Fast & Rare Fords Coming in the June 2017 Issue of Muscle Car Review
FoMoCo fans, get ready, because the June 2017 issue of Muscle Car Review is coming at you with some rare and literally one-of-a-kind Blue Oval muscle that you won’t see anywhere else. On our cover is a...
View Article1970 Plymouth GTX 440+6 Is “All Hers, Not His”
The license plate frame on Debbie Derych’s 1970 GTX proudly proclaims, “All Hers Not His.” But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, Debbie’s ownership of this Six-Barrel Mopar got off to sort of a rocky...
View ArticleAbsolutely EVERYTHING We Know So Far On The Dodge Demon!
From all we know, the 2018 SRT Dodge Demon is going to be the most powerful production car ever made—and that’s just one of many “firsts” in the quiver of this powerful machine’s arsenal. Such an...
View ArticleUltrarare 1967 Mercury R-Code Comet Caliente Sitting With the Chickens
I love the modern world sometimes. I was surfing the internet and came across a post from a guy asking about this car in his barn. He knew what it was; he just wanted to show what a cool car it was....
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: RotorWay Javelin prototype
Freakishness need not be limited to cars, nor should it scare you. Though a little offbeat from our normal Freak Show Friday–– what is normal for a post called Freak Show Friday? Right? What appears to...
View ArticleHurst Nationals Coming to Carlisle in July
Hurst-branded cars have been around for nearly six decades, but shows and displays devoted to them have typically focused on just one brand—Hurst/Olds, for example, or the Hurst-built AMC SC/Rambler or...
View ArticleMuscle Car Mecca at 65th Detroit Autorama
There are spiritual homes for all sorts of things and movements. Country music has Nashville. Chocolate has Hershey, Pennsylvania. And muscle cars have the Motor City. When it comes to honoring that...
View ArticleThink Twice Before Buying That “Low-Buck” Muscle Car
On warm afternoons my grandfather used to sit in an old metal yard chair in the shade of a tall elm in the front yard of his rural Iowa farmhouse. He’d puff gently on a pipe and smile a contented smile...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: When Is a Mustang Not a Ferrari?
When you have a Mustang but really want a Ferrari, you either trade up or start fabricating. This example is the latter, and has all of the identification we know and love from various Ferraris of...
View ArticleBirth of a Total Performance Icon: 427-Powered 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie Lightweight
In 1961 Ford adopted “Total Performance” as its corporate mantra. Two years later, in 1963, Ford powered the rear-engine revolution at Indy, competed on NASCAR high-banked ovals, and continued its drag...
View ArticleRebuilding an FE Engine, Part 1
When our buddy Danny Valenzuela’s 360ci Ford motor started leaking oil and then shortly thereafter developed a slight rod knock, we knew it has high time for him to start thinking about his options. He...
View ArticleShort Track Races This Weekend (3/31 – 4/2)
The month of April usually means it’s time to start heading to the race track. This weekend brings us into that magical month, and brings us some high-quality short track races around the country....
View ArticleRegister for Midnight Drags at the Car Craft Summer Nationals
Registration is open for Midnight Drags, our exciting, minimal-rules drag race held at the Car Craft Summer Nationals, at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky July 21 – 23. Though we will...
View ArticleFirst Look: Pre-War Gallery From 2017 Goodguys Show at Del Mar, California.
140 Images of Hot Rods Roamin’ the Fairgrounds. We like truckin’ down to Del Mar for the Goodguys Meguiars Nationals because it has traditionally been a pre-1948 show, but also because it’s so big it...
View ArticleFirst Look: Post-War Gallery From 2017 Goodguys Show at Del Mar, California.
Lots of Street Machines, Low Riders, and Trucks Roamin’ the Fairgrounds. We like truckin’ down to Del Mar for the Goodguys Meguiars Nationals because it has traditionally been a pre-1948 show, but also...
View ArticleRussia Hacks Chevrolet and Steals Camaro Design
Russia was discovered to have hacked Chevrolet’s vast computer system, stealing intellectual property and advanced design programming for future Chevy models. Of interest to HOT ROD readers is their...
View ArticleRacing Around: News from the Industry
Bear Ridge Speedway Facebook Photo Bear Ridge Speedway Celebrates 50 Consecutive Years of Racing Bradford, VT- Bear Ridge Speedway will celebrate its 50th anniversary during the 2017 season. George...
View ArticleTruck Yeah! Huge Truck Gallery From 2017 Goodguys Show at Del Mar, California.
Truckin’ through the Goodguys Del Mar show this year we were surprised at how many trucks made it down to the surf and turf event. We came back Saturday to get more shots of the amazing amount of...
View ArticleInstalling a FAST EZ-EFI and Inglese’s 8V Induction System on a 351 Cleveland
Although carburetion remains very popular with car crafters, fuel injection is all about convenience and modern tuneability in a vintage ride. Hop in, twist the key, start it up, and go. Imagine...
View ArticleCandid Photo of Performance Icon George Hurst During Testing of the Hurst...
That is none other than George Hurst looking somewhat startled—or maybe just interrupted—by Petersen Publishing photographer Pat Brollier during a March 1966 test session for the twin-engine Hurst...
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