We can’t all be walking automotive encyclopedias. But we can all read Ride Guides and learn a new thing or two. Ride Guides is our series of infographics and posts designed to better help you identify classic and performance vehicles. In our first installment, we showed you how to identify 1960-66 Chevrolet pickups. Then we
In December, we introduced you to the most powerful factory Cadillac in history: the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V. Featuring a supercharged 6.2L LT4, this sexy sedan will throw down 640 horsepower and 630 ft.-lbs. of torque. According to the team at Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), this is a good starting point. Hennessey is in the business
[portfolio_slideshow id=41509] People do crazy things in the name of performance. For example, in an effort to remain on top of the Super Stock class in the 1960s, Pontiac drilled approximately 120 holes into the frame rails (see image below) of a select few of its Catalinas for 1963. The idea was to reduce as much weight
A note from BIGFOOT: I turned 40 this year. And I went through something of a midlife crisis. This is the second part of my story. You can read the first part here. … I tried all those other jobs because I just knew there had to be more to life than crushing cars and total
Most people don’t give a lot of thought to swapping out a fuel tank. According to Aeromotive, though, you shouldn’t think of it as just a fuel tank swap, but a fuel system upgrade. And with the Aeromotive Stealth Fuel Tank, it really is an upgrade. The Aeromotive Stealth Fuel Tank is a custom design
Actor James Best passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Best is probably known most for his role as the hapless Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on TV’s The Dukes of Hazzard series. Coltrane’s utter confusion, inability to drive, and inferior automobile (a Dodge Monaco) helped make the General Lee a legend. It was Rosco–played masterfully
File this one under In Case You Missed It. A little over a year ago, a 20-year-old Romanian guy named Raul Oaida took on the task of building a functioning car almost entirely out of Lego blocks, designed by Steve Sammartino in Melbourne, Australia. And he did. It’s a lot nicer than the ones we
The 1970 Buick GSX. A product of one of the greatest muscle car years in American automotive history, the 1970 GSX offers everything a muscle car should—plus a little luxury, too. Sandwiched between General Motors’ 1960s ban on engines larger than 400 cubic inches and the stricter government and emissions regulations that came along in the 70s,
The Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re discussing common causes of camshaft failure and what you can do to prevent it. Q: What causes a camshaft to fail? A: We’ve gotten that question (or something very similar) a lot. We’ve also heard a lot of questions about camshaft installation and break-in procedure. Since
The champions are no more. The Yenko Nova came up short in its bid to repeat as Muscle Car Match-Ups champion. And the 2013 champion, the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427, failed to reclaim the title. That means there will be a brand new champion crowned in 2015. Vote now for your winner (you can see how here).
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