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Just What Brian Needs: A 1954 Dodge Job-Rated Truck With A 331 Hemi!

You know what we haven’t seen a lot of in a while? Big, lumbering trucks that are right up Lohnes’s alley. You know the kind: Classic styling, a torque-monster mill that is hooked to a...

Is The Party Over? Mustang Plants Are Idled As Camaro Somehow Outsells Ford In September!

For the first time in a couple of years, the Chevrolet Camaro has outsold the Ford Mustang…and that isn’t quite the open and shut case you would believe it should be. The Mustang has sold...

Watch Tim Slade Obliterate the World Time Attack Challenge Record in the Nutso Hammerhead S13

Time trial racing is nothing particularly new in the world of road racing, but the growth of that motorsport area has found people building some incredible purpose-built race cars in recent years....

Want To Be On The List For A Brand-New 2017 DeLorean DMC-12? Here’s The Order Form You’ll Need To Fill Out To Be Considered!

It’s strange to picture the DeLorean as a boutique car worthy of a pre-order form, but get used to it, because DeLorean Motor Company, the Texas-based outfit that has been the place to go to...

Good News Everyone: Someone Mashed Together A Corvette, An Eldorado, And More… Meet The Eldorette!

There are certain things out there in the world that when paired together become greater than their individual components. For instance, peanut butter and jelly. Everyone loves a PB+J. Better yet,...

Hot Rod Hauler: This 1973 Dodge Coronet Wagon Would Make A Bitchin’ Push Vehicle!

What is it about a big-block station wagon that automatically makes us want to use it at a nostalgia drag race? On it’s own accord, this 440-powered 1973 Dodge Coronet is a great car:...

Jim Brinkerhoff’s Nitrous Camaro Drilled The Wall At The Throwdown In T-Town – He’s Fine, The Camaro…Not So Much!

Big power means big problems when things don’t go right at the track, and for Jim Brinkerhoff, from the moment the he hit the pedal during the Throwdown at T-Town, the problems came full-force....

Rally Beating A Porsche 911? Oh, Yes, It Is As Awesome As It Looks!

The Porsche 911 is many things to many people. It has rightfully earned every accolade that it has underneath it’s belt…it might share lineage with the VW Beetle and for the most part...

American Powertrain Releases New X-Factor Modular Aluminum Cross member for 1963-67 Chevy II/Nova

If you are planning or in the midst of an engine and transmission swap or contemplating a transmission swap in your classes 1964-1977 Chevy American Powertrain has your solution! The company has just...

BangShift Project Files Update: The Bonneville-Bound Mercury Zephyr Z-7 Is Tracking Along On Schedule!

Earlier this year we got wind of a 1979 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 that was being transformed into a land speed car that would be heading straight to the Bonneville Salt Flats and the last we saw of the Fox...

This Eight Tire Equipped Jeep Looks Cool But Has One Massive Flaw – Can You See It?

The first time I ever saw a monster truck pulling off the eight tire look it was the “American Eagle” truck which was attempting to drive across a lake or something in Florida and the...

The Fuzz With The Buzz: This Nitrous-Infused Caprice PPV Is A Beast! We Want!

GM might not like the idea of the Chevrolet Caprice PPV getting into civilian hands, but what were they really going to do about it once police units started to sell them out of the fleet? It was the...

This 1951 White Moving Truck Has A 427, A Turbo 400, And Tiny House Potential For Days

We’ve got to admit to kind of loving this old truck. My wife and kids watch the tiny house show religiously and while they occasionally do something neat on there, we think that this rig has...

2016 Goodguys Nostalgia Nationals: Our Final Gallery With A Little Bit Of Everything On The Property!

It’s almost fitting that Goodguys held their Nostalgia Nationals event at Beech Bend when they do: it’s a perfect send-off to the racing and show season here in western Kentucky. The...