Ford’s New NASCAR Mill is on the Way
It bears no resemblance to a factory engine, shares no parts with a factory engine, but it’s going into Ford headlight-sticker’d NASCAR Sprint Cup entries during the second half of the...
Monday Time Killer: Hank’s Truck Pictures
Since we got such a great response from our Top 11 list of coolest movie trucks, and especially the outpouring of love for the evil old rig that starred in the movie Duel, we’re sending you to...
Jalopnik: Car-Related Music Album Covers
As much as we don’t really consider the Jalopnik guys to be car guys in the same way that we here are car guys, they do sometimes post something informative or amusing. Like this: a photo...
The F-Bomb Camaro in Fast and Furious 4
It’s been the worst kept secret that my F-Bomb Camaro is in the newest Fast and Furious movie, releasing April 4. But now that the second trailer is everywhere, clearly showing the car,...
CarDomain: Helpin’ Us Out!
You know about CarDomain.com? It’s an online car-guy community where you can create your own page that tells all about your project cars with photos and everything. It’s also a place...
Photo Gallery: 41 Shots of ’67-’69 Camaros
I’ve been guilty of dismissing first-gen Camaros as boring and overrated just because there are so many of them out there. I’ve been sucked into an attitude problem by the mass of letters...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Eaton Lays Off 5,200
You know Eaton products even if you don’t know the corporation. The company is an OE supplier of all sorts of items, the most glorious of which are the superchargers found in many applications...
Freaky Shortened Duster Roadster on eBay
We were turned on to this at the blog over on CarDomain. It’s a ’71 Plymouth Duster on eBayMotors, and the seller claims that it’s a relic of drag racer Bill Stiles, who was given...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: ’68 Dodge Polara Wagon
We’ve got wagons on the brain since we’ll soon be taking a road trip to retrieve a ’65 LeMans longroof for a friend. Our own station wagons are all broken, so rather than fix one,...
Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Ford Skyliner
You want to talk about capturing the public’s imagination? This car literally stopped people in their tracks. As it’s said in the release, the ’57 Ford Skyliner featured the...
Gearhead Destination: Eldora Speedway
We’re lucky in the US in the fact that we have literally hundreds of venues to go and watch our favorite gearhead activities. For many of us, that activity is racing in one of its myriad of...
Video of the Week: Formula One Warmup
All of us drag racing guys have been at the digs when the Fuel cars warm up. It’s awesome to run from trailer to trailer getting blasted in the face with nitro fumes. The sound of the big,...
The Violation Game: Kit-Car Badness
OK guys, I have to admit that I am rushing out the door as I post this, so I’ll have to leave you to your own devices to explore all the true Violations seen in this week’s fine bit of...
New Cobra Jet Mustangs to Debut at the Winternationals
In just over two weeks, the new Ford Racing Cobra Jet will debut in competition at the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona. This is a bright spot in an otherwise dim period for Ford and all the domestic...
