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For Just $1,000 Per Day: The New Mclaren 765LT Is Limited In Production But Nearly Unlimited In Price

(By Tom Lohnes) – Don’t blink, because you could miss the new Mclaren 765LT.  When it was released back in April everyone was impressed with it and now with official performance numbers...

Drag Racing Action Photos: 2020 PDRA Drag Wars At GALOT Motorsports Park – The Penultimate Race!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was the battle that everyone has come to expect every time the PDRA drag racing series throws the gates open at whatever track their brand of eighth mile door...

Retro Review Fun: This Look At The 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoner Is A Fun Contrast To The SUVs Of Today

The Jeep Grand Wagoneer was a mainstay of the SUV universe for decades. Built off of the basic but tough J-series truck chassis, they command incredible money on the market today and in so many ways...

Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Rebuild Process: New Pistons, Rings, Timing Challenges, and More

I guess this is straight eight day. Earlier we showed you a Bugatti Type 57 engine that got the full treatment and now we are back with an update on the process of the Buick straight eight that Davin...

Drag Strip Time Machine: Watch The 1989 NHRA Fall Nationals From Dallas Right Here

This weekend the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series tour lands in Ennis, Texas at the fabled Texas Motorplex. This event has been part of the NHRA landscape for many years and the 1989 race was one...

2020 FE Race And Reunion Gallery: From Run Of The Mill To Overkill

(Photos: Joe Grippo) At the small end, they were a 330-cubic inch truck motor. At the far end, you have some of Ford’s finest hours, the 427, the Cammer and the 428. You could’ve had one...

Morning Symphony: 13B Rotary Power In A Group B Mazda RX-7!

Didn’t think Mazda played in Group B rally, did you? It’s true…for the 1983-1984 season, Mazda Rally Team Europe (MRT) prepared naturally-aspirated, first generation RX-7s for...

Morning Symphony: The Final Launch Of The Space Shuttle

As a kid, whenever a Space Shuttle launched, it was an immediate event of utmost importance. Nobody change the channel, nobody say a word. I was about to watch humankind’s ability to come...

America’s Sweetheart: Leno Shows Off His 1996 Viper GTS

I had the Ferrari Testarossa folder. I had the Lamborghini Countach poster. I had a Trapper Keeper with a green Corvette ZR-1 parked on it. Were they cool cars? Yeah…and no. To each their own,...

Just Drop The Top: The 1963 Ford Galaxie Convertible Is A…

It’s about as clean of a design as you can get. This is basic early 1960s…the fins are gone, the musclecar wildness hasn’t happened yet. This is a barge of a car, but it...

Maybe Don’t Drop The Top: The 2021 BMW 4-Series Convertible Has Been Released To Mixed Stylistic Reviews

(By Tom Lohnes) – Usually, when a controversial-looking coupe comes out, there’s a convertible version that comes along that everyone tends to agree looks good. Well BMW tried to do that...

They’re Coming For The Corvette: New Corvette E-Ray Will Combine V8 With Electricity

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Corvette Grand Sport has always been the forgotten model in the Corvette lineup. Offering performance parts from the Z06/ZR1 of its era and mixing them with the base...

The 2020 Hi-Performance Expo Powered by Optima Batteries Is Coming To COTA November 1-3 – Big Fun, Big Money, Be There!

Winter is on the way, you have been likely locked out of at least a few of your favorite events this year and you are kind of bummed that there’s nothing left to do this year, right? WRONG. The...