Motorized Freak of the Week: Sammy Miller’s Rocket Funny Car
In 1975, nothing on a dragstrip was quicker or faster than Sammy Miller’s Spirit of ‘76 Mustang II. It was the very first rocket powered Funny Car. Motivated by a hydrogen peroxide...
GM Performance Division Disbanded: Not as Drastic as First Reported
After a day of burning up phone lines, sending e-mails, reading other online reports, and launching flares up into the sky, we’ve got some more information for you with regard to...
Ford Romeo Plant Has Produced Its 10-Millionth Engine
The Romeo, Michigan Ford engine plant recently produced its ten millionth engine since production was started there in 1990. The factory supplies V-8 motors to Ford trucks and Mustangs. The first...
Jay Leno Introduces Some Cool 3D Scanning Technology
While we know the whole rapid prototyping thing has been around for a while, it still blows out minds and leaves us scratching our heads every time. Check out this video with Jay Leno dropping...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: GMC Topkick Pickup
This week’s Craiglist pick is our dream tow rig for our newly relocated Javelin. It’s a 1993 GMC Topkick pickup truck and beyond that, it’s totally awesome. Sure it’s gaudy,...
Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Dodge Sierra Spectator Wagon
We can honestly say that we have never, ever, seen a 1957 Dodge Sierra wagon and with a total production run totaling 32,000 cars spread over five different variants in 1957 we guess it isn’t a...
Gearhead Destination: The Petersen Museum
The number of car-related attractions in Southern California is staggering, but the Petersen Automotive Museum, founded by Hot Rod magazine’s Robert and Margie Petersen, is definitely toward...
Bombshell! GM Performance Dead (For Now)
Automotive News is reporting that General Motors has killed off the GM Performance Division. This is crushing news to fans of domestic performance vehicles and the decision appears to have been made...
Dragstrip Back From the Dead! 75-80 Dragway in Maryland to Re-Open
This is just a quick note for any Mid-Atlantic racers out there. Historic 75-80 Dragway, which had been open since 1960 but closed down in 2005, will reopen on April 3rd. The track is located in...
Site of the Week: Giant Studebaker!
Thanks to forum member JRoberts for digging up this gem. It’s the story of a massive Studebaker built by the Studebaker company in 1930 for promotional purposes. The car was 41 feet long and...
New Gallery: Straight-Axle Cars From Lead East 2008
We attended Lead East 2008 this past summer on behalf of a print magazine. They decided to let us use the photos that they are not using in the book here on el blog. This is the first of several...
Kenny Bernstein to Enter Motorsports Hall of Fame
Prolific NHRA drag racer, multi-sport team owner, and wizard business man Kenny Bernstein will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America next week. Congrats to Kenny on the...
Vintage Race Car of the Week: The Cheetah
Bill Thomas had the answer to Carroll Shelby’s Cobra in his head, all he needed was someone to provide some backing and support in order for him to be able to construct it. Due to the...
Book Review: Infinity Over Zero
Cole Coonce (who recently became a member of our forums) penned Infinity Over Zero, a tome about the history of land speed racing. It’s something that every enthusiast of the genre should have...
