The email began, “I found and bought this treasure in Duncanville, Texas, just south of Dallas. It’s a numbers-matching Super Cobra Jet Drag Pack.” …read more
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Performance Clinic
In this month’s Performance Clinic we give advise for a ’72 Duster that isn’t running a Dominator carb right, and a ’71 Satellite with a top full of scale. …read more
Why There’s Power In Methanol – Racing’s Alternative Fuel
What is it about methanol that gives it an edge over gasoline? …read more
2015 Electrical Guide
The 2015 electrical guide has everything you need when updating your car’s electronics, from brands you trust like Painless Performance and American Autowire. …read more
1970 Ford Torino – The End
While streamlining was common for top-speed runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Daytona sand, Detroit didn’t spend much time figuring out how to cheat the wind when designing production vehicles. …read more
1956 Mercury Monterey – A Connecticut Yankee In King France’s Court
“Connecticut Yankee” Russ Truelove is a true slice of American stock car racing history. Born in 1935, he started getting interested in racing cars when he was 10 years old. …read more
Take 5 With Pete Brock
He’s got an intimidating resume, but you needn’t be turned off; like you, Brock considers himself a hot rodder at his core. …read more
1970 Plymouth Barracuda – Crazy Custom
In 1972, somebody lost one of the great muscle cars for $51.45, the sum for which the Bedford National Bank of Bedford, Iowa, repossessed this real R-code 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda convertible. …read more
Your Turn – Remembering Joe Mondello
Many hot rodders and muscle car addicts know Joe Mondello’s name and a smattering of why he was so important to the sport, but fewer recognize that he was one of the pioneers of modifying and racing Oldsmobile engines. …read more
Scotty Gray’s Delahaye-Inspired Roadster
There’s a common thread that runs through all Boyd Coddington–built cars. It’s not color. It’s not marque. It’s not even style. It’s one simple thing: Boyd’s cars collectively reinvent the way we think about hot rods. …read more