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No More MEL: It’s A Barra Six For This ’66 Lincoln Down Under!

1960s Lincolns rule. The slab sides, the length, the rumble from an MEL engine through the pipes as the car cruises around…we are all about these Elwood Engel-designed beauties. After Lincoln...

Tough Truck Racing For Breast Cancer Awareness – A Good Event For A Good Cause!

No gearhead worth their salt needs an excuse to go out, get behind the wheel, and play a little. If there’s a few free moments and gas in the tank, stand back and watch the entertainment. But...

2017 Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Coverage: A Small Kentucky Tow Filled To The Gills With Cool Cars!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Cynthiana is located Northeast of Lexington on highway 27.  I think either the Hot Rod Power Tour or Drag Week came through there some years ago. ...

More Barrett-Jackson Auction Hunting Turned Up This 1971 Buick GSX Clone That Should Sell Under The Radar!

For the most part, Buick was content to stay away from the show and stripe packages with their muscle offerings in the 1960s. They preferred instead to pick colors from the mature palette, add chrome...

Houston Autorama Photo Coverage: The Recently Uncovered Lost Photos!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Whoopsie doodle! A few days ago I declared that we were running the last group of photos from the Houston Autorama as shot by Charles Wickam. Well, I was wrong! I...

Family Heirloom: This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Has Been Waken Up After A Long Rest

During my early days of wrenching as a kid, I stripped some cars that came into the lot that honestly, I kick myself in the ass for ever touching, let alone tearing down like I did. One in particular...

Photo Highlight Reel 2017: Doug Gregory’s Favorite Images From The Year (Part 2)

(Photos by Doug Gregory) – So we saw the first half of Doug’s awesome photo collection the other day and here’s part two. This photo highlight reel is great because it showcases...

Testing For Sevens: This Holden VL Cuts The Number On A 255 Radial Tire!

Remember back when you needed a big balloon slick to make enough grip to grab the track to make a single-digit pass? Now you’ve got folks with nearly stock tire sizes and no tubs whatsoever...

Someone Is Selling A Ford Truck Every Kid Of The 1980s Will Lust After – 48s, Rockwells, Big Block, Wow!

I have sought medical attention. I have begun breathing into a paper bag. I have scheduled an appointment with a therapist. In short, I have done all that I can do to keep myself from losing my mind...

Cool New Product: COMP Cams Billet Valve Covers For GM LS Engines – More Than Just A Clean Look!

When is a valve cover more than a valve cover? When it is a COMP Cams billet valve cover for GM LS engines, that’s when. Way more than just a clean solution to keeping the oil in the engine,...

Classic YouTube: Testing Out BigFoot Fastrax In 1989…Make Way For The Tank!

Bob Chandler has had many variations of the BigFoot monster truck built over the years. From the first one to BigFoot 5 and it’s ten-foot-tall tires to the current fleet of race trucks that...

Houston Autorama Photo Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast From The Opening Autorama in The Country

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’ve reached the end of the beginning. Wait, what? The last group of photos from the first big indoor Autorama show of the year, that’s what we mean!...

1970s Formula 1 Through The Eyes Of Antonio Tomaini, Scuderia Ferrari’s Manager

You know the names Niki Lauda and Mario Andretti for sure, even if you don’t normally follow Formula 1 racing. You might know the names Clay Regazzoni, or Gilles Villeneuve if you do follow...

Returning To Genesis: Regular Car Reviews Drives The Original Dodge Viper RT/10

It isn’t that the first-generation Dodge Viper RT/10 couldn’t have stood on it’s own merits. A V-10 powered two-seat roadster that looked like the natural descendent of the...