GM’s Stephens Says that 4.5L Duramax Not Totally Dead; New Technology on Tap
We ran into an interesting piece on the WardsAuto.com blog about the left-for-dead 4.5L Duramax V8 GM had developed. The engine was destined for half-ton trucks and was looking to be a killer with...
Neat Mini-Feature on the Original Lunar Roving Vehicle From Clunkbucket
Our pal Mike Bumbeck has his own corner of the web called Clunkbucket.com, a fun, offbeat, gearhead-centric site. Mike hit a homer with his recent mini-feature on the original Moon hot rod, the Lunar...
It Came From the Fab Shop: Loving Louvers
(By Loren Krussow)-Louvers are among the curiosities of automotive styling features. A cut-and-formed shape pressed into sheet metal, a louver creates enough of an opening in a solid panel to enable...
Roadside Find: Real 1966 Corvette 4×4 Trar
On a recent trip back to Texas, the parental units pointed out this well done 1966 Corvette 4×4 conversion. More often called a trar (truck/car), this particular homogenization is still more...
Video: Nascar Dodge R5/P7 Race Engine Lucas Oil Test
The name Lucas Oil can be found in conjunction with every kind of motorsport imaginable, and in order to provide lubricants for all these applications, the company has to do a lot of testing. At...
Mayfield Passes “Independent” Drug Test, According to Court Documents
Just when you thought his case was dead and buried, Jeremy Mayfield seems to have landed a right hook square in NASCAR’s jaw. He filed court documents showing that he passed an independent drug...
Carnage of the Week: Davy Jones Wrecks Huge at 1986 IMSA Race
Man, this one has it all. Brock Yates and Steve Evans on the call, killer 1980’s IMSA GTP cars, and a massive wreck at high speeds. Davy Jones was the driver and he somehow managed to walk...
Ford Confirms that 2.0L Eco-Boost Engine is On the Way
According to the Edmunds “Straightline” blog, Ford has confirmed that production will begin on a 2.0L four-cylinder Ecoboost engine. The plant will be offered in several models across the...
Plexi-nosed Lakester On eBay
KNN (The Kris News Network) alerted us to a super cool Lakester that is currently up for sale on eBay. Powered by a motorcycle engine that’s snorting nitrous, the former airplane drop tank is a...
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: Faux Touring at Work
This week’s photographic gem was shot from the hip though the windshield of the import junk rental car Chad and I had during our stay in Bowling Green for the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod...
World’s Largest Production Motorcycle Completed
Thanks to Dave Wallace for the tip on this one. The Gunbus 410, the world’s largest production motorcycle has been born in Germany. It sports a 410ci V-Twin motor and tips the scales at...
Site of the Week: 1970’s Paint Job Showcase
Love them or hate them, you have to recognize 1970s custom paint jobs as some of the wildest and most unique in hot rodding history. Lace, panels, whatever you could dream up in a drug-induced haze...
Columnist: Mayfield Mess a Black Eye for NASCAR
As the Jeremy Mayfield saga continues to wear on, more and more columnists have been offering their opinions onthe case. One of the most lucid of these columns we read was a submission from Tom...
Next Gen Lunar Rover Could be a Pickup Truck
No, it won’t look, sound, or feel anything like a pickup truck, but it may have a small box on the back and a bulldozer blade on the front, according to a USA Today report. Engineers all across...
