Muscle Before Muscle Was A Thing: Go For A Ride In The Hudson Hornet!
Apr 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
For the longest time, in my world, the musclecar era started with the 1964 Pontiac GTO. Period, point blank, move on, that was the end of the argument. But it wasn’t. You can make a case for...
63rd Annual O’reilly Auto Parts Omaha Autorama Coverage: Great Photos From This Long Running Show!
Apr 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – The 63rd Annual O’reilly Auto Parts Omaha Autorama is a definite mouthful. I am glad I am writing about the show instead of having to say this like...
Looking For A Great Performing Distributor With The Right Look For Your Ford Flathead? Mallory’s Newest Offering May Be It!
Apr 18, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Looking For A Great Performing Distributor With The Right Look For Your Ford Flathead? Mallory’s Newest Offering May Be It!
There’s a million concerns on the minds of modern hot rodders, especially those guys building retro-style cars. You need to make it fit right, you need to make it run right, and you need to...
2018 Goodguys Del Mar Autocross Action Photo Spectacular! More Cars and Trucks Bending Corners!
Apr 17, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Goodguys Del Mar Autocross Action Photo Spectacular! More Cars and Trucks Bending Corners!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – That’s our pal Wes Drelleshak driving the daylights out of the little Ranchero. Heck, the guy did such a good job that he won the award for having the quickest...
Rough Start: This 1982 Pontiac Trans Am GT-1 Is A Legit Kelly American Challenge Car!
Apr 17, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
One of my latest fascinations is the Kelly American Challenge series of racing. The Challenge ran from 1977 to 1989 and was close in nature to Trans Am racing: American cars, V6 or V8 powered with...
Cool AND Creepy? Yeah, This 1960 Plymouth Deluxe Suburban Station Wagon Is Both
Apr 17, 2018Brian Lohnes11
No, we don’t mean windowless van type of creepy, this is more like Steven King novel creepy. You are looking at an obscenely rare 1960 Plymouth deluxe Suburban station wagon, one of a handful...
The 13th Annual Edelbrock Car Show Is Coming! Tours of The R&D Dept, Manufacturing Area, and More!
Apr 17, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Every year in may the fine people at Edelbrock open their doors, their parking area, and their facility to a load of hot rodders that show up to enjoy a day with their friends and fellow gearheads....
The OPGI Spring Summer Series Car Shows Are Coming! Here’s How To Be A Part!
Apr 17, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on The OPGI Spring Summer Series Car Shows Are Coming! Here’s How To Be A Part!
The coolest thing about companies in the automotive aftermarket is that they are manned and operated by enthusiasts. OPGI is one of those companies. How do we know? They throw car shows at their...
2018 Goodguys Del Mar Autocross Coverage: Photos From The Pits and The Track!
Apr 16, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Goodguys Del Mar Autocross Coverage: Photos From The Pits and The Track!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – The coolest thing about a Goodguys show is that it isn’t all about pretty faces. Instead, their autocross program is super competitive, busy, and fun. Over the...
New Old Seriously?! This Set Of Chevy 348 Heads Have Never Been Assembled Or Installed On An Engine!
Apr 16, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on New Old Seriously?! This Set Of Chevy 348 Heads Have Never Been Assembled Or Installed On An Engine!
N.O.S or new old stock parts are kind of the holy grail for people doing really stringent restoration work. In the case of this eBay ad, the parts we are talking about are a set of 348 Chevy heads...
Rough Start: A 350/T-5 Equipped First-Gen Mazda RX-7 That Needs Another Rear End!
Apr 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: A 350/T-5 Equipped First-Gen Mazda RX-7 That Needs Another Rear End!
Hardcore fans of the Mazda RX-7 take a severe issue with the rotary engine being removed for any kind of engine, let alone a V8. Pulling the rotary is sacrilegious, they say. It removes the ultimate...
Could You Rock A Knockoff Ferrari Daytona If The Price Was Right?
Apr 15, 2018Bryan McTaggart10
One of the more famous notes in Ferrari history centers on the television show “Miami Vice”. You probably immediately pictured the Ferrari Testarossas that the show became famous for, but...
BangShift Test Drive: 2015 Mercedes-AMG GLA 45- What Is This Little Thing?!
Apr 14, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Full disclosure: I drove this car because (A) it was available, (B) I’ve never driven any kind of Mercedes-Benz product ever, and (C) I heard “AMG” and said yes before I heard the...
2018 Goodguys Del Mar Coverage: We Head Indoors To Check Out What Was Hiding In The Building
Apr 13, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Goodguys Del Mar Coverage: We Head Indoors To Check Out What Was Hiding In The Building
(Photos by Wes Allison) – While the majority of the cars at the 2018 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals were outside there were some buildings that had cars loaded into them and those machines were...










