2020 AACA Fall Meet Coverage: The Amazing Cars, Colors, And Shapes Of The Fabulous Fifties
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The year 2020 and its evil sister Rona conspired to royally screw up our automotive fun season and unfortunately had some success. After the AACA had to kill...
Waiting Is The Hardest Part: Good News For Bronco Buyers, Deliveries Will Be Happening Sooner Than Expected
(By Tom Lohnes) – With the recent news of Ford delaying production for their long-awaited Bronco SUV, we were expecting late summer for the arrival of this Wrangler fighter on dealership lots....
Nostalgia No Pre Drag Racing In 1994: The Attempted Revival Of Half Moon Bay Drag Strip Was A Wild Affair (Video)
From the 1950s through the late 1960s, California’s Half Moon Bay Drag Strip was a well known spot around the country. All the big hitters competed there, the place was close to sea level and...
The Price of Freedom: Cleetus Goes Through The Costs, Repairs, and Investment In The Freedom Factory – Track Repairs Begin!
There are plenty of people who don’t “get” Cleetus McFarland and his influence on the youth movement in hot rodding these days. They see a goofball guy who does stunty things with...
Gasser Greatness: This 1932 Ford Gasser Has Amazing History and A Killer Backstory – You’ll Love This
How often have we said, “Man, if only this car could talk!” in relation to a killer car that much be chock full of cool stories that no one knows. What if, instead of the car talking we...
2020 AACA Fall Meet Coverage: Photos Of The Vintage Iron That Showed Up In Droves!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A few months ago, when the word came down that the annual massive gearhead gathering known as Hershey was shelved for 2020, the car hobby collectively sighed...
Colossus Cleveland: This 1,000hp Naturally Aspirated Cleveland Ford Is A Hardcore Work In Progress
Man, this is a day of cool engines! This time we are taking a look at an Australian built Cleveland Ford that makes 1,000+ naturally aspirated horsepower. Higgins Race Heads is responsible for the...
There’s A British Firm Working On An X20 Engine Made Of A Pair Of Two-Liter V10s
In a rusty shed appearing building in England there’s a firm called Villiers Engineering which has been around more than 100 years building some incredible stuff. They are a designer and maker...
The Rotary Engine Is Coming Back To America…Kind Of?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Remember that weird little Mazda MX-30 from a while back? Well it is coming to America and it is bringing its rotary engine with it. As an optional extra that will be...
NHRA Insider: An Author, A Racer, and A Look Inside The Biggest Stories of 2021
On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast, Elana Scherr the author of “Don Prudhomme, My Life Beyond The 1320” joins host Brian Lohnes to talk about making this amazing book and the...
A Second Electric SUV Coming From GM? Can The Bolt EUV Be The Hummer’s Little Brother?
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Chevrolet Bolt is pretty much the epitome of the electric car. It is conservative looking, it has strong range, and does many things well, but doesn’t have a lot of...
Video: This Owner Restored 1970 AAR ‘Cuda Is Awesome – 340 Six-Pack, Pistol Grip, More!
Despite all that happened in 2020, Holley crushed it at their triumvirate of events. LS Fest, the Intergalactic Ford Festival, and the Holley MoParty were all smashing successes in the rolling hills...
Will Koenigsegg Build A Hypertruck Of Some Kind? Let’s Just Say That They Haven’t Denied It
(By Tom Lohnes) – Koenigsegg may be one of the few companies to never have an SUV in their lineup. Pretty much everyone else has jammed one together, sometimes awkwardly simply because they...
Mucho Dinero: This Authentic and Rare Pontiac Ram Air V Camshaft Has To Be The Most Expensive Cam On eBay
Thanks to BangShifter Troy Kellas we have been informed of what has to be the most expensive camshaft/lifters/pushrods ad on eBay. This authentic and rare Pontiac Ram Air V cam is listed for $5,000....
