sacrifice period styling. Billet Specialties now...
View ArticleMac’s Celebrates 25th B-day With Chrome-Plated Tie Downs
Only twenty-five custom made chrome-plated tie downs will be issued, so reserve yours today! Mac’s is celebrating 25 years of supplying the industry’s best American-made tie-down solutions. To...
View ArticleHow to Calculate Compression Ratio Like A Pro
By definition, the compression ratio (CR) is the total swept volume of the cylinder with the piston at bottom dead center (BDC), divided by the total compressed volume with the piston at top dead...
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