Category Archive: BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, CAR SHOWS, CHEVY, Event Coverage, FORD, MOPAR, TRUCKS
Top 11: McTaggart’s Favorites From Somernites Cruise’s 100th Anniversary and Mopar Show!
It’s taken fourteen years for the Somernites Cruise to reach 100 shows. Starting from a small crowd of a couple hundred cars in 2001, the event has grown into a huge gathering that decends upon...
Craigslist Find: Roto-Master Turbocharger Kit For A Small-Block Mopar
I’ve heard of the motorhome turbocharger kits for Chrysler big-blocks before, but this just might be the first time I’ve seen a similar system for a Chrysler small-block. Manufactured by...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Camaro Crunch, One Expensive Tangerine And Prius Batteries!
It’s a beautiful day outside! The sun is shining, the pollen is finally starting to disappear, and here you are, sitting at the computer, preparing to start the day. We all know that the best...
Unhinged: This 1977 Lincoln Mark V Lowrider Has Me Fighting Off The Urge For Something Lower And Slower
Surely I can’t be the only one who has driving styles that are shaped by moods, can I? On average, I feel I’m a pretty safe driver with a slightly aggressive streak. I try to not turn...
This Off-Road Romping Cadillac Is Awesome…The Team Name, However, Needs Work
After yesterday’s prerunner-style Crown Victoria, I didn’t think that I would find another big American barge playing off road competently. I was wrong…while digging through YouTube...
Mini-Hack! This Chopped Up Fiero Is Ready For Summer Fun, On Or Off Road!
Hot Rod Magazine’s penchant for taking the almighty sawzall might have earned ire with the Caddy-Hack and Ponti-Hack stories from 1987 and 1997, but the one that really got people wound up was...
This Green Dream 1970 Road Runner Time Warp Is Up For Sale!
There was one magazine in my collection as a kid that wasn’t 1993 or newer. It was one I swiped from my stepfather’s collection, a collection of custom muscle cars, vans and T-buckets...
Random Car Review: 2004 Buick Rainier GNX – Was Buick Sincere About Trying To Build A TrailBlazer SS Competitor?
The Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS was the bright light that shone from the otherwise perfectly avoidable GMT360 platform. With the 6.0L LS2, an optional all-wheel-drive system and enough power and noise...
Rough Start: This Clean 1968 Imperial Barely Breaks The Bank, But It’s A Lot Of Car For The Money
The dream for any car hunter is to find a vehicle from yesteryear that offers a lot of bang for the bucks that are spent. It doesn’t matter if it’s the fastest, or the prettiest, or the...
Prank Video: Sage Karam’s Camaro Gets A Makeover Courtesy Of His Team…And He’s Stuck With It Until After The Indy 500
Sage Karam is twenty years old and has been on a meteoric rise to glory in racing since 2010. He has pulled wins in Formula 2000, the Star Mazda Championship, Indy Lights, USSC, and last year managed...
Event Gallery: The Mopars Of The 14th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Nationals
The NCMA brings out a wide variety of cars, from Pro Mods and late-model stuff to as far back as you can go, but what I find impressive is how many Mopars run the track in bona-fide anger. Wedges,...
Build-A-Lump Bench Racing Challenge: Ford’s 255ci V8 – How Would You Build The Boat Anchor Windsor?
One of the downsides of being a fan of cars made between 1972-1995 is that more often than not, one look in the engine bay is all that is needed to remind myself why these cars are so derided. Even...
Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Horrifying Car Combination You’ve Ever Seen?
It’s like an automotive freakshow: you know it is wrong from the second your poor eyes saw it, yet somehow you can’t look away. And the more you stare at it, the worse it becomes. There...
