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The 1957 Chevy Trucks on the Alcan Run – An Absolutely AWESOME 1950’s Chevrolet Promotional Film

Some videos are just timelessly cool, like this one. The nearly four minute promotional video for the 1957 Chevy truck lineup is great on all levels. From the trucks that are showcased to the booming...

Money No Object: The Ridler Award-Winning “Imagine” 1957 Chevrolet

Let’s not beat around the bush: when the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air known as “Imagine” was announced as the 2018 Ridler Award winner, there was controversy. First off, because the car...

eBay Find: This 1957 Plymouth Suburban Wagon Has Been Customized But Not Hacked

As we have said many tines, custom cars are an interesting thing because when someone has a car built or builds a wacky car to their personal taste, it does not always translate into cool for...

eBay Find: This 1957 Chrysler New Yorker Wagon Comes Up A Bit Short In Our Eyes

Chrysler’s “Forward Look” lineup for 1957 were gorgeous to look at and were a far cry from just a few years prior. With Elwood Engel on board whipping up designs sharp enough to...

Tough News: Crampton, Sanders, Lagana Injured In Sunday Evening Car Crash

It has been widely reported since Monday, but if you have not heard Richie Crampton, Jake Sanders, and Dom Lagana were injured in varying degrees after being involved in a single car accident on...

Everything You Know About The Nitro Ban Is Wrong: The Real History Of The Infamous NHRA Nitro Ban

By Bret Kepner – Nearly every person who knows about it refers to it as the “NHRA Nitro Ban”. Likewise, the blame for it is almost always placed squarely on the shoulders of NHRA President...

SEMA 2019 New Products: Mahle Motorsports’ New Pistons For Ford, GM, VW and BMW/Toyota!

Mahle Motorsports is all about making your engine as stout as it can be. They want the slugs that you intend to run in your engine to be the most stout pieces in your drivetrain. They know their...

Hemmings Editor Mike McNessor’s New Book About Tackling the Carrera Panamericana in a ’61 Chevy Impala is a Wild Ride

Mike McNessor is the editor of Hemmings Motor News, and his daily job involves pulling content together that hundreds of thousands of people read in the bathroom every month. In 2005, though, Mike...

The Movies of the 1960s and 1970s Were an Automotive Goldmine, and Not Just in the Movies You Know

These days — especially in places where it snows — it’s rare to see someone driving around in a modern Challenger or Camaro SS as a daily driver. Most of the time, those cars will...

Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts

Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was...

11 Low Points in the History of Automotive Design and Engineering

(Editor’s Note: Matt Cramer is one of the super smart dudes over at DIY AutoTune.com, the fine people who brought the world the MegaSquirt EFI system. He’s a tech support guy over there...