Category Archive: Sponsor News
Howell EFI Talks Throttle Body Conversions – Learn What Sets Them Apart From The Rest
There are an ever growing number of EFI conversion options on the market today and deciding what the right one for you and your car or truck is can be tough. Do you want to make the switch from carb...
The Former American Motors Headquarters Complex Has Been Sold – One Bid For $600 (Plus Taxes)
(Lead photo: Steve Perez/The Detroit News) It has been almost six years since the Plymouth Road complex, the former headquarters of American Motors, and more recently one of the design centers for...
Handbeaten Aluminum, Copper Highlights, A Monster Big-Block Ford, And The Looks Of An Early Ford – This Is Pure Car Porn Right Here
If I was to ever fall in love with a traditional pre-war hot rod, it would look exactly like this. And that is saying a lot, because for the most part, I don’t like traditional hot rods. Yeah,...
Larry Larson Gives No-Prep Drag Racing A Shot With His S-10 At The Ice Cream Cruise!
We know that Larry Larson’s S-10 is a ball of pure energy with taillights. We’ve seen it earn it’s crown running Drag Week, earn a Wally while running Top Sportsman at the Kansas...
First Look: Ken Block’s First Rear-Wheel-Drive Gymkhana Car, A 1978 Ford Escort RS That Will Spin To 9,000 RPM!
When you say “Ford Escort”, two images come to mind: the front-wheel-drive bucket of unhappiness that North America got for twenty-three years, and the other one…the forbidden fruit...
Transmission Tech: We Take Two Junk T56 Transmissions, Spare Parts, And New Pieces From American Powertrain To Make One!
(Words and photos by Scott Parker) – There’s just something about taking what other people consider junk, and making something beautiful out of it. We shared this sentiment with Greg Lovell...
Would You Rather, The Ballistic Family Hauler Edition: Take Your Pick Between A Hellcat Challenger/Magnum Hybrid Or The Upcoming Grand Cherokee TrackHawk!
The fight between the car you want to own and the car you probably need to own doesn’t need to happen. We want performance: enough power that driving is fun when nobody is in the car with you,...
Ebay Find: This 1987 Chevrolet 1-ton Flatbed Is So Good! Manual, Big-Block And More!
What really caught our eye with this 1987 Chevrolet V30 (yes, that’s correct…C/K became R/V in 1987) wasn’t the fresh paint, nice flatbed conversion, or even the $7,000 price tag...
Watch This Nitroused 5.0 Mustang’s Rear Tire Explode On The Dyno – This Is Why You Don’t Get Too Close!
We have preached it over and over again for years now. We have shown countless videos of what can happen, and we’ve even had it happen to us. Putting a car on the dyno can be a good...
Holley Hydramat To Be Installed In Every Super Stadium Truck Immediately
We were literally the first outlet in the known universe to break the news about the Holley Hydrant and it happened at PRI last year. The unique fuel pickup system that lies on the bottom of a tank...
The Roughest Start Ever: One Part C4 Corvette, One Part Mooney Aircraft, And A Dash Of Dodge. Would You Dare Take It On?
As you know, the Rough Start budget is $5,000 unless I can find a way to argue my way around it. Normally I fudge the number a little for a car that is so close to the mark that a couple hundred...
Cynthiana Rod Run 2015 Coverage: 1,500+ Cars and Almost Saw ‘Em All
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Fifteen hundred and thirty-three. 1,533 registered cars. More showed up after registration. By a large margin the 2015 edition of the relatively...
Jay Leno Gets The Rare Opportunity To Drive The Only Operable Mercedes C111 Sports Coupe
Question: What looks like the love child between the AMX/3 and the Maserati Bora, has come with diesel engines, V8s and Wankel rotaries, and has gullwing doors? Nope, not a Bricklin SV-1. Shame on...
Can Changing The Oil Be As Easy As Changing A Printer’s Ink Cartridge? With The Castrol Nexcel System, It Could Be! (VIDEO)
The oil change is that first maintenance step that most people deal with as a vehicle owner. Oil is the lifeblood of the engine, and has to be changed, and for decades that job fell to either a...