We introduced you to the Detroit AutoRama’s 2015 Ridler Award winner here. We brought you a first look at the Pirelli Great 8 finalists for the Ridler here. Now, we’ve got 42 more head-turning rides from the AutoRama. If you missed the show, we think these are some of the vehicles that would’ve had you
C.V. Westover, MD Q: My 1991 GMC Sonoma pickup has a 4.3L TBI engine, a 700-R4 transmission, and a 3.42:1 rear end. The truck’s GVWR is 4,995 pounds. How does this figure affect my overall towing capacity? Also, can you recommend a hitch for my rig? A: The GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) is the total weight
Don and Elma Voth’s 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS, “The Imposter,” was just awarded the prestigious Ridler Award at the 2015 Detroit Autorama. “The Imposter” was designed by Chip Foose, who wanted to build a ground-up custom that would handle like a modern muscle car. According to Foose’s website, “Customer Don Voth and his wife Elma
We all know that person who is a walking automotive encyclopedia and able to look at a car or truck, quickly tell us the year, make, model and secretly make us jealous. These Ride Guides are designed to help with that. Unlike our Quick Guide to Identifying 1960-66 Chevy Pickup, the differences in the Ford
Today is the first official day of the 2015 Detroit AutoRama, and we already have our first look at the Great 8 finalists for this year. The Pirelli Great 8 finalists will vie for the prestigious Ridler Award, and this year’s field runs the gamut from roadsters, to wagons, to custom muscle. Here’s what the judges will be
How much would you pay for the Ford GT? Ford has announced pricing for the 600-horse, twin-turbocharged supercar, and it ain’t cheap. Unless you’re lucky enough to think $400,000 is cheap. Dave Pericak, director of Ford Perfomance, confirmed the GT will sell for right around $400,000, putting it on-par with the likes of the Lamborghini
2015 is the 60th anniversary of the small block Chevy engine. We’re keeping the Mouse Party celebration going by counting down Chevy’s five best factory small blocks ever. Spanning six decades and five generations of motors, we had plenty of candidates to choose from as the small Chevy (particularly the Gen I) is one of most ubiquitous engines ever produced. We looked
[portfolio_slideshow id=40361] Not that long ago, you had two choices when it came to driving a camshaft: timing chain or gear drive. While timing chains and gear drives are still in use today, they have been pretty much been eclipsed by belt drives in hardcore racing competition. Within drag racing, for example, they see use in
The world’s largest indoor car show series made its annual stop in New Orleans last weekend. Part of the Summit Racing Show Car Series, the New Orleans World of Wheels attracted hundreds of hot rods, trucks, antiques, motorcycles, and more. The show also features the Crescent City Cup, CASI Cup, Best Louisiana Award, and Master Builder Award—each given
You already know we’ve chosen the powerful and compact LS3 for this build, but which LS3? We went right to the top and got the LS376/525 crate engine. It’s the most powerful production-based crate engine in the Chevrolet Performance portfolio: 6.2 liters, 525 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 489 ft.-lbs. of torque at 4,400 rpm.
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