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This 1941 Buick Roadmaster Coupe Is A Straight Eight Beauty That Was A True Early ’40s Factory Hot Rod
When America was plunged headlong into WWII, it was not long before the US government decided that the domestic auto companies needed to swap their manufacturing might from cars to war materials....
Money No Object: 1969 Camaro Z/28 Road Racer. Channel Your Inner Mark Donohue The Right Way!
Is there anything that screams “ring the RPMs and hit the apexes hard” quite like a road-race prepared first-gen Camaro on Minilites? If there is, I’m missing the point, because...
Not An LS Swap: How About A 5.0L Powered Subaru Impreza Drift Car?
Ok, we’ve been beating you over the head about LS this and that for a few days now. Surely there are more than a couple of you out there who could stand to have some relief from the Bowtie...
Shut Up, It’s A Great Idea: Does 400 Horsepower In A 1,500 Pound Street Kart With License Plates Sound Good To You?
The year before I graduated from university, I almost made a very interesting purchase: a tube-frame kart packing the 200 horsepower, 2.5L V6 from a Ford Contour SVT in a rear-mount setup. In...
Grand Plan: For $1000 Or Less This Real Cosworth Vega Could Be Yours!
Yeah, it’s Cosworth Vega car number 1043 according to the plaque on the dash. It looks straight to us from the pictures, and since the engine is already gone we wouldn’t feel bad about...
This 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Wide Body RS Tribute Is Spectacular In Black And Gold
I’m not a huge Porsche fan, but I do love an older 911, the 930 Slant Nose, and the occasional 944 or 928. There are other Porsche’s that have raised an eyebrow, and I know that others...
If You Had $500 To Buy A New Project, Which One Of These Do You Choose?
Every hot rodder has hung out with friends, talking about what cheap cars they saw online this week, and contemplating which ones they think would be cool to build. Invariably the discussion will end...
The Roughest Start: This 1970 Superbird Is One Of The Saddest Things On eBay Right Now
Oof. That’s exactly what we thought when we laid eyes on the car you see before you. BangShifter Todd Aldridge tipped us off to it and we’re still kind of creeped out looking at the...
19 Feet of Ugly – This 1958 Lincoln Premiere Is One of The Few Remaining Examples Of The Largest Unibody Car Ever Built
This is not a custom car, this is not something that someone at home cobbled together to complete their artistic vision or anything like that. Nope, this is a 1958 Lincoln Premiere and among other...
This 1966 Chevrolet Beaumont, AKA Canadian Chevelle, Is Awesome And We Want It!
I have a soft spot for convertibles. I know that not everyone likes them, but growing up with a 1969 Corvette Convertible in the garage and my 1969 Camaro Convertible means that I like soft top cars....
For Sale: The 1934 Chrysler Airflow Was WAY Ahead Of Its Time, And This CY Is A Rarity With Only 445 Ever Built
The automotive industry is full of history lessons that teach how the best product isn’t necessarily the one people will buy and therefore make successful. Names like Chrysler and Tucker have...
Interesting eBay Find: Want To Buy An SB2 Built By Dale Earnhardt Enterprises That’s Only Ever Been Run On The Dyno?
The SB2 small block Chevrolet is considered by many to be the ultimate factory engineered version of the venerable engine family that was introduced in 1955. The SB2 first appeared in the NASCAR...
This 383 Stroker Small Block Powered, Crown Conversion Mid-Engined Corvair Is Awesome!
Corvairs are cool but Crown Conversion Corvairs are cooler. Why? Crown was a company that developed a kit to bolt a small block Chevy into a Corvair where the back seat would be. With the engine...
This 1961 Pontiac Bonneville Was Optioned To Fly – Too Nice To Be A Salt Cruiser, But We’re In Love
If you were a Pontiac man in the 1960s and you wanted the best, you bought a Bonneville. The biggest and most luxo cars that the division produced, they were a symbol for success. The third...