Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, BangShift 1320
Update: 1949 Cadillac Is The Standard Of The World (When It Comes To Sleepers) – A Total Q-Ship From Hell! (And Now It Is For Sale)
When Jon Sandahl called me up and said, “Hey, you should probably come over here and take a look at this thing,” in reference to a 1949 Cadillac coupe, I was a little confused but hey,...
2015 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contender: Mike Gordon’s Psycho 1932 Ford Roadster
If the 2015 AMBR award were going to be given off the basis of horsepower alone, Mike Gordon’s Psycho 1932 Ford would be the clear winner. The car is powered by a twin turbocharged 428ci...
2015 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contender: The Hirsh 1927 Ford Roadster
Chopit Kustoms is the shop behind the construction of the Hirsh 1927 Ford Roadster. This is another car that definitely followed the idea that less is more sometimes. The clean lines, the beautiful...
2015 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contender: Larry and Sue Christensen’s Rivet Roadster
The 2015 Grand National Roadtser Show is in full swing and we snuck in early this morning to check out all that there was to see. Because the Grand National Roadtser Show is the place where one of...
2014 Throwback: The Sleeper Chevy W/T From LS Fest
I had forgotten about this ragged-out Chevy 1500 W/T from LS Fest this summer. Peeling paint, bashed-in bed, forgettable aftermarket wheels and no exhaust note to speak of, it looked like just about...
Just Add Salt: This 1931 Model A May Live In Massachusetts But It Has The True Spirit Of An Ancient Salt Running Hot Rod
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Sometimes simplicity can be jaw-droppingly cool and that is the case with this 1931 Ford Model A (with ’32 grill shell) owned by Jesse Treveloni of...
Step Aside Sonny: Rich Sedelnick Is Still Pounding Drag Strips All Over New England At 81 Years Old
(Words and photos by Mike Bradford) – Since the beginning of time men have searched near and far for ways to live longer and happier lives. The fountain of youth may be a mythical glowing...
Car Feature: A 1935 Chevy Gasser That Is The Picture Of Perfection – Olds Motored Glory!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – See, when I saw this stunning 1935 Chevy coupe parked in the car show section at Beech Bend Raceway during the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, I immediately...
A Multitude Of Mopar Magnificence: Check Out This Group Of Awesome Street and Strip Chryslers
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I will state again for the record that I am not a Mopar person. I’ve been playing with Chevy for a long time so its what I know, but I like virtually...
Project FatLane Is Done, Delivered, And Preparing To Terrorize Drag Strips With Six Second Fury – Here’s A Look At The Final Product
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – For a couple of years we have been showing you the incremental progress of a car we dubbed FatLane, a Ford Fairlane being built to run in some Outlaw small tire...
Toyota’s Wild Flip Top, Supercharged V8, Production Bodied Funny Car Is Even More Awesome In Person – Yes, We Just Said Camry And Awesome
Yesterday McTaggart ran a press release about a crazy SEMA car that Toyota had built to display at the show. When I first saw the release, my head about spun around because I have been zipping all...
Mustang King Cobra Bows With All Of Ford Racing’s Bolt-On Parts, Bringing Over 600HP To The Street
Um…what about the Mustang II? While we’ve got nothing against the Mustang II King Cobra, the truth is it was a malaise-era muscle car that looked more than it actually did. But after...
SEMA 2013 Mini-Feature: Galpin Ford’s Recreation Of The Awesome Backup Pickup Wheelstander Rules
Editor’s note: Our 2014 SEMA show coverage will begin in earnest on Monday, so this weekend we’re looking back at least year’s show to get you revved up! So the SEMA 2013 hits keep...
The Larson Race Cars ZL1 Camaro – A Twin Turbo Big Block, Back Half, Drag Week Destroyer! All Modern Stuff Still Works!
Apparently Larry Larson has fully recovered from the post traumatic stress of Drag Week 2015 because he rolled one of the coolest cars in the history of the world out of his shop yesterday. This 2013...